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Body Detoxification Program and Products
by Dr. Karen Yale, B.A., D.C.
Skip the closet cleaning! Ditch the drawer de-cluttering! Spring time is the perfect time to cleanse yourself internally.
Every day we are bombarded by toxins. We eat them. We drink them. We inhale them. Never before has toxicity been of greater concern than today.
Just take a look at the ingredients in a can of soda or your favorite snack and you'll see a dizzying array of hard-to-pronounce chemicals, additives and preservatives. Add to that the typical sedentary winter lifestyle, and you could have sludge, mucous, indigestion, weight gain and much more.
Detoxification is NOT about starvation. It's about enhancing your body's built in cleansing proccess. The goal is to avoid chemicals and toxic food sources while increasing fiber such as fruits, vegetables, and natural foods. Detoxification can even be as simple as drinking an extra quart of water each day for a week.
Most experts agree that a three-to seven-day detox program works best. Shorter and you dont get at the root cause, longer and you could upset your body's internal balance. Here's a list of effective foods to include when you detox:
- Vegetables - fresh or frozen including carrots, beets, spinach, cabbage, garlic.
- Beans - white, butter, pinto, kidney, red, green and brown lentils.
- Fruit - all varieties.
- Rye crackers and rice cakes.
- Oats - sprinkled over fruit or sweetened with honey.
- Fresh fish - cod, salmon, crab, sole, tilapia.
- Unsalted nuts and seeds.
- Water - at least 8 glasses a day.
Be sure to avoid such foods as turkey, red meat, dairy, processed foods, condiments, alcohol, tea, coffee, salt, chocolate, sweeteners, and soda pop.
Botanic Choice offers an array of cleansing nutrients and supplements including #739 Colon Cleanse Formula™, aloe vera, psyllium, flaxseed and a myriad of herbal teasto support your detox program.
Clean "house" this spring with a good colon cleansing and enjoy new life and vitality all year long!
Dr. Yale is a Clinical Nutritionist and the Clinical Director of the Integrated Medical Center in Bonita Springs, Florida.