Fall season is also a great time to consider cleaning your system to boost your immune system for the colder months. And if you’ve been through a lot of parties, ate too much and drank too much alcohol during the summer months, then you should be seriously thinking about Fall detox.

Here are great Fall detox ideas from Aventine Hill.

Exercise daily. Whether it’s a brisk walk, a jog, yoga, stretching, a game of basketball…do SOMETHING.  You need fresh air daily!  Whether you open up a few windows or doors (yes, even in the winter) for a short time daily…or you get that wonderful fresh air while you exercise…you NEED fresh air daily.  Airing out your home daily can also reduce stagnant stale air harboring germs.

Drink 6-8 glasses of water daily.  Water is a natural detoxifier and will not only hydrate every cell in your body, it will flush out impurities.

Eat to reduce toxins:

Eliminate all junk food including soda and other sugar drinks.  Eliminate alcohol and smoking.

Your body needs a good balance of the right nutrients every day.  Make sure you include whole grains, beans, rice, fruits and vegetables (preferably organic).  Fruits and veggies are very high in fiber.  Fruits should be eaten in the morning.  Pears and apples are wonderful in cleansing.   Just like the old saying goes:  An apple a day keeps the doctor away. Vegetables are wonderful because they help your body to produce enzymes which in turn will help to push out that build up of toxins throughout your body.

DO NOT EAT fried foods, red meat or anything that is processed.  No refined sugars!  And try to avoid dairy products.  Pasteurization is actually not really healthy.  So for just a couple days while you’re detoxing, use rice or almond milk as a replacement for regular milk.  No cheese, yogurt, etc.

Eliminate trans-fats.  Read labels. Legally a company can label a product as ‘zero trans fats’ when in fact they are allowed by law to have .499 grams of trans-fat per serving in the product.  If the label includes the word ‘hydrogenated’ in it…just pass it by.

What is a trans-fat? They are chemically altered oils/fats.  What are the alternatives to trans-fats? Get your fats from nuts, seeds, olive oil, avocados.  If you look at a label and you cannot pronounce ingredients or they sound like a chemical…put the product down.

Not only during times of cleansing but all year long you should be eating foods high in calcium and magnesium.  Two very important things to eat naturally and maintain a healthy system.  These also will help clean out your colon and help your bowels expel all that nasty stuff up in there.

Foods high in calcium (but not dairy) include:

* Spinach
* Broccoli
* Okra
* Cabbage
* Almonds
* Kale
* Beet Greens
* Turnip Greens
* Sunflower Seeds
* Sesame Seeds
* Oranges
* Watercress

High in Magnesium (but not dairy):

* Spinach
* Parsley
* Artichokes
* Banana
* Coconut
* Walnuts
* Cashews
* Pine nuts
* Almonds
* Corn
* Sunflower Seeds
* Barley
* Buckwheat
* Oat bran
* Wheat Flour
* Prune juice
* Beans
* Pumpkin & Pumpkin Seeds
* Spinach
* Squash
* Potatoes with the skin!
* Tomato paste

Make sure you eat a balanced diet of calcium and magnesium. Magnesium enhances the absorption of calcium and they work hand in hand to support the nervous system. Get plenty of vitamin C too! It helps repair body tissues and helps the body form collagen, a kind of protein that makes you feel better and look younger. Then, chew your food well and don’t eat too much before bed time.

When you do these things for a week, be prepared to see great results: clear skin, improved bowel movement, and an overall feeling of wellness.

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Everyday, we are faced with increasing exposure to toxins from what we eat and drink, medical drugs that we take, cosmetic products that we use, as well as alcohol, cigarettes and pollutants in our environment. Under normal circumstances, our body is naturally able to deal with toxins efficiently. However, given the high amount of toxicity we are susceptible to today it’s hard for our bodies to keep up.

It’s easy to help your body detox in a natural way. Most people experience that they get plenty of new energy when they start to detox properly.

Global Healing Center says that there are many techniques you can follow and supplements you can take to detox your body. But, the best way is to eat lots of foods that helps your body to naturally eliminate the toxins. Add the following foods to your diet to help it detox on a daily basis.

