Diet based detoxes
During a diet based detox you are still eating fairly normally, but
you are eliminating many of the unhealthy substances and replacing
them with healthier ones. This way you reduce the load on your
digestive system and give your body more time to detox. You are
also slowly replacing bad quality nutrients with higher quality ones.
I have personally never used diet based approaches for detoxing.
For me they are more like maintenance between fasts. I know that
there are some good programs out there that will give you good
results.
If your goal is only to eliminate acne then many of the diet based
approaches should also work for you. My only concern with them is
that they don't activate the same natural healing process in your
body that fasting activates. So I really don't know how deeply they
will cleanse your body.
Good thing about diet based detoxes is that after you are done with
them it's easier for you to continue eating healthier -since you have
already gone through the change process.
Another thing I'm worried is that how many people can actually
follow through such a diet. With all kinds of cravings urging you to
eat what you used to eat it may be difficult to go through them.
That's why I feel that it's easier to bear few days of discomfort at
the beginning of a fast and be done with it.
What should you do?
I understand that natural health and healing are very personal
topics and that you must do what feels good and comfortable for
you. After reading and researching it intensively I have found out
that almost every expert has different opinion and routine to follow.
I understand that this can make you confused about what's the best
method to go on. I can only tell you to explore the available options
and see what you feel comfortable with.
I can also tell you what I'm doing. Though by no means am I saying
that what I'm doing is the best way for you. It's something that I
have tried and that it works for me. However, as time goes on I will
explore and try different things.
