| Children are exposed to the same environmental | | | | detoxifying and completely healthy for children. As |
| toxins as adults. As their bodies and minds are still | | | | writers Slaga and Keuneke explain in their book "The |
| developing, are likely to be more susceptible to toxins. | | | | Detox Revolution," the wide variety of detoxifying fruits |
| This reason is part of reason why women are | | | | and vegetables good for children include onions and |
| instructed not to smoke or drink during pregnancy. | | | | garlic, broccoli sprouts, grapefruit and oranges, spinach, |
| These toxins will make their way into the fetus. since | | | | apples, tomatoes, to name a few. Blueberries are also |
| the fetus is developing, it should be receiving only | | | | a very important detoxifying food. The Detox |
| healthy nutrients. However, when it comes to children, | | | | Revolution encourages parents to put together a |
| many parents wonder if it is safe to put them on | | | | detoxifying snack mix for children, which includes dried |
| Detox Diets. | | | | blueberries, dried cranberries, walnuts, almonds and |
| Studies have shown that aggressive behaviour, ADD, | | | | seeds. |
| and even autism are linked to children being exposed | | | | It is no surprise that children typically get too much |
| to toxic chemicals. Parents often wonder if it is safe | | | | sugar in their diets. Sugar can be harmful to children in |
| for their children to go on detox diets to help cleanse | | | | a variety of ways including hyperactivity, moodiness, |
| their systems from these potentially harmful toxins. | | | | and inappropriate behaviour. Even if parents are |
| Although most Detox diets are too rigorous to be | | | | careful not to give them sugar, children may get sugar |
| recommended as safe for children, there are some | | | | at school or at their friend's houses. One Detox diet |
| potential options for how to use some principles behind | | | | you can put children on safely is a sugar Detox. This |
| Detox to help your children. | | | | would be a period of days or weeks in which your |
| Some parents ask if their children can safely be put on | | | | children do not ingest any forms of sugar. |
| the same stringent detoxification program as adults. | | | | The book "The New Detox Diet" covers Detox diets |
| The answer generally is no, severe Detox diet | | | | for kids in which they detoxify their bodies from the |
| programs like the Master Cleanse program and fasting | | | | potential hazards of sugar. The book explains that |
| should be undergone by adults only. Cathy Wong | | | | when getting kids off of sugar, a nutritional supplement |
| writes about the Master Cleanse Detox program in | | | | program can help. Parents can give children chromium |
| her article entitled "The Master Cleanse." Wong writes | | | | (which counteracts sugar cravings), Vitamin B and |
| that the Master Cleanse (the Detox diet that involves | | | | Vitamin C and than remove all forms of sugar from |
| drinking only a lemonade beverage with Cayenne | | | | their diet. However, supplements should only be given |
| pepper) should not be given to children or nursing | | | | to children older than 6 years old, and they should be |
| women. | | | | given in lower doses than adults would take. Children |
| However, there are a wide variety of fruits, | | | | should also eat more whole grains, vegetables and |
| vegetables, drinks and vitamin supplements that are | | | | proteins when you are cutting sugar out of their diets. |