What is a Detox diet and why do people go on them?

A detox diet will remove toxins and poisons from your body.  The idea of a good detox diet is to eat pure and natural foods that will aid in the function of the lymph, kidney and liver.  All foods that hinder the regime should be avoided.

A growing body of research suggests that many of the chemicals we ingest daily through food, water, and air can become deposited in fat cells in our bodies.  A diet that lacks certain nutrients may also impair our natural ability to detoxify chemicals, which further leads to their build-up in the body.

The cumulative load, called the ‘body burden’, is thought to lead to illness and has been linked to hormonal imbalance, impaired immune functions, nutritional deficiency, and an inefficient metabolism.  Signs are thought to include indigestion, bad breath, fatigue, poor skin, and muscle pain.

Weight Loss is a complex physiological process that involves many organ systems. Through the hCG dieting  process your body is going through many stresses and changes.  The detox process helps prepare our bodies for the upcoming events.

The detox prepares the bowels, liver, and kidney for the metabolic physiological stress on the body during the low calorie dieting of Phase Two.  Your liver cleanses and detoxifies the blood and also distributes nutrition.  When you have a bad diet the liver is used to working hard processing the bad foods and the liver detox cleans and preps the liver for Phase Two.  If you make the diet change immediately without allowing time for the liver to cleanse and adjust to the new diet it can slow your weight loss.  During the low calorie dieting on hCG, due to the same amount of actual food intake, your bowel movements will slow causing the body to evacuate the bowels every three to four days.  Due to this change you will want to fully clean your colon preventing any build up or constipation.  During Phase Two you will be excreting stored fats through your urine.  Due to this process you will want to cleanse the kidneys to allow for full functionality.  Yeast cleansing will rid the body of any yeast overgrowths helping to control hunger pangs during Phase Two.