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Healthy Food Choices for Detoxing

Last Update: August 12, 2008

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There are certain foods that naturally detoxify the body. Learn how to adjust your diet to fit your specific health and nutrition needs in this healthy shopping video.

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Avoid dehydration
Body can detox itself
Weight can be gained back
Eat healthy

About this Author

Mary Hondros graduated from University of Georgia with a Bachelor of Science in Dietetics. She currently works as a nutritionist for New Hanover County Schools in North Carolina. Her main focus is to teach children to improve nutritional habits.

by marie33 on November 30, 2008 at 10:36 AM

not that helpful

by Kita30 on January 13, 2009 at 6:27 AM

I agree, it was not helpful at all. She could have touched on what the certain foods were that naturally detoxes the body.

by ktotheat on January 21, 2009 at 5:57 PM

She could also touch on the fact that there are different types of detox diets. The one she talked about was the strictest. I'm surprised she didn't mention enemas, and colonoscopy's as well. The more common, healthy detox diets include fruits, vegetables, water, teas, brown rice, and organic/natural foods. You can also eat olive oil, soup broth, mushrooms, fish, unsalted nuts, oatmeal...etc. It is really not that hard to do and does take all of the "bad" toxins out of your body. Fats, sugars, alcohol, food additives, food preservatives...etc. It makes your organs work the way they are suppose to, and also help your digestive system. The amount of energy you have will also increase.

by rebaterock on April 14, 2009 at 9:36 AM

I agree, it doesn't say anything about healthy foods for detoxing, only why not to do a liquid detox. I was disappointed, when I finally got it to finish loading.

by rebaterock on April 14, 2009 at 9:36 AM

I agree, it doesn't say anything about healthy foods for detoxing, only why not to do a liquid detox. I was disappointed, when I finally got it to finish loading.

by rebaterock on April 14, 2009 at 9:36 AM

I agree, it doesn't say anything about healthy foods for detoxing, only why not to do a liquid detox. I was disappointed, when I finally got it to finish loading.

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MARY HONDROS: So detoxing diets are all the new rave. Basically, these diets tell you to consume a certain powdered form of liquid that they provide for you, for about 5 to 7 days straight, and absolutely no solid food. The idea behind this is that it's detoxing your body. And so there are some effects from doing this, such as rapid and severe weight loss and then also dehydration. The problem with these diets is that not only do they put you at risk for dehydration, but the weight that you loose is easily gained back as soon as you start eating solid food. So, some things to remember about detox diets is that they're generally not good for weight loss. They're generally unhealthy. And they do slow your metabolism down in the end because it does cause your body to go into starvation mode, which means that your body's consuming fewer calories because it thinks that you're starving and as soon as--it doesn't know the next time food will be available, so you're trying to conserve, so it slows down your metabolism which is kind of the opposite effect that you intended on. So, if you're looking at any kind of a detox diet, just remember the following 4 things. It's generally unhealthy, can cause dehydration. Also secondly, remember that your body does have systems in place to detox itself. That's what your kidneys and your liver are for, and your GI tract as well. Thirdly, just remember that the weight loss that you do loose from a detox diet will be easily gained back as soon as you start eating solid food. And lastly, you wouldn't need a detox diet if you just ate healthy. So those are the 4 tips--4 things to think about when it comes to detox diets.