could the diet experts please give us the facts on cleansing ?

May 21, 2008

Could the diet experts among our yoga world comment on this post, what the facts are, how we can effectively cleanse and get balanced with our diets and health?

http://www.aldenteblog.com/2008/05/dangerous-diet.html

Dangerous Detox Diets Debunked

Let's say you need to drop 10 pounds. How do you do it? If you had a couple months you could eat less, workout more--creating a calorie deficit--and lose a couple pounds per week. This method is sustainable and healthy. If you wanted to do it quickly you could use sanitized tape worms, cut off an arm, or start a trendy "detox" diet.

MSN Health & Fitness has a great article (http://health.msn.com/weight-loss/articlepage.aspx?cp-documentid=100203669 & GT1=31036) about three trendy diets: The Martha's Vineyard Detox Diet, The Master Cleanse, and Skinny Bitch.

In a nutshell, The Martha's Vineyard Detox Diet and The Master Cleanse are both crap, despite what some celebrity with a nutritionist and a personal trainer says. Essentially you starve yourself, which slows down your metabolism and burns muscle instead of fat. And the whole "detox" thing is completely bogus.

The only somewhat reputable diet is Skinny Bitch, which is merely a vegan diet lacking in nutritional balance. It was written by a model who refers to readers as "fat pigs", so don't be surprised if you go on the diet and only lose self-esteem.

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Amar Atma

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