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.