When Supersize Me transformed fiancé Morgan Spurlock into an overweight and ill fast-food junkie, holistic health counselor and vegan chef Alex Jamieson launched a one-woman mission to nurse him back to wellness. Spurlock packed on 30 pounds and showed liver damage after feasting on McDonald's for 30 days.
Her prescription for recovery was the Great American Detox Diet. The 8-week program brought Spurlock back to fine form and it can do the same for you, even if you haven't spent the last month gorging on fast food. Jamieson definitely considers fast food the enemy.
Among the foods on her hit list: sugar, caffeine, dairy, wheat, corn and an excess of fat, carbs and protein. Her plan requires you to reduce and eliminate all sugars, including refined sugars found in everything from cakes and cookies to pasta sauces and salad dressing. Get rid of all soda - even the diet versions. Drink at least eight glasses of water a day. Consume at least one green leafy vegetable a day. They're full of vitamins and minerals and they detoxify, cleanse and energize your body. Broccoli, spinach, silverbeet, bok choy and cabbage (fresh of frozen) all fit the bill.
Drawing on her cooking background, Jamieson encourages followers to indulge in walnut burgers, sweetcorn and kidney bean chili, sesame pasta, vegetarian san choy bow, Thai noodle salad and a morning shake made of fruit, soy milk and aloe vera juice.
Comment #1
(Posted by doug) Rating
I really found this article helpful and i intend to do exactly what the article said, starting today!
Comment #2
(Posted by an unknown user) Rating
What a fool to eat only McDonald's for 30 days. The Great American Detox Diet sounds rather difficult to adhere to. Good luck Doug, especially with that vegetarian san choy box.
Comment #3
(Posted by Debbie) Rating
This review was informative...more detail than is usually given. Enough info to get me interested (at least it sounds like something I might be able to follow) and get more information from the book.
Comment #4
(Posted by danni) Rating
I found this article helpful. My twice a week stop at McDonlds
Comment #5
(Posted by an unknown user) Rating
I liked the article about what to eliminate, but it would have been nice to have recipes for the burgers, chili, pasta, etc.
Comment #6
(Posted by Diana) Rating
This is a great starter for a person to start to think of detxing. The fast food junkie was taking a health risk and to detox is a good idea. Sometimes we all go overboard and need a detox once in a while. Keep up the good articles. There is something for everyone.
Comment #7
(Posted by Mary Spasiano) Rating
Hello! This "detox" diet sounds really interesting and very informative.I am going to give it a try! Thanks so much!
Comment #8
(Posted by Michelle) Rating
Sounds intresting,but detoxifying sounds like a perscription you'd give a drug addict. I"ll stick to eating healthy foods.But thanks!!:)
Comment #10
(Posted by Anna J Giardina) Rating
It was great but I have a problem, I'm on cumadin and I'm limited to green leafy vegetables,si what can I do???
Comment #11
(Posted by Vi) Rating
Sounds pretty good and not to strict. This would be interesting to try if you want to detox.
Comment #12
(Posted by janice e. mackey) Rating
sounds like a good thing.
Comment #13
(Posted by Joyce Livengood) Rating
This article is really a great way to start the detox of the bad
effects on our bodys system of incorrect eating, and getting back on
track to a healthier lifestyle of the good foods.
Comment #14
(Posted by Rene) Rating
This sounds like a 'real' diet. No loss of tasty foods. Different from one that is usually eaten but tasty no less. Rene
Comment #15
(Posted by maria) Rating
I don't think there are many people out there that eat that way. Spurlock's McDonald's eating binge is a bad one to use. You can still go to a fast food restaurant and order a burger your way. I went to McDonald's and ordered a burger no bread and I got it.
Comment #16
(Posted by Teri) Rating
Very informative advice for everyone no matter what age or body size. I read all of it and plan to put it into practice in my own life.
Comment #17
(Posted by Jane) Rating
Sounded interesting.
Comment #18
(Posted by Carly) Rating
On the same page (Today's Tip") you advised to eat at least 3 serving of dairy products aday to help loose weight but this one says that dairy is your enemy..?! So which one is it? Confusing....
Comment #19
(Posted by Carly) Rating
On the same page (Today's Tip) you advised to eat at least 3 serving of dairy products aday to help loose weight but this one says that dairy is your enemy..?! So which one is it? Confusing....
Comment #20
(Posted by tammy) Rating
The information was good, suggestions were good, but very abbreviated. Many people have no idea where to get these foods or how to make them themselves so it turns out to be basically useless information if where's and how-to's are not included.
Comment #21
(Posted by kelli) Rating
Some intersting ideas, but geting rid of wheat and dairy does not sound very healthy to me in the long run. Complex csrbs & calcium are essential to a healthy diet.
