What is a detox diet? A detox diet is one in which a person eats a certain way to encourage elimination of toxins (poisons) from their body.

What are toxins? Toxins are anything that has the potential to harm your body tissue and cause disease. So you definitely want them OUT of your body. During a detox diet, toxins are changed chemically into less harmful products and removed from your body through your stools or urine.

How do toxins get into our body? We are exposed to toxins in our world through chemicals that are found in household cleaners, food additives, pollution, pesticides, cigarette smoke, drugs, and heavy metals like lead. You can’t really keep yourself protected from all sources of toxins as they are all around us. That is why a doing an occasional detox diet is a good idea so you can remove these toxins and give your body a clean slate and healthy environment to give your body the best possible functioning health system so you can thrive.

There are many different types of Detox Diets. One very popular detox diet is a Mono Meal cleanse. For this cleanse you restrict your diet to either one type of raw fruit or vegetable per meal.

A monomeal is very beneficial as it allows your digestive system to have a very easy time processing and digesting the food you eat. This allows your body to devote the majority of its energy to healing and restoration. This cleanse gives your body a “break” and many people who complete a monomeal cleanse find that they have renewed energy and weight loss as wonderful side effects.