Synopses & Reviews
This fully updated edition of The Detox Diet guides readers through the detoxification process and follow-up cleansing programs developed by Dr. Elson Haas for those struggling with addictions to sugar, caffeine, nicotine, and alcohol.As one of the nation’s leading practitioners of integrative medicine, Dr. Haas has lead hundreds of detox groups and guided thousands of patients through the transformative processes of detoxification and organ cleansing over the last 30 years. The Detox Dietoffers a variety of easy fasting and juice cleansing options, more than 50 deliciously satisfying follow-up recipes, and more than a dozen carefully crafted menu plans. Dr. Haas’ssafe, effective, and time-tested program is designed to help readers achieve short-term success against addictive dietary choices, as well as lifelong vibrant good health.
About the Author
Elson M. Haas, MD, is an integrative family medicine practitioner with 40 years of healthcare experience. He is the founder and director of Preventive Medical Center of Marin, a multidisciplinary clinic in San Rafael, California. Dr. Haas is the author of ten popular books on health, nutrition, and detoxification, including Staying Healthy with the Seasons, Staying Healthy with Nutrition, and The Detox Diet, 3rd Edition (June 2012), updated for people of various ages, including a new chapter on teens and detox. He has also written The False Fat Diet about food reactions and weight issues, plus More Vegetables, Please!, a family cookbook with chef Patty James. Dr. Haas, as Dr. Sun, has also created entertaining health education products for children and families, including The Anatomix Comix CD and Songbook and Count Broccula. Visit www.haashealthonline.com, www.pmcmarin.com, and www.seasonsstudios.com.
DANIELLA CHACE, MSN, is a nutritionist and author of more than a dozen books on healthy eating.
Table of Contents
Acknowledgments
Preface
Part One: Renewal
Chapter One: Why Detox?
Chapter Two: General Detoxification and Cleansing
Chapter Three: Gastrointestinal Health: The Guts of Detox
Chapter Four: Fasting and Juice Cleansing
Chapter Five: The Detox Diet and Other Purifying Diets
Chapter Six: Supplements, Activities, and Products for Detoxification
Chapter Seven: Transitional Diets
Chapter Eight: Teenagers and Detoxification
Chapter Nine: Life Stages and Special Circumstances
Part Two: Breaking the SNACC Habits
Chapter Ten: Sugar Detoxification
Chapter Eleven: Nicotine Detoxification
Chapter Twelve: Alcohol Detoxification
Chapter Thirteen: Caffeine Detoxification
Chapter Fourteen: Chemical and Drug Detoxification
Chapter Fifteen: Nontoxic Living
Part Three: The Recipes
Resources
About the Authors
Measurement Conversion Charts
Index