Fitness Articles

December 2006 issue

Detox before Xmas

Detox, well everyone’s doing it and I think there’s no better time to get your system cleansed before you unload all that Christmas stodge on the unsuspecting bowel. The following detox can be used prior and post Christmas. There’s no real science to being good to yourself, your just giving your body what it needs and nothing else. Your body craves nutrition so that’s what we’ll do provide the body with nutrients. Try for 3-4 days, some may get headaches which are normally associated with withdrawal symptoms to chocolate or coffee (caffeine), alcohol etc. The body stores foreign substances and toxins in it’s fatty deposits, so, in many cases, people may be carrying upto 10 or more pounds (4.5kg) of unhealthy mucus-harbouring toxic waste. Ever wondered why your tired, have PMS, digestive disorders, headaches, joint pains, bad breath, allergies, constipation, poor memory, depression, insomnia, excess weight and so on. For a time, your body will struggle to protect itself from noxious toxins by trapping them in a ball of mucus or fat so that they are impeded from triggering adverse immune reactions. But this will only last temporarily. Before long, the toxins will seep into the blood stream and into the cell membranes, disturbing metabolic functions.

TOP DETOX FOODS

• Fruit and Vegetables
• Water
• Raw Food/ Sprouts/Greens
• Fruits, veggies, whole grains and seeds

Organic foods when possible.

Foods to Avoid

• Sugar
• Fried Foods
• Dairy
• Alcohol
• Caffeine

Good luck for the rest of the year and may I wish all the readers a very Merry Christmas and a very healthy New Year.