If you’ve been over indulging or just want to get in better shape, give your liver and digestive tract a clean up with a one-week detox. It involves a two-step plan designed to minimise toxins and maximise detoxifying food and drink that support both your liver and your gut. The first layer of endothelial cells in your digestive tract replaces itself every four days, so you really can give your health a big boost in seven.
But first, complete the questionnaire below to see if there’s potential for improvement.
Check your Detox Potential
• Do you often suffer from headaches or migraines?
• Do you sometimes have watery or itchy eyes, or swollen, red, or sticky eyelids?
• Do you have dark circles under your eyes?
• Do you sometimes have itchy ears, earaches, ear infections, ringing or drainage from your ears?
• Do you often suffer from excessive mucus, a stuffy nose, or sinus problems?
• Do you suffer from acne, skin rashes, or hives?
• Do you sweat a lot or have a strong body odour?
• Do you suffer from nausea or vomiting?
• Do you sometimes have aches or pains in your joints or muscles?
• Do you have a sluggish metabolism and find it hard to lose weight, or are you underweight and find it hard to gain weight?
• Do you suffer from bloating?
• Do you often suffer from frequent or urgent urination?
• Do you often have a bitter taste in your mouth
or a furry tongue?
• Do you have a strong reaction to alcohol?
If you answer ‘yes’ to seven or more questions, you need to improve your detox potential.
If you answer ‘yes’ to between four and seven questions, you are beginning to show signs of poor detoxification and need to improve your detox potential.
If you answer ‘yes’ to fewer than four questions, you are unlikely to have a problem with detoxification but could still benefit from a week’s detox diet.
Answers to these questions & more are available to 100% Health Club Members
This article continues:
Detox Do’s and Don’ts
How Your Body Detoxifies
Love Your Liver
Nutrients to support detoxification
Avoid the Bad Guys
Protect Yourself with Antioxidants
Detox Action Plan
What to Drink
What to Eat
