Jeff Behar, MS, MBA President at MyBestHealthPortal.net Top Contributorgive us a run down of the best way to detox for the new year that's safe and effective check it out.
It’s the New Year, which means everyone’s talking about “cleansing” and “detoxing” after a bit of holiday binging. But the truth is, your body detoxes just fine on its own: Your liver, lungs, kidneys, skin, and digestive track are programmed by Mother Nature to keep your body clean 24/7.
But you can give your body’s natural detoxing powers a boost with these nine easy tips.
1. Stay hydrated with water. Water is part of every metabolic process in the body, and adequate water intake also helps keep the balance of body salts normal. Natural thirst should always be addressed. And remember that fruits and vegetables are almost all water, so 5-7 servings can boost your natural water intake. And the best way to tell if your water intake is adequate is to check the color of your urine. Pale yellow is the goal. If it’s any darker than that, drink a glass of water or two.
2. Limit caffeine – but there’s no need to eliminate it. Caffeine can be a boost for mental focus and energy, if limited to less than 300 milligrams per day. A large mug of coffee has about 150 milligrams of caffeine, so that’s about two servings a day. A mug of tea is around 50 milligrams, so that’s about six servings. When it comes to caffeine, the less often it is consumed, the more of a positive biological effect you can expect.
3. Extra credit: Avoid alcohol -- even red wine. (it.
4. Skip sugar – and low-calorie sweeteners. You want to ground zero your sweet taste buds with more limited intake of sweet of all kinds. Cut out sugary drinks, snacks, and treats, and you’ll be surprised how fruit will satisfy your sweet tooth. And taking a break from all low-calorie sweeteners helps you learn to tamp down your perception of sweetness.
5. Eliminate processed and prepared foods. As a general rule, don’t consume things that come in cans, boxes, bags or jars. Bonus points: Don’t eat in restaurants, either. Many restaurant foods may look healthy, but the food may have been prepared in unhealthy oils, or they may be drenched in a creamy sauce. Cutting out processed foods is the quickest and easiest way to limit excess (and often hidden) sugars, fats, and calories.
6. Break a sweat. Skin is the body’s largest organ, and sweating helps you eliminate excess body salts and other metabolites of body processes. Breaking a sweat every day is a good way to support your body’s healthy elimination of metabolic breakdown products.
7. Eat fiber. There are so many myths associated with “cleansing” the digestive tract, but your digestive tract actually wants to be stimulated, especially with fiber. Think of this as exercise for your gut. Fiber revs up your digestive tract -- it’s like nature’s Roto-Rooter. But stick to fiber that’s found in nature -- fruits, veggies and whole grains -- and skip the bulked-up processed products that claim to contain 50 percent of your daily fiber needs or more in ONE serving. Stick with nature’s fiber content, which is about 3-4 grams a serving, about 15-20 percent percent of your daily requirement.
8. Get some sleep. Aim for seven to nine hours every night. Adequate sleep supports and maintains a healthy brain. Recent studies continue to support the connection between amount of sleep and cognitive function.
9. Change your response to stress. While eliminating stress is not realistic, changing how your respond to daily stressors goes a long way to boosting a healthy body.
Also, stop by 4x Nutrition Center adn speak with one of our certified nutrition specialist about other way to detox and get your body ready for the new year!
Til next time,
Mikie
We get this question a lot in the store. We sell many great night time or overnight fat burners that claim to reduce fat while you sleep, is that possible?
First, what's the point?
You spend between 30 and 50% of your time sleeping, why not try and make use of that time to achieve your goals. Also, these products usually include sleep aids, which is a big problem in our current world...getting enough sleep. If you are deprived of sleep many things happen, you are more stressed and you release more cortisol which causes you to collect fat easier. More sleeps means more energy the next day and more opportunity to train and lead an active and healthful life where you will burn more calories so don't discount the need to improve sleep.
Second, what's in them?
Obviously these PM fat burner products cannot rely on energy or thermogenics to do their work so they must be creative in the design of the ingredients in order to improve your metabolism or burn fat. Most of these fat burners work with controlling your appetite (to curb late night craving or fridge runs at 3am) with ingredients like hoodia, white kidney bean and or chromium (to curb sugar cravings).
Then after that they rely exclusively on ingredients trying to improve lipolysis. Lipolysis is the process of using fat for energy...so you will see supplements with CLA, L-Carnitine (or some derivative), Carnosine, and Guggelsterones to name a few. All these are plant based and they try to soak up stored fat and make it available to burn as fuel over night.
Finally, the sleep aid usually comes in the natural forms of melatonin, 5-HTP (trytophan) and relaxants like chamomile and valerian root. These are all safe, but the first time you take products with sleep-aids should always be on a night when you can sleep in the next day to gauge your body's own response to the ingredients/compounds.
Well, do they work?
Simply put, YES, but they do not work as fast as daytime fat burners and certainly not as well as daytime burners combined with proper diet and exercise regimens. But they do work, so be patient. IN addition, these products are great for people who are trying to lose that last few inches or pounds of fat without sacrificing any of that hard earn lean muscle or lean tissue you have created in the gym and through proper protein supplementation.
In the store we have:
Noxitropin PM
Nite-Burn
and a few other night-time supplements designed to help you get leaner!
Come see us or email today and we will help figure out the best plan and use of supplements for you!
Til next time,
Mikie
