Detox

I want you to join me in a SUGAR Detox Diet.

This diet will be easy. Let’s start with 3 days with the long term goal of 1 month.

-Jughandle

Why you need a sugar detox diet

There is no reason a person with normal body functions should need to eat anything with added sugar. If you just can’t avoid it, which is a reasonable assumption, the World Health Organization says that you should have no more than 6 teaspoons per day. That is 2 Tablespoons.

SAO – Sugar Addicts Anonymous Obvious

You may or may not be addicted to sugar. Only about 10% of the population is. Even if you aren’t addicted you have a sugar problem. Most of us could lose a few pounds, or get that rosy glow back in our cheeks. Do you get a craving? You need a sugar detox diet.

Here are just a few things you will gain on this Diet:

Weight loss: Sugar has calories about 50 per Tbsp. But the worst part is that sugar makes you hungry for more sugar. The more you eat, the more you will want to eat.
More and Better Sleep: Sugar make you anxious and nervous which makes for fitful sleep and less of it. You will notice a difference.
Reduced bloat: Our diet includes Artificial sweeteners which are notorious for causing bloating. You retain water. Artificial sweeteners cause a host of other problems. You should always avoid them.
Mindful eating: Because you are going to need to be aware of what you are eating you will need to read the labels of any packaged food you eat. Not a bad thing anyhow.
Better dental health: Sodas, sugar and other acidic foods cause a bunch of dental problems.
Sustained energy:Do you “crash” around 11 am from a sugary breakfast treat? This diet will help eliminate that crash.
Better Liver Function:The only organ in your body that can break down fructose is the liver.
- It turns fructose into triglycerides (which can damage liver function), free radicals (which can damage cells), and uric acid (which may cause damage to your arteries).
- Sucrose is table sugar, the kind that is added to baked goods, candy, and most foods. Sucrose is composed of a mixture of glucose and fructose. The part that is glucose gets sent to your bloodstream, causing a spike in blood sugar. The part that is fructose gets sent to your liver to be metabolized.

Food labels:

Food labels will change to give us more information and of course information is power. Until they do change you won’t know how much natural sugar and how much added sugar is in a packaged food.

4 Grams of sugar equals 1 teaspoon. Remember you should have no more than 6 teaspoons or 24 grams of added sugar per day.

The Diet

Easy peasy. Read food labels and avoid anything that has added sugar in it.

Ok, you may have to eat more fresh foods and meats. Just try it for 3 days and let me know how you feel. -Jughandle

I know it is a touch early for Spring, but not to early to clean the toxins out of our systems and get ready for a healthy Spring and Summer, maybe with a detox diet.

Start Properly

There are dozens of detox diets out there and some are down right bad for your kidneys and liver. Be careful and use common sense, these diets are not for the faint of heart. It is important to be prepared both mentally and physically for this diet. Detox diets are not intended to cure disease, just to allow the body to run more efficiently, kind of like a car tune up. If you have problems like high blood pressure, kidney disease or heart disease, consult your doctor before starting any diet. Take the Detox Screening Quiz.

What the Mayo Clinic Says about Detox Diets

Detox diets: Do they work?

Do detox diets offer any health benefits?

Answer

from Katherine Zeratsky, R.D., L.D.

Detox, or detoxification, diets are popular, but they’re not scientifically proven.

Detox diets are touted as a way to remove toxins from the body. Specific detox diets vary — but typically a period of fasting is followed by a strict diet of raw vegetables, fruit and fruit juices, and water. In addition, some detox diets advocate using certain herbs and other supplements along with colon cleansing (enemas) to help empty the intestines. Most detox diets last seven to 10 days.

Some people report feeling more focused and energetic during and after detox diets. However, this may be due to a belief that they’re doing something good for their bodies. There’s little evidence that detox diets actually remove toxins from the body. Most ingested toxins are efficiently and effectively removed by the kidneys and liver and excreted in urine and stool.

It’s also important to consider possible side effects. Among other problems, detox diets can lead to:

Dehydration
Fatigue
Dizziness
Nausea

If you’re considering a detox diet, get the OK from your doctor first — and remember, the best diet is a healthy diet based on fruits and vegetables, whole grains and lean sources of protein.

What is a Detox Diet?

A detox diet is a good idea when you might have been over indulging in the wrong things for a period of time, or if you’d like to get a jump start on losing weight and/or are interested in getting the toxins and chemicals floating around in and on your body, out and off. A good old detox can get rid of that bloated feeling and restore energy. Your body will be able to accept more water and oxygen from the food you eat and your skin will look and feel better. Detox diets generally last from 3 to 21 days.

Why Detox?

As I mentioned before, we ingest an amazing amount of chemicals, pesticides and hormones in the food we normally eat. Even if you are trying to maintain a healthy life style, you are bound to have eaten some processed or canned food. Been sick, having headaches, stomach problems, bloated, had some drugs administered? You need to detox. Our bodies naturally remove toxins that we consume but a detox diet gives that body time to remove more toxins before we put more back in.

How to Start

As with most things, I recommend that you start slowly. If you’ve never been on a detox diet before, start with a 3 day diet and see how it goes.

Juice fasts:

The Master Cleanse – Also know as the Lemonade diet. Nothing but lemonade, maple syrup and cayenne pepper – click here for details

Liquid Diets and Juice Fasting – Nothing but juice – click here for details

Raw Food Diet:

The 28 Day Raw Detox – Basically you can eat anything that isn’t cooked or processed. click here for details

Conclusions and Recommendations

The Fat Farm does not recommend extreme diets of any kind. If you must try these diets, start small and don’t go longer than a couple of days. Here is a link to several more. click here.

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