Popular detox diets promise to flush poisons from your body, purge pounds of excess fat, clear your complexion and bolster your immune system, but experts say there’s little evidence that extreme regimens such as the Master Cleanse or Fruit Flush do anything more than lead to unpleasant, unhealthy side effects.
Still, these super-restrictive eating plans are hotter than ever. Removing unwanted chemicals is not a new idea, it is something that is well established but it becomes the thing to do for a short period of time. No one knows for sure the amount of dieters who use one of these detox program, but it is a huge industry so there must be some market for them.
Medical professionals are quick to warn the public that they do not know what the long term risks of these programs are. Vitamin deficiencies, muscle breakdown and blood-sugar problems not to mention frequent liquid bowel movements are some of the seriously unpleasant drawbacks to these plans, which are skimpy on solid foods and often call for laxatives. The lack of the nutrients may allow a person to be more susceptible to many other conditions that could make them sick or worse.
The scores of detox diet books and kits out there each have their own take on how to cleanse the body, one calls for spices and fruit juices, another for only vegetable purees, and many of them claim to help a person lose fat naturally, but most of them boil down to extremely low-calorie, primarily liquid diets.
The idea behind a detox diet, which can last anywhere from three days to about a month, is to rid the body of toxins absorbed from the environment and the less than healthy foods we eat, and this cleansing is supposed to leave you feeling energized.
The restrictive nature of some programs is so extreme that a person will only take in fluids and supplements for a period of time to cleanse their body. Many intestinal experts say we don’t need an extreme diet to cleanse our insides. We have a way to flush these poisons out of us through our waste and sweat that does not require a person to do anything special unless these are stopped by something else that is wrong. When you attempt to remove the unwanted chemicals by using a cleansing system, you often also remove things that your body needs to stay healthy.
The body is affected in a variety of ways and not all of them are pleasant when you use a cleansing system.
Another side effect of the cleansing system is the increased frequency of loose bowel movements, something that is never fun to deal with. Constant bouts of diarrhea will lead a person to many other unpleasant symptoms that might not be worth the effort.
Although no one can say for sure whether it is true, the plans say that if you follow them, you will be able to do more things with a greater burst of power than you did before. What research has proven is that by depriving your body of the nutrition that it requires for more than a few days can lead to someone actually being less energetic and less mentally alert. If you are consuming only liquid, you are lacking the protein that your muscles need to stay vibrant and healthy.
Although people can quickly drop pounds on these diets, the majority of people regain all the weight they lose on any diet. The more radical the program, the more likely this is to occur. The detox plans are a great way for a person to get into a weight loss plan, but if they don’t change their unhealthy habits they will regain the weight and probably more over the long term.
Cutting back on high-fat foods, eating in moderation and consuming more vegetables and fruits may not seem as glamorous as starving yourself like a celebrity for days, but it’s healthier for you in the long run and certainly sexier than rushing to the bathroom all day.

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