You can detoxify your body either naturally with the help of detox fruit juices, oils, organic fresh fruits and raw veggies and soups, or you can take the help of detox pills, drugs, supplements etc which can often result in unpleasant adverse reactions.
It is best to stick to a safe detox diet. So what are the components of a safe detox diet? It consist mainly of organic or farm fresh fruits and vegetables of all kinds, fruit and vegetable juices or green smoothies, which are fast becoming a top favorite for detox. You can add gluten free grains and pulses as well if you like. Some even include meat but you will have more energy for detox if you rest your digestive system.
Avoid withdrawal symptoms
If your existing diet is full of coffee, alcohol, processed and junk food then you will undoubtedly feel sick and very weak if you change your diet too suddenly. A safe detox diet will take you gradually through the changes so you should not suffer withdrawal symptoms.
Some detox regimes put you through a juice fast for 7 days. If you are very toxic then you will most likely get a lot of detox symptoms. You really don't have to go through this if you follow a safe detox. It's far better to treat your body gently and maybe start with a 1 or 2 day juice fast at your first attempt. Wen you are more experienced and less toxic you can try longer periods of juice fasting or juice "feasting" which does not leave you hungry or short of energy.
Alkalize with lemon juice
One of the safest and most popular detox diets calls for a cleansing lemon and oil drink first thing in the morning. Lemon juice has multiple benefits - it acts as an all round cleanser of the body, it can boost circulation by thinning the blood, it can strengthen the kidneys and the liver. It also helps in boosting the body's immune system by stimulating the white blood cells.
When your diet consists mostly of red meat and processed foods your body may become acidic, giving rise to free radicals. A lemon detox drink can help keep the body alkaline.
Support your detox system
Beware of detox diets that starve you. You will find them hard to stick to, leave you lacking in nutrients and make you feel ill. A safe detox will contain foods and supplements designed to support your detox system. Researchers have discovered what it is in fruit and vegetables and other foods that help push the detox system. Believe it or not you can eat tasty food and still detox.
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(c) 2009. Sandy Halliday is a nutritionist and health researcher with over 20 years experience of many different types of detoxification programs and is the author of a new ebook The Definitive Detox Diet