A Cleansing Diet for Health and Weight Loss
Wednesday, December 16th, 2009Our air, food and water contain an unprecedented diversity of chemicals, some of which are toxic to our body even in little quantities, and many of which are grueling to your body’s natural detox processes in modest or high amounts. As well as doing several seasonal body detox programs a year, you can keep up a healthy fit body by moving your normal routine diet toward a cleansing diet. In addition to supplying year round body detoxification, a cleansing diet will help you maintain improved health, better energy and mood, and a proper weight. Many people have experienced lasting weight loss with natural detox methods.
The most simple way to switch to a cleansing diet for health and weight loss is to eat more fresh fruits and vegetables and significantly decrease your intake of fatty foods, processed foods and sugary foods. Here are several suggestions for which foods to include in your cleansing diet:
2-5 pieces of fresh fruit every day. Go light on bananas and dried fruits. Dried fruits can be soaked several hours.
2 raw salads a day, ideally at lunch and dinner.
2 servings of chicken (not fried!), fish or tofu for your protein. Lean meat occasionally.
A glass of vegetable juice once a day if possible. Best vegetables for juicing are cucumber, celery, carrot, beets and parsley. If you don’t have the time or equipment to make vegetable juice at home, buy it fresh in a big quantity, part it into 2 oz portions and freeze for future use.
Sea vegetables (seaweed) regularly. Granular dulse and kelp are easy to use. Ground seaweeds can even be used as a salt substitute.
Finally, drink more water. Try to increase your consumption to a gallon a day of fresh, filtered or distilled water. Some of your daily quota can be in the form of unsweetened herbal tea. No sugary drinks. Sodas and bottled juices do not hydrate, they only add more substances to your body’s detoxification system.