I think I have come to the conclusion for now that the detox diet is a way of life, and every person in the USA needs to learn to detox his/her diet. Why such a bold statement? Well, for one, I am in agreement with an author, David Servan-Schreiber who wrote the book Anticancer: A New Way of Life. He is a dedicated scientist and doctor and was diagnosed with brain cancer. As I told a friend last night, this book is a top read, especially if you want to learn about caring for your health and do all that you can to prevent cancer. One study said that much of the disease is caused by external, environmental factors rather than genetics. And, interestingly, the increase of cancer since the 1940s (WWII) is very alarming.
That leads me to the next question for myself and you, what are you doing to prevent the possibility of cancer? To ignore would be devastating.
Therefore, this leads me to why I think detox is so important - by definition it is getting rid of toxins in your body, and cancer develops as we toxify our bodies.
Please refer to my previous post called Detox and Cleanse for other ideas on detox. Here are more:
1) Broccoli. A cruciferous vegetable, and versatile. Restaurants serve it, and can be extremely tasty if you cook it right. Again, please don't boil! Saute with garlic, maybe some onions, olive oil, salt, pepper. It just tastes so much better. And, if you want some nutty flavor, finish it with some sesame oil. Broccoli rabe has become a staple of mine. Less processing because the stems are softer. It is usually a darker color, and the flavor is deeper. When I go to dinner parties, many people like to serve raw broccoli, dipped in ranch or some dressing. Not bad, just note that you really should wash vegetables before eating to reduce the pesticides and whatever they spray to keep it from going bad. But, I have to say, broccoli with ranch ain't my favorite.
2) Kale. If you are not a fan, I will share with you in my next post of one great recipe for this wonderous vegetable. Kale has risk-lowering benefits for cancer, including bladder, breast, colon, ovary, and prostate. There are 45 different flavenoids in kale, and is loaded with vitamins K, A, C (you can throw out your emergen-c). This amazing vegetable is known for its antioxidant, anti-inflammatory, and anticancer properties. Really try to seek out this vegetable, it will do wonders for your health.
Also, another friend (who is also a subscriber) asked how to find a nutritionist to do a detox diet. I asked my nutritionist friend who is a registered dietitian and getting his PhD in nutrition. His experience and advice is that many nutritionists "do not know what a detox diet should be. Most likely, they will tell you to stay away from alcohol, red meat and eat more whole grains, fruits and vegetables." So, there you go. A generalization of course, but it is important to find out a potential professional's philosophy on eating and healing. Chinese medicine and holistic doctors believe in the philosophy of healing through food. So, it is better to start with them if you are adamant about finding professional help. Otherwise, keep learning and researching for what makes sense (and plug: keep visiting my blog!)
On kale: http://www.whfoods.com/genpage.php?tname=foodspice&dbid=38
No comments:
Post a Comment