Detox: The Lazy Person’s Guide!

The Simplest Way to a Fitter Body, a Clearer Mind and Higher Spirits

Based on the simple principle of detoxification as a means of cleansing your system, the dynamic, natural techniques in Detox: The Lazy Person’s Guide! will give you a fitter body, a clearer mind and higher spirits.

Author Belinda Viagas offers the simplest of rules to guide your detox, tailor-made to your individual needs, telling you what to eat, how to prepare it, and what to avoid. A series of easy exercises will further boost your circulation and stimulate your immune system.

The Lazy Person’s Guide! is a series of popular, cheerful yet thoroughly grounded, practical and authoritative books on various health issues and conditions. Other titles in the series include Beating Overeating, Exercise, Improving Your Memory, Midlife, Quitting Smoking, Self-esteem and Stress.

Other books by Belinda Viagas include the Detox Diet Book, Natural Healthcare for Women and The Pocket A–Z of Natural Healthcare.

Detox: A Lazy Person’s Guide!: Table of Contents

1. Introduction
4. Why Detox?
   Food as Medicine
   The Effects of Stress
   Diet and Stress
   The Benefits
6. How to Detox
   Working with Foods
   Adding Herbs
   Following the Seasons
8. Getting Started
   Targeting Your Detox
   Preparation meals
10. Your Detox Plans
    One-Day Detox
    Two-Day Detox
    Four-Day Detox
    Week-long Detox
    The Original Detox Diet
12. Recipes
    Salad Dressings
    Salads
    Soups
    Sweet Things
    Cooked Meals
14. Back-up Information
16. Cleansing Techniques
    Brushing Well
    Dry Skin Brushing
    Massage
    Exercise
    Hydrotherapy
18. Clearing Your Mind
    Affirmations
    Visualisations
    Meditation
20. No Time to Detox
22. Detox Your Life
    A Personal Audit
    Practical Steps
    New Things
24. Resources and Reading Guide