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Could this be the most Irish cleanse ever? We think so.

One woman has embarked on a 30-day potato diet, after reaping the benefits of a high-carb lifestyle to help with weight loss.

Hannah Howlett, 29, dropped around 60lbs over just one year by changing her lifestyle and switching to a carb-heavy menu. Now she's taking things one step further and vowing to only eat potato-based meals for an entire month.

The Minnesota woman's high-carb eating plan is based around Dr. John McDougall's diet, The Starch Solution, which involves eating rice, potatoes and porridge in their "least processed state."

Speaking in July 2014, before her massive weight loss, Hannah explained how alien her body felt to her.

"It is just so uncomfortable to even be at this point, like even be alive. I have gained so much weight in such a short period of time that I don't even recognise myself," she said.

Now Hannah is more in tune with her body and her eating habits, and only eats "intuitively," meaning she starts when hungry and stops when full.

"I actually think that it is so funny how people make loss into such a big industry because it is so easy if you just eat a whole foods plant based diet like you don't need to do anything ridiculous," she says.

As part of her new potato cleanse, Hannah can eat spuds cooked various ways – from baked chips to grilled hash browns. She can also use sugar and spices, oil-free condiments like ketchup, and non-starching vegetables like courgette and broccoli.

 

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Eight days in, she says she's lost 3lbs, plus eight inches from around her hips and thighs.

Follow her adventures over on her Instagram page, High Carb Hannah.

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These days it feels like you can’t turn left or right without having some sort magical detox method being waved in your face.

Everyone in celeb-land is promoting one as they lounge by the pool or strike a coy pose half hidden behind their giant mugs of metabolism boosting herbal blends. So you would be forgiven for hopping on the health and fitness band wagon and giving one a go.

Before you do, perhaps it might be worth keeping a few things in mind. One being; no fad diets are going to give you the lasting benefits a healthy diet and manageable exercise routine does. Also worth noting, after 14 days you will probably end up eating all the cupcakes anyway.

We put together a list of the things that will probably happen when you try a tea-tox.

You realise some of them are super expensive:

You will tell everyone about this magic tea:

You will try to stick to the guidelines:

You will realise that timing your meals and corresponding teas is incredibly annoying:

You may experience a very dramatic energy burst:

You will lie about how delicious your tea tastes:

The 'cleansing' part may not be all that glamorous:

The sugar depravation can cause some frustration:

You will pick the one weekend where everyone is going out:

There may come a stage where no cupcake/burger/caffinated beverage near you is safe:

 

 

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If you went a little overboard at the weekend, no doubt your liver is crying out for a detox. Give it some much needed TLC with these super cleansing foods.

Garlic
No, it’s not good to eat this on a first date or before job interview, but it is pretty beneficial if you over indulged on the wine. It helps to flush out toxins and cleanse the liver.

Green tea
Green tea is getting a pretty good wrap lately and it is not surprising. It is full of antioxidants making it perfect after a night out.

Lemons
Lemon in hot water is great for stimulating the liver, helping it to do its job right.

Avocado
Avocado is another example of a pretty trendy ingredient. It helps the body get rid of toxins by helping it produce glutathione.

Carrots
Chew on some carrots sticks to help detoxify the liver. Just like the avocado, the carrot contains glutathione, although it has the added benefits of vitamin C, B and potassium.

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