Detox Diet - List of Foods to Avoid

From Cathy Wong, N.D.,Your Guide to Alternative Medicine.

1) Sugar
Refined sugar and mixtures containing refined sugar, including sucrose, dextrose, corn syrup, brown sugar, turbinado. Avoid artificial sweeteners.

2) Dairy Products
Milk, eggs, butter and other dairy products.

3) Wheat
Wheat and products containing wheat.

4) Gluten
All gluten-containing grains, including barley, oats, rye, spelt and kamut. Some people are sensitive to gluten, a protein fragment in these grains.

5) Corn
Corn and all corn products

6) Caffeine
Coffee, both regular and decaffeinated, black tea, and other drinks containing caffeine. Green tea, however, is allowed and should be enjoyed by regular coffee-drinkers.

7) Other Foods to Avoid

* Yeast
* Alcohol
* Food additives and preservatives
* Chocolate
* High-Fat Foods