Written By: Tania Tarafdar | Published : February 15, 2017 2:40 PM IST
A detox diet may sound like the best idea to lose weight or to undo all the side effects of months of binge eating. You never fail to follow all the diet pages on Instagram. But can jumping on a detox diet be a good idea. Here s all you need to know from nutritionist Urvashi Sawhney before following a detox diet.
Most detox diets are low in protein: Five glasses of green juices every day my help you lose weight immediately, but it is just going to be a temporary weight loss as the juices will not provide you with the protein you need to build or maintain or muscle. So while you could be losing weight, some of the weight you lose is your muscle mass.
Restrictive eating becomes a vicious cycle: Once your 10-day diet of maple syrup or lemon juice is over, you are automatically going to crave for the cheeseburger, large fries and chocolate milkshake. You wouldn t have downed these high-calorie foods had you not deprived yourself so much in 10 days. All the binge eating may just put you in another restrictive eating period making it a vicious cycle which can be difficult to avoid. Instead, try this yoga pose to detox your body.
You do not need a detox diet to flush the toxins out: Yes, detox diets claim to flush out the toxins like pesticides and metal from your system, but your body does it naturally. There is no research which backs that detox diets do anything more than what your body does naturally. A healthy body, free of diseases already does a good job of flushing out toxins from your body. Read these 5 health and diet tips from chef Ranveer Brar.
The bottom line You do not have to go on a detox diet for something very remarkable to happen you your body. Just cutting down on junk and eating more vegetables, proteins and whole grains can do the trick. Also, drink lots of water and eliminate the sugar from your diet.
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