Christmas has just passed and if like myself you feel like you may have overindulged to excess, you may be thinking of dieting or going onto a detox program. As I have been thinking about this over the past few days, the realisation of the ineffectiveness of these types of programs became apparent. Dieting, detoxing and health kicks all have one thing in common. They all have a start date. They also all have an end date. It has always been recognised that once a diet goal was achieved, the need for the diet may no longer be relevant. Therefore the weight that was shed would often return once the diet ended. The fundamental principle behind diets, detox or health kicks, is that it is a short-term health endeavour. It is a temporary change to eating patterns, and is not considered to be long-term or permanent. This way of thinking lacks resolve, certainly and will not create a lasting health change. Many years ago the health and fitness industry coined the phrase “lifestyle change”. This is the only way to get lasting change and great health. In the health seminars that I provide I show simple solutions that address the…