Detoxification – Diet Wisdom from a Bygone Era

Article by Mark Freeman

The detox diet is a good example of the clash between Western medicine and alternative approaches. You need to learn all you can about the detox diet if you’re interested in trying it. There are a variety of ways you can use this approach. This diet is not suitable for use with some diseases so if you have any existing medical conditions, exercise extreme caution.

There are two basic approaches with many types of detox diets. First, the diet calls for avoiding foods that are known to introduce toxins in your body. Naturally, that is probably something every person should do, anyway. Secondly, the particular diet will recommend you eat foods, or drink liquids, that support the body’s ability to process and eliminate toxins. There is a fairly large variety of detox diets, and frequently they also require that your intake of calories is reduced, as well. You will find some that have you eat much smaller portions or even go on liquid fasting such as with juices, only. One thing that is becoming well-known is that the body is healthier when it is alkaline, rather than acidic. Natural health realizes the importance of the correct pH levels, so that is the goal of most detox diets. Some of the diets for detoxing your body are based only in liquids, including water first, but also lemon water, herbal detox teas, and also ginger teas. If you are unfamiliar with herbal treatments, you will find there are many different types of detoxes. When looking for information on natural health and herbal remedies, go to your local health food or supplement store. Herbs are naturally occurring substances that have many uses, and many of them can be used for detoxification.

You can find a variety of detox systems all over the world. It would be impossible to list all of them in this article. Many detox plans originated in India and follow the Ayurvedic system of treating the body. Pancha Karma – an Ayurvedic cleansing approach that is very popular – has three Phases – Preparation, Cleansing, and Rejuvenation. Of the five “actions” to purification that make up the second phase, only three are generally used in the Western world. A specific diet and the inclusion of Ayurvedic herbal products are used to treat the whole body and get the metabolism and elimination processes functioning correctly again.

The conditions for which the detox diet may be helpful are often associated with the effects of living in a highly industrialized society. Moreover, it is not so much the type of society as it is the lifestyles that are more prevalent within any particular society. Your eating habits, exercise habits, and stress levels all have an immense influence.

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