There’s lots of different detox diet tips you can find online, and many different options to choose from, but one thing you simply must do on whichever detox diet you select is to drink lots of water. If you want to know how to detox your body naturally, water works wonders as part of a healthy detox diet.

Each Day, Drink Half Your Body Weight In Ounces Of Filtered Or Purified Water

The many amazing health benefits from plain old water are too numerous for me to go into here. I’ll just restrict myself to explaining why water is a very important part of your 3 day detox diet (or any detox program you are following), and how water helps detox your body by carrying away waste products more efficiently and helping your liver, colon and digestive system to do their jobs. Water is also crucial if you’re starting a colon detox or liver detox too.

Your blood is 83 per cent water, and it needs a good volume of water to help it carry the toxins and waste products that we know travel through it and to transport the nutrients it carries to every part of our body. Our cells, too, need water to carry away their metabolic waste products. And, of course, our colons need water to help with the crucial task of eliminating waste.

Throughout my years of nutritional counseling and following my own regular detox diet, I’ve been struck by how many of my clients have told me they’ve felt hungry when I could tell, from their symptoms and eating habits, that they were really thirsty. Try drinking a few glasses of water at least 20 minutes before a meal and see if you don’t require less food to feel full. Notice, too, the refreshed, energized feeling that drinking lots of water will give you. This is good practice all the time, not just when you’re on a body detox diet.

One of the questions I get asked a lot is “what can I eat on a detox diet” – I’ll go into more detail in another article, but for starters, just make sure you’re drinking enough water for your body weight.

When you do drink, remember that water is best taken at room temperature between meals, though you can drink up to half a glass of water (120 ml/4oz) during meals. Drinking too much of any liquid while eating can dilute your hydrochloric acid, which is so necessary in the digestion of protein and the assimilation of acid-based minerals such as calcium and iron. And wait until two hours after you’ve eaten to drink any more.

Most of us tend to be dehydrated, drinking too little water and too much coffee, tea and caffeinated fizzy drinks – which is why pretty much every detox diet recommends cutting out these drinks. These all tend to dry us out, thanks to the diuretic properties of caffeine. If you wait to drink until you actually feel thirsty, you’ve waited too long: dehydration starts long before we’re conscious of it. So make sure you drink at least half your body weight in ounces throughout your day. And don’t substitute another fluid, particularly during the entire time you are on a detox diet. It’s water that your body needs. You may be surprised at how much better you feel when this need is finally met.