I've been a bit obsessed with detox for the last few weeks. Even though I go skating in the cold, cold wind (often around -25C with windchill) every morning, I've been feeling a need to cleanse, mostly because my digestive system feels sluggish and heavy lately.
I'm all for shifting to a warmer diet in the winter, and including more cooked vegetables, grains and beans than I would in the summer, but I find that I need a bit of a lightening-up every so often. Living where I do in Canada, I need lots of cooked food in the winter to keep warm, but I like to take a few days and do a little detox.
It isn't usually a problem, and I love taking a few days or up to a week of super-clean and light eating. Unfortunately, at this point Phil isn't in the same phase as me and wants lots of warming, heavier foods. Even that wouldn't be a problem, except that when I make a delicious meal for him for dinner, I want to eat it too!
So I'm going to take out my obsession here, and go through a lot of information about cleanses and detox this month. As it starts to warm up, spring is a perfect time to cleanse. Depending on the weather in your area, now might be a good time to go for it, or you can come up with a plan for when it does warm up enough.
Cleanses and fasts have become more and more common as people aim to detoxify their bodies. There are some intense versions, but a simple detox diet plan will work really well for you to start or get back on track in an overall healthy eating plan.
Understanding the different types, as well as their pros and cons, will help you plan a healthy detox to cleanse and re-energize your system. Different people have different goals going into a detox, but knowing the benefits of a detox diet plan can help motivate you to achieve your own goals.
Look to these benefits as the answer to why you would want to follow a detox diet plan:
Improve digestion
Reduce gas
Improve nutrient absorption from your food
Eliminate toxins
Break addictions or cravings, including an addiction to food in general or overeating
Discover hidden allergies
Boost energy
Kick start a weight loss diet plan or healthy eating plan
Periodic cleanse to reinvigorate healthy eating plan
Oh, and if you really want to know more about healthyeatingstartshere.com/health-issues/detox-diet-plan-1 detox diet plans and other health-related issues, check out the free '7 Vital Lessons For Success On A healthyeatingstartshere.com/success Healthy Diet Plan.
Heather Nauta is a Registered Holistic Nutritionist who helps women (and men) get on and stay on a healthy diet and healthy weight loss plan. She shows you how to make simple, fast, incredibly delicious, nutritionally-balanced meals that leave you and your family satisfied and full of energy.
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