Weight Loss - Three Reasons To Avoid That Detox Or Cleanse

One of the hot approaches offering right now to help jumpstart health and boost weight loss results that more and more people are trying out, is the detox or cleanse.

You've likely to have read about these various cleanses before but you're not too certain whether you should, in fact, try one out yourself.

Before you dive right in, here are some important points to consider...

1. Most Detox's Sacrifice Your Metabolic Rate. First, take note most detox approaches - any approach that has you eating fewer than 1000 calories per day - is going to destroy your metabolic rate. Sure, you might lose some weight when you first begin but after you come off the cleanse or detox, you'll be gaining it right back again.

What's worse is,when you resume your normal eating habits you might actually gain back even more weight than you lost - since your metabolic rate is now on super slow speed.

2. A Cleanse Can Destroy Good Nutrition. Next, take note many detox plans can destroy good nutrition. They have you eating nothing but vegetables for a week straight, letting you think this is healthy.

It's not.

Remember, for optimal health your body should take in lean protein and healthy omega fats, as well as those vegetables daily. While the other foods in your diet are taken in over the short-term - dairy, grains, other fats, and so forth, you must take in protein and omega fats daily.

If not, you will see consequences such as muscle mass loss and poor hormonal levels.

3. You'll Be Miserable For 3, 5 or 7 Days Straight. Finally, let's not forget the fact you will be miserable for 3, 5, or 7 days straight - however long that detox runs for.

You'll be hungry, irritable, low in energy, and you'll be counting down the hours until the detox is done.

This is not a good way to promote well-being, especially if your stress levels begin to run high.

So what's the better approach?

To detox yourself as best as possible, focus on removing all processed, refined, and simple sugars. Eat only foods that come naturally from the ground or wild and put a special emphasis on lean meat and organic fruits and vegetables. Be sure to drink at least eight glasses of fresh water - with added lemon if you prefer.

Eat this way for a week or two and watch how much better you feel. There's really no reason to go on some harsh detox approach if you follow this simple strategy.


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