On Dcomedieta I have often published detox diets. Some absolutely recommended, others to do for just 2 or 3 days.
But what exactly does detox diet mean? On this concept I notice that there is a lot, too much, confusion going on.

DIET DETOX: WHAT DOES DETOX MEAN

A detox diet commonly refers to a detoxification regimen.
What is often criticized is that the body does not need a diet to detoxify itself, it succeeds very well through the so-called excretory organs (kidneys, liver, etc.).

But is not so. If that were the case, in fact, there would be no people with high uric acid levels, or high cholesterol, or high triglycerides. There would be no people with intestinal and skin problems. But a lot of people have these problems. Can we say that their kidneys, skin or liver are KO? Who need a transplant? Obviously not.

But at the same time their health is also the result of what they eat.
And if they follow a diet that also has a functional effect on purification, they simply help their body to dispose of the excesses of an incorrect diet.

So the goal of the detox diet is not to replace a person’s kidneys or liver, but to encourage a change of course. From a diet rich in industrial products to one with more fruit and vegetables.

DIET DETOX: LIMITS

Clearly, if you don’t generally eat fruit and vegetables and are allergic to water like a hydrophobic dog, it won’t be a week of fruit and vegetables alone that will do the trick.

In support of this thesis that a detox diet is not enough, a Canadian research pointed the finger against detox diets of a few days. Because they can’t rebalance your high blood sugar or cholesterol levels in two or three days.

In fact, the detox diet should be considered a kind of rite of passage.
It can be used with a view to losing some weight but also to maintain a healthier diet.

Then, there are also detox diets that are based on absolutely unfounded and unscientific claims, and here the criticisms are all there. Alkaline diets, diets that purify the blood or oxygenate the tissues and so on.

However, this does not mean that all detoxifying or purifying diets are useless, but that we must, as usual, avoid drastic regimes and aim for a diet that makes us eat healthier.

What is the point of losing weight by putting on a stint for three or four days if then, to compensate for the physical and mental stress of the diet, we go back to eating at four jaws?

In a month I see people choose a diet, face it with the best of resolutions, get stressed out to lose a kilo and give in to Nutella.

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It starts that Nutella makes you sick and you have just started the diet.

Then it goes on that you are on a diet, everything is beautiful, the birds warble on your shoulders and you walk an inch off the ground (it’s lightness) but in the meantime you bought Nutella and keep it in the pantry.

You end up taking half a jar out one night and calling it “a little sagging”.

If we do not change some habits, it is unlikely that two weeks or ten days of healthy eating or a weekend of fruit juices and carrot and celery smoothies will work the miracle for us. This is taken for granted.

In short, those who choose the detox diet must take it into their heads to review their eating habits at the end of the detox.
But how to choose the right detox diet?