Detoxification: New strength for your body
Why should I treat my body with a detox?
Quite simply: Just as we stand in front of the mirror in the morning and think about what we wear, go to the hairdresser or treat beautiful facial care, so we should also dedicate ourselves to our inner.
We expect a lot from our digestion: starting with our daily coffee, which sometimes exceeds the "one coffee in the morning", over heavy meals, many snacks, sweets and wine spritzers at the end of the day: The consequences of a constant overload of our digestive system are constant stomach discomfort, tiredness, laxity and a faded skin.
Which detoxification is right for me?
The best known fasting method is fasting. Fast means, voluntarily abstain from solid foods and stimulants for a limited time. A maximum of 500 calories a day and at least 2.5 liters of calorie-free fluid should be consumed. It is important to promote the elimination processes via the intestine, liver, kidneys, lungs and skin. Exercise, accompanying therapeutic measures and rest are important! After fasting follows a gentle structure of the diet.
Detoxification cures involving more than 500 calories (eg "base fasting") are considered "caloric restriction". Here, above all, it is important to bring its acid-base balance back into balance and to counteract the over-acidification of the body.
Whether you want to carry out the detoxification at home and integrate it into everyday life or combine this with a small holiday remains one individual decision, For a detox at home, our detox weekly plan is suitable - if you want to get started with just a few days, try our plan for a detox weekend.
Does a detoxification against illness help?
A long-term dietary ban can even relieve or cure illnesses, especially chronic ones. At least, recourse to the internal (fat) reserves during a fasting cure, which experts know, can effectively support the treatment. "Fasting is an operation without a knife, it cuts away the superfluous and protects the healthy."As early as the beginning of the 20th century, the dietician Erwin Hof, one of the pioneers of modern fasting therapy, said.
In the meantime, numerous scientific studies have shown that detoxification positively influences a large number of metabolic processes and various organ systems and activates the body's self-healing powers.
Fat in the blood and liver are broken down, fat deposits and protein deposits melt, excess water and salt are eliminated, blood sugar levels and insulin production decline, the blood flows better, the gastrointestinal tract is sedated, the intestinal flora is restored, the immune system relieved, the hormone balance regulates and inflammatory processes are diminished.
Detoxification can help with various ailments:
- Cardiovascular diseases
- Type 2 diabetes
- Rheumatism and arthrosis
- fibromyalgia
- chronic back, headaches and migraines
- Gastrointestinal disease
- Eczema and psoriasis
- allergies
- Menopausal symptoms
- an increased susceptibility to infections
- depressive moods and exhaustion
- overweight
- high blood pressure
- increased blood lipid and uric acid levels
Can detoxification be an alternative to drug treatments?
If you diagnose a disease that can be positively influenced by fasting, Françoise Wilhelmi de Toledo, Medical Director of the Buchinger Clinics in Überlingen and Marbella, advises you to have a two-week, three-week fasting cure in a special clinic as soon as possible. "The longer a disease has been treated with medication, the more difficult it will be to rebalance the organism and the immune system."
Important is the good care by an experienced fasting doctor, "Blood pressure and blood sugar need to be monitored regularly, but most importantly, the medication's dosage needs to be adjusted, and over-fasting can quickly lead to dangerous overdose," says Dr. Eva Lischka, chairman of the medical association fasting and nutrition e.V. (ÄGHE).
It is crucial to break the chronic over-nutrition and let hunger again, "The best makeover is to stay sober for 14 hours overnight," says Andrea Morgner-Miehlke. "Ultimately, everything is a matter of measure. All those who eat less are healthier and live longer."
You still can not decide which detox is best for you? We've tested the most common methods that detoxify your body! In addition, we reveal what you need to consider if you want to fast properly.
