Most of us have done or have heard about these master cleanses; diets that claim to drop weight in just a few days! Diets such as the Hollywood Master Cleanse, Lemonade Diet, Juice Cleanse, Cabbage Soup Diet, and Tea Diet are quick fixes to many people. These diet promise to increase energy, drop weight, and rid the body of toxins and chemicals.
These diets can also result in headaches, irritability, dizziness, fatigue, colon damage, diarrhea, dehydration, and join and muscle pain. Yes these diets do cleanse the body of toxins and chemicals but also cleanse the body of valuable vitamins and minerals, leaving the immune system weak and you often sick.
Prolonged use or frequent dependency on these diets can lead to calcium loss and a sharp decrease in metabolism (starvation mode).
Yes these do result in weight loss. But that weight is actually your lean muscle breaking down; your body now uses that for fuel! So all that hard work you have put in at the gym was basically a waste! Plus many individuals binge eat after the completion of these crazy crash diets; leaving you weighing more than you did before the diet.
Additionally, many of these crazy cleanses require you to purchase special vitamins, juices, or packages of the actual detox; a money maker for them and a waste for you.
So basically detox diets are a waste....well not quite. Fasting has been apart of human history for centuries and actually does have "cleansing benefits". But they must be done the correct way and for the correct length of time. Dr. Oz released his 48 Hour Weekend Cleanse a few weeks ago. This cleanse focuses not on losing weight but on detoxing the liver, colon, and kidneys. These organs are vital to our survival and to having an efficient digestive system. His 48 hour cleanse consists of foods that are primarily detoxifying for those specific organs. This cleanse also eliminates caffeine, preservatives and sugar; all of which are hard your digestive system.
I completed the Dr. Oz cleanse this week and faced a few headaches from the caffeine elimination but overall I slept amazing, my skin look incredible, and my stomach aches vanished. Moreover, this cleanse has helped me to eliminate late night snacking, sugary cravings, and excessive caffeine. Basically putting me back on track! Perfect for after the holidays! I do recommend you do this on a weekend. It's fairly a lot of stuff to prepare the first time around and you are tired (lack of caffeine and in the cleansing process your body is finally able to take time to work internally rather than working so hard externally). So stock up on moves, books, Epsom salts for a warm bath; stay away from Facebook, and minimize the cell phone use. Make this detox work for not only your body but your mind!
You can find the complete Dr. Oz Cleanse here: http://www.doctoroz.com/videos/48-hour-weekend-cleanse
Good luck! Take care of that body!
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