Detox Diet - Detoxifier: Example

Premise

The following indications are for informational purposes EXCLUSIVELY and are not intended to replace the opinion of professionals such as a doctor, nutritionist or dietician, whose intervention is necessary for the prescription and composition of PERSONALIZED food therapies.

Detox

The generic term Detox does not include a specific type of diet, but a group of diets designed for detoxification of the body.
Proponents of detox diets claim that most foods contain unwanted and harmful contaminants. Between these:

• Additives (flavor enhancers, dyes, preservatives, etc.)
• Medicines or pesticides (antibiotics, anabolics, antifungals, herbicides, pesticides, etc.)
• Pollutants (lead, arsenic, mercury, ferodo, hydrocarbons, phthalates, etc.).

The detox diet is not a system accepted by the scientific community, which, in addition to contesting its detoxifying capacity, believes it can induce various nutritional deficiencies.
Not surprisingly, sometimes the detox methods require questionable practices such as: therapeutic or controlled fasting, intestinal washing, taking supplements with a chelating action, strange therapies (such as the electric one) etc.
Any weight loss diet, if applied to an obese with metabolic diseases, causes positive effects on general health. The detox is no exception but, despite being rich in useful nutrients (vitamins, minerals, other antioxidants and phytoelements), it cannot be considered a healthy method.



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Preparation for the Detox Diet

To properly carry out a detox diet, it is first of all necessary to undergo a cycle of preparation for the actual diet.
This phase is necessary to eliminate all foods and drinks that (according to the detox principle) could trigger a withdrawal reaction:

• Coffee, food or other drinks containing stimulants
• Alcohol
• Added sugars (sucrose and fructose), both in packaged foods or recipes, and at a discretionary level
• Salt added (sodium chloride), both in packaged foods or recipes, and at a discretionary level
• Gluten: this protein is contained in the following cereals: wheat, spelled, spelled, oats, sorghum, barley and rye
• Milk and derivatives
• Synthetic sweeteners
• "Bad" fats: saturated and hydrogenated (rich in chains in trans conformation); they are contained in: butter, animal fat, margarines and bi-fractionated oils. The foods that contain them are mainly: junk food, fast food and packaged foods.
• Unnecessary food supplements and medications.

Detox Diet Organization

Features:

• The typical breakfast of the detox diet consists of:
  • About 50% in fruit (apples, pears, oranges, bananas, berries, strawberries, melon, watermelon, peaches, etc.) and vegetables (carrots, celery, turnips, tomatoes, ginger, green peppers, aubergines, courgettes, etc.).
  • About 50% in gluten-free cereals (millet, corn, rice, etc.) and derivatives (crackers, biscuits, biscuits, etc.), large oil seeds (almonds, walnuts, hazelnuts, etc.) and drinks such as white tea and vegetable milk.
• Snacks can be based on: fruit, vegetables and large oil seeds; it is allowed to use alternative condiments such as peanut butter, sauces such as hummus or guacamole, and gluten-free cereal-based snacks.
• The typical lunch and dinner of the detox diet consist of:
• About 60-80% of vegetables
• About 20-40% of legumes, cereals, pseudocereals and tubers (chickpeas, beans, lentils, broad beans, lupins, peas, rice, quinoa, amaranth, millet, corn, teff and sweet potatoes).
• Those who CANNOT do without it, can complete the meal with small portions of steamed fish.
• To flavor, extra virgin olive oil, avocado, lemon juice, guacamole, hummus and small oil seeds (sesame, chia, poppy, hemp, sunflower, etc.) are allowed.

Detox Diet Example

DAY 1

As can be seen from the table above, this example of a Detox Diet shows the lack of various nutritional principles; among them: sodium, potassium, calcium, zinc, thiamine, riboflavin, niacin and vitamin D. The fibers are excessive.

DAY 2

DAY 3

DAY 4

DAY 5

DAY 6

DAY 7