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Detox Books
Matthew Brittain Phillips
Gerald Don Wootan
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March 8, 2010

Detox Diets For Dummies

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Detox Diets For Dummies is your guide to making informed choices about cleansing your body and mind safely and conveniently

Researchers have found that we ingest dangerous chemicals every day in our food, water, and the air we breathe. Detox Diets For Dummies helps you understand the effects of these chemicals on your body and find safe, gentle methods to expel them from your system.

This comprehensive guide provides clear, reliable information on the leading detox plans so you can accurately assess your own needs and select the best plan for your desired detox goal. A screening quiz helps you identify the program and plan that best suits your lifestyle and personal detox objectives. Detox Diets For Dummies provides plenty of healthy recipes and exercises help clear your body

of toxins without harmful or unpleasant side effects.

  • Helps you flush away harmful chemicals safely and easily
  • Reveals why some popular detox programs may cause more harm than good
  • Supplies a screening quiz to help you identify your personal detox needs and choose the right program
  • Recommends programs for quitting smoking or drinking, fighting allergies, and losing weight, calming stress and anxiety, increasing your energy, and revitalizing your spirit.
  • Includes more than 35 recipes for safe cleansing of toxins and other harmful agents

Whether you are motivated by weight loss, disease prevention, metal purification, or physical revival-Read Detox Diets For Dummies for a variety of detox programs that are all natural and fit every lifestyle.

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About The Author

Dr. Gerald Don Wootan, DO, M.Ed., is a board-certified osteopathic physician and the medical director of Jenks Health Team, a medical practice that specializes in integrative medicine with an emphasis on natural detoxification and nutritional supplementation. M. Brittain Phillips is a freelance writer.

