Detox


CELLULITE HAS LONG BEEN ASSOCIATED WITH EXCESS TOXINS IN THE BODY, BUT A THOROUGH DETOX REGIME CAN BRING YOU BENEFIT YOUR OVERALL HEALTH AND WELL BEING AS WELL AS YOUR LUMPS

Do you wake up each morning rested, refreshed and raring to go? Are you full of energy and enthusiasm for the best part of your waking day? Or do you spend much of your time feeling a bit like a limp rag, weary and under the weather from the moment you get up in the morning?

If you are in the second category (and you’d be surprised at how many people are) no doubt you are asking yourself why on earth you feel like this. You get enough sleep, you eat enough food, there is no medical problem that your doctor can identify, so why should you feel under par?

Perhaps it is not such a mystery if you look at the way most of us live our lives. We keep hectic, demanding schedules; we leave little time for rest and relaxation; we expose ourselves to noise, anxiety and stress; we eat nutritionally poor-quality food and we chivvy ourselves into keeping going by dosing up the eyebrows with toxic substances such as caffeine, tobacco and alcohol. It’s no surprise therefore that the presence of toxins in the body and the appearance of cellulite have long been linked.

Our systems have to cope with the flood of preservatives and other chemical additives in our foodstuffs as well as the cocktail of toxins in our environment. Frankly, it is no small wonder so many of us feel off colour. Under this tremendous accumulated bombardment, our poor bodies naturally respond by becoming sluggish and out of sorts.

We can do something about this state of affairs, however. If we change the sorts of foods we put into our bodies and adjust our lifestyles, we can eliminate the overload to our systems. That way our natural energy levels start to return and we begin to feel healthier, fitter and happier.

And that is what a detox programme is all about. Detoxing is the process of cleansing your overworked system and helping it to function more efficiently.

Check with the doctor

Before you go on any diet, or radically change your eating habits, you should, of course, first make sure that it is the right diet for you. If you are pregnant, or have recently given birth, or are breast-feeding, you should speak to your doctor before starting any kind of different eating routine. Similarly, if you are under medical supervision for a condition, taking any prescribed or non-prescribed medicine, or know you have a medical condition, you should check with your doctor first.

Finally, if you are recuperating from an illness or are in any way worried about your health, do ask for medical advice before starting a different diet.

Once you have the all-clear, you can begin.