How A Weekly 2 Day Green Smoothie Detox Can Help Prevent Aging And Disease
Scientists now believe that a restricted calorie diet on two days a week may protect your brain against aging and prevent degenerative diseases such as Alzheimer’s, Parkinson’s Disease, heart disease, cancer and diabetes. What better way to do this than with a 2 Day Green Smoothie Detox once a week?
Researchers have known for years that a calorie restriction diet can can make animals live up to 50% longer. Now scientists believe that by cutting their calorie intake to between 500 and 800 calories on two days a week humans can reap tremendous health benefits.
Tags: 2 day green smoothie detox, calorie restriction diet, detox diet, restricted calorie diet
Categories: Detox, Detoxification Tags: 2 day green smoothie detox, calorie restriction diet, detox diet, restricted calorie diet
Healthy Seed Recipes for your Detox Diet
Several weeks ago I wrote a blog post about using healthy seeds for your detox diet. Since then I’ve had some requests for recipes for using them so here are a few ideas to whet your appetite.
Tags: detox diet, flax seeds, healthy seeds, hemp seeds, pumpkin seeds, seed recipes, sesame seeds, sunflower seeds
Categories: Cleansing, Detox, Detoxification, Healthy Eating Tags: detox diet, flax seeds, healthy seeds, hemp seeds, pumpkin seeds, seed recipes, sesame seeds, sunflower seeds
How To Heal Your Body Without Prescription Drugs That Damage Your Liver
Although the exact cause of Whitney Houston’s sad death this week is not yet known it has once again brought home the dangers of prescription drugs and alcohol. Virtually all drugs and alcohol have to be detoxified by the liver and they can damage your liver as well as your body.
Drugs are chemicals that are foreign to the liver. They are made from inorganic substances that are extremely hard for the body to eliminate. Drugs damage your liver directly or indirectly as a result of them being detoxified by your liver.
Tags: Definitive Detox Diet, Detox, detox your body, heal your body, liver detox, phase 1 liver detox, phase 2 liver detox, prescription drugs, Whitney Houston
Is Sugar Toxic & Why Avoid It On A Detox Diet?
“Sugar is toxic beyond its calories” say doctors at the University of California and argue that it should be taxed like alcohol and tobacco. So what exactly do they mean by that and is that why you should avoid it while on a detox diet?
What do we mean by sugar?
Carbohydrate is the main source of calories and energy in most diets. The two main forms of carbohydrates are sugars (such as fructose, glucose, and lactose) and starches, which are found in foods such as starchy vegetables, grains, rice, breads, and cereals.
The white stuff we know as sugar is sucrose which is made up of fructose and glucose.Our bodies digest and turn most carbohydrates into glucose, the most important carbohydrate for us. Glucose is the only source of energy that can be used by our brains.
Tags: complex carbohydrate, Detox, detox diet, diabetes, glucose, insulin resistance, sucrose, sugar is toxic
Categories: Detox, Detoxification, Healthy Eating, toxins Tags: complex carbohydrate, Detox, detox diet, diabetes, glucose, insulin resistance, sucrose, sugar is toxic
The Secrets Of Using Healthy Seeds On A Detox Diet
Healthy seeds are often recommended as part of a detox diet but do you know why?
When people first hear about eating seeds they often remark that seeds are for the birds. It’s true, birds, squirrels and and other animals rely on seeds for survival during harsh winters but that is because they are so rich in vital nutrients.
Healthy seeds are full of fiber, amino acids, minerals and essential fats, the nutrients that are needed by the detox system. They are best eaten in their natural state, that is raw, unroasted and unsalted and even better when they have been soaked and sprouted.
Tags: chia seeds, colon cleansing, detox diet, detox system, detoxification, flax seeds, healthy seeds, hemp seeds, pumpkin seeds, sunflower seeds
Categories: Cleansing, Colon cleanse, colon detox, Detox, Detoxification, Healthy Eating Tags: chia seeds, colon cleansing, detox diet, detox system, detoxification, flax seeds, healthy seeds, hemp seeds, pumpkin seeds, sunflower seeds
Detox Healing Crises
Here is a guest post from A. Vogel
When doing a detox, it is common to experience a period of discomfort on some level, whether physically as the exit routes start to open up, or emotionally as the diet is altered and certain foods avoided or lifestyle changes implemented.
People sometimes panic when symptoms appear, not understanding the cause. Outlined below is an explanation of the healing crisis.
Tags: Detox, detox healing crises, detoxing, golden rod herbal tea, healing crisis, milk thistle
Categories: Cleansing, Detox, Detoxification Tags: Detox, detox healing crises, detoxing, golden rod herbal tea, healing crisis, milk thistle
Is Your Detox System Overloaded With Every Day Toxic Chemicals?
The story last week of Merlene Paul who had some bad reactions caused by the toxic chemicals from a packet of T shirts she had just opened caught my eye. This is a typical reaction of a person whose detox system has become overloaded.
Living in a chemical soup
We are surrounded by toxic chemicals in and out of the home but as most people can’t smell them or see them or have any obvious reaction to them they are rarely given a second thought. They get into our blood from the air we breathe as they are absorbed from the lungs.
They are then either processed by the detox system and eliminated or stored in the tissues until our bodies can figure out a way to get rid of them.
