Diet & Detox

At the end of Week 2 you should be:

• feeling really alive and buzzing; high on life and your energy
• looking good, too - eyes will be bright, complexion improving and your need for moisturiser has probably diminished
• getting used to the fresher, cleaner tastes of your healthy diet - taste buds are quite easy to re-educate; for most people it takes from two to four weeks

You should find you're spending less on food than usual. Use the money you're saving on alcohol, chocolate, and so on to buy top-quality produce. If you go for the cheapest bargains, you may be missing out on vital nutrients. Beware of:
• cheap, end-of-the-day market fruits and vegetables, which will have lost much of their vitamin C and other natural enzymes
• low-cost olive oil, as it requires lots of processing and the temperatures used destroy much of its vitamin E and phytochemicals - go for 'first pressing' when you buy olive oil, as well as fruit, nut and seed oils
• wholegrains, nuts and seeds, as they need to be bought from a shop where they're stored in cool, dry, dark conditions, and where there's a high turnover of produce - heat, light, moisture and long storage all reduce the content of vitamin E, essential fats and micronutrients