The Power of Living Foods
Winter Detox Menu
Why Detox?
Detoxing will give you a jump start towards cleansing yourself of all the
junk you've eaten over the years, help you to lose weight more quickly, and
once your body is free of toxins and waste you'll find that cravings for
things that are unhealthy or detrimental to your UnDiet will disappear or
at least be much easier to divert to something healthy.
Because I sometimes drink wine with dinner and occasionally let Nacho Cheese
Doritoes pass my lips I detox for one week, four times a year. I'm still
researching the whole subject of detoxification and may find that I can avoid
beginning detox with 3 days of Fruit only, but as of now it's the really
the best way to begin a detox. If that doesn't sound too much like deprivation
to you, go ahead and do it - you'll definitely give yourself a major head
start on the road to health and weight loss. Besides you'll get such a lift
both mentally and physically that you may find yourself looking forward to
your Spring detox.
I recommend the detox recipes also when you're not feeling well. They give
your body a chance to rest, to focus on healing and not on digesting,
assimilating, and eliminating foods. For the first 1-3 days of illness you
might even want to stick with Fruit only, then move on to some of the vegetable
dishes. If you don't feel like eating salads, which I never feel like eating
when I'm not feeling good, you can skip them and just have the cooked vegetable
dishes along with Fruit.
The Winter Detox Diet
Avoid:
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Starches: bread, grains, beans ...
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Proteins: meat, fish, dairy, eggs ...
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oils & fats
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chemically processed foods
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all sugars, even "good" sugars (a little raw honey or maple syrup to flavor
something is okay, but try to avoid it, Sucanat or date sugar would be the
best sweetener to use during detox)
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caffeine
What you should be eating are fresh Fruits and vegetables. Try to eat as
few cooked vegetables as possible, but that's hard to do when the weather
is cold - so if you want to wait until your Spring detox to go full tilt
don't worry about it.
Don't worry about portions, eat as much as you need to feel satisfied. Although
if you're detoxing because you're not feeling well it's best to eat lightly.
If you really want to eat more wait at least 20 minutes to give your stomach
a chance to let your brain know if it really is hungry.
$$$aver
You'll save twelve cents a pound when you purchase pasta in plastic bags
instead of boxes.
Tips & Tricks
To warm something up that's been in the fridge or freezer and still preserve
the live enzymes, heat some water until hot but not boiling. Remove water
from heat source and place food in water in sealed container (a ziplock baggie
works fine if the food isn't already in a container).
Step-By-Step
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Weigh yourself.
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Print recipes and menu plan.
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Make up a shopping list for the recipes you'll be using.
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Shop for and prepare each meal.
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At the end of the week (but not before) weigh yourself again.
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Now with the loss of a few pounds under your belt you're ready to move onto
the next Step, New Research Update
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Check out these books for more recipes:
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The Garden of Eden Raw Fruit and Vegetable Recipes
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by Phyllis Avery / Paperback (November 1992)
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Your Price: $11.95 /
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this title
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Contains 170 super-delicious, fat-free recipes, including brown-bag lunches,
and dressings made without oil, vinegar, salt, or mayonnaise.
Living in the Raw: Recipes for a Healthy Lifestyle
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by Rose L. Calabro / Paperback (January 1999)
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Your Price: $17.95/
Order
this title
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 Warming
Up to Living Foods
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by Elysa Markowitz, Gabriel Cousens / Paperback (October 1998)
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List Price: $15.95 / Your Price: $12.76
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Order
this title
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