Three Week Cleansing Diet Tips

A cleansing diet can transform your life by getting rid of the toxins in your body that make you feel exhausted, bloated and sluggish. A cleansing diet can help you regain your energy, reduce cellulite, improve your skin tone and lose a significant amount of body fat.  

Why A Cleansing Diet Is Important

A nutritious diet that is high in fiber and antioxidants from fresh fruits and vegetables will improve the body's natural cleansing process. But once in a while, we need to do something special to eliminate more toxins.

The average person has hundreds of chemicals and toxins stored in body fat that can make weight loss difficult, if not impossible. These toxins are absorbed from food, air, water and contact with various products that we use every day. 

Avoiding exposure to these chemicals toxins and efficiently eliminating them through a high fiber diet and periodic detox cleanses can support weight loss and improve your overall health and vitality.

Cleansing Diet Kits

Consider one of the following cleansing kits as an alternative to following the three week cleansing diet described below.

Three Week Cleansing Diet

A cleansing diet three to four times a year will lower toxins in the body. If you are feeling sluggish, tired and bloated, consider the following three week cleansing diet to stay healthy and energized for years to come.

Week 1

During the first week of the cleansing diet, the goal is to increase your antioxidant levels by consuming fresh fruits and vegetables every day. This can include freshly squeezed fruit juice and vegetable juice. 

It is also recommended to take the following antioxidant supplements: 

Vitamin C - 1 to 2 g daily, less if diarrhea occurs

Vitamin C is an important antioxidant that boosts immunity, promotes healing and maintains tissue health. It is also an excellent fat burner. The body needs vitamin C to produce carnitine, an important compound that helps turn fat into fuel. Vitamin C is easy to obtain from foods such as oranges, strawberries, red bell peppers, leafy greens and broccoli. 

Vitamin E - 400 IU daily

Vitamin E is another important antioxidant that can help slow the aging process, and protect against cancer, heart disease and cataracts. Vitamin E also appears to strengthen the immune system, improve circulation, speed healing and reduce inflammation. Food sources include spinach, most nuts, whole grains, wheat germ, dried sunflower seeds and safflower oil.

Resveratrol - 300 mg daily

This powerful antioxidant has been shown to protect the body's mitochondria or energy cells from the damaging effects of oxidative stress. This increases the mitochondria's ability to break down fat into usable fuel for the body. Some research shows that resveratrol may also have a positive affect on blood sugar levels and fat cell formation. 

Alpha lipoic acid - 350 mg daily

Alpha lipoic acid is an antioxidant superpower worthy of serious consideration. It is a substance that must be available in sufficient quantities to obtain the antioxidant benefits. Increasing the amount of alpha lipoic acid through dietary supplementation provides benefits beyond its involvement in carbohydrate metabolism. Alpha lipoic acid helps to take the toxins out of the body thereby improving overall health.

Week 2 and 3

Continue eating and drinking fresh fruit and vegetables daily. To release chemical compounds stored in body fat, consider spending 15 minutes a day in an infrared sauna or include 30 minutes of intense exercise daily to break into a sweat. 

To further enhance the detoxification process, take the following additional supplements: 

Fiber supplements - 5 g in the morning and 5 g in the evening

A cleansing detox without fiber means the toxins get reabsorbed into your system. So it is essential to consume adequate amounts of cleansing fiber which binds to toxins and transports them out of the body as part of the detoxification process. Fiber also helps stabilize appetite, speeds the movement of fat cells through the intestinal tract and can even block some calories from being absorbed by the body.

Milk Thistle - 300 to 400 mg daily

Milk thistle is an antioxidant and also has anti-inflammatory properties. It contains silymarin, a key substance that helps the liver repair itself and protect against damage from toxins. The phytosome form of milk thistle should be taken because it is absorbed most effectively.

Curcumin - 750 mg twice daily

Curcumin is the active ingredient found in the Indian spice turmeric that has long been used in Chinese and Ayurvedic medicine to support healthy function of the liver. If you like chicken curry or cook your foods with turmeric, you are already receiving the health benefits of curcumin.

Protein - 12 to 15 g daily

Consume protein in the form of whey protein or vegetarian protein powder mixed with water once a day between meals. The amino acids found in these protein powders are easy to assimilate and are used to produce enzymes needed by the liver to cleanse and detoxify.

NAC (N-acetyl cysteine) - 300 mg daily

NAC is a form of the amino acid cysteine which is a precursor of the production of glutathione, an important part of the body's natural antioxidant system that helps the liver remove toxins.

Magnesium hydroxide 

If you experience constipation, take a laxative containing magnesium hydroxide. The compounds in magnesium hydroxide work by drawing water into waste material in the bowel rather than acting as a stimulant which can irritate the bowel.