| What, exactly, is a detox diet? As described by | | | | nutritiously balanced diets and foregoing McDonald's |
| several sources, a detox diet is a nutritional regimen | | | | and Taco Bell offerings. It has become a fad to call |
| that involves changing bad eating and drinking habits | | | | anything that offers such a drastic change in eating |
| in order to cleanse the body of toxins and other | | | | or drinking habits a detox diet. |
| contaminants. A detox has become quite the thing to | | | | Still, some argue that the body is already more than |
| do these days, and many claim that completing a | | | | capable of ridding itself of toxic wastes and that a |
| detox can improve overall health and digestion as well | | | | detox diet is not only unnecessary but can also be |
| as to heighten resistance to illness and help in weight | | | | dangerous. Our bodies are meant to contain a certain |
| control. All of the above can be accomplished with | | | | amount of fats and sugars, and to try to rid the |
| good, nutritious eating habits and healthy living styles, | | | | body of these items with a detox diet can cause |
| but we seem to want to do everything the hard | | | | medical problems such as anemia, low blood sugar |
| way; hence a detox diet becomes necessary to bring | | | | and lethargy and weakness. The balance of |
| us back to the point where we should have been | | | | electrolytes, fats, enzymes, proteins, and |
| anyway. | | | | carbohydrates in the body are finely tuned and |
| A detox diet can be comprised of many different | | | | shouldn't be tampered with. A detox diet that allows |
| methodologies. Some people prefer to fast, and only | | | | only liquid is not to be considered a safe alternative |
| drink water or juice for a certain period of time. | | | | to exercise and a normal, well balanced diet. Studies |
| Others prefer to increase the amount of fish they | | | | have shown that the lack of protein in most of the |
| eat. Others restrict the amount of calories they | | | | more common types of detox diet decreases muscle |
| consume while others resort to bottled methods like | | | | mass in individuals. With less muscle mass, the |
| an herbal detox diet. Some even go on a lemonade | | | | metabolism automatically slows down, which will |
| diet that is more commonly known as the "Master | | | | threaten most well-intentioned weight loss diets |
| Cleanse" detox diet. | | | | regardless of what you do. |
| It stands to reason that any detox diet must be | | | | Call it what you will. While a detox diet can help |
| carefully monitored to ensure proper ingestion of | | | | people learn new and better eating habits, as with |
| nutritious foods, and many merely suggest that a | | | | everything, a detox diet should be done using caution |
| person add more fruits and vegetables to their diet. | | | | and good judgment. Perhaps we could avoid all this |
| Of course, staying away from fast food and soda, | | | | unnecessary detox diet stuff by just eating better |
| cigarettes and alcohol is a given. A detox diet is all | | | | and exercising more in the first place. |
| about changing eating habits and adopting healthy and | | | | |