Winter is here! With the arrival of the cold season, it is necessary to expel the toxins accumulated during the summer from organs like liver, kidneys, skin, intestines and lungs. A lack of physical activity and essential nutrients, junk food, energy drinks, fatigue, psychological stress, environmental pollution and drugs, lead to excessive exhaustion of our vital organs. That is why body cleanses have several multiple benefits.
The Detox diet is an actual process called “clean philosophy” which means: remove, regenerate, and detoxify. Its final aim is boosting metabolism, strengthening the immune system, and restoring a state of well-being of our body, thus preventing the signs of ageing.
This type of diet comes from the United States and is a correct lifestyle that you can adopt to cleanse the body by eating healthy foods with a detoxifying effect. The list of such foods includes seasonal fruits and vegetables, whole grains, both vegetable and animal proteins, favouring those coming from fish, and excellent condiments like extra virgin olive oil, aromatic herbs, lemon, garlic and onion.
A piece of valuable advice is to drink plenty of water, at least two and a half litres a day. You can also help yourself with herbal teas, smoothies and centrifugal juices. Moreover, a glass of lemon water in the morning, while the stomach is still empty, is another excellent habit to get an alkaline body.
This diet is useful to detoxify the liver, drain excess fluids and improve the symptoms of intolerances and allergies. The foods to be avoided for a detoxing diet are animal proteins, such as red and white meats.
Consumption of the eggs should be limited too, and cold cuts should be totally avoided. Other food to exclude are:
- refined cereals;
- foods derived from non-whole grains;
- products containing yeasts, dairy, animal derived seasoning and sauces, fried food, sweets;
- carbonated drinks, alcohol and caffeine;
- and also some kind of fruit, such as bananas, dates, grapes, figs, as they are too rich in sugar.
The principle of this detoxifying diet is a lifestyle change, to regain health and well-being, and avoid cellular damage.
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by Ilaria Chionetti Pininfarina
