"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 ...
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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 ...
Read MoreIs 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 ...
Read MoreHow 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 ...
Read More5 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 ...
Read MoreStart Your Detox With A Bowel Cleansing Diet
The bowel is one of the most important systems for removing toxins from your body. Toxins that get into your body are processed by your liver and are eliminated from your body by the bowel or by the kidneys through the urine. If you have decided to do a New Year Detox to kickstart your healthy ...
Read MoreNew 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 ...
Read MoreDoes Detox Work Or Is It Pointless?
It started early this year. It's usually not until January that doctors speak out against detox. Last week a British doctor claimed that detox is pointless and and could be highly dangerous. Writing in the December issue of The Biologist, Prof David Bender, professor of nutritional biochemistry at ...
Read MoreBest Liver Detox Foods for Winter Health
This is the time of the year that your liver can suffer under the stresses and strains, rich party food, too much comfort food and excess of alcohol of the festive season. When your liver is healthy, so are you. You can help keep it healthy by making sure you include a good number of liver detox ...
Read MoreDetox Soups for Winter Cleansing
Cooling juices and salads are great for detox during the summer but if you are anything like me you will find them too cooling for cleansing during the colder months. I like to use warming detox soups during Autumn and Winter instead. You can make delicious, warming, satisfying and nutritious ...
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