What is Detox ?

More than 300 food industry insiders spilled the beans to Michael Moss in his book, Salt, Sugar and Fat, explaining they hire “craving experts” to create the “bliss point” of junk food to create “heavy users” and increase their “stomach share.” Sugar is the new nicotine. In fact, sugar is eight times more addictive than cocaine. If you are trying to use willpower to lose weight you will fail.

The side effects depend on the plan and how long you are on it. You may feel hungry and weak, or have low energy, low blood sugar, dizziness, or lightheadedness.

Most of us have never in our life taken 10 days to put nothing in our bodies but delicious, whole clean food. Just 10 days. Even if you think you are healthy and feel good, you may not realize that your normal state is not your optimal state. Think of it as a tune-up, a super-quick, super-easy way to supercharge your health.

There are many ways to get your body clean and healthy. This isn’t one of them.

Clinicians use drug detoxification to reduce or relieve withdrawal symptoms while helping an addicted individual adjust to living without drug use; drug detoxification does not aim to treat addiction but rather represents an early step within long-term treatment.

One of the most common side effects is a headache within the first few days of starting the detox diet, which is often due to caffeine withdrawal.

Proponents often suggest gradually decreasing the amount of caffeine prior to starting a detox diet to avoid caffeine withdrawal symptoms. In addition, some people opt to start the diet on the weekend.

Detoxification may be achieved drug-free or may use medications as an aspect of treatment.

Other side effects include excessive diarrhea, which can lead to dehydration and electrolyte loss.

Often drug detoxification and treatment will occur in a community program that lasts several months and takes place in a residential setting rather than in a medical center.

That depends on the particular detox diet you're following. There are many of them. Some involve fasting, or just drinking liquids. Others allow some foods, like fruits and vegetables. They typically are short diets -- they're not a way of eating you can stick with in the long run.

Constipation may occur if people consume excess fiber without increasing their fluid intake. Any worsening of symptoms or new symptoms that occur during a detox diet should prompt a visit to a qualified health professional.

Drug detoxification varies depending on the location of treatment, but most detox centers provide treatment to avoid the symptoms of physical withdrawal from alcohol and from other drugs

If a detox diet is continued for a longer time, it may result in low body weight and nutrient deficiencies, particularly protein (some diets omit animal products) and calcium

Most also incorporate counseling and therapy during detox to help with the consequences of withdrawal.

While there isn't enough research to say that detox diets can eliminate toxins from your body, a balanced plan that focuses on eating fruits and vegetables, drinking enough water, and eating foods that are rich in dietary fiber may help to cleanse your digestive tract safely and promote health and well-being.

Ideally, it involves cleansing the liver with supportive whole foods and herbs and reducing inflammation in the digestive tract and body. To elucidate why the time honored tradition of detox is necessary, let us first laud the liver.

While there isn't enough research to say that detox diets can eliminate toxins from your body, a balanced plan that focuses on eating fruits and vegetables, drinking enough water, and eating foods that are rich in dietary fiber may help to cleanse your digestive tract safely and promote health and well-being.

The liver is your second largest organ (behind the skin) and acts as a filter to neutralize toxins in everything you eat, drink, breathe, and apply to your skin.

An animal's metabolism can produce harmful substances which it can then make less toxic through reduction, oxidation (collectively known as redox reactions), conjugation and excretion of molecules from cells or tissues

Detox diets vary a huge amount in the different plans they ask you to follow, what to eat, what not to eat and in some cases telling you to take various detox-ing agents

When it’s functioning optimally, you’ll enjoy good energy, good hormone balance, good sleep, good moods and clear skin.

Detox diets usually encourage cutting back or avoiding some main foods or food groups including wheat, dairy and alcohol as well as all processed foods.

If you suffer from PMS, weight gain, acne, joint pain, skin rashes, high cholesterol, depression or irritability, fatigue, or just generally feeling puffy or inflamed, a congested and overworked liver could be the culprit.

Enzymes that are important in detoxification metabolism include cytochrome P450 oxidases, UDP-glucuronosyltransferases, and glutathione S-transferases