Guest guest Posted January 1, 2010 Report Share Posted January 1, 2010 I ate way too much the past two weeks and some of it (okay, a lot of it) was highly processed, high fat and not all that great for moi..except for the dark chocolate - that's high in antioxidants, right? *sigh* Does anyone know of a great way to " detox? " Any good websites on the topic? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted January 6, 2010 Report Share Posted January 6, 2010 Detox is one of those words that I find everyone seems to have their own definition of ... But if you want to remove " toxins " from your body, well good news- your body already does that naturally. The organs most directly involved are your kidneys and liver. Basically the only way to truly " detox " is by consuming more antioxidant and fiber-rich foods (fruits, veggies, legumes, and teas; especially green and white tea) and less junk (hydrogenated oil, animal based fats, alcohol, etc.). Don't entirely eliminate fat, but only eat good fats (i.e., olive oil). Ideally you could try eating only organic food. There really isn't any trick to it: just don't eat the bad stuff and eat the good stuff. But whatever you do, don't listen to anyone who tells you to fast (see my post from Thanksgiving regarding fasting), or go in a sauna (when you sweat all you really lose is salt, potassium, and water). And please don't buy any of the over-priced snake oil products (i.e., detox food pads, colon cleansers, etc.)... There's just no scientific evidence that these things work and if you find someone who claims it made them feel better I'd give it a 99.9% chance of being the placebo effect. Happy New Year, Dave , " homeinfm " <majorshome wrote: > > I ate way too much the past two weeks and some of it (okay, a lot of it) was highly processed, high fat and not all that great for moi..except for the dark chocolate - that's high in antioxidants, right? *sigh* > Does anyone know of a great way to " detox? " Any good websites on the topic? > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted January 6, 2010 Report Share Posted January 6, 2010 I agree with you Dave. I know so many people who have become I'll from colon cleanses, fasts and all these fads out there. I worked with a guy who would do all these extreme fads only to turn around and eat a Big Mac and fries lol. Donna Sent from my Verizon Wireless BlackBerry Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted January 6, 2010 Report Share Posted January 6, 2010 Amen Dave!!! Sent from my Verizon Wireless BlackBerry " DaveyD " <dave4sale Thu, 07 Jan 2010 03:09:25 Re: Detox Detox is one of those words that I find everyone seems to have their own definition of ... But if you want to remove " toxins " from your body, well good news- your body already does that naturally. The organs most directly involved are your kidneys and liver. Basically the only way to truly " detox " is by consuming more antioxidant and fiber-rich foods (fruits, veggies, legumes, and teas; especially green and white tea) and less junk (hydrogenated oil, animal based fats, alcohol, etc.). Don't entirely eliminate fat, but only eat good fats (i.e., olive oil). Ideally you could try eating only organic food. There really isn't any trick to it: just don't eat the bad stuff and eat the good stuff. But whatever you do, don't listen to anyone who tells you to fast (see my post from Thanksgiving regarding fasting), or go in a sauna (when you sweat all you really lose is salt, potassium, and water). And please don't buy any of the over-priced snake oil products (i.e., detox food pads, colon cleansers, etc.)... There's just no scientific evidence that these things work and if you find someone who claims it made them feel better I'd give it a 99.9% chance of being the placebo effect. Happy New Year, Dave , " homeinfm " <majorshome wrote: > > I ate way too much the past two weeks and some of it (okay, a lot of it) was highly processed, high fat and not all that great for moi..except for the dark chocolate - that's high in antioxidants, right? *sigh* > Does anyone know of a great way to " detox? " Any good websites on the topic? > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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