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Searching for the right information on healthy diets to detox your body can be a difficult job to do. It seems that there is an absolute wealth of information out there and you just simply don’t have the time to wade through all the garbage to find the few gems that really do work.

When it comes to your body, it is a finely tuned machine that need some love and attention every now and then, this is why it is so important to detox as it keeps this machine clean and working properly.

However, a lot of detox diets don’t really work and can end up being a complete waste of time, even affecting your health sometimes. Therefore it is very important to use healthy diets to detox your body naturally and safely.

What are the safe, natural detox diets?

There are two main diets around that everyone seems to be using. The first is a food controlled based diet where you limit your food intake to mainly include healthy detox foods such as green leafed vegetables, fruits such as blueberries and so on.

These fruits and vegetables are very high in detox agents and antioxidants which are great at boosting your body’s own natural detox processes.

Plus, they are also very low in fat and so you will easily be able to lose weight in the process as well as detoxing your body. These fruits and vegetables are a key component of healthy diets to detox your body, no matter which one you use.

If you want to create your own detox diet that suits you and your lifestyle, preferences and tastes etc, then I have compiled the following list of free tips for a good, fast and healthy detox:

- Pure Mineral Water
- Blueberries
- Cranberries
- Spinach (great for cleansing your colon!)
- Broccoli

If you can just include these 5 foods into your everyday diet, then you will be well on your way to a good body detox.

Vegetarianism is a term that is often used quite loosely among those who are your typical herbivores. But the vegetarian eating lifestyle has its most strict following by people who call themselves vegans.

Most broad-based vegetarians keep quite a wide food selection open for the pallet compared to vegans. They will eat some animal products such as cheese, eggs and milk. Vegans on the other hand omit any animal product made from milk and cheese to even bee’s honey. In the past several years vegans have upped the bar with an more restricted diet that omits cooking altogether, which is the raw food diet.

The raw food diet is essentially the same as what vegans eat except with one caveat. All food must be eaten without strong heat applied. The temp cannot go over 112 degrees Fahrenheit as to preserve the natural enzymes that are in the plant’s cell structure.

Food that is eaten by the raw foodist is raw food items such as: fruit, vegetables, nuts, seeds and legumes.

Raw foodies have come up with some clever recipes of “cooking” their food. You’ll see lasagna and cheese cake, sans the cream cheese. This kind of food is what they believe can prevent cancer altogether.

B12 Vitamin Nutrition Supplements Needed for Raw Foodists

As with most strict vegetarians, B-12 vitamin nutrition is a specific argument against the diet. B-12 is a vitamin that can only come from meats and other animal products.

Opponents of the raw food diet, as do most dieticians, say that even the food that reports to have B-12 naturally (fermented foods and spirulina algae to name a few) exist in a state that is not the same when digested from animal sources.

Raw foodists will often use B-12 supplements that are derived from spirulina. Some studies show that the B-12 vitamin is actually an “analog” of the same vitamin found in animal source. So, even vitamin nutritional supplements may not quite cut it according to studies.

B-12 is very important for human growth. It is essential in building red blood cells and the maintenance of nervous system cell structures. The most acute system of vitamin B-12 deficiency is tiredness and signs of anemia.

It’s also necessary for the manufacturing of myelin, the fatty sheath that covers the nerve, similar to wire covering an extension cord to isolate and direct the electricity.

On the other side, raw food dietitians have consistently laid claim of the diet’s benefits after years of raw food consumption. Also, there has been some advancement in the manufacturing and supplementation of the B-12 vitamin.

As with all diet trends, those critical of the trend suggest having a doctor or dietitian keep tabs on the progress of the raw foodist to make sure that no anemic symptoms occur.