Gwyneth Paltrow feels that she ate a bit too much food over the holiday season, especially rich foods, so she’s doing a detoxification diet to get off to a good start for 2009. She shared what she plans to do in her GOOP newsletter.

Gwyneth has done detox diets before and claims that they have a lot of benefits, but some of the hardcore versions, where you exist on nothing but fluids, are a bit much for her, especially in the winter months. She said that the Master Cleanse she did in the spring was hallucinogenic, in a bad not-so-fun way.

So what kind of detox is Gwyneth doing this time?

She said that she consulted with a doctor who specializes in detoxing and came out with useful information on how to detox without going overboard: “What it came down to was this: you can detox easily and effectively while you continue to eat as long as you are cutting out the foods and other substances that interfere with the detoxification process.”

Throughout her detox, Gwyneth will be taking in a lot of water and enjoying salads, chicken, soup, and fruit smoothies.

While that sounds better than just water flavored with lemon, it’s still way too little for for me. I’ll just stick with drinking a lot of water, replacing the rich holiday food with sensible fruits and vegetables, and taking a break from the heavy winter alcoholic drinks.

Are you going to detox in 2009?