Formaldehyde is everywhere
Merlene discovered that she reacted badly to formaldehyde when she became ill 20 years ago while working in the interior design industry. She was exposed to formaldeyde and number of other toxic chemicals given off by rolls of fabrics that had been treated with them for hours day in a day out.
Her detox system became so overloaded with the chemical or damaged by it that she became hypersensitive to it. And the problem for Marlene is that it’s hard to get away from formaldehyde. It is found in mattresses, bedding, carpeting, ( carpeting is a major source of chemicals in the home), paints, furniture and in most of the clothes that we buy.
Your clothes are full of chemicals
Clothing manufacturers commonly use chemicals to prevent wrinkling and mildew and as flame retardants. Some experts believe that the chemicals on our clothes can contribute to a range of health problems from breast cancer to infertility.
Last year formaldehyde was described by the US National Toxicology Program as a human carcinogen. Several clothing manufacturers in the UK have said they are committed to removing hazardous chemicals from their supply chain by 2020. Seems like that’s too long to me!
In the 70′s many people discovered they were affected by formaldehyde when they had therir homes insulated with Urea Foam Formaldehyde Insulation. And more recently people were affected by the formaldehyde used used to make walls, cabinets, and furniture in trailer homes the government gave them after Hurricane Katrina
Some of the symptoms people complained of were fatigue, headache, dizziness, depression, poor memory, brain fog, burning eyes and throat, cough and dermatitis.
We are all exposed to toxic chemicals every day so how come we do not all get reactions like these? It all boils down to how well your detox system works.
Your Detox System
Your body has a very sophisticated and complicated detox process which neutralizes toxins so they can safely be eliminated from the body. It relies on a number of specialized enzyme reactions which in turn all rely on certain vitamins and minerals being present in adequate amounts. If an enzyme lacks the vitamin of mineral it needs to work it becomes inactive.
For example, formaldehyde is an aldehyde that that is normally changed into an acid that can can safely be excreted in the urine. One of the enzymes that does this needs the minerals molybdenum and iron to work.
If you are lacking in any of the nutrients needed by the detox system your detox pathways will not be as efficient as they should be and the chemicals can build up. If you have a heavy exposure to a chemical like Marlene did then it’s easy to see that the nutrients needed to detox this chemical can easily become depleted especially if there was a deficiency in the first place.
When the chemicals build up you are twice as likely to react to chemicals in the environment.
Genetic studies have shown that some individuals have genetic differences in the Phase 1 or Phase II liver detox pathways which could prevent them from detoxing environmental chemicals adequately.
Rev up your detox system
Age, and diet has an effect on detox too but it’s not all doom and gloom though because it’s possible to get these detox pathways working again. By supplying the nutrients needed by the detox system both from food and nutritional supplements you can push the liver detox pathways so they function better.
You must of course also minimize your exposure to chemicals as much as possible. Use non toxic building materials and paints where possible. Choose natural fabrics for furniture and clothing. Use natural flooring and get new ]carpets cleaned using a non chemical method as soon as they are laid. Use natural personal car products. Make sure you have good ventilation both at home and at work.
There is still a lot to learn about how the detox system copes with these toxic chemicals and we are only just beginning to understand what impact they have on our health but it’s obvious that we do need to detox our bodies regularly if we are to prevent our detox pathways becoming overloaded.
My ebook the Definitive Detox Diet shows you how. The Definitive Detox Diet
Tags: Definitive Detox Diet, Detox, detox diet, detox pathways, detox system, formaldeyde, phase 1 detox, phase II detox, toxic chemicals
Categories: Detox, Detoxification, toxins Tags: Definitive Detox diet, Detox, detox diet, detox pathways, detox system, formaldeyde, phase 1 detox, phase II detox, toxic chemicals
How A High Fruit & Vegetable Diet Can Detox Your Body
The role of fruit and vegetables in our diet has never been more important. Our bodies have to continually detox a wide range of pollutants in our food, water and environment. A high fruit and vegetable diet helps support and rev up the detox system so helping to detox your body.
More and more research is showing that a high fruit and vegetable diet contains the nutrients that ward off all manner of ill-health and diseases from cancer, to premature aging.
It’s generally agreed by Functional Medicine Doctors and Naturopathic Doctors that the underlying causes of most disease are toxicity and deficiency. We need to feed our cells with proper nutrition if they are to function and detox themselves properly.
Tags: acid alkaline balance, bowel cleansing, cleansing, Detox, detox your body, fruit and vegetable diet
Categories: Bowel Cleansing, Cleansing, Detox, Detoxification, Healthy Eating Tags: acid alkaline balance, Bowel Cleansing, cleansing, Detox, detox your body, fruit and vegetable diet
5 Top Detox Tips
The body is exposed to toxins everyday through food, air pollution, medication and even stress. Processed, chemically enhanced and ready to eat food contain substances that are toxic to the body. These toxic agents weaken your immunity, stress the mind and cause fatigue so let’s look at some important detox tips.
Detox or detoxification is a cleansing process from within that gets rid of toxins, body waste and excess fats. It nourishes and renews the body from the inside to give an outside glow. There are different ways to detoxify your body. Here are 5 detox tips to get you started.
Read more…
Categories: Cleansing, Detox, Detoxification, Healthy Eating Tags: cleansing, Definitive Detox diet, Detox, detox diet, detox tips, fiber
