The start of another year usually means the end to Christmas and New Year parties, or shall we call it festive eating. For some, weight loss or more exercise might top their agenda of new years resolutions for 2010 - for others ‘detox’ could be their start up to this year. In a bid to rid their bodies of so called ‘toxins’ that might have built up over that period of indulgence, people often ‘detox’ or ‘cleanse’. You need to stop and ask yourself a few questions before you fervently go ahead and start this ‘detox’ process:

•       What are ‘detox’ diets all about?

•        Are there specific products or treatments available that claim to work?

•       Are there risks involved when following these diets and, most importantly, do we actually need to ‘detox’?

These are some of the concerns this article aims to address with the hope of providing more clarity around the issue of ‘detoxification’.