Detox the right way, in time for summer!

I want to change the way you think about detoxing. You may have already... if not, this is the week to make the switch.

Detoxing is good

Boosting your body's natural detoxification system is a smart move, especially if your lifestyle is characterized by city living, junk food, alcohol and stress. These factors can overload your body with damaging free radicals. These chemicals cause irreversible molecular damage, premature aging and a whole host of chronic diseases.

But most detoxes backfire

Most detox kits and programs prescribe specific potions, juice-only regimes or restrictive eating plans that cut out multiple food groups. Cutting back on burgers, beer and blueberry muffins is wise. But by going to extremes of restriction, most detox plans starve your body of the exact nutrients it needs to mount a serious defense against free radical damage.

You feel clean, but what is happening inside?

Eating less takeaway can have you feeling lighter and cleaner, but simply de-junking your diet would do that anyway. If you eliminate dairy, you miss out on calcium needed to regulate fat burning in cells. By omitting wholegrain cereals, you cut back on specific antioxiants that compliment the ability of fruits and vegetables to naturally detoxify your body.

Nourish your body

By eating the right amounts of all food groups (vegetables, fruit, dairy, protein, healthy oils and wholegrain starches) you give your body the nourishment it requires to optimise its natural detoxification process. You give your liver a fighting chance to eliminate more free radicals.

Switch to nutrient-rich

Rather than think you need to eliminate much more than just the junk in your diet, think about making the switch to nutrient rich eating as your normal eating pattern.

See you in the studio,

Hayley