Vegetable & Water Diets
According to the Health Recipes website, vegetable and water diets follow detox plans that help rejuvenate the body and lose weight during the process as well. As many online health sources and books support it, this type of short-term, naturally low fat organic diet can clean years of toxin build-up in the body due to unhealthy lifestyle.
Such diet allows toxins to be naturally flushed out of the body. However, this must not become a regular practice. While eating vegetables and fruits and drinking lots of water are beneficial to everyday diet, the body also needs nutritional value from non-vegetable and fruit sources.
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Detox Process
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Detoxification happens when the body changes food intake from greasy, fatty foods high in animal products and refined sugar to a completely plant-based healthy diet. Essentially, this process resets the body and prepares it for weight loss and a healthier lifestyle. This is the primary purpose of vegetable and water diets.
The detox process requires eating nothing but raw foods, whether juiced or as whole food, for about seven days, while consuming enough water to maintain hydration of the body.
Dieting Requirements
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According to the Organic Liaison website, using organic vegetables for your diet are ideal sources of vitamins, minerals and other nutrients. If organic produce isn't available, the Raw Foods Witch website advices that you peel the skin off the vegetables or wash them with non-toxic produce cleaner available at health food stores. The Mercola websites says that juicing the vegetables is recommended in many cases as this allows the body to absorb nutrients faster. With vegetable juices, you don't have to chew the food and your digestive system does not have to process much fiber content from them.
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People Not Fit for Vegetable and Water Diets
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People who are not fit for vegetable and water diet include: pregnant or nursing women, children, people with anemia, diabetic patients, people with infection, low blood pressure, nutritional deficiencies, addictions, underweight, anemia, impaired immune function, liver problems, heart condition, ulcer, epilepsy, terminal illness, those with eating disorders, those who are about to undergo surgical procedures, and those who just had surgical procedures. In many cases, it is always best to seek medical advice from a doctor if considering any form of diet.
Diet Plan
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Vegetable and water diets typically last for three to seven days only. Longer periods may only be done under medical supervision to monitor and ensure that the diet won't result to nutrient deficiencies.
Vegetables and fruits are in their most nutritious form when eaten in a state as close to raw as possible. Meanwhile, the process of juicing vegetables and making specific juice blends make them both nutritious and tasty. Unlike with other meals, you can eat as much vegetables and fruits, and drink as much water as you want until your hunger is satisfied. When juicing vegetables, a typical intake involves 32 to 64 oz. of juice per day. Vegetables commonly used for this diet include celery, carrot, cabbage, tomato, parsley, kale, ginger, garlic, spinach, beet, cucumber, red or green peppers and other green and leafy vegetables.
Water Therapy and Juice Blends
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Keeping the body well hydrated is essential for good health and weight loss. Drinking six to eight glasses of water a day is recommended. Additional fruit and vegetable juices and herbal teas also provide diverse and tastier liquid intake options.
Raw vegetable juice blends include: carrot, kale and wheat grass; carrots with onion, ginger and garlic; broccoli blended with cucumbers, parsley, celery and tomato; green peppers with celery, cucumber, tomato, parsley and a little sea salt and pepper for seasoning; celery, carrots and parsley; carrots, celery and cucumber; and kale, spinach and carrots. Fruit juices usually come from apple, orange, aloe, melon and mango. Popular herbal tea options include peppermint, rosemary, chamomile, lemon grass, raspberry, ginger root, bergamot, orange and hibiscus.
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