Foods To Avoid On A Detox Diet

Posted by Kym on October 11th, 2008 at 10:01am

We’ve already covered a lot of the detox foods you can eat on a detox diet, but it’s equally important that you stay away from specific foods that will harm your detox. So here are some of the main foods to avoid on a detox:

Wheat products

Try to avoid wheat altogether while you are on the detox diet. Wheat contains gluten, a protein that many people find hard to digest and which can cause bloating and wind. This mild sensitivity is fairly common, and you may not realize you have it until you omit wheat, from your diet. On the detox diet, by excluding wheat you will find that these symptoms will improve.

You may be able to re-introduce certain wheat products after 28 days and thereafter eat them in moderation. However, those with a true gluten allergy - a condition called celiac disease - must avoid all sources of gluten for life.

The most common wheat products to avoid while you are detoxifying include the following:

• Bread.
• Wheat-based breakfast cereals
• Ordinary (durum wheat) pasta
• White, brown and wholemeal (wheat) flour
• Ordinary (wheat) noodles
• Cous cous
• Cakes
• Biscuits

Caffeine

Caffeine is a stimulant that mimics the effects of stress on the body and depletes it of essential nutrients. Coffee, tea and caffeine-based soft drinks are often used as a quick fix to boost flagging energy levels and concentration by making you feel more alert. But the effect is short-lived. Drinking several cups of coffee throughout the day can leave you feeling more tired, irritable, restless and with a headache.

If you have been used to drinking 6 or more cups of coffee or tea a day, don’t give up overnight. This could lead to withdrawal symptoms, similar to caffeine toxicity, with headaches and irritability. Cut down on caffeine drinks gradually, over a period of a week or two, and replace them with water or herbal tea.

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