Master Cleanses and Detox Diets

This is a subject that comes up from time to time with my clients and I’m asked my opinion on these.  I personally feel they are unnecessary.

To truly cleanse your body and keep it clean, simply cut out processed foods.  Most of the foods we eat have a laundry list of ingredients that are nothing but chemicals.  Foods that are organic are natural and free of toxic pesticides and chemicals.  If you eat animal proteins, make sure that the animals were not fed a diet of chemically treated grain, antibiotics and steroids.  If you are drinking plenty of water throughout the day, you are constantly flushing your body.

Rather than make these dietary changes, people are always looking for a quick fix; the easy way out.  We're so eager to believe that our bodies are cesspools of evil toxins and undigested junk and that a cleanse is like hitting the reboot button.

Starving yourself on a liquid diet or sticking a hose up your bum in an effort to cleanse the colon only eliminates water weight which you will quickly gain back.  Master cleanses & liquid diets don't change unhealthy eating habits that pollute the body-Its like living a bing-purge lifestyle. 

For a real Master Cleanse, feed your body by eating clean, nutrient-rich organic foods and stay away from processed man-made foods.

Source: http://www.huffingtonpost.com/gina-pell/ladies-cut-the-detox_b_428387.html