Detox Diet Meals
Detox diets are dietary plans regarded as having detoxifying
effects. Scientists, dietitians, and doctors, while generally
judging 'detox diets' harmless (unless nutritional deficiency
results), often dispute the value and need of 'detox diets' due
to lack of supporting factual evidence.
"Detox" diets usually suggest that water, or fruits and
vegetables compose a majority of one's food intake. Limiting
this to unprocessed (and sometimes also non-GM) foods is often
advocated. Limiting or eliminating alcohol is also a major
factor, and drinking more water is similarly recommended.
Methods to modify the diet for the purpose of detoxification
include:
Eliminating foods such as caffeine, alcohol, processed food
(including any bread), pre-made or canned food, salt, sugar,
wheat, red meat, pork, fried and deep fried food, yellow
cheese, cream, butter and margarine, shortening, etc., while
focusing on pure foods such as raw fruits and vegetables, whole
grains, legumes, raw nuts and seeds, fish, vegetable oils,
herbs and herbal teas, water, etc.
Master Cleanse, also known as the lemonade diet, terms that
refer to the fasting diet advocated by Stanley Burroughs
Some proponents of detox diets emphasize it as a lifestyle
rather than a diet, Others have touted spiritual and
psychological benefits of regular detox dieting.
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