Archive for the ‘Cleansing Foods’ Category

The Lemon Juice Cleanse has been quite popular in the past few years and it is a great way to detox our body from an over load of toxins and also helps you in losing weight. This diet is simple and easy to follow as it contains not many ingredients.

It is common for people to go on a detox 2 or 3 times a year depending on what type of diet they consume everyday and a great way to cleanse the body is by going on a lemon detox which is replacing your regular meals with a lemon detox drink.

To make the lemon juice cleanse you can use either hot or cold filtered water,freshly squeezed lemon juice,tree syrup and cayenne pepper or even ginger can be used.By drinking between 5-9 glasses a day and also drinking normal filtered water you will be detoxing your body of accumulated toxins from your body.

You may be wondering what each ingredient may help you with while on this detox,they each have an important role in the detoxification process of your body.

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Going on a detox once in a while is important to your health as it removes harmful toxins from your body.It can also help remove mucoid plaque which is a build up of sticky mucous from undigested food such as processed foods and a high sugar diet.Once you have cleansed your body you will have more energy,your immune system will be a lot stronger and it will also help you lose weight.I will list some Detox Recipes that will help you make choices on which food to eat.

The foods that you should include in your detox diet are fruits such a strawberries,peaches,apples,bannanas and melons.Friut juice is also great,popcorn which is unsalted,vegetables like onions,broccoli,turnips,carrots and cabbage.Fresh fish,tofu,rice cakes,herbal teas as well as 2 litres of water daily.Your detox recipes should also have brown rice,ginger,garlic and other herbs that you like.

The foods that you should avoid when on a detox are butter,eggs,margerine,dairy products,red meat,salted nuts,junk food,processed food,,tea and coffee,alcohol and salt.

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Eating a balanced diet daily is very important to stay fit and healthy, but studies have shown that most of the foods that you can buy today are very acidic and can cause problems to start within the body. Questions have been asked about what is the difference between Alkaline VS Acidic Foods and there are important facts that you should be aware of.

To obtain a healthy diet , we must consume 80% alkaline foods and 20% acidic foods in our diet. If this is not achieved we may feel symptoms such as fatigue, headaches, aches and pains through out the body and also digestion problems such as bloating.

Eating too much acidic foods over time will cause these symptoms to appear and it can be easily fixed by concentrating on eating a diet high in alkaline foods. Having a too acidic body can lead to chronic yeast infections as this condition thrives in a acidic environment.This can also cause you to have an overload of toxins in the body, which can put a lot of pressure on your vital organs such as the liver.

If you suspect that you have a highly acidic body, the best way is to go on a natural body detox, which will not only eliminate toxins from the body, but also get back the right ph balance in your body. Below I will list the most popular alkaline VS acidic foods.

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Detox recipes are very beneficial when you want to remove toxins from your body. If you are feeling tired all the time at get sick too often it is a sign that your body is under stress and having trouble eliminating toxins on a daily basis. Read the rest of this entry »