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