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No coffee, no sugar: How to fix your life in 5 days
Fast Company author Stephanie Wozza reveals how her health and performance dramatically improved when she eliminated a range of foods from her diet.
Like many people, at the beginning of the year, I felt it was time to turn a new page and get rid of the effects of holiday gluttony. I felt sluggish and tired, and tasks that normally took me an hour or two suddenly began to take up the whole day. When I received an email from my gym in January with a two-week detox program, I reluctantly signed up. Maybe my body needs a reset?
The program limited dairy products, eggs, peanuts, meat, vegetable oils, soy, coffee, black tea, soda, alcohol, sugar, gluten, artificial sweeteners and fruit juice. These foods often contain harmful additives or affect physical and mental health.
The menu was mainly vegetables, fruits, organic chicken, turkey and pork, beef, wild seafood, olive oil, nuts, legumes, rice, potatoes, oatmeal, almond milk, green tea, spices, greens and more. Many of these foods are known to help improve memory and concentration.
My husband agreed to go through it with me and the first day was easy. I replaced my regular breakfast of scrambled eggs and coffee with oatmeal and green tea. I had a salad for lunch and baked salmon, asparagus and brown rice for dinner.
The second day was pretty much the same; food choices were easy, but I felt tired. On the third, fourth, and fifth day, I began to doubt my decision. I was exhausted, fell asleep on the go (which happens to me only during illness) and went to bed at 8:30 p.m. The thirst for sugar, so intense that in the middle of the day I would start rummaging through my wallet in the hope of finding gum, was almost unbearable. As a result, I was probably unbearable, too.
But then day six came. The fog cleared and my mood improved. I felt like I had more energy than before. My workload no longer seemed so heavy, and I did more in a day than before.
That’s okay, says Megan Gilmour, author of Detox Without Excuses: 100 Recipes to Help You Eat Right Every Day.
"Serotonin, a neurotransmitter that helps regulate mood, appetite and sleep, is mainly produced in the gut, so the food you eat affects not only your energy levels but also your emotions," she says.
Why detox?This was my first detox diet, and Gilmour says that everyone should take a break from certain foods on a regular basis.
"Our bodies are exposed to environmental toxins on a daily basis, including emissions, mold, heavy metals and more," she says. “While we can’t control all of this, we can ease the strain on critical detox organs — the skin, liver and kidneys — by reducing the intake of processed foods and artificial ingredients and increasing the amount of natural foods in the diet instead.”
If you want to lose a few pounds, then detoxification can help. I admit that after the holidays, I couldn’t fit into some of my clothes, and my choice of clothes was very limited. By the fourth day, my stomach was flat and my jeans were fit again. And by day ten, I had lost six pounds.
According to Gilmour, toxins affect size. Exposure to toxins can lead to weight gain regardless of calorie intake or exercise. She says. A study published in the Journal of Medical Toxicology found that rats treated with insecticides gained weight without increasing calorie intake or reducing exercise. In just four months, the animals became significantly fatter compared to rats not exposed to toxic chemicals.
But detox isn't a quick fix.Detoxification, when harmful foods are replaced with healthy ones, produces better results than radical cleansing and fasting, as it can lead to nutritional problems, Gilmour says. “When you completely eliminate one or more food groups, they become more desirable than ever and you may feel left out,” she says. As a result, once your short-term cleaning is over, you’re more likely to get back to your old ways.
To achieve long-term results, it is necessary to build a certain lifestyle. "It may seem overwhelming at first, but it's not," Gilmour says. Start with small changes, such as a green cocktail for breakfast. Find a healthy habit that suits you and stick to it. While small, incremental changes may not seem as exciting, they will lead to new habits that you can easily maintain forever, keeping your health at its best.
We agree. Aside from energy and concentration (and a flatter belly), detoxification brought other big changes. I have no problems falling asleep and sleeping, and I wake up feeling rested. The pain in my knee, which sometimes appeared when I ran, disappeared and my skin looks healthier. After two weeks, we decided to keep eating like this... for the most part. Red wine is back, and if we go out with friends who want to order pizza, for example, we can too. " We'll be back on our track the next day, my husband says.
"When you consistently eat whole, unprocessed foods, the results are amazing," Gilmour says. You will see cleaner skin, no bloating, weight loss, more energy and better sleep.Most people don’t realize how well they can feel until they try.”published
Author: Stephanie Wozza
P.S. And remember, just by changing our consciousness - together we change the world!
