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Unfortunately, the vast majority of us live in the hustle and bustle of today’s city-orientated society where overworking, food on the go and social niceties i.e. the friendly consumption of alcohol, mean that we rarely get time to rest and recuperate our tired and weary bodies. When added to air pollution and cigarette smoke that have become part of our daily life, many of us find that we suffer from a huge number of minor but annoying ailments.
These can include such things as:
- Headaches
- Skin complaints including dull, dry skin and dark circle under the eyes
- Poor sleep and difficulty waking up
- Sluggishness and fatigue
- Allergies
- Wrinkles
- Digestive problems such as constipation, gas and indigestion
- Bladder complaints
- Lowered immunity
- The impairment of cognitive functions such as a loss of memory, confusion, lack of concentration etc
- Mood swings
But why does our lifestyle and in particular our diet affect the way we feel so drastically?
Many of the foods we eat and the beverages we drink are thought to contain high numbers of potentially harmful toxins. Toxins are chemicals that are known to be poisonous to our bodies, thus when they are allowed to accumulate they start to affect the way in which our body’s function. The use of pesticides, insecticides, fertilisers and artificial preservatives all add toxins to our food and although the liver, kidneys and skin naturally detoxify the body, they are often thankful of any help they can get.
A detox diet cuts out many of the food groups that are thought to contain these potentially harmful toxins so that only healthy foods are eaten. These speeds up the elimination of toxins from the body so that many of the problems mentioned above disappear. Unfortunately sticking to a detox diet can be difficult as it normally involves giving up many of your favourite foods for between 7 and 14 days depending on the length of the detox programme.
However with a bit of will power and a good detox cook book you will hardly notice you have drastically changed your eating habits, that is until you suddenly feel more energetic, alert and generally much healthier and you develop a beautiful radiant glow.
By: Leroy
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