| But before you decide you need to detoxify | | | | looking clearer and younger than it has in years. |
| yourself before another day passes, you should | | | | 4) Digestive problems including diarrhea and |
| slow down, take a deep breath (of unpolluted air, | | | | constipation. You will simple have to live with |
| we hope) and get the lowdown about what you | | | | these detox symptoms as your body makes the |
| can expect to experience when you begin a | | | | transition to raw unprocessed high-fiber foods. |
| detox diet. Detox symptoms are varied, and their | | | | 5) Fatigue. Being tired is one of the detox |
| severity will vary depending on how badly you are | | | | symptoms which is nearly universal, as cutting off |
| in need of systemic cleansing. But you are almost | | | | refined carbohydrates and high fat meats will |
| certain to develop some detox symptoms, and | | | | mean that you body no longer has ready supplies |
| forewarned is forearmed. | | | | of energy to fuel it. |
| Common Detox Symptoms | | | | As we mentioned above, the degree to which |
| What are some of the most common detox | | | | you experience any or all of these detox |
| symptoms that may strike you in the early | | | | symptoms will depend both on how much you |
| phases of your detox diet? | | | | need detoxifying and on how quickly your system |
| 1) A shorter temper. This is to be expected, | | | | can adapt to a new diet. There are, unfortunately, |
| because you will be turning your back on all those | | | | some people who simply can't handle the |
| processed but yummy comfort foods which have | | | | discomfort of their detox symptoms and quit |
| befriended you through your previous life (at the | | | | after only two or three days. |
| same time they were loading your body with | | | | Be Patient |
| toxic wastes.) | | | | But if you go for a detox diet plan knowing in |
| 2) Headaches. The headaches can result from the | | | | advance that alcohol detox symptoms are |
| toxins being released from your tissues into your | | | | perfectly natural response to the changes which |
| bloodstream. Or they can be the result of your | | | | are occurring in your body, you will be in a much |
| discomfort with not having your favorite foods | | | | better frame of mind to tolerate them. Going |
| close by. | | | | from boxed, bagged, canned, or fast foods to |
| 3) Skin breakouts. Skin breakouts are detox | | | | organic fruits, vegetables, and herbs, and from |
| symptoms which not everyone will experience, | | | | beer or soda to herbal tea, can be enough to get |
| and if you are going to have one it will come | | | | you body scrambling. Remain patient and your |
| within the first two or three days. Just wait it out, | | | | detox symptoms will vanish of their own accord. |
| because detoxifying will eventually have your skin | | | | |