Detox diets: miracle or quack?

Detox diets are on everybody’s thoughts, are they revolutionary or just a quack? We will discover more about those diets through this article.

Detox resorts were created to help people go through proper detox diets with professional help.In those resorts people challenge themselves by staying a week without ingesting any solid food.They do that in order to detox the body from toxins that usually come from packaged food or pollution. Those resorts are usually located in mountains or next to the sea, more particularly in natural environments. Those diets usually ostracize individuals as detox diets slow body functions so they can ‘t perform daily tasks.People are gathered in groups in order to support each other during the detox phases.

Trekking, yoga, meditation and low intensity activities are part of the program along with a special food regimen of vegetable broth. During the first days people are not allowed to chew food they are given some edible roots to chew on. During the no chew phase,people feel euphoric due to the lack of caloric supply to the brain which makes them enjoy the slightest things.This phenomenom is due to a decrease in brain and heart function.This state of mind comes in action when the body uses fat stores to produce a substance called acetone.Brain cells will then use it instead of carbohydrates which is known as ketosis. It will create compounds that mimic morphine and put the brain in a state of euphoria. After 5 days of starvation, the body functions very slowly, that is why some individuals should not do that diet.

In order to reintroduce food after a liquid diet, people should start eating raw fruits and veggies to stimulate the digestive system. Compulsive eating can appear after such cures.Overeating appears as the body was deprived during detox days In order to fill cravings.People that suffer from eating disorder should not detox because it will exacerbate the urge to overeat as well as lower their chances to eat moderately.People suffering from kidney disease or strokes should refrain from such diets too.

Those weeks spent at detox resorts are costly and involve lifetime changes to your diet such as banning all white products( salt, sugar, refined products, oils, dairy and flour). According to doctors banning salt completely might cause heart diseases.White products are not poisonous but high amounts may impair our health.

It is not essential for the body to go on a detox to get rid of toxins,the body can heal itself.Detox can be done for religious or personal believes.Some studies showed that cancer patients through chemotherapy can detox with health professionals for healing purposes.

Eating healthy involves consuming daily whomesome foods such as fruits,vegetables,beans,grains and limit red meat to 2 times a week.Extreme diets and detox are a temporary solution.

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