Detoxing Debunked

There are many different types of detoxes, some of the most popular ones being juice cleanses and herbal tea detoxes. With juice cleanses, most of the time you are required to only drink either home made juices or expensive pre-packaged ones, such as cold pressed juices. The trouble with this is that juice cleanses don’t encourage you to eat real food, they work on the idea that drinking enough water alongside the juice will “cleanse” you and help you to lose weight. Yes, you may lose weight, but probably not the way you were wanting to. Been there done that!!

If you are depriving your body of essential amino acids (protein) and fatty acids, and important minerals. Sometime your body can compensate by getting these nutrients from your body’s own stores, such as muscle tissue for protein. Protein is a vital nutrient and your body cannot survive without it. Losing muscle tissue can slow down your metabolism, meaning you burn fewer calories. So once you finish your cleanse, you may be at risk of gaining all the weight back, if not more.

It is important to remember that different food groups provide you with different nutrients that your body needs, so cutting out entire food groups isn’t always healthy. For some, this may cause you to feel tired and unable to think clearly, amongst other symptoms. Cutting out several food groups as part of a detox is certainly not an effective long term solution to weight loss, as you will often be losing water weight and muscle, rather than fat.

At the end of the day, what I want you to realize is that there are no quick fixes. Even if your goal isn't weight loss but you just want to make sure your body is running at 100%, here is the best solution for you.  The 3 Day Refresh! 

The 3 Day Refresh is a 3-day program of specially formulated shakes, easy-to-prepare clean meals, and healthy snacks that have been scientifically designed to help you break the cycle of bad eating habits, lose weight, detoxify your body, and dramatically improve the way you feel—without starving! So yes, you actually EAT on this program.

I have done the 3 Day Refresh about three times now.  Each time I feel debloated and have lost 4 pounds each and every time.  With continued healthy eating and 30 minute exercise after the cleanse, I have been able to maintain that weight loss every single time.

For more information, watch this quick 3 Day Refresh Video!