I’m 25 and have recently started to concentrate on my diet and make some changes. Basically I was suffering with mild depression and read that eating a lot of omega-3 rich foods can combat it. So I now regularly eat nuts, salmon and mackerel, and have started drinking a litre of water a day as well as green tea, and I’ve vastly cut down my alcohol intake and am completely shocked by the results. After as little as two weeks I feel more positive and happy, have more energy, and my skin glows. So now I’m a little obsessed with the healing power of food and now I want to try a detox as this is meant to be super healthy for you.
I don’t know how it works though exactly. Do you just eat raw vegetables for a day (or week?) and nothing else? Or do you just drink water for 1 day? I’m eager to get started so if anyone could tell me how to do it and what it does for you i’ll be happy 
thanks so much. Im always looking for ways to make my diet even better and will take all advice on board!
As always, the Doc (above) is spot on – detox diets are pointless and if anything, do more damage to the body then good.
Its great to hear how well you’re doing with your diet – these are really good, positive changes to make.
To further improve what you’re already doing, try to increase the amount of fruits and vegetables you’re eating, as well as lean meats and low-fat dairy. Avoid all processed foods (especially sugars!), and stick to the simple rule: The less ingredients it has, the better it is! (I.e. if you are going to roast potatoes the only ingredients are potatoes, olive oil and maybe flour. Now look at the shop packets and you’ll see a long list of chemicals and additives).
Try and increase the amount of water you’re drinking to around 0.66 fluid ounces per 1lb of body weight (across the day) – it may seem a lot, but its the best way to keep your body topped up – and as the doc above has said, the liver is the best detox system you have, and it can’t do its job properly unless its properly hydrated.
Best of luck!
i’ve seen theses fat burnin tablets which contain grren tea and caffine and are supposed to make you loose weight, bt i dnt really fancy buyin these sorta processed stuff if u get me, i live in wales so the only health shop that i no of is hollands n barrets, bt i no of other places to get herbal stuff, bt basically what sort of things (besides exercise which i do, n a healthy diet which i sort of have) can help u loose weight? wot sort of natural supplements, i’m not incredably overweight f overweight at all, i’m just fed up with bein all out of proprtion with nothin lookin right, its like i look in the mirror n my head seems to big for my body, bt then i have huge legs, i try puttin on weight bt that idea scares the heck out of me, so i’ve now decided to just go slim n hope for the best, plz i dnt want the whole talk to a doctor n stuff, i just wanna loose weight. plz help, all answers appreciated, thanks in advance!
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I asked this in the afternoon but didn’t get as much as answers as my mind would like.
I ate healthy as can be but then I hit 30 weeks and my diet has been cruddy. Not horrible but for instance, today was -cereal, pistachios, pizza, milk, water, and chinese food….
Ive been eating more junk and soda/tea than ever.
Anyone else’s diet just go haywire in late pregnancy? Any suggestions on how to get it back to a somewhat decent state? lol
lol i kinda know what you mean…i’ve been eating really well since about a few weeks ago.. i think its largely due to being tired and not wanting to fork out the energy to make up something healthy, i have been eating A lot of heavier foods and less veg than normal, i wouldn’t worry about it too much, just try and eat a bit of everything everyday, especially fresh fruits and veg
its that 1 a day vitamins where it has all the vitamins and also it has green tea extract and on it says it for weight loss and helps boost metbolism.
its basiclly vitamins but have green tea thats all.
It certainly will help you lose weight, if you also cut calories and get some regular exercise.
Hi, a practitioner of Chinese Medicine gave me a 1.5 liter bottle of tea oil. Is this the same as tea tree oil? I did ask him this question and it seemed he didn’t have a clue on what tea tree oil is (this happened in china and he is a university professor in TCM (Trad Chi Med) so i have no reason to doubt his expertise. He says this (what he gave me) can be used for massage and weight loss, though beyond this, I would like to know more about the product. Since it’s pure, it does smell like it came from a plant. I seem to have read about some antifungal properties though I don’t want to experiment. Can someone shed some light on this? Tx
Tx for your answer. Gee, if I didn’t know of that distinction, I could inadvertently use it for a massage and end up smelling like a freshly tossed salad!
I am sure that tea oil and tea tree oil are different. Tea tree oil is an antibacterial, anti fungal and antiviral, nothing to do with weight loss. also Chinese and tea medicine seem to go together since tea is a staple in their diets. tea tree oil comes from Australia.