10 Detox Foods

1. Fruits

• extremely high in liquid-content, helping the body wash out toxins
• very easy to digest and are high in antioxidants, nutrients, fiber and many important vitamins like vitamin C

2. Green Foods

• blue green algae, barley, wheatgrass, kale, spinach, spirulina, alfalfa, chard, arugula or other organic leafy greens
• helps give a chlorophyll-boost to your digestive tract. Chlorophyll rids the body of harmful environmental toxins from smog, heavy metals, herbicides, cleaning products and pesticides.
• aid the liver in detoxification.

3. Lemons, Oranges and Limes

• aid the body in flushing out toxins, as well as jump-start the digestive tract with enzymatic processes
• aid the liver in its cleansing processes
• start each morning with a warm glass of lemon water to increase detoxification
• vitamin C is one of the best detox vitamins around, as it transforms toxins into digestible material

4. Garlic

• stimulates the liver in producing detoxification enzymes that help filter out toxic residues in the digestive system

5. Broccoli Sprouts

• extremely high in antioxidants
• help stimulate the detoxification enzymes in the digestive tract like none-other
• sprouts are actually more effective than the fully-grown vegetable

6. Green Tea

• packed full of antioxidants
• washes toxins out of the system through its liquid content
• contains a special type of antioxidant called catechins, known to increase liver function

7. Mung Beans

• has been used by Ayurvedic doctors for thousands of years
• incredibly easy to digest
• absorbs toxic residue on the sides of the intestinal walls

8. Raw Vegetables

• best for juicing detox regimens or eaten raw: Onions, carrots, artichoke, asparagus, broccoli, cabbage, kale, brussels sprouts, cauliflower, garlic, beet, turmeric, and oregano
• combination of these foods will help your liver purge toxins during the cleansing process
• high in naturally occurring sulphur and glutathione. Sulphur helps the liver detoxify harmful chemicals.

9. Seeds & Nuts

• flaxseed, pumpkin seeds, almonds, walnuts, hemp seeds, sesame seeds, chia seeds, Siberian cedar nuts and sunflower seeds
• avoid nut butters

10. Omega 3 Oils

• hemp, flax-seed, avocado or olive oils
• help lubricate the intestinal walls, allowing the toxins to be absorbed by the oil, and eliminated by the body

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For the past 3 weeks, Gwyneth has been following the Clean detox progam, which has the motto: Remove, Restore, Rejuvenate.

You cut out all alcohol and processed food, eat only one solid meal a day and meditate for at least five minutes daily.

7am: Wake up to one glass of room temperature water with fresh lemon juice

8am: One cup of herbal tea

10am: Blueberry and Almond Smoothie or Mango and Coconut Milk smoothie

11.30am: Coconut water (not milk)

1.30pm: Watercress and miso soup or salad with carrot and ginger dressing

4pm: Handful of almonds or raw pumpkin seeds

6pm: Steamed salmon with steamed greens or detox teriyaki chicken

7-10pm: Each evening, take a few spoonfuls of extra virgin olive oil. If constipation occurs, take castor oil or a herbal laxative tea

BANNED

Alcohol, dairy, sugar, caffeine, red meat, processed foods, flour, gluten and soy

But hey, before you jump-start your detox diet, read this warning from nutritionist, Carina Norris:

“When people start talking of detox diets, alarm bells ring in my head. It’s great to give your body a rest from too much processed foods and sugars but there’s no need to do something so drastic. It can be low in calories so it would work but anything over a few days is not good for you.”

So, you can try this 1 day detox program.

And what does the slender actress has to say about her detox diet?

“This detox allowed me to work and exercise regularly, something that I cannot do if I am on a liquid-only detox. I followed it to the letter and I feel pure and happy and much lighter.”

Gwyneth showed off the results in a clingy Preen mini-dress as she attended the Children of the City Champions of Hope benefit gala in New York.

A celebrity weight loss video reveals that Gwyneth also uses dandelion leaf tea to stay in shape.

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Soon the parks will be  full of joggers.

It’s time to re energize, start over, clean, and detox.

I love detox. It makes me feel so healthy and gives me tons of energy without feeling hungry or deprived of good food.

A one day detox is something everyone can do.

Why don’t you try it today!

