Go on a detox diet

Lifestyle Sunday 04/November/2018 11:35 AM
By: Times News Service
Go on a detox diet

Our body is a warehouse of toxins and dangerous chemicals accumulated over a period of years that make our immune system ineffective and damage the other parts of our body. When the toxins increase they get converted into free radicals and cause extensive damage to all other organs, break the body's defence system and may cause serious medical conditions such as diabetes and cancer.
So how do we protect our body from these toxins? Research has also shown that detoxifying our body once or twice a year helps to lower the bad cholesterol in blood, improves our skin and balances the chemical levels in the body.
When you go on a detox diet, you're doing your body a favour by helping it get rid of the toxins and unwanted chemicals. There are several detox diets. You can opt for a liquid diet that prescribes only water or fruit juices throughout the day for a few days. Other alternatives include a diet where you increase the consumption of fish and reduce calorie intake.
One of the most famous and simplest detox diet is the grape diet. This diet requires you to eat only grapes and nothing else. With this diet, you can eat grapes anyway you like, as a fruit, with water or as juice. This should be followed for a few days to allow your system a thorough cleansing. It's adequate if you use this diet for a few days if you're healthy and do not have any medical condition.
Another type of detox diet is the lemon diet. It’s also one of the most popular diets. With this diet, all you have to do is drink lemon juice and nothing else for the whole day. Water is known as one of the best detox agents, so make sure that you drink more than 64 ounces a day. By adding lemon to water, you get the added nourishment of vitamin C.
The lemon diet is slightly more complex compared to the grape diet. This needs mixing two tablespoons of freshly squeezed lemons, 1/8th of cayenne pepper, 2 tablespoons of organic maple syrup with a cup of pure water. It's important to be sure that the water is fluoride free.
Cabbage soup diet is another type of detox diet. This diet is more filling and is similar to Gazpacho diet. This soup is a mixture of tomatoes, bell peppers, fresh garlic cloves and cucumbers. However be careful when selecting your detox diet and consult a dietician or a nutritionist before going on a diet.