How To Do Sugar Detox In 30 Days
If you want to do a sugar detox safely, consult your doctor or dietitian. Each person is different, and you might find that one strategy that worked for a friend may not work for you.
For instance, starting the detox by cutting back on sugar to ensure moderate intake may work for some but not for others. Hence, Brooke Alpert, a registered dietitian and author of the book, The Sugar Detox: Lose the Sugar, Lose the Weight — Look and Feel Great, says it may be a good idea to go cold turkey for a few days.
Here’s a summary of her recommendations:
Week 1
- In the first 3 days, eat no added sugars. Also, avoid fruits, starchy vegetables, grains, dairy, and alcohol. Basically, for three days only consume healthy fats, non-starchy veggies, and protein.
- Avoid using artificial sweeteners, too.
- On the fourth day, you can add an apple and a type of dairy that’s unsweetened and full-fat.
- The rest of the first week, you can have some starchy veggies and high-fiber crackers. You can even have a glass of red wine towards the end of your first week of sugar detox.
Going cold turkey for the first 3 days “re-calibrates” your palate. By the fourth day, the apple would taste like candy because you start tasting the natural sugars in foods.
Week 2
For the 2nd week, you can have an extra serving of dairy, more starchy vegetables, and antioxidant-rich berries.
Week 3
Alpert said the third week of sugar detox is quite livable. You can add healthy grains, like oats and some more sweet fruits, like grapes. For a treat, you can have another glass of red and a serving of dark chocolate daily.
Week 4
Week 4 of sugar detox may feel almost “normal.” You can have two starches daily on top of the high-fiber crackers. A glass of red is allowed daily for 5 days. By the end of the fourth week, you can have a filling sandwich.
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