Is a detox diet okay for a teen?!
Question: I was having major problems with anxiety and had seen my doctor twice already and she just gave me the same results every time. So we went to see a doctor that is really into Herbs and Vitamins and he said he would put me on a diet that would clean my body from all of the sugar Addictions and everything. Since i started the diet (detox diet) I have been Dizzy alot and have had alot of cravings for sugar cookies and stuff like that. I just don't think it's normal for a person to feel like they are going to pass out when they are doing a diet that is supposed to help you. Especially for a thirteen year old. It gets me so depressed about not being able to eat anything with flour, sugar, or even fruit for the first two weeks. I cant even eat bread for the next seven weeks of this diet. It is so strict and I just wanted to get your opinion about it. Thanks!!
Answers: I was having major problems with anxiety and had seen my doctor twice already and she just gave me the same results every time. So we went to see a doctor that is really into Herbs and Vitamins and he said he would put me on a diet that would clean my body from all of the sugar Addictions and everything. Since i started the diet (detox diet) I have been Dizzy alot and have had alot of cravings for sugar cookies and stuff like that. I just don't think it's normal for a person to feel like they are going to pass out when they are doing a diet that is supposed to help you. Especially for a thirteen year old. It gets me so depressed about not being able to eat anything with flour, sugar, or even fruit for the first two weeks. I cant even eat bread for the next seven weeks of this diet. It is so strict and I just wanted to get your opinion about it. Thanks!!
palalalapolly,
I do not believe this diet will help you. No 13 year old should be dieting, and diet will not help your anxiety - only therapy will.
Go to a different doctor & explain you want help for your anxieties. The doctor will refer you to somebody qualified to help you - you will have therapy which isn't as bad as it sounds and it will really help you. It is called Cognitive Behaviour Therapy - it helps you understand your problems and helps you deal with them.
The doctor that put you on this diet is very wrong for doing this, no matter of the intentions.. it was very unprofessional of him to do this..
Go back to another doctor.
I hope this answer helps you.