| Today is it hard to avoid having toxins and | | | | to stimulate your gastric juices. Drink the |
| chemicals in our system because of our | | | | lemon water instead of your usual cup of |
| lifestyles and the environment. However, our | | | | coffee or tea. When planning your meals for |
| bodies are quite remarkable and have been | | | | the day you should include one cup of whole |
| built in such a way as to protect itself from | | | | grains like brown rice, buckwheat, amaranth, |
| these harmful intruders. Although our | | | | and at least three servings each of fruits |
| kidneys, liver, skin, and even the lungs | | | | and vegetables. One of the servings of |
| often need to work a little harder to | | | | vegetables, at least, should be raw |
| separate, neutralize, and dispose of these | | | | vegetables such as carrots, celery, or |
| toxins. When toxins accumulate in our body it | | | | cauliflower. Choose the vegetables you enjoy. |
| causes a release of some form of chemical. | | | | You could also fix yourself a salad made of |
| This can gradually mutate into cancers or | | | | fruits and vegetables. However, for dressing |
| other degenerative diseases of the body. | | | | your salad, use vinegar or any of the natural |
| | | | virgin oils. Natural oils can include olive, |
| We need to be selective as to what we put | | | | coconut virgin oils, or fish oil. |
| into our bodies because we can never take it | | | | |
| back. Sometimes changing your lifestyle is | | | | In addition to the changes in your meals you |
| the only way you can improve the proper | | | | will also need to take two doses of a kidney |
| functioning of your body processes. A detox | | | | and liver tonic over the 3-day detox diet |
| program can be very helpful in getting rid of | | | | period. Not two doses a day. Just two doses |
| body impurities. As with any detoxification | | | | over the three days you're trying to detoxify |
| program, they are designed to flush out free | | | | your body. You can choose from the following |
| radicals, increase cell renewal, and | | | | kidney and liver tonics: two cups of |
| strengthen your body's immune system. | | | | dandelion, a clove of fresh garlic, chamomile |
| Ridding your body of toxins will make you | | | | or fennel tea. Other choices include pure |
| feel so much better. Even the 3-day | | | | vegetable juice like carrot or beetroot, a |
| detoxification diet can help in eliminating | | | | medium bunch of black grapes, or two cups of |
| damaging toxins. | | | | parsley or yellow tea. On a daily basis you |
| | | | will need to drink 8 glasses or more of water |
| There are many detox diets our there. One | | | | as well. It's a good idea to make this a |
| must realize that not all detox diet programs | | | | habit anyway. Fresh fruit juices such as |
| are suitable for everyone. A 3-day detox diet | | | | apple and orange can be counted as part of |
| just might be wise to start with to test the | | | | your water intake. And lastly, before you go |
| diet program and it is also a milder way of | | | | to bed drink a cup of herbal tea. The whole |
| detoxifying your body. If you are interested | | | | idea is to increase your fluid intake by |
| in a longer detox program you may want to | | | | ingesting more water, juices, fruits, and |
| consult your doctor first before you begin. | | | | vegetables to flush out harmful toxins and |
| This is especially important if you are | | | | waste. |
| underweight, malnourished or have a chronic | | | | |
| disease such as cancer, kidney and liver | | | | As part of your 3-day detox diet be sure to |
| disease, ulcerative colitis, iron-deficiency, | | | | include a 30-minute walk within the program |
| anemia, as well as others. This is always a | | | | period. Exercise with any diet is ideal for |
| good idea when considering any type of diet | | | | weight loss and improved health. After the |
| program. | | | | third day, you will feel rejuvenated and have |
| | | | more energy and should have dropped a few |
| As mentioned above, there are various detox | | | | pounds. You may want to do the 3-day detox |
| diets, however, the 3-day detox diet is a | | | | diet again either consecutively or the |
| good quick start program toward | | | | following month. To have better health for |
| detoxification. Each morning for the three | | | | the rest of your life, a change of lifestyle |
| days drink a cup of warm water and ½ | | | | is always better than a few days of dieting. |
| lemon squeezed in it when you get up. This is | | | | |