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Detox Your Body With The Eating For Energy Plan

A lot of people feel “tired”, and blame it on getting not enough sleep, stress or other external factors but rarely do they consider it anything to do with what they are eating. In “Eating for Energy”, leading fitness and nutrition expert Yuri Elkaim, explains the best way to detox your body and change “tired” to all day energy.

Yuri starts off by describing his own experience as a professional soccer player, eating what he thought was a healthy diet, yet always feeling tired. He explains how studying Holistic Nutrition opened his eyes to a completely different view of food and how it interacts with the human body.

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Posted by Sandy Halliday - May 2, 2012 at 8:54 pm

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Four Tips for Hosting Your Own Raw Food Party

Four Tips for Hosting Your Own Raw Food Party

In a world where you’re constantly surrounded by fried and fattening temptations, gathering with others who are devoted to a raw food diet (or will at least pretend to be for a night) can be a fun and therapeutic way to stick to your goals while indulging in delectable dishes. Although the benefits gained from a raw food party are easy to see, it doesn’t come without a few challenges. To make sure your own event goes smoothly, consider the following tips to be a successful host at your next raw food party.

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Posted by Sandy Halliday - May 1, 2012 at 12:31 pm

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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.

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Posted by Sandy Halliday - February 22, 2012 at 5:54 pm

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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.

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Posted by Sandy Halliday - February 8, 2012 at 4:23 pm

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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.

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Posted by Sandy Halliday - February 1, 2012 at 4:24 pm

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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.

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Posted by Sandy Halliday - January 18, 2012 at 5:02 pm

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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.
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Posted by Sandy Halliday - January 16, 2012 at 2:47 pm

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New Year Detox Diet: Try This 2 Day Detox Diet

If you’ve had a spell of rich food, more alcohol than usual and late nights over the holiday season why not try this easy 2 Day Detox Diet to help restore your energy and vitality?  Although Spring is the traditional time to detox many people feel more motivated to do a New Year Detox Diet.

Instead of following a longer and more restrictive diet that may lower your immunity you can incorporate a few healthy diet changes into your life to naturally support your body’s detox system and kick start your health.  Following a 2 Day Detox Diet once a month will ensure you feel and look great and boost your energy

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Posted by Sandy Halliday - December 28, 2011 at 4:13 pm

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Detox Diet: Time to Plan Your Detox Diet Goals For Health 2012

Almost everyone likes to eat and drink but if your eating and drinking habits are slowly killing you isn’t it about time you changed them? It’s not too soon to start planning your detox diet goals for health in 2012.

Your body is a wonderful but incredibly complex piece of engineering that must be maintained so that it doesn’t break down in the middle of your life. Who wants to suffer with heart disease, arthritis, diabetes and cancer, the biggest killers of our times, if they can be avoided?

Genetically our bodies are designed to last for 100 years or more. With the right care your body can remain fully functioning that long. I think you will agree that there is no point in living to a ripe old age if you cannot enjoy it.

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Posted by Sandy Halliday - December 14, 2011 at 7:23 pm

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Tasty Recipes for Detox Green Smoothies

You can make yourself some detox green smoothies at any time of the year. They are so easy to make, so tasty to drink and incredibly nutritious. You just whizz up some fruit and a bunch of greens and you have your breakfast, lunch, dinner or healthy snack. Before we get to the recipes  let’s take a quick look at why they are so very good for you.

Detox Green Smoothies provide healthy carbohydrates, all essential amino acids and an abundance of vitamins, minerals, phytochemicals, and chlorophyll so are an excellent choice whether you are following a detox diet or not.

Green smoothies make use of the whole food and includes the fiber which has numerous health benefits for the digestive system. I wrote a post here about whether blending fruit and vegetables is better than juicing for detox?

Greens contain more valuable nutrients than any other food group. Greens are high in carotenoids, and other antioxidants that guard against heart disease, cancer, and problems with blood sugar regulation.

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Posted by Sandy Halliday - December 7, 2011 at 8:19 pm

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