The 5 Year Detox Plan

After the holiday season, some people feel obliged to do something good for their bodies. The detox myth has been long demystified and featured on Marketplace. The following is a simple detox plan. No need to eat "superfoods", keep on eating bread and other products with gluten. Eat as much locally produced food as possible.

The steps to a clean body in 5 years or less :

1. Start everyday with about half an hour of exercise.
2. Eat a balanced breakfast which includes a large amount of carbohydrates (bread, rice, oats, millet, corn), a portion of fruit or vegetables and some beans, seeds(ie. sunflower, pumpkin) or nuts (including nut butter).
3. To be physically fit is more than a few minutes of exercise a day. If you work in an office, set up your workstation to be standing rather sitting. To be happy, change jobs to start working working outdoors, such as farming, construction, surveying, or something where you must walk a lot like waiting tables, working in a daycare, nursing etc. 
4. As for lunch and for supper, a balanced meal must be colourful. It would mean a variety of vegetables, different grains and the use of oils. All edible vegetable oils, including peanut, soy, canola, flax/linseed, sesame, olive, avocado, coconut oil are good to use on a daily basis.
5. If not already engaged in a community activity, take part in sports like ice hockey, curling, soccer/football, lacrosse, running, skiing, snowboarding, cycling, running, tennis, badminton, etc.
6. The most important of all requirements for a healthy body is sleep. The more physical activity we do, the better we sleep. 

The body's liver will do most of the work of keeping your blood and body clean. As long as you regularly treat your body well, you will be in good shape.