This incredible book offers a complete diet plan with recipes that are easy-to-follow, practical and realistic. The program detoxifies the body for optimizing weight, improving digestion, skin, joints, energy levels, hormones, immune system and overall vitality. The author provides the most recent research and information on common toxins, pesticides and heavy metals that create health problems, and more importantly includes an action plan designed to help avoid and eliminate them completely. Part 1: Exposure to Toxins: Environmental toxins, pesticides, radiofrequency electromagnetic fields, heavy metals Part 2: Food Allergies, Sensitivities and Intolerances: Understanding the differences, toxicity reaction, celiac disease, MSG/gluten/sulfite/salicylate sensitivity/aspartame sensitivity, identifying allergies, sensitivities and intolerances Part 3: The Detox Diet: Bowel and liver detoxification, cleansing foods, cleansing vitamins and minerals, 10-day detox diet plan, meal plans Part 4: Recipes for The Detox Diet: Recipes for everything from breakfasts to juices, breads and muffins, soups, vegetables and grains, to soups, salads and dressings and desserts. The recipes are simple to prepare and above all delicious and satisfying. AUTHOR: Karen Barnes MSc, ND, appears monthly on a live phone-in show and she makes frequent television and magazine appearances. Karen is passionate about finding the underlying cause of disease and empowering people to take the natural path to wellness.