According to an article in The Times newspaper on 18 May 2010, these are the detox diets that celebrities use:

Naomi Campbell:  Master Cleanse Diet, which is a drink made up of maple syrup, lemon juice, hot water and cayenne pepper.  This is all she drinks for 10-14 days.  No solid food!  She claims to do this three times a year.

Gwyneth Paltrow:  Two liquid meals a day and one solid one in between for three weeks.  An example daily menu is a breakfast smoothie, carrot and ginger salad, and then broccoli soup.  Gwyneth says she does this twice a year.

Katie Price (Jordan): A seven day plan in which breakfast and lunch consists of vegetable and fruit juices.  Supplement those with wheatgrass and spirulina.  Dinner is then fish or meat with vegetables.

Kate Moss:  A diet based on drinking white tea and honey.  Essentially she eats small, healthy meals (example – oatmeal, sushi, and a balanced dinner) and each one is followed by white tea with honey.

Jennifer Aniston – A baby food diet.  (Yup – baby food!)  She eats mashed up food throughout the day (up to 14 servings) and then eats a normal dinner.

Are they any good?

Of all of the detox diets listed above, I would only try Kate Moss’ and Jennifer Aniston’s.  To be honest, I think they all sound a bit wacky, but with these two, at least you can still get a somewhat balanced level of nutrients.  You can still get plenty of vitamins, minerals, some healthy carbs, and then you’d have to get some healthy fats and protein in your one “normal” meal each day.

All of the diets sound very calorie restrictive.  I guess the idea is to lose weight quickly and cleanse the system, but these are all pretty extreme.  If you feel the need to try any type of really restrictive detox, just don’t do it for more than 5-7 days.

If you want to do a healthier detox and lose weight naturally and feel great, I suggest cutting out all refined carbs, sugar, artificial sweeteners, preservatives, and any processed foods.  This will kick start you to creating a healthier lifestyle for you and your family.

One other Important Point!

In the article, each of the women commented on using these detoxes to get ready for either a red carpet appearance, a new film, a photo shoot, or some other media event.   What does this tell us?

Clearly even these women don’t always feel “red carpet ready.”  They are real people who have to go through serious preparation to look the way they do in the pictures we see of them.  So, if you’re one of those people that strives to look like these women, keep this in mind.  Are you ready to eat baby food?  Or maple syrup concoctions?

Good thing you don’t have to!

To your health,

Kimberly