A home detox can get your entire body system rejuvenated as never before. The most important preparation for a short detox program is to understand what you are doing, and why you are doing it. Diets in the modern world are over rich in protein, starches and fat. Add on to this the huge amounts of refined sugar and salt in most convenience foods, and the pesticides which add chemical residues even to fruit and vegetable crops, and you can see why the body’s systems can be put under so much stress.