DETOX DIET

There is an important benefit to internal cleansing that most people experience, weight loss. An internal cleansing program can help restore balance in the body and increase the metabolism, reactivating the body's fat-burning mechanisms. After a thorough detoxification program, you'll find yourself much more inclined to making a healthier dietary and lifestyle choice.

If you are trying detox for the first time and want to burn your fat rapidly. Mind Body & Skin Clinic’s detox diet plan is definitely a program that can be recommended. Our clinic’s specialized weight loss and internal cleansing program provides a key turning point for a healthier and a more balanced style of living.


WHY DETOX DIET? ^top

From the moment you are born, your body needs to expend energy. This energy comes from the food you eat and digest. The digestive system is very efficient in doing this but it still isn’t perfect. As you get older and your bodily functions decline and your digestive system becomes less efficient. The digestive system begins to malfunction and toxins begin to accumulate inside your intestines. Consequently energy is more increasingly consumed just for the upkeep of the system itself.

A detox diet benefits you in two major ways:

First, it allows your body’s digestive system to rest. If you have never fasted before, it is reasonable to say that until now your digestive organs have been continuously working nonstop all your life. It should be no wonder why it’s function aren’t doing so well, since it has never had a vacation. During your fasting period, your digestive systems are able to rest and thus able to use the wasted energy, which were spent on the upkeep of itself, to be used for the restoration of other parts of the body.

Second, while you are fasting your intestines and internal organs have a chance to purge themselves of the toxins that has been piling up since you started using your digestive organs. Using laxative at this time is recommended and will help you rid of these unwanted wastes.


WHAT IS DETOX THERAPY? ^top

Toxins that affect the body can include alcohol, cigarette smoke, pesticides, mercury, food additives, oral contraceptives, cleaning supplies and even synthesized perfume. Once exposed to these toxins, the body tries to break them down into less harmful compounds that can be excreted via stools or urine. This is a completely natural process of recovering one’s body from excessive intake of toxins.

But after years of continuous exposure to these toxins, the body can no longer keep up with the unending elimination process and some of the toxins are left circulating the bloodstream, getting stored in the liver, body fat cells and many other parts of the body including the intestines.

Detox therapy is a specialized treatment method that assists the natural detox process of the body in ridding of these accumulated toxins of the body.


WHY DO WE NEED TO DETOX? ^top

Our bodies are able to detoxify toxins naturally. However, many experts believe that the enormous amount of chemicals we ingest daily through contaminated food, water, and environment can be quite above the normal range one’s body can process. The buildup, called the ‘toxic burden’ or the ‘body burden’, can easily overwhelm the body's capacity to detoxify and may lead to hormonal imbalance, nutritional deficiency, and inefficient metabolism. Accumulation of toxins may lead to subtle warning symptoms, such as fatigue, poor skin state, chronic migraine and pain. Over time these symptoms may lead to all sorts of diseases. Hence the need for detox arises.


WHAT HAPPENS TO THE BODY WHILE DETOX FASTING? ^top

Clarity of thought and dramatically enhanced energy are common experiences during detox fasting. Enhanced sensory perception is also common. Digestive processes are minimized so salivary glands, stomach, gall bladder, pancreas, liver and intestines are able to rest. With the digestive system working at a bare minimum, cleansing and rejuvenation can be initiated.

Energy used for detoxification and normal bodily functions are provided from the excessive stores of fat and protein cells of the body. To minimize the loss of protein cells at this period, it is recommended to do muscle exercises.


WHAT IS THE BENEFIT OF DETOX FASTING? ^top

People who try the detox diet often find it can improve toxicity symptoms such as fatigue, joint pain, headache, pain, premenstrual syndrome, unhealthy skin, poor concentration, anxiety and irritability, frequent colds, heartburn, constipation, and frequent gas emissions.

Detox diets may be recommended as part of a supervised treatment plan for chronic disease such as autoimmune disease, multiple chemical sensitivity, fibromyalgia, chronic fatigue syndrome, digestive disorders, heart disease, hypertension and arthritis. Detox diets are thought to prevent chronic diseases, such as arthritis, heart disease, and cancer.