Body Detoxification Myth

Feeling easily tired body and mind to slow down after a long vacation or a weekend? Many people are now choosing to do a detox diet to restore vigor and stamina. Moreover, if during your vacation spoiled by all kinds of foods and beverages high in calories.

However, according to observers of nutrients Lara Metz, MS, RD, CDN, diet and nutrition agency owner Lara Metz Nutrition in New York, people often do a detox diet with less precise way, so the results were found to be less than the maximum. The following myths about detox dieters often do the detox.


Myth 1: Your body needs outside help to detoxify.

Toxins are substances found in food, the environment, air, and water that contributes to the disease. Many people assume that toxin that enters the body can only be removed by the intake of certain foods or beverages.

"In fact, the reality of the body cans remove toxins themselves. For example, a small-sized kidney capable of eliminating toxins and wastes from the body as urine. Your liver also doing the same thing, captures toxins in the bloodstream and remove the feces, "said Metz.

All you need to do to make these organs work well is the consumption of nutritious food, active, and most importantly, is getting enough sleep. For the best detox diet plan did not give a significant effect, when you lack sleep.


Myth 2: If you want to succeed, you should only eat vegetables and fruit.

Carbohydrate, protein, and fat are the three nutrients perfect for maintaining your body's health. "They play a vital role includes helping the absorption of vitamins and minerals, gives energy, and help brain function," said Metz.

Carbohydrates offer energy for physical and mental strength, protein keeps you feel full and is an important element in the formation of muscle, and fat also has the antioxidant for skin freshness.

"When you eliminate one essential nutrient that the detox diet program, you can find the body's metabolism slows due to a drastic reduction in calories, dry skin, decreased energy, and irritability," said Metz.

In short, the three macronutrient can be part of a healthy detox diet. All you need to do is select the source of carbohydrate, protein, and fat is best.


Myth 3: Drinking fruit and vegetable juices become key to successful detox

Eating more vegetables and fruits can make the process of detoxification in the body run more perfect.

According to Metz, a lot of people who eat vegetables or fruit juice in the wrong way, the juice filter and eliminate fiber. In other words, your body only receive water from vegetables and fruit and the loss of the best benefits.

Metz says, the skin of vegetables and fruit has a fiber that is needed by the body. Rather than making juice, eat vegetables or fruit directly will give a more satisfactory result for the detox program, especially for health.