Source: ideanomics.ru/articles/8949
Like many people, at the beginning of the year, I felt it was time to turn a new page and get rid of the effects of holiday gluttony. I felt sluggish and tired, and tasks that normally took me an hour or two suddenly began to take up the whole day. When I received an email from my gym in January with a two-week detox program, I reluctantly signed up. Maybe my body needs a reset?
The program limited dairy products, eggs, peanuts, meat, vegetable oils, soy, coffee, black tea, soda, alcohol, sugar, gluten, artificial sweeteners and fruit juice. These foods often contain harmful additives or affect physical and mental health.
The menu was mainly vegetables, fruits, organic chicken, turkey and pork, beef, wild seafood, olive oil, nuts, legumes, rice, potatoes, oatmeal, almond milk, green tea, spices, greens and more. Many of these foods are known to help improve memory and concentration.
My husband agreed to go through it with me and the first day was easy. I replaced my regular breakfast of scrambled eggs and coffee with oatmeal and green tea. I had a salad for lunch and baked salmon, asparagus and brown rice for dinner.
The second day was pretty much the same; food choices were easy, but I felt tired. On the third, fourth, and fifth day, I began to doubt my decision. I was exhausted, fell asleep on the go (which happens to me only during illness) and went to bed at 8:30 p.m. The thirst for sugar, so intense that in the middle of the day I would start rummaging through my wallet in the hope of finding gum, was almost unbearable. As a result, I was probably unbearable, too.
But then day six came. The fog cleared and my mood improved. I felt like I had more energy than before. My workload no longer seemed so heavy, and I did more in a day than before.
That’s okay, says Megan Gilmour, author of Detox Without Excuses: 100 Recipes to Help You Eat Right Every Day.
"Serotonin, a neurotransmitter that helps regulate mood, appetite and sleep, is mainly produced in the gut, so the food you eat affects not only your energy levels but also your emotions," she says.
Why detox?This was my first detox diet, and Gilmour says that everyone should take a break from certain foods on a regular basis.
"Our bodies are exposed to environmental toxins on a daily basis, including emissions, mold, heavy metals and more," she says. “While we can’t control all of this, we can ease the strain on critical detox organs — the skin, liver and kidneys — by reducing the intake of processed foods and artificial ingredients and increasing the amount of natural foods in the diet instead.”
If you want to lose a few pounds, then detoxification can help. I admit that after the holidays, I couldn’t fit into some of my clothes, and my choice of clothes was very limited. By the fourth day, my stomach was flat and my jeans were fit again. And by day ten, I had lost six pounds.
According to Gilmour, toxins affect size. Exposure to toxins can lead to weight gain regardless of calorie intake or exercise. She says. A study published in the Journal of Medical Toxicology found that rats treated with insecticides gained weight without increasing calorie intake or reducing exercise. In just four months, the animals became significantly fatter compared to rats not exposed to toxic chemicals.
But detox isn't a quick fix.Detoxification, when harmful foods are replaced with healthy ones, produces better results than radical cleansing and fasting, as it can lead to nutritional problems, Gilmour says. “When you completely eliminate one or more food groups, they become more desirable than ever and you may feel left out,” she says. As a result, once your short-term cleaning is over, you’re more likely to get back to your old ways.
To achieve long-term results, it is necessary to build a certain lifestyle. "It may seem overwhelming at first, but it's not," Gilmour says. Start with small changes, such as a green cocktail for breakfast. Find a healthy habit that suits you and stick to it. While small, incremental changes may not seem as exciting, they will lead to new habits that you can easily maintain forever, keeping your health at its best.
We agree. Aside from energy and concentration (and a flatter belly), detoxification brought other big changes. I have no problems falling asleep and sleeping, and I wake up feeling rested. The pain in my knee, which sometimes appeared when I ran, disappeared and my skin looks healthier. After two weeks, we decided to keep eating like this... for the most part. Red wine is back, and if we go out with friends who want to order pizza, for example, we can too. " We'll be back on our track the next day, my husband says.
"When you consistently eat whole, unprocessed foods, the results are amazing," Gilmour says. You will see cleaner skin, no bloating, weight loss, more energy and better sleep.Most people don’t realize how well they can feel until they try.”published
Author: Stephanie Wozza
P.S. And remember, just by changing our consciousness - together we change the world!
Source: ideanomics.ru/articles/8949
