What is a detox? Think of a detox as a spring clean of your body:a serious clear-out of all the junk and toxins you've accumulated over the last few monts,or even years. Follow even a short-term detox plan,the weekend refresher for instance,and you will fill instantly lighter,have more energy and look better,just as your house does when you finally get around to hauling your old books down to charity shop, streamlining your wardrobe ang giving every corner a serious dusting down.what you find when you organize your home is that you want to keep it that way. You find yourself adopting tidier habits and developing a newfound desire to keep everything in order. The same thing will happen with the detox diet.once you start to feel the benefits of weaning yourself from caffeine and junkfood,and start to enjoy whole natural food, and moderate regular exercise,not to mention the beautifying effects,you will want to keep things this way. A detox will improve your well-being in the short term but,if you adopt its lessons of clean living,it could do wonders for your long term health and fitness too.
HoW does it WorKs?
If you put the right fuel in your car,it works perfectly.if you put in diesel by mistake,it stops.the same goes for your body.feed it exactly what it needs and it will do its absolute best for you. Feed it rubbish and it will be too preoccupied tryinh to digest the latest delivery of refined carbohydrates and sugars tonout in any repair and maintenance work. A proper detox diet doesn't just help the body speed up its waste disposal capabilities,it also provides all the vitamins and nutrients the body needs to repair and strengthen itself. The liver is of particular impotance,being the organ that extracts toxins such as chemical additives drugs and alcohol from our food and drink and either breaks down into less harmful substance,stores them or eliminate them. If it is too busy processing toxic waste,it cannot attend to one of its other main functions- releasing a hangover,you feel extremely lethargic,and why a heavy meal leaves you listless. If the liver ends up having to store too many unusable toxins over too ling a period of time, then your risk liver damage- a medical condition that will affect your whole bodily system,given how central to your health this major organ is. So take of it. The liver is refreshed by fruits and vegetables, worn out by red wine and slabs of fatty beef. I will continue later in our discussion. The kidneys are also crucial in that they process fluids and flush out toxins. You need to drink atleast two litres of water a day,three if you work in an office with air conditioning,have central heating at home or do regular exercise which makes you sweat. The alhlete carries a bottle of water with her all the time , sipping at it every time she remembers. Try to get into thw habbit of doing this too. If you find water too boring,add a dash of lemon juice or some sugar free cordial but plain old tap water is best. Drinking plenty of water can also prevent kidneys stones.
WHat Will Do For Me?
Initially, you may find that a detox diet makes you feel even worse!
Those who drink a lot of tea and coffee may experience mild headaches over the first day or two without it. You may also feel quite tired as your body has become so dependent on artificial stimulants, but this will pass quickly too, leaving you with more energy than you had before. Other early sypmtoms include a coated 👅 tongue and bad breath; these are simply manifestations of your body's cleansing process and are short-lived. You may also feel slightly irritable to begin with, which is why it is always best to begin your detox over a weekend or holiday.
Soon you will begin to feel more enegized, less prone to mood swings, and find it easier both to drop off to sleep at night and get up in the morning. Your bowel movements will also become more regular, thanks to a sufficient intake of fiber and fluid . (Constipation is often caused by mild dehydration).
Longer term effects include a clearer complexion. If you are prone to 'congestion' around the nostrils, caused by blocked pores, you may well find that this clears up. Your skin will feel smother and less dry as your circulation improves, which will also make your hair and nails stronger and healthier.
Detoxing may also help you if you are trying to concieve, as it will get your body into the best possible working order. Smoking and drinking and eating junk food is off limits when you are 🤰 pregnant and the same applies at the pre-pregnancy stage. In the even longer term you may lose weight. Not in the boom and bust way of crush dieting but as part of the gradual process of your body finding its ideal weight -called the 'set point' by dieticians. Though it takes a while, the good news is that weight lost gradually is more likely to stay off-most sudden weight is quickly regained. Weight lost slowly is much more likely to be loss of actual fat. You may even be able to say goodbye to cellulite, that much maligned 'orange peel' skin to which women in particular, even slim, fit women, are almost universally prey to. When your body is working at maximum efficiency, it takes care of everything, even those little fat pockets tucked in beside your hips.
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