Lose Weight and Detoxify Your Body with Fresh Fruits
Monday, August 16th, 2010Choosing to do a natural body cleanse detoxification program several times a year is one of the smartest health care choices we can make. Detoxing our body has never been more obligatory than in the last 20 years. We deal with an unprecedented and frightening amount of toxins in our air, water, and in our food.
A seasonal body detoxification, alone, is usually not adequate to rid our body of toxins, specially if our general eating and lifestyle are less than ideal. Therefore the second wisest health care practices we can create is to implement numerous healthy habits into our everyday life. There are hundreds of healthy habits to choose from, one of which is increase the fresh fruit to your detox diet.
Fruits are a natural purifier, particularly the acid fruits, like pineapple, lemons, limes, grapefruit, for example. If you get into the habit of having 2 or 3 pieces of fruit every day, you will, in effect, create a gentle, painless detox maintenance program for your body.
Here are some guidelines for making the greatest benefit from eating fruit:
It is best to eat fruit by itself because it breaks down so rapidly in the digestive track. Do not eat fruit with a heavy meal or with meat. You will create a putrefication response in your digestive track that will create gas, indigestion or bloating and sabotage your nourishment. The safest time to have fruit is first thing in the morning.
Another good time to eat fruit is as a snack mid or late afternoon. Opt for a low glycemic fruit like apple if hypoglycemia might be a problem.
With fruit, more is not necessarily better. Fruit holds sugars and too much at once can spike your blood sugar levels like a candy bar.
