Step 1 Jump-Start Your Detox

My doctor told me to stop having intimate dinners for four. Unless
there are three other people.
—FILM DIRECTOR AND ACTOR ORSON WELLES
Step 1 Jump-Start Your Detox
Now that you understand how supporting your liver can help you lose
weight safely and permanently, it’s time to see your plan come
together.
This one-week step has a clear objective: to temporarily remove foods
that are congesting your liver and colon and to eat wholesome, healthy
foods that support detoxification and decrease inflammation. By doing
this, you’ll begin to restore insulin and leptin sensitivity, begin burning
stored fat, eliminate cravings, reduce fluid and bloating, prevent metabolic
slowdown, and ensure healthy weight loss that lasts.
One of the greatest benefits of this one-week step is that when you’re
ready to begin the next step, you’ll introduce one food a day so that you
can learn how your body responds to it. It can help you see firsthand how
uncontrollable cravings, bloating, and a sluggish system can be related to
certain foods.
This diet will launch you into a lifetime of healthy eating. I want you
to use this as an opportunity to discover new foods and tastes. A client
of mine, an image consultant, told me, “Regardless of how many clothes

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Published simultaneously in Canada
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we have in our closet, most of us wear the same seven outfits, over and
over. It’s embarrassing, but you’ve made me realize I cook the same
seven meals over and over. My husband and my kids have their favorites—
tuna and noodles, spaghetti, macaroni and cheese, fried chicken, and
tacos. I hardly ever try anything adventurous, much less these foods here.
I can’t wait to try these foods, and I’m even going to start fixing something
new once a week for my whole family to introduce them to healthier
options.”
Step 1 at a Glance
This section summarizes the step 1 guidelines of the Inside Out Diet. In
order to allow you to customize your plan, some of these foods list only
minimums. If you’d like to have two or three colon-cleansing foods a day,
for instance, you’ll gain further benefit from the detoxifying and satiating
effect of these foods.
What to Eat Each Day
• At least 2 servings (1 serving = 1⁄2 cup cooked, 1 cup raw, or 1⁄4 cup
broccoli sprouts) of cruciferous vegetables
• At least 1 serving (3⁄4 cup) of the purple protectors
• At least 2 servings (1 serving = 1⁄2 cup) of the extraordinary oranges
• At least 1 serving of the right whites (1⁄4 cup or 1 garlic clove)
• At least 1 serving of colon-cleansing foods: apples (1 medium or
1⁄2 cup applesauce), pears (1 medium), grapefruit (1 small), beans
or legumes (1⁄2 cup cooked), oats (1⁄2 cup cooked), artichokes (1 large
or 1⁄2 cup artichoke hearts), shirataki noodles (1⁄2 cup), carob
powder (1⁄4 cup), or fiber powder (1 serving of glucomannan, acacia,
guar gum, psyllium, or methylcellulose powders with water)
• As many raw or lightly cooked vegetables as possible
• 1 to 3 servings of lean protein (e.g., 1 scoop whey protein, organic
chicken, or turkey)
• 1 to 2 tablespoons ground flaxseeds
What to Drink Each Day
• At least 8 glasses of filtered water
• No more than 100 mg of caffeine a day
• At least 1 cup of Cleansing Lemon Tea (recipe on page 223)

Supplements
• Omega fatty-acid supplement
• Multivitamin

Article Source : Copyright © 2007 by Cathy Wong, N.D. All rights reserved
Published by John Wiley & Sons, Inc., Hoboken, New Jersey
Published simultaneously in Canada
All art by Tim Fedak; art copyright © 2007 Cathy Wong, N.D.
Wiley Bicentennial Logo: Richard J. Pacifico
Design and composition by Navta Associates, Inc.