Very high in chlorophyll which means it’s a really good detoxifier. It releases its energy slowly. Any dark green herb or vegetable is high in iron and helps to increase energy levels. It is a natural laxative and aids the liver function. It strengthens the immune system, and regulates blood-fats.

The young spinach leaves are better eaten in salads and if you buy the older variety serve hot, it takes very little cooking.

To detoxify efficiently on a daily basis, is very important to your health-gain and weight-loss success, but it’s every bit as important to maintaining any weight-loss in the long term.

These are the organs that will help you in your quest – the liver, kidneys, skin, colon, lymph, lungs, and fat cells.

Your over-worked liver is one of your main allies, in the fight against weight problems, fluid retention and cellulite. Help your liver help you loss-weight and gain-wellness.

One of the liver’s many jobs is to break down substances into less harmful compounds. It breaks them down into more manageable components ready for removal from the body. This process alone uses up an enormous amount of nutrients and resources. In the case of artificial sweeteners, you are voluntarily putting chemicals into your body further polluting your system, giving your organs of detoxification much more work and in some cases over-whelming the organs.

ANTI-OXIDANTS It has been reported for years that the lack of antioxidants speeds up aging and deterioration, but now it is clear from new research a lack of antioxidants is fattening.

BIO-FLAVONOIDS are plant compounds that ensure healthy organs, veins and arteries, reducing fluid retention, cellulite etc.

CHLOROPHYLL is the green pigmentation in plants, fruits, and vegetables, it is a really powerful detoxifier, stimulating the body to get rid of any excess fluid, reducing cellulite and toxins.

DRUGS some prescription medication can cause some people to gain weight – check if yours does.

1) The bigger the plate, the bigger the glass, the bigger the bowl – the more you consume. During experiments people were given different sizes of plates and bowls and told to help themselves – in most cases the people given the smaller plates and bowels ate less.

2) Do not be tempted to buy big size, family size, super size, or economy size. The bigger the packet the more you eat, happens all the time. Small individually wrapped sizes might seem a little more expensive but as you eat less they work out the same, if not cheaper.

3) Color wise, nothing stimulates the appetite quite like red – avoid restaurants with red table cloths, decor etc. The color that calms the appetite most is blue. So add blue table cloths, napkins, blue plates (smaller ones), if you can paint the dining room walls blue etc.

We have all heard of using colors to heal, calm, or stimulate etc. Colors can also have an affect on our appetite.

It would seem that red, orange and yellow stimulate and encourage appetite and conversation. Restaurants know this fact very well. If your house is decorated in these colors consider redecorating especially in the kitchen and dining room. Turn to the calm blues.

Blue is the best for suppressing the appetite, green is pretty good. This may sound far fetch but the research bears this out, people eat less in blue and more in red, yellow or orange colors.