Fruit diets require you to eat only fruit for a selected period of time. Freedomyou says a fruit diet should never be practiced as a daily lifestyle. You may go into a fruit fasting period for a day per week or for several days -- perhaps even as long as a month -- but if you restrict yourself to eating nothing but fruit 100 percent of the time, you're missing out on many key nutrients other foods provide.
Background
Fruits are rich in enzymes and vitamins. They also contain high amounts of fiber, which helps satisfy your hunger for a longer period of time. Vitamin C is a significant presence in fruit and not created or stored by your body; it helps protect against aging, cancer and heart disease. Another vitamin in fruit is Vitamin A, which helps vision and the immune system.
One Month Diet
Freedomyou provides guidelines for a 30-day fruit diet; that's a long time if you haven't tried a fruit diet before, so aim for about 10 days to start. The first three days are the most difficult. You don't need to limit yourself, though; if you want to try it for a month, go for it.
Effects
Fruits can eliminate harmful toxins from your organs and help your lungs and respiratory system by eliminating extra mucous. Fruits also help your digestive system by cleaning out the bowels more efficiently. Your body may experience bowel problems, such as diarrhea, at the beginning of the diet, but they should subside as your body acclimates itself.
What to Eat
Make sure the fruit you eat is in season. Certain fruits are not nearly as effective in nutrition or quality of taste at certain times of the year. Inspect fruits before you buy them. Apples are a nutritious food because of the presence of pectin, which helps with bowel activity and body cleansing by turning to a gel in the intestine. Bananas are rich in potassium, which helps strengthen your heart. They also possess a lot of minerals. Grapes help your heartbeat and remove uric acid from your body.
Considerations
Eat as much fruit as you want in the diet's first three days. After three days, start the day eating fruits such as bananas, mangos and grapes, due to their high calorie content. Freedomyou suggests drinking vegetable juice during your fruit diet.
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