The Detox Diet Menu - A Sample Day

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Other clinical studies, however, have indicated that diet-based illnesses can be reduced or even eliminated through, of course, a change in diet. A detoxification, or detox diet menu, can be highly effective in erasing the damage done by a nutritionally-deficient, toxin-laden diet. While a detox diet menu may not be appropriate for everyone, if you get checked out by your doctor in advance and get the all clear, a detox diet menu may be the answer to a great many of your health issues.

What To Expect From A Detox Diet Menu

When you are following your detox diet menu, the types of foods and beverages you can consume will be restricted for between two and four weeks. During that time you'll be eating and drinking things chosen to flush accumulated toxins from your system and to jump start the process of cellular renewal.

You will begin each day of your detox diet menu by drinking one cup of freshly squeezed vegetable or fruit juice, used to wash down a tablespoon of ground flaxseed. On days one and two, you will also eat a half-cup of fresh fruit one-quarter to one-half hour before eating a serving of whole grains (except for wheat). You can choose brown rice or rice cereals or pasta, millet, buckwheat, oats, quinoa, or amaranth. If you prefer, you can make a smoothie from rice milk, rice protein powder, and any fruit of your choice.

Mid-Morning Snack And Lunch

You'll be steaming your vegetables for many of your detox diet menu meals, and for your morning snack you can drink one of two cups of the water in which they were steamed, with a cup of fresh fruit juice, and some celery sticks with hummus.

Lunchtime on the detox menu diet could be vegetable soup from some of that same steamed vegetable broth, with your choice of chopped veggies and herbs mixed in. Or you could have a bowl of your favorite steamed veggies, rinsed in a mix of one part vinegar to three parts filtered water, and cooked with skin and leaves. Freshly made applesauce is a great dessert.

Afternoon Snack And Dinner

It's more fresh fruit for your afternoon pick-me-up on the detox diet sample menu, and dinner is basically a repeat of lunch, with the addition of quinoa with curried lentils, and a vegetable salad with garlic, olive oil, and fresh lemon juice. You should vary the fruits, vegetable, grains, herbs, and spices you eat throughout the detox diet menu program, both to keep things interesting and to ensure that you are getting a wide range of vitamins, minerals, and phytonutrients. Getting plenty of antioxidants is especially important, because they will defend you body against toxins and free radicals.