THE DANGERS OF DETOXING<\/h2>\n
According to Desi, a proper detox needs nutrients because you need to feed your liver properly for you to be able to lose weight. The liver is designed to help the body get rid of anything potentially harmful or toxic. All your elimination organs need the correct fuel to break down and remove toxins.<\/p>\n
Juice fasts and other crash diets do not provide enough nutrients even though they appear to have health benefits. These popular detox programs often release toxins from tissues such as fat cells and deposit them into other parts of the body, including the brain, ultimately causing more damage<\/strong>. At the end of the program you, in fact, lose muscle and not fat as intended.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n \u201cAlong with filtering your blood to remove toxins, your liver uses a two-phase process to break down chemicals and toxins,\u201d says the nutritionist.<\/p>\n Desi explains that during phase 1<\/strong>, toxins are neutralised using stores of Vitamin B, Vitamin C, glutathione, phospholipids<\/strong> and folate (from the food that you eat), and broken into smaller fragments. These become toxic free radicals and have to be removed fast.<\/p>\n In phase 2,<\/strong> these free radicals go on to combine with the selenium<\/strong> and amino acids<\/strong> in the liver to become water soluble and non-toxic molecules that can be excreted in your bile, urine, or stool provided there is enough water and fibre. Therefore, protein intake is essential during any detox program.<\/p>\n Related: 4 Ways to Develop Healthy Eating Habits<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n \u201cIf the body does not have the correct nutrients or enough fibre, the toxins are reabsorbed into the blood stream and re-circulate. To protect you from this toxicity, fat tissue holds on to the toxins and in turn, your body will hold on to the fat. This renders weight loss impossible until your liver is able to process the toxins effectively,\u201d Desi explains.<\/p>\n You should eat more:<\/p>\n 1.Fresh fruit and vegetables <\/strong>in general, <\/strong>including parsley, citrus, nuts, green tea, and berries. Glutathione-rich vegetables like avocados, carrots, broccoli, spinach, apples, asparagus, melons and Sulphur-rich foods like onion, garlic, broccoli, cabbage, cauliflower and kale. Add two additional servings a day.<\/p>\n 2. Selenium supplements<\/span><\/a> or foods such as oats, eggs, and Brazil nuts.<\/p>\n![\"You](\"https:\/\/fitnesschat.co\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/You-do-not-need-to-detox-to-lose-weight.jpg\")
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How your system works to detoxify<\/strong><\/h2>\n
What you should do instead of detoxing<\/strong><\/h2>\n