10 Day Detox for Better Health
10 Day Detox for better health
Why do we need to detox?
When diet alone is not enough – the simple art of detoxing- will transform your health and your life. Detoxification is the single most powerful tool used by natural health professionals to prevent and reverse disease
OK – your liver, kidneys, lungs, colon and skin are doing a great job of eliminating waste products and toxins from our bodies.
However, in recent years, our physical bodies have become so overloaded with toxins, that we have to support our detox & elimination. Excess toxins are being stored in all around our body and making us ill.
A regular detox will help to support your organs to detox and eliminate.
Where do chemicals & toxins come from?
We are now exposed to over 350.000 artificial chemicals in our environment.
In the water, soil, air, products we use in all aspects of our lives, chemicals in skin products, and the food we eat .
It’s not just processed food – factory farmed chickens, meat & fish will contain chemicals – choose organic or re- generatively farmed.
What does detoxification mean?
- Eliminate foods that overload out liver & kidneys
- Limit exposure to household chemicals – choose natural products
- Support bowels & kidneys to get rid of waste products
- Support skin with sweating to eliminate toxins via skin
- Support lungs with breathwork & exercise to eliminate toxins via lungs
- Long term maintenance with reduction of chemicals
How to do a 10 Day Detox for Better Health :
We are all different, and a 3- or 5-day juice fast or even a water fast might work for some people.
However, I recommend a more gradual, slow approach, preferably in Spring, when we feel the energy rising, green shoots growing and the wonderful green leaves coming into season.
My protocol combines the philosophies of Tradidional Chinese Medicine with modern science.
In TCM, Spring is associated with the liver and the colour green – a time to ‘Spring Clean ‘ re- birth.
A time when there is an abundance of seasonal green foods, abundant in anti oxidants, vitamins & minerals to support liver detox & bowel cleanse.
HOW to eat:
Eat within an 8-hour time frame – that’s fast for 16 hours overnight.
Overnight fasting allows your body to heal, detoxify and prepare for elimination
Make sure that you are relaxed when eating – eat slowly, & mindfully to support digestion.
What to Eat:
Gradually eliminate the following foods
Day 1 – 2 no processed food, no gluten, no sugar
Eat lots of plants – vegetables including root vegetables, organic meat, fish, chicken
Day 3-4 no processed food, no gluten, no sugar, no meat, no fish
Eat lots of plants, leaves, roots, fruits, nuts, seeds, lentils, pulses, whole grain, spices
Day 5-10 no processed food, no gluten, no sugar, no meat, no fish, no dairy, no grains
Eat lots of plants, vegetables, pulses, lentils, pulses, spices, herbs, healthy fats – olive oil, avocado
NO processed food, gluten, dairy, meat, sugar
Eat lots of plants, vegetables, fruits, nuts, seeds, herbs, spices, pulses, lentils, healthy fats
Day 10 omwards:
You will now be feeling better & looking better with more energy, clarity & focus.
It is really up to you – listen to your body
Gradually, introduce organic or regenerative farmed meat, chicken, wild fish, some whole grains if you wish.
See how you feel – learn to eat foods that make you feel good
What to Drink
NO alcohol, fizzy drinks, processed juices,
NO plastic bottles or cardboard take away cups.
Drink 2 litres of:
Water – preferably filtered , or spring water in a glass bottle.
Lemon infused in hot water
Herbal of fruit infusions
1 cup of black coffee or black tea daily.
How to support your Detox:
Sweat out those toxins in a steam or sauna.
A short burst of aerobic exercise to work up a sweat.
Detox your Life:
Read labels & aim to eliminate as many chemicals as possible.
Choose natural cleaning products – you will be breathing in chemicals ans absorbing via your skin.
Choose natural skin products, & makeup.
Avoid hot drinks in paper mugs coated with plastic – a sure way to ingest plastic – use your own mug better for you and better for the environment.
Benefits of a 10 day Detox
You will definitely feel healthier physically and mentally.
You may lose weight, although weight loss is not the goal.
Your body will be less inflammed, and generally healthier.
We are all different and getting to understand our own body, which foods make us feel better and which foods to avoid is key to managing our own health.