Here is my easy 1 day detox program

Breakfast: Make a smoothie with 2 types of fruits and 1 type of greens. The greens should not be bitter use for example spinach or roman lettuce.

Lunch: Eat 1 or 2 types of fruit, whole or as a smoothie.

Snack: Another smoothie with both fruits and greens.

Dinner: Start with some fruit, then follow with a raw vegetable soup. Raw veggie soup is so easy to make. If you like tomatoes just mix a couple of fresh tomatoes with your favoirte spices. I use garlic, pepper and basil. It only takes a couple of minutes to prepare and it has such a fresh taste.

Drink plenty herbal tea and water throughout the  day.

If you’re hungry after the soup, you could make a non-fat salad, or eat more fruit. Just remember to  you avoid oils, nuts, other fatty foods and salt.

Other thing I do frequently to control my weight and give myself an energy boost is a one day weigh loss fast. It’s perfect to get rid of those extra winter pounds.

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3,000 calories and 229 grams of fat is what the average American will consume at a holiday feast.

And in a couple of weeks the next holiday is coming.

Now is the time to detox.
If you’ve never tried detox before than give it just 1 single day. You won’t regret it!

We’re all really busy right now and most of us can do with some EXTRA energy.

A 1-3 day detox will:

• Give you more energy.
• Give your digestive system a well deserved break.
• Relieve stress.
• Eliminate some toxins from your body.
• Maybe remove some excess weight.

If you choose a detox diet that fits you will NOT make you feel:

• Tired
• Weak
• Hungry

Maybe you like it enough to continue a couple of days more.

By day 7 your body will have started to burn excess body fat, not releasing water but burning fat. Sounds interesting?

Choosing a Detox Diet

There are so many detox diets out there and you have to think about what fits you. If you don’t like salad and raw foods do a cleanse that contains cooked food.
If you love fruits and smoothies do a detox on just that.

Some people detox on just apples. Apples are great food so why not, just remember to peel them.

My favorite is to do a green cleanse where I eat all the fresh raw fruits and vegetables that I want.

• I don’t get hungry.
• I don’t get tired.
• I just get tons of energy!

You can eat your food as they are, you can make delicious smoothies or you can try out some exiting raw food recipes.
If you’re not already a raw foodist I really recommend that you try a couple of days of green cleanse.

Can You resist this?

Nothing compares to a fresh smoothie.

• 1 ripe mango
• juice from 1 orange
• 1/2 pear

Peel and cut in the fruits in pieces. Mix it all until smooth.

You can also cleanse on cooked food.

For example the vegetable cleanse where you eat only vegetables. You can eat them raw, steamed or as a soup. Of course fresh herbs, onions and garlic are vegetables so this has real potential for great taste.

If you think that this all is not for you then did you know that you can detox on regular food?
This is how you do it:

1. Have breakfast, lunch as usual.
2. At 3 PM, have a  snack of fresh fruits.
3. After 3 PM drink only water the rest of the day.

Bottom line is that there is a way to detox for each and everyone of us.
All you need is to find your special detox diet.

If it’s only for 1 day. How hard can it be?

I have always assumed that gallstones occur in the gallbladder. But I just found out that this is not the case. Most gallstones are actually formed in the liver.

It is estimated that one billion people in the world will suffer gall bladder disease at some stage in their life.
In the United States, 20 million adults suffer from attacks of gallstones every year.

To avoid unnecessary pain and surgery it might be a good idea to try to flush out the stones before they cause too much damage.

Check out this video on liver flush. It’s funny, disgusting and scary.

Visit the site here:
Liver Detox – rapidly flush your liver of Gall Stones

Liver Detox Flush – A Natural Method for Releasing Liver & Gall Bladder “stones”. As part of my own personal lifestyle changes, and my attempts to lose weight and get healthy, I decided to look for a liver cleaning program, …

Here are some more voices about flushing and detoxing your liver:

Cleaning Your LIVER

You can get more variants of the liver flush in www.curezone.com. Some people expel stones on the first flush. Some on the second. It would be wise to do at least 2 flushes. Once per month. Until you see none. …

Another Liver Flush Weekend

That’s what I do on Liver Flush weekends… at least for the first part of the weekend. We got an early start on this one by starting Friday. The only restriction the first day is that you can’t have anything with fat in it. …

Detox Tea

They often stimulate the functions of the liver and can aid in improving the ailing conditions. The liver detox tea also increases the strength of the liver. It allows the liver to increase the synthesis of protein and digestion of fat. …

In UK a 52-year-old mother received more than £800,000 after suffering permanent brain damage while on a detox diet that instructed her to reduce her salt intake and consume large amounts of water.

