Okay, okay. The title is incorrect. I mean DEtox.
I had an amazing weekend with my long lost friend Jeremy. We haven't seen each other for 2 1/2 years and we reunited for a weekend of catching up, sangria, and barbecuing. It was a beautiful weekend in Philly, and SO much fun seeing my friend! The only problem with having an amazing weekend filled with friends, food, and drinks?? Feeling like you've been hit by a semi and gaining 5 pounds.
I've been wanting to do a detox for awhile now for a couple of reasons. #1-I think it's a good idea to refresh your body, clean it of the toxins you put in it. #2-I've been having some new allergy problems and I want to figure out what is going on.
I found this particular detox plan on a blog I follow,*Suziee. She condenses Ann Louis Gittleman's 11 day detox into a 5 day detox. The idea is to prepare your body for the detox on day 1, detox for 2 days, and recover your body from the detox on days 4 and 5. A five day detox seems a lot more doable for my first time opposed to an 11 day endeavor. So I'm gonna give it a try!!
Here's the rules:
1. Prequel (1 day; Tip- Try to buy all organic)
i. The Crucifiers (1/2 cup cooked or 1 cup raw)
1. Cabbage, cauliflower, brussel sprouts, broccoli, broccoli sprouts
ii. Green Leafy Vegetables and Herbs (1/2 cup cooked or 1 cup raw)
1. Parsley, kale, watercress, chard, cilantro, beet greens, collards, escarole, dandelion greens, mustard greens
iii. Citrus (1 orange or the juice of ½ a lemon or lime)
1. Orange, lemon, lime
iv. Sulfur-Rich Foods
1. Garlic (at least one clove minced), onions (1/2 cooked), eggs (2), daikon radish (1/4 cup sliced, either raw or cooked)
v. Liver Healers
1. Artichoke (1 small artichoke or 4 cooked artichoke hearts), asparagus (1/2 cup cooked), beets (/1/2 cup cooked or 1 cup raw), celery (2 medium stalks), dandelion root tea (1 to 2 cups), whey (1 to 2 scoops), nutritional yeast flakes (1 to 2 teaspoons)
b. CHOOSE and CONSUME 2 of the following Colon-Caring Foods
i. Powdered psyllium husks (1 to 2 teaspoons in 8 oz of water), milled or ground flaxseeds (2 to 3 tablespoons), carrot (1 small raw), apple (1 small raw with skin), pear (1 small raw with skin), berries (1 cup)
c. Drink half your body weight in ounces of filtered or purified water
i. So, if you weight 140lbs, drink 70oz of water.
d. CHOOSE and CONSUME 2 servings of protein
i. Lean beef, veal, lamb, skinless chicken, turkey, fish
ii. Vegan/Vegetarian- at least 2 tablespoons of a high-quality blue-green algae or spirulina source.
e. CHOOSE and CONSUME 1 to 2 tablespoons of healthy oil
i. Olive oil, flaxseed oil, or the Woman’s