Why A Cleansing Diet Can Make You Feel Worse
As the weather gets warmer people start to worry. Scores of otherwise health conscious citizens subject themselves to deprivation diets, or look to a detox diet, or start an intense exercise regimen, often in blazing hot weather, to look slimmer in revealing clothes because of the need to fit into the image that they think they must portray but instead many unwittingly end up harming their health.
Early June and January are the two times of year people do crazy, desperate things to get thin fast so they go on fasts, yo-yo diets, detox diets, and ‘cleanses’ without realizing that there are serious consequences to weight loss and nutrient restriction and they do not realize that crash dieting does not work and can be dangerous because of a message that gets lost in the national clamor over rising rates of overweight and obesity. If you are thinking of trying a fad diet keep a few things in mind.
Crash diets may harm your heart. Some people believe that very low calorie regimens are based on the false theory that the body needs help eliminating waste. Research suggests rapid weight loss can slow your metabolism. This can lead to future weight gain. It also deprives your body of essential nutrients. Following a detox plan is not always going to hurt your cardiac system. Danger grows with the more a person uses these detox programs. The idea of not getting enough food for an extended period of time can weaken the cardiac system which will lead to other problems.
Beware of fad diets. Experts have known for decades that extended crash diets can be dangerous. With the influx of media, it can be even more of a problem. A report about one program seemed to have great promise. The media told how some have lost an amazing amount in a very short time with a diet. As more people tried the diet, more people were reported to have health issues that were cropping up. Researchers who examined otherwise healthy dieters the pattern of deaths suggested the effects of protein calorie malnutrition on the heart.
The reasons for the health problems that are faced when a person uses these detox plans is becoming clearer. The cardiac problems that are faced by detox users is possibly the result of the lack of proper nutrition that the heart needs to function properly. Other problems of the circulatory system have also been reported as being caused by these programs.
The true extent of the risk posed by crash diets is unclear, however. The researchers look at people who have serious weight issues and follow what they do very carefully. Check with your physician to make sure what you are planning to do is safe for you before you begin. But crash dieters are more likely to consult their friends than a doctor. This leads to the problems that many people face.
For many people there is absolutely no benefit to fasting or detoxing. Extreme diets are simply bad for you and they don’t work according to their detractors. A lot of people use their hard earned money to buy them.
How to lose weight safely can be answered easily. If you’re overweight, slimming down is critical for your overall health. Even moderate weight loss can lower your risk of developing heart disease, diabetes, and some types of cancer.
But it’s important to lose fat naturally, which usually means slowly as most experts recommend dropping just 1 to 2 pounds a week, and despite what some brand-name diets claim, the best way to do so is to exercise regularly and stick to a diet that limits saturated fat and sugars and emphasizes fruits and vegetables, lean meats and fish, and whole grains. The process of losing weight requires a person to eat right and get physically active. In order to get healthy and stay that way, it is the best plan.