Long extreme detox plans are not only potentially dangerous, they are also very hard to stick to.

That is where the ADF or Alternate-Day Fast comes in.

Fasting one day and then eating normal the next.

The ADF is much easier to stick to and you can still go about your social life as usual during the days when you are not fasting. But is it effective?

A study on mice showed that even eating half the food every other day and normal amounts the next gave a fat cell loss of 35%.

Read more in Times Online article Is detox safe?

More about Alternative Day Diet:

The Alternate Day Diet

Alternative Day Fasting – The Latest Diet Craze

The Good thing is that silicone derivatives adds luster and sheen to your hair.
The Bad thing is that they cause tumor in lungs and thorax.

How they work
Silicone derivatives are use in 99% of the shampoos on the market today. They make the hair look shiny as they coat the hair in a plastic like rap. This might feel ok until you learn that the same plastic coat causes cancer when it is put on lab rats.

The problem
The answer is of course to start using a pure, natural shampoo without these toxins. But we then run in to a problem. If you change to a good shampoo your hair will detoxify.
It will become dry, knotty and literally feel like a birds nest. This happens when the coat is released from the hair unevenly. The natural detox process can take weeks but you can speed up the process.

How to Detox Your Hair

There are 3 easy ways to do this

1. Detox bath. Fill up the bath tub and add
   1 cup sea salt
   1 cup Apple cider vinegar
   2 cups of baking soda
   Lie down in the tub and let your hair swish around.
2. Wash your hair in a paste of shampoo and baking soda
3. Wash your hair in a paste of shampoo and purifying clay mask

After wards
Then you’re done you will have naturally healthy hair. Now you are all set to start using natural hair care products which do not cause cancer, dandruff and allergic reactions. Don’t be fooled by the first impression of the shampoo bottle in your hand. You have to actually turn in around and read the ingredients. The most common toxic chemicals in shampoo are Sodium Lauryl Sulphate, Tetrasodium and Propbylene Glycol.

Maybe you want to detox to secure your spring weight loss or because of the unhealthy food we stuff ourselves with, spring is a great time to detox. I find detox much easier than fasting. All you need is to find some good recipes and get started. Today I scanned the web and look what I found.

Some great  detox recipes:

Recipes for Detox Diet

Tasty soup and drink recipes for a successful detox.

Juicer Detox Recipes

Perfect site if you have a juicer. Plenty of yummy recipes. Don’t forget to try my Hot Tomato Juice.

Try this Alkalizing RAW Soup

   
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And don’t miss the famous Lemon Detox Recipe:

• 1 tablespoon freshly squeezed lemon juice (half a lemon)
• 1 tablespoon Maple syrup or honey
• Half a pinch of cayenne pepper (to taste)
• 250ml of water

That’s all you need for a good detox today.

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The foundation of health begins in our digestive system.

For me the idea that a lot of our undigested food gets stuck in our intestines is revolting. Our intestine gets thicker and thicker while the canal where the food passes gets smaller and smaller.

But how can I know just how good or bad MY digestive system is working?

It is very easy. Chances are fair that you have all you need at home and can get started in about 30 sec. Basically as soon as you’ve finished reading this post.

Simply do this:

Grab a handful of shelled sunflower seeds and swallow them with as little chewing as possible.

Now all you have to do is look out for when then seeds come out in the other end.

If the seeds show up in up to 12 hours you’re in pretty good shape. But if it is more maybe even several days. Well, then you know you need to do something about it.

Remember to keep looking for a couple of days because it might be that some show up after 12 hours but that some take several days to pass.

More reading from around the web:

The Raw Brown Rice Colon Cleansing Diet – Brown Rice Detox Diet

The Best Colon Cleansing Foods for Optimum Health

Body Detox at DualActionCleanseNow.com

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