The Fat Flush Diet

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Ann Gittleman, a registered dietician with a master’s degree in nutrition, was living in London when she discovered detoxification and cleansing regimes in health food stores. She had struggled with her weight for years, and found that she lost weight easily for the first time on liver cleansing regimes, even though such regimes were not intended as reducing diets. Her belief is if you “bring your poor tired toxic liver back to full function,” you can lose weight.

The liver is one of the largest organs in the human body. It has the pleasant job of removing toxins and chemical pollutants from your system. If you think of your liver as a washing machine, then the chemical lecithin is the detergent that helps clean your blood. Lecithin is found in certain foods, especially eggs. Another food that helps cleanse your liver is lemon, which has the effect of thinning bile. Gittleman suggests that you try to eliminate over-the-counter drugs, hormones such as estrogen, and caffeine because these interfere with your liver function.

Gittleman advises that you first follow a two-week “Fat Flush” to detoxify your liver. This regime features the Long Life Cocktail, made from cranberry juice mixed with water and either psyllium husk or ground flax seeds, which you can purchase in health food stores. After your Fat Flush, you take up the “Lifestyle Eating Plan.” This diet will keep your liver at its highest function for the rest of your life, and you will achieve your ideal weight.

See: Gittleman, Ann Louise. The Fat Flush Plan. (New York: McGraw Hill) 2002.

Created: 2002

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Sample Menu:

UPON ARISING Long Life Cocktail**

BEFORE BREAKFAST 8 ounces of hot water with lemon juice

BREAKFAST Asparagus-mushroom omelet made from two eggs, asparagus and mushrooms with a dash of cayenne, and one 8-ounce glass of cran-water*

MIDMORNING ½ large grapefruit

20 MINUTES BEFORE LUNCH One 8-ounce glass of cran-water*

LUNCH Four ounces of broiled chicken marinated in lime juice with cilantro, steamed Swiss chard and okra with ½ tablespoon flaxseed oil, shredded red and green cabbage with ½ tablespoon flaxseed oil, one 8-ounce glass of cran-water*

MIDAFTERNOON Two 8-ounce glasses of cran-water*

4 PM SNACK One pear

20 MINUTES BEFORE DINNER One 8-ounce glass of cran-water*

DINNER Four ounces broiled sole brushed with low-sodium broth, parsley and garlic; artichoke salad; and steamed watercress with lemon

MIDEVENING Long Life Cocktail**

*Cran-Water

Purchase unsweetened cranberry juice with brand names Trader Joe’s, Knudson, or Mountain Sun. Add four ounces cranberry juice to 18 ounces water to make cran-water.

**Long Life Cocktail

To every 8 ounces of cran-water, add either 1 teaspoon powered psyllium husk or one tablespoon ground flaxseeds

SAMPLE MENU FROM LIFESTYLE EATING PLAN

UPON ARISING Long Life Cocktail**

BEFORE BREAKFAST 8 ounces of hot water with lemon juice

BREAKFAST ½ grapefruit, two hard-boiled eggs, one corn tortilla with 1 tablespoon flaxseed oil

MIDMORNING 1 nectarine and 1 ounce goat cheese

LUNCH Four ounces grilled tempeh with cumin, garlic and onions; baked cauliflower and toasted pumpkin seeds; romaine lettuce with cider vinegar dressing

MIDAFTERNOON Ten cherries and 1 ounce mozzarella

DINNER Four ounces baked halibut with lemon, parsley and ginger; one baked potato with a dollop of sour cream; spinach sautéed in olive oil with garlic, onions, and a dash of cayenne

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