Article: Health Zone: WARNING: Detox can seriously damage your health.(Features)

Byline: HELEN FOSTER

OK, PARTY'S over - how are you feeling? Chances are the answer's fat, sluggish and unhealthy. Right now the thought of going on a detox diet is probably looming large in your mind.

But while detox diets are supposed to cleanse our system, the reality is different.

The theory behind detox is simple. Every year we take in pesticides from foods, pollutants from the air, caffeine, red meat, alcohol, nicotine - you name it we're ingesting it.

Our body can't handle this so toxins build up in our fats and tissues, causing ...

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