Detox is a system that is applied for 2, 3, 10 days or 3 weeks to cleanse the body of toxins and lose weight in a quick way..
Why Detox Should Always Be Step One
Detox is the first step in my Today is Still the Day plan and book. We use those first two weeks of the plan to do a gentle detox. People have, over the years, questioned why this is step one. It's pretty simple - we live in a very toxic world and toxicity really messes up how our body functions.
also Irregularity in meals during the festive period, eating a lot of sweets, not eating breakfast, and focusing on the evening meal, all of this makes the "metabolism process" (metabolism) decrease, leading to weight gain.
Recent research now shows that toxicity is implicated in a host of other conditions, including "neuro-degenerative disease, obesity, autoimmune illnesses, as well as cancer, arthritis, gout, lupus, and fibromyalgia".
side effects
But the expert notes that detox, which is based only on consuming drinks, juices and vegetable soup without food, is unhealthy, even if it is adopted for a few days, and poses a danger to the body. It contains 400-800 calories per day, or each according to its weight and age.However, the calories remain low, which causes side effects such as fatigue, anxiety, nausea, headache, and lack of concentration. The level of cortisol hormone in the body increases; This later causes a state of excessive eating or eating unconsciously, which makes the person recover the weight he lost quickly as well.
Although the results of the detox may be a very high weight loss, up to 6 kilograms in 10 days; But the nutritionist does not like it at all, because of its side effects, in addition to the fact that it is likely to lead to a decrease in minerals and vitamins, which harms the body.
Detox meal replacement
considers that the best diet to be adopted after holidays and vacations is a healthy, low-calorie diet, with breakfast or dinner replacing the main meal with one of the accompanying detox juices, provided that lunch contains only protein (meat, chicken, fish), with plenty of Raw or boiled vegetables without ready-made broth cubes, and without adding any starches (bread, rice, potatoes, pasta, bulgur and grains..), for two or 3 weeks, which causes a healthy weight loss.
For greater effectiveness, replace breakfast and dinner with detox juices. She pointed out the importance of always exercising, such as walking and other things, 4 to 5 times a week, and not less than 30 minutes; As the body begins to burn after half an hour of activity.
5 different detox recipes
1- Spinach and fennel
300 grams of green spinach, but mint leaves dripping, one cucumber, two green apples, one fennel onion, one lemon.
2- Cucumber with ginger
Two cucumbers, a piece of ginger, half a lemon without the peel, a cup of parsley.
3- Beetroot with orange
One and a half cucumber, one boiled beetroot, an apple, orange juice, 4 ice pieces.
4- Green detox
3 large lettuce leaves, a piece of fresh ginger, two stalks of celery, ½ cup of parsley, a cucumber, a small lemon, 2 small pears.
5- Almond and date juice
Half a cup of almonds, 5 dates, 2 tablespoons of coconut, a quarter of a vanilla stick, 3 quarters of a cup of water, a pinch of salt, a pinch of cinnamon, 7 ice cubes.
How to prepare
These juices are prepared by mixing them with an automatic blender shortly before eating them. It can be used to cleanse the body of toxins even after returning to a routine health regimen, and after losing excess weight.
