Gentle Detox Diet

Greta C Boris

   January is affectionately known as National Detox Month in my home. Although I am a big proponent of both wine and chocolate, as you may have guessed by now, there is a wine line and many of us cross it during the holidays. January is the time to take control, step away from the chocolate, and get comfortably back into your jeans.

  There are many ways to detox. Some preach a liquid fast, some a complete fast, and others prefer a detox diet. I'm of the diet mentality, primarily because fasting can wreak havoc with your blood sugar and is often inconvenient. If you are planning to amp up your exercise a bit for the new year, it is difficult to do that while you fast as well.

   You won't stick with a diet plan that is too uncomfortable.

How Important Is Detox for Busy People?

Annie O'Moon Browning

  As the modern world speeds up & we are surrounded with the latest technology & gadgets of modernity, we are regularly exposed to toxic materials. Radiation, chemicals, pesticides, house cleaning sprays, eWaste, pollutants from vehicles, etc. are frequent companions in our every-day life.
If we compare our expected lifespan to that of our pre-industrial ancestors there is not a lot of difference in the average age of death! With the high levels of hygiene, medical advancements & food awareness existing today, we actually have the genetic blue-print to live to over 100 years of age!
So why do we live only marginally longer than our great great great grandparents ?

  One of the reasons is the modern world!

  Lets look at what happens to us when we are exposed to dangerous pollutants.