The Health Bulletin

The body cleaning diet is a 21 day detox program which was developed by Dr. Alejandro Junger, a cardiologist in New York. He created a total body cleanse diet that can help us get rid of allergies, headaches, depression, fatigue, insomnia. You also get to lose weight fast for a short period of time.

The rules of the body cleaning diet:

This is a detox diet that can help your digestive system wake-up. For each of the 21 days you get to eat 2 meals consisting only of liquids, namely, breakfast and dinner. Lunch will be composed of something more substantial.

Breakfast and dinner: The two liquid meals can be consumed. You can eat diet shakes or fresh fruit juices and vegetables or soups (recommended for dinner).

For lunch you have more options

At lunch you can eat different dishes made from lean meat (chicken, lamb, turkey, duck) or fish plus different vegetables. Here are some simple eating tips to help you get the most out of this diet:

- This diet gives the digestive system at least 12 hours between dinner and breakfast (the next day); toxins are removed more efficiently this way.

- You avoid processed foods

- Buy organic products

- Consume nutrient-rich foods (fruits, vegetables, nuts, seeds)

- Use food supplements (vitamins and minerals)

- Stay at least 15 minutes a day outside in the sun. Light increases vitamin D levels and protects you from diseases like cancer or depression

- Include detoxification activities in your program: take a sauna, massage, peeling of your skin and you can even combine this diet with another detox diet like the lemon detox diet

- Meditate (even 5 minutes per day is good)

Healthy recommended foods:

mango

pineapple

berries

apples

melon

green leafy vegetables

zucchini

cucumber

carrots

broccoli

asparagus

brown rice

lentil

beans

nuts

seeds

cold-pressed oils

fish (trout)

lean lamb

duck / chicken / turkey

herbs and spices

green tea

Sample menu:

Breakfast: fresh pineapple juice

Snack: almonds

Lunch: asparagus and pesto salmon

Snacks: fruits or cucumber

Dinner: cream of pumpkin soup

These days with all the different toxins that are getting into our bodies and wreaking havoc on all of our vital organs, it’s vital that we start to look at different methods of cleaning out the body as a whole as well as targeting certain particular organs. A total cleanse can take on a variety of different forms sometimes it can be done in the form of juicing; other times it redone in the form of smoothies, while other occasions call for supplements either from a natural source or through prepackaged products. Either way, taking some form of action is a must, and should be done sooner than later.

The reason why different cleanses involving juicing are so effective is because of all the nutrients, vitamins, and minerals that can be delivered in a very quick and natural means, and the greatest part is that these vegetable juices which may not taste too palatable for most people can become much more palatable by mixing them with much more tasty fruit juices and does allow our bodies to receive the benefits of both vegetables and fruits. Be sure to do any type of juicing that you make sure you wash all your vegetables first in clean off any dirt or pesticides.

There are all sorts of different programs out there that you can use for choosing, and I suggest just being creative in trying different ones that suit your tastes but also provide a nutritional boost. Whatever programs you decide to go with, make sure that you go with organic produce which tends to be much less exposed to pesticides and other chemicals that can often contaminate both vegetables and fruit when done in traditional farming. I recommend using a high quality vegetable wash when removing all of the wax, toxins, and dirt from your fruits and vegetables.