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Originally Posted by yorkiepuppie  i did some research, and i found out that fasting is not the best way to detox your system or to give your digestive track a rest. the best way is to do a juice fast or only eat veg and fruits for a day a week or a day a month. that way you are still giving your body a chance to detox because it doesn't have to work so hard to digest the hard to digest foods, but at the same time, you are giving your body the nutrients and fuel it needs.
i wonder what is the equivalent for dogs. how do you give their digestive system a break?  |
I do agree the fruit or vegetable diets can be healthful, but part of it is that we are removing some foods that I think are bad for us. I don't think white flours and simple sugars are good for us, and can make us feel sluggish. I don't necessarily believe we should detox ourselves; a healthy liver should do that. I don't think we need to clean out our intestines or give them a rest. Do you "rest" you heart or lungs? Why rest the intestines? I think eating fiber is good for the intestines, and I'm a big believer in that, but I don't think you want to give your digestive system or your dogs digestive system a break. Just eat healthy every day, or as healthy as you can. Just like the old saying goes "A apple a day, keeps the doctor away," I think what it really means is a healthy poop a day, keeps the doctor away.