Fat Flush Diet
The Fat Flush Diet took the country by storm in 2002. The book written by Anne Louise Gittleman, serves as both a detox and a weight loss diet. This being said, the Fat Flush diet offers much more than many other diets available today. The basis for the diet is eating the right combination of proteins, good carbs and essential fats. The diet also works to speed up metabolism by detoxifying and cleansing the liver.
Like many diets before it, the Fat Flush plan is a 3 phase diet. I pretty much say; if you can get through the first phase you are good to go. However, in this case, it is very difficult to do. The first phase is all about cleansing the liver and eliminates many foods, even spices. During the first phase you essentially cannot have any fats or oils except flaxseed oil, no sugar, breads or cereals, starchy veggies, and no dairy products of any kind. Be prepared and determined to meet your goals before you start this diet or you will not make it past the first phase successfully.
If you manage to make it to the second phase of the Fat Flush diet plan, it will become easier. However, in this phase of the diet you can only introduce good carbohydrates back into your diet one at a time. Once you have reached the final stage of the diet, you are basically in maintenance mode and will hopefully be maintaining a ratio of 40/30/30 (carbs/proteins/fat).
The Fat Flush diet as a whole is a good thing. It does require some fasting, which is difficult for many people, but has many health benefits. Cleansing and detox diets are becoming more mainstream these days, as new evidence points to the numerous benefits of such diets. With the Fat Flush diet you are really getting the best of both worlds. Not only will you get the benefits of a thorough cleanse, but the long-term weight loss benefits as well. The third phase of this diet is definitely something that could be used long-term. I would recommend just redoing the first two phases once per year to keep the liver cleansed and the body running optimally.