Are there any advantages to using detox diets for weightloss?
One of the benefits you will gain from detoxifying your body is weight loss. In fact, because weight loss is such a good side benefit of detoxification there have been a lot of products and diets to come out recently that claim they will help you with detoxification and weight loss. There are lots of manufacturers out there claiming that their particular detox diet is exactly what you need to restore your good health. Just spend a little time researching detoxification, and you will find an overwhelming amount of information specifically about detox diets.
It is no wonder so many people are confused about the benefits of these detox diets and wondering if any of them are worth investing your time and money, and if so which one is best?
Go online or look in any health food store and you will find shelves loaded with products that promise fantastic detoxification benefits if you will just spend your money on their particular pills, powders or potions. There are tons of other plans and products that claim that they will help detox your body.
Overall, health experts agree that eating better and drinking more water is all that you need in order to detoxify your body. The concept that you need to take fancy pills or powders in order to detox is nothing more than an empty promise by manufacturers that want to make money off of your fears.
The detoxification process seems like a complete contradiction to the way people normally lose weight and get healthy. Unlike diets where you count calories, a detoxification plan encourages you to eat certain foods that will help your body gently get rid of toxins and other problematic elements in your system. As you change your diet to include these new foods, your body will begin to get rid of what doesn’t serve it anymore.
Depending on your lifestyle, there may be just a few things causing problems in your system or there could be a large amount of “junk” clogging up your body’s normal processes. Here are some of the elements that can be eliminated from you body through detoxification:
-Artificial sweeteners
-Pesticides
-Preservatives
-Artificial colors
These elements can cause you to gain weight because they inhibit your liver. It’s primarily your liver’s job to filter out harmful chemicals in your body. If you are bombarding your system with harmful chemicals each day, your liver gets overtaxed and doesn’t work as efficiently.
I’m not saying that detoxifying your body is a bad idea; on the contrary I believe it is a very good idea, but you don’t need to spend all that money or starve yourself in order to have detoxification effects. Let me assue you here and now you can save your money and leave them all right there on the shelves if you change to a raw food lifestyle which detoxes you slowly and naturally all the time.
In later articles I will tell you more about how toxins make you gain weight and why it is so important for you to look after your liver if you really want to lose weight.