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To be truly healthy, you have to limit the amount of toxins entering your system and be proactive about detoxifying the harmful substances already in your body. By making smart food choices, improving your eating habits, boosting your health with dietary supplements, and exercising every day, you can decrease your toxicity and improve your health naturally.
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In total, food companies add 2,800 substances to their products in an effort to save a buck, boost sales, and ensure that their food will last on the store shelves for a very long time. Many of the toxins that are intentionally added to processed foods are dangerous or detrimental to consumers' health. Here's a snapshot of what you may find in your food: Aspartame: One of the more toxic substances we are exposed to nearly every day, aspartame is a blend of toxic chemicals that’s used as a sugar substitute in processed foods.
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Making smart food choices is only half the battle when it comes to eating right. To make the most of your detox diet, be sure to adopt the following eating habits: Eat slowly. Don’t multitask during your meals, and don’t eat in front of the television. Focus on the food in front of you, and take your time with it.
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To be truly healthy, you have to limit the amount of toxins entering your system and be proactive about detoxifying the harmful substances already in your body. By making smart food choices, improving your eating habits, boosting your health with dietary supplements, and exercising every day, you can decrease your toxicity and improve your health naturally.
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Saunas are great for flushing out the toxins that build up in your body’s fat cells. Your kidneys are detoxification powerhouses, and the intense sweating you can enjoy while spending time in a sauna can clear out about one-third of the toxic material that your kidneys remove from your bloodstream. Multiple studies have shown that saunas are effective in removing solvents, organic chemicals, PCBs, pharmaceuticals, and heavy metal toxins from the human body.
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If you’re not enjoying optimal health, or if you’re struggling with obesity, you need to take a good, hard look at the many benefits of a detox diet. Changing what you eat (and how you eat it) so that you’re focusing on wholesome, healthy foods and cutting out toxic ingredients is the first and most important step toward ensuring good health and maintaining a healthy weight.
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If you have food allergies, you need to avoid certain foods. Never eat the specific food you are allergic to, of course, but also make sure to avoid caffeine, sugar, and alcohol. The most allergenic foods include eggs, soy, wheat, tree nuts, peanuts, milk, and shellfish. Luckily, there are many foods you can eat!
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If toxins are making you ill, you need to work with a doctor or other healthcare professional to get proper diagnosis and treatment. And if detoxification is a health priority for you — whether you’re sick or not — you need a doctor whose training goes beyond traditional medicine. The doctor you need will integrate ideas from traditional and alternative treatments to create the best treatment program for you.
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Chewing is extremely important to your health. You can do your body a lot of good just by processing your food the right way — from the first bite. Chewing is the first step in the digestive process, and if it’s not done correctly, your digestion can really suffer. An important aspect of the chewing process is the act of physically breaking down your food into smaller pieces.
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The food choices you make can have a tremendous impact on your allergies. Of course, when it comes to food allergies, the choices you make about what you eat can be a matter of life or death (in extreme cases). But even with more common allergies, like pet or seasonal allergies, you can make a lot of headway just by picking out the right food options.
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If you need or want to have amalgam fillings in your teeth removed, you and your dentist should follow these protocols to limit your exposure to the toxic mercury they contain. The patient’s protocol before dental work on amalgam fillings As the patient, you should take the following supplements starting before your fillings are removed: Cilantro: Helps with mercury removal Vitamin C: Improves immunity and detoxification Alpha-lipoic acid: Aids liver health Garlic: Boosts immunity and has sulfur Kidney formula (with juniper and uva ursi): Strengthens kidney health Liver formula (with milk thistle and olive leaf): Boosts liver health Vitamin D: Aids kidney function and bones Turmeric: Helps immunity Vitamin B complex: Aids liver function You should also take detox baths once a week while the fillings are being removed.
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The range and amount of environmental toxins that people are faced with today have exceeded the capability of many people’s bodies to carry out detoxification without any help. The result? Widespread disease. Environmental toxins like heavy metals and chemicals can be disastrous for your immune system, and you need to prioritize limiting your exposure to these substances and acting quickly to detoxify your body if you need to.
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How do you know when your toxin-free diet is really making a difference in your life? How can you be sure the healthy choices you’re making through detoxification are having a positive effect on your body? Here are some ways to tell if your detox diet is playing off and helping to create a healthier you. You lose weight When you cut down on the amount of toxins you take in with your food and water, and when you eat the kinds of foods that boost your ability to get rid of toxins, you experience an overall decrease in the amount of toxic materials present in your body.
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Bacteria are on and in us all the time, including the kinds of bacteria that can cause infections. The trick is that they’re present in extremely small numbers, and they don’t start being harmful unless they’re given the chance to multiply. You want to make sure the bacteria around you don’t get enough momentum to grow in number and challenge your immune system on a dangerous level.
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Your body can take care of quite a bit of detoxification on its own, but today’s elevated toxin levels demand that you give your body a hand. If you want to enjoy long-term good health, you must work hard to enhance and augment your body’s detox efforts by taking these steps: Choose your food wisely: You can drastically cut down on your toxicity by making good food choices.
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You can use the colors of fruits and vegetables to help guide your dietary levels of antioxidants, which is extremely important component for your diet. Antioxidants are substances that help to cut down on oxidation — a process that occurs normally in the body but can run rampant and damage your body’s cells (especially in the presence of toxins).
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Going through a regular workout inevitably improves your muscle strength and endurance. Your muscles can help you make the most of your detoxification efforts through stimulation of your lymph system and control of your blood sugar. Revving up your lymph system through exercise One important function of exercise relates to stimulating your lymph system, which is a key body system for detoxification.
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A toxin is any substance that your body can’t use in a purposeful way or that requires energy to be removed. Even substances that your body has to have to survive can be toxic if you get too much of them. If you have a good grasp of what’s out there in terms of toxins, you can more easily identify and avoid them.
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All of us need to take vitamin, mineral, and other supplements to ensure good nutrition and to aid our bodies’ natural detoxification efforts. If you decide to purchase supplements, make sure you’re buying safe, effective varieties. Otherwise, you’re throwing your money away. Here are some questions to ask when considering which supplements to purchase: Are the products made in the United States?
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Grocery stores are designed to encourage maximum sales, not maximum health. In fact, grocery store layouts discourage healthy food choices – the kinds of choices required by a detox diet. The aisles in the center are full of processed foods; you often have to walk past a bakery to get to the produce; and the last items you see as you’re waiting in line to check out are candy bars and sodas.
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The toxicity of lead has been recognized for many years, but the widespread use of the metal throughout history means that we’ll be forced to deal with lead and its health consequences for the foreseeable future. Lead poisoning causes many health problems, including damage to neurological systems. The developing brains and nervous systems of children can be severely harmed if their lead levels are too high.
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