About Detox Diets

What Does the Word Detox Mean?

Detox, short for detoxification, is the removal of potentially toxic substances from the body. Although detox is primarily thought of as a treatment for alcohol or drug dependence, the term is also used to refer to diets, herbs, and other methods of removing environmental and dietary toxins from the body for general health.

What is a Detox Diet Plan?

Detox diet plans are thought to support detoxification by increasing elimination from the body, cleansing the colon, enhancing circulation to clear toxic substances, eliminating foods from the diet that require detoxification or are allergenic, and providing nutrients to support and protect the liver, the main organ involved in detoxification.

The Inside-Out Diet – The Friendliest, Easiest Detox Diet You'll Ever Do

While the term “detox” often conjures images of extreme dieting or fasting, strict vegan diets, and sweat lodges, this is the friendliest, easiest detox diet you’ll ever do.

It supports productive, safe, permanent weight loss—and you can feel the effects as soon as the very first week. Finally—a way to lose weight without suffering, starving, or getting yourself sick.

The plan consists of three parts:

Step 1 of The Inside-Out Diet: The first week is the most restrictive part of the plan, aimed at eliminating unhealthy cravings, restoring insulin sensitivity and hormonal balance, correcting your metabolism, and cleansing the colon and liver to open the pathways for sustained fat loss. Think of it as spring cleaning for the body—at any time of the year.

Step 2 of The Inside-Out Diet: In the second week, you'll systematically re-introduce certain foods and note your responses. This helps you to determine whether those foods are helping or hampering your weight loss.

Many diets unnecessarily restrict foods. With this diet, you’ll find out which foods are particularly problematic for you and only limit those.

You'll be in Step 2 for three weeks, enjoying a wide variety of delicious and satisfying dishes, such as Rosemary Grilled Lamb with Goat Cheese, Roasted Beets, Red Onion, and Warm Watercress.

Step 3 of The Inside-Out Diet: To make sure you don't gain back the weight, I've given you lifelong eating guidelines you can begin after Step 2 is over. I call it “maintain without gain”.

It uses what you learned in the program as a foundation for five days a week and allows you to indulge in some of the foods you like (in moderation of course) the other two days. This keeps your metabolism revved so you don't regain any of the weight. And because you're not permanently restricting yourself from any foods, you'll never "mess up."