With 2012 upon us many of our clients (or ourselves) are
looking for a quick fix to rid our insides of the indulgences of the past
holiday season.
Traditional ‘detox’ diets base their programs on little food
intake. Staples include foods with high
water contents: cucumbers, fruit, juices, and teas.
By increasing the volume of fluid in the body, detox diets
claim that this cleanses the body of toxins to enhance the body’s
metabolic/calorie burning rate.
Its important to explain to your clients that any initial
weight loss is water and the body’s protein/muscle stores. In addition to the increase of body fat when
weight gain resumes, protein breakdown also creates toxins which need to be
filtered by the kidneys. Any rebound
weight gain comes back as fat and the body ends up with a slower
metabolism.
Some programs such as The
Crazy, Sexy, Diet combine a traditional detoxing juice cleanse with
laxative and enema use which disrupts the body’s natural bacteria that are
located in the colon while other programs are gluten-free.
Its imperative to utilize a client’s New Year’s Resolution
energy to set their goals for the upcoming months.
