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I don’t know why I keep noticing these detoxing articles although today I do. I made a turkey for the first time this weekend and messed up making the gravy. After a few hours of suffering from all the fat in the gravy I have come to the sudden realization that I would like to detox it right out of my body

When we want to detoxify our bodies naturally, we usually look to herbs to cleanse our bodies. You can’t get any more natural than greens that come from the good earth, now can you? However, how efficient are herbs in taking impurities out of our system? This article features a list of Pros, Cons and general guidelines in using herbs as a natural detoxification of your digestive system.

The Good news about herbal detoxing

1. Herbal detoxing is all natural. There’s no suspicious complex formula or secret ingredient, so you don’t have to worry about bloating and other side effects brought on by strange chemical reactions. You should find out, though, which herbs will do what to your body.

Herbs that are known to cleanse your digestive system are Haritaki, Bayberry and Flaxseed. After cleansing your system, it would be great if you could tone your internal organs also by drinking lime or lemon juice. Think of it as a wash-and-rinse procedure.

Herbalists who advocate herbs for cleaning your colon will recommend drinking a lot of water a few days before your actual cleansing, to ready your stomach for cleansing.

2. Herbs can be taken with your food and drink. Enemas are forced into your body, while laxatives and psyllium force things out of your body. Both are rather violent procedures. Herbs don’t have this violent effect, because they need not be rammed down your throat, nor up your you-know-what. They don’t have to be injected into you either. You can mix them into your food, which will even give your meals better flavor. Or you can drink them as tea.

3. It doesn’t hurt your pocket. Like we said, it’s not manufactured in some high technology lab. Herbs can even be grown in your very own backyard, or even a small corner of your terrace if you don’t have a backyard, and if you have the space and the facilities.

The bad news about herbal detoxing

1. Herbal detoxing could take some time. Well, you can’t be expected to scarf a bale of herbs down in one sitting, which is probably the amount you need for instant results. Using herbs to detoxify your body doesn’t ensure an immediate full-body cleansing. Some nutritionists who advocate the use of herbs will advise you to give yourself four weeks for a full cleansing, separate from the two days of drinking more water than you do regularly to prepare your body for detoxification. In cleansing using herbs, patience is definitely a virtue.

2. Herbal detoxing may not be the complete answer. A full cleansing using herbs will mean your bowels are rid of unhealthy wastes and bacteria, but it doesn’t necessarily mean that your digestive and circulatory systems are completely clean and devoid of bacteria also, nor working the way they should. Herbs can clean out your bowels, but will take more time to really clean your system.

However, if you’re patient enough, herbs will do quite well. If not, try other natural detoxification methods, such as fasting, or oxygen-magnesium capsules that stimulate oxidation in your digestive system.

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When you take a look at the foods you can eat and compare it to those on this page you will see that the difference is in the state of the food.

Allowable foods on the Paleo Diet are in a natural form while the others are all artificial and have been manipulated in some way by humans. When you honestly think about it which would you prefer to eat?

Now that you know what foods you can eat we should discuss those that aren’t recommended and why.

Foods to Avoid on the Paleo Diet – Dairy

Cutting out dairy products may seem strange but it is one of the principles of the Paleo diet. This includes foods like ice cream, butter, milk, yoghurt and cheese.

Now some people on the Paleo Diet do eat diary but on a very limited basis.

Foods to Avoid on the Paleo diet

The reasoning behind not eating these sources of dairy is that they were not available 500 generations ago.

The majority of these products are processed and therefore not a ‘natural’ food. Again some dieters will drink raw milk occasionally.

Another more technical explanation is to do with the way your body treats the calcium in these foods.

This is to do with alkaline and acid levels in your body. All food is processed through your kidneys and excessive amounts of calcium are excreted by your body.

There is no need to worry about becoming calcium deficient on the Paleo diet, you won’t. Plus many of the leafy green vegetables contain high amounts of calcium!

Avoid Salt on the Paleo Diet

A little sea salt added to your foods will not affect your dieting attempts. On the other hand salt found in processed foods can.

Too much salt makes your body retain water and when this happens you will feel bloated and puffy. Unfortunately food manufacturers put high amounts of salt in foods as a preservative.

This is not natural and can have adverse results on your health.

Avoid Potato on the Paleo Diet

Potatoes are other starchy vegetables should also be avoided on the Paleo diet. The thinking behind this is that they are supposed to be cooked and not a true raw food. There is lots of debate over this.

Another level of thinking behind starchy vegetables is the effect they have on your blood sugar levels. Potatoes are known to cause high spikes in your blood sugar level and this is why they should be avoided.

High spikes are what causes you to have sudden and acute hunger pangs along with feelings of weakness.

Processed Foods Can Never Be Eaten on Paleo Diets

No processed foods should be consumed at all. You will notice these are foods to avoid on the Paleo diet. This includes grains, crackers, cookies, breads and canned foods.

They all contain huge amounts of bad fats and sugars. These products can be linked to being a cause of heart attacks, stroke and diabetes.

Processed foods like ketchup, sauces, sugars, oils, margarines, hot dogs, bacon, soft drinks, muffins and fruit juices are to be avoided at all costs. They are chock full of chemicals, fats and other ingredients that you cannot pronounce.

All types of legumes and grains should be avoided as well. The reasoning behind eliminating these foods is that they must be cooked to become edible.

There are lots of foods that you can eat on the paleo diet, in fact the diet is full of great tasting food options that nearly no other diet can brag about however these are the foods to avoid on the paleo diet.

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Well I have to preface this post with a warning that what I am about to write about is a high fat high calories snack that anyone trying lose will want to always avoid.

Okay, Peanuts and raisins.

This is a great snack for people that have trouble gaining and people that are tying to bulk up. I know that most people are not too interested in bulking up, instead they will want to lose weight.

I remember back a few years working out a lot with weights and having friends that could not gain muscle trying anything to get the calories needed.

What is often the case is that people working in construction or other very intensive outdoor jobs will have trouble gaining weight because work is already burning a lot of calories.

And what you need is a really positive number of calories to gain muscle, so what is the best thing to eat?

Peanuts and Raisins as a Snack

If you eat a cup of peanuts and a cup of raisins together in a bag and eat them you will get about 1200 calories in one fairly small snack.

There are good nutrients in this mixture and bad.

A two cup mixture of peanuts and raisins has about 43 grams of protein, 139 grams of carbohydrates, and 72 grams of fat. These numbers are for non salted peanuts which are a little better for you but the balance of this snack is interesting.

Raisins are high in fueling up carbs, with no fat and no protein. Peanuts on the other had are full of fat and protein with no carbohydrates.

So if you are looking to jump start some gaining this is an interesting, cheap and easy way to gain quickly but if you are not getting lots of exercise in this will be a great way to get fat.

I used to like eating this peanut nad raisin mixture but it has been many years since I have done it myself.

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