You’ve heard that a plant based diet is good for detoxing and can bring all sorts of health benefits so you’d like to give it a go but don’t know where to begin. Read on for some easy swaps that will help to get you started. Refined sugar, trans fats, refined oils, preservatives, high fructose … [Read more...]
Buckwheat, That Miracle Detox Food, Goes Mainstream !
March 9, 2016 by Leave a Comment
Two of UK's major supermarkets have recently reported a 80% surge in demand for the miracle food buckwheat. Who would have thought that this humble detox food would suddenly go mainstream? That's the power of TV chefs who have suddenly latched on to this gluten free pseudo grain. It could also be … [Read more...]
Delicious Detox Recipes That Fill You Up
February 24, 2016 by 4 Comments
Detox recipes do not have to be boring or tasteless. Gone are the days when you deprive yourself in order to detox. Quite the opposite in fact. The best detox diets include nutritious food that contain the nutrients needed for the detox system to function efficiently. Many people have slow or … [Read more...]
Will Detox Diet Fat And Oils Make Me Fat?
February 17, 2016 by 2 Comments
This is a question I get asked a lot so I am so thrilled and honored that Dr Mark Hyman agreed to do this guest post for me to give us the low down on fats. I first heard of this amazing doctor when I was researching detox and came across his Detox Box in 2004. He is a nine times New York Times … [Read more...]
How To Detox Your Body And Lose Weight With The Sirtfood Diet
January 13, 2016 by 5 Comments
Unlike other some detox diet plans which are so restrictive that you feel deprived and hungry the Sirtfood Diet is perfect if you want to detox your body, boost your immune system, reboot your health and lose weight after the great Christmas binge. You may not have heard of sirtfoods yet but the … [Read more...]
Is A Detox Diet A Good Way To Lose Weight In The New Year?
December 30, 2015 by 4 Comments
It's that time of the year again when people's thoughts start turning towards New Year Resolutions. Top of the list of resolutions for 2015 was, you've probably guessed, to lose weight. Magazines, newspapers and blogs are full of the latest detox diets to help you shed those pounds that you've … [Read more...]
Why Yo-Yo Detoxing Is A Ridiculous Notion
December 16, 2015 by 1 Comment
If you've arrived here with the hopes of me talking about a pre-Christmas detox so you can pig out on Christmas day and get away with it you'll be sorely disappointed. Not long ago I wrote about the nonsensical idea of detoxing to retox before Thanksgiving that some so called "health experts" … [Read more...]
A Cake Cleanse Diet? Dream On!
October 21, 2015 by 5 Comments
A cake cleanse diet? "Forget detox, now there's a cake cleanse"! Yes, you've read that right! That was the headline in a popular UK newspaper that I saw this week. I've heard of some pretty wacky detox mixtures over the past 30 years but a cake cleanse diet? Surely that can't be? I guess the … [Read more...]
Realistic Detoxing Methods for Real People
October 7, 2015 by 4 Comments
Do you ever feel jealous or even intimidated when you hear about some of these celebrities who pay large sums of money to spend a couple of weeks detoxing in a luxurious health spa? Or maybe you've been put off by hearing tales of the do-it-yourself colonics that people do when they go to some of … [Read more...]
Detox Salads That Are Not For Wimps
September 9, 2015 by 2 Comments
I had to laugh the other day when I read that some researchers found that men who order salads on a first date are considered wimps. It made me think about some of the detox salads that I see recipes for that are, well, "wimpy". Let me assure you that when you detox you don't have to restrict … [Read more...]
