Based on the simple principle of detoxification as a means of cleansing your system, the dynamic, natural techniques in Detox: The Lazy Person's Guide! will give you a fitter body, a clearer mind and higher spirits.

Author Belinda Viagas offers the simplest of rules to guide your detox, tailor-made to your individual needs, telling you what to eat, how to prepare it, and what to avoid. A series of easy exercises will further boost your circulation and stimulate your immune system.

The Lazy Person's Guide! is a series of popular, cheerful yet thoroughly grounded, practical and authoritative books on various health issues and conditions. Other titles in the series include Beating Overeating, Exercise, Improving Your Memory, Midlife, Quitting Smoking, Self-esteem and Stress.

Other books by Belinda Viagas include the Detox Diet Book, Natural Healthcare for Women and The Pocket A–Z of Natural Healthcare.

Detox: A Lazy Person's Guide!: Table of Contents

Introduction

- Why Detox?

Food as Medicine

The Effects of Stress

Diet and Stress

The Benefits

- How to Detox

Working with Foods

Adding Herbs

Following the Seasons

- Getting Started

Targeting Your Detox

Preparation meals

- Your Detox Plans

One-Day Detox

Two-Day Detox

Four-Day Detox

Week-long Detox

The Original Detox Diet

- Recipes

Salad Dressings

Salads

Soups

Sweet Things

Cooked Meals

- Back-up Information

- Cleansing Techniques

Brushing Well

Dry Skin Brushing

Massage

Exercise

Hydrotherapy

- Clearing Your Mind

Affirmations

Visualisations

Meditation

- No Time to Detox

- Detox Your Life

A Personal Audit

Practical Steps

New Things

Resources and Reading Guide

Further Reading

Finding a Practitioner

Contacts