Damla Sengul

Damla Sengul

Food Researcher, 12 Years experience

Damla Sengul is a Food Editor and recipe developer at Diets Meal Plan with 12+ years of experience in digital food publishing. Every recipe she publishes has been personally tested and filmed in her home kitchen in Wayne, New Jersey, using locally sourced ingredients. She specialises in recreating healthy versions of popular dishes by substituting high-calorie ingredients with nutritious alternatives, each recipe undergoes multiple rounds of testing until the taste matches or improves on the original
Her work includes researching global cuisines and techniques, analyzing recipes from established chefs, and adapting them into practical, approachable formats. She ensures accuracy in ingredients, measurements, and cooking methods so readers can consistently achieve results.

In addition to her editorial work, Damla is an avid baker who enjoys creating celebration cakes and experimenting with new dessert recipes in her spare time.

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Types of Detox

What Are The Different Types of Detox?

You can find various detox diets online, depending on how much effort you spend on the process and what kinds of foods or beverages you are ready to consume.

3 Days Detox

3-Day Whole-Foods Reset: A Sensible Plant-Forward Menu (Not a Detox)

The honest answer up front: a “3-day detox” does not detoxify anything. Your liver and kidneys already do that continuously, whether you eat plain zucchini for three days or not(1). What a short, structured, plant-forward reset can do is interrupt…

Kidney Detox Juice Recipe

Kidney Detox Juice Recipe

Your kidneys already filter about 180 liters of fluid a day, all on their own. They pull waste products (urea, creatinine, extra sodium and potassium, drug metabolites) out of your blood and send them into your urine. That’s their job….

Herbal Detox Tea Recipe

5 Herbal Tea Recipes for Hydration and Flavor (No Detox Claims)

The honest answer up front: no herbal tea “detoxes” you. Your liver and kidneys handle detoxification continuously without any help from a mug of hot water and herbs(1). What herbal teas genuinely offer is a warm, hydrating, low-calorie drink that…

What is The Best Detox for Bloating

What is The Best Detox for Bloating? | 6 Recipes

Bloating is uncomfortable, common, and usually not about “toxins.” It’s about gas, gut motility, food sensitivities, and sometimes hormones. That means the fix is rarely a fancy cleanse. It’s usually a change to what and how you eat, plus (occasionally)…

Best Pre Workouts for Women

5 Best Pre Workouts for Women

It’s hard to believe, but even the most hardened gym-lover has days lacking the motivation for their regular workout.

What to Eat Before Colonoscopy

What to Eat Before Colonoscopy?

A colonoscopy is a procedure where doctors look at the inside of your colon with a thin tube with a camera on its tip.

Post-Workout Tips to Maximize Recovery

Post-Workout Tips to Maximize Recovery & Results

Quick recovery after working out is probably one of the most important things for any athlete, but for many beginners, it is often overlooked. As your fitness level progresses, recovery time becomes increasingly important.

What is Raw Juice Cleanse

What is Raw Juice Cleanse

We all know the benefits of having vegetables and fruits. However, most people don’t follow their diet properly. A bad and busy lifestyle invites many unwanted diseases and health-related problems as you grow.

Egg Cleanse Meaning

Egg Cleanse (Limpia con Huevo): Cultural Guide, Not Medicine

Short answer: the egg cleanse, known in much of Latin America as limpia con huevo, is a spiritual folk practice, not a medical procedure. It is not a diet, it is not detoxification, and no clinical evidence supports the idea…

Lower Abdominal Fat

Lower Abdominal Fat Detox Meal Plan

Detox is a nutritional method that should be applied at certain intervals to cleanse the body of toxins. This method also affects the abdominal area, where fat burning is most needed, and helps us eliminate excess fat.

How to Lose Weight With CrossFit

How to Lose Weight With CrossFit

Consult a physician before starting a high-intensity training program if you have any cardiovascular, musculoskeletal, or metabolic condition, are pregnant, or take medications that affect exercise tolerance. Work with a certified coach when learning technical lifts.

Foods That Moisturize Skin

Top 5 Foods That Moisturize Skin | With a Bonus Recipe

Do you have dry skin? Are you worried about moisturizing them with residual chemical products? You have no reason not to stop using these costly products, which contain many question marks.

What to Eat After a Detox

What to Eat After a Detox?

You have completed a detox program and may have made significant progress. Although we say ‘the end of the process,’ this is exactly the beginning.