How To Do A Total Body Cleanse Diet
Posted on Jan 5, 2010 07:18:40 PM
So-called total body cleanse diets are the latest fad dieting scheme. It is nothing new, but actually rehashing two previous fads: the juice fast and the fiber laxative. Each of these have their potential benefits and also potential risks, and you have to take both into account before you begin any kind of body cleansing diet. You also have to look at the variety of different ways that there are to go about cleansing the body.
We’ve talked about fasting for weight loss before on Dietzilla, generally in a negative light. However, fasting does have its place in a health-restoring regimen and can be useful as long as you know what you’re doing and why. For example, taking extra protein in your juices to prevent muscle loss. We take a dimmer view of fiber laxatives, as these generally cause more harm than good. There is some limited evidence that they may worsen irritable bowels and very little evidence that they may help anything. Regardless, you doctor may recommend them if he or she thinks they might be right for you. The moral of the story is to pay attention to medical advice.
How To Do A Body Cleanse
Posted on Aug 5, 2009 05:58:58 PM
Over time a body’s natural systems for detoxification can become overloaded by environmental pollutants and metabolic byproducts. Body cleansing is a general term for the many ways that you can free up resources in order to cleanse your body naturally.
There are actually some methods for detoxifying certain peripheral segments of your body that are hypothesized to be involved in nervous system transmission and endocrine regulation, such as foot detox pads. However, in general we prefer techniques that initiate a whole body cleanse because we feel that all health is necessarily systemic. Your oral health is related to your nerve health is related to your digestive health and so on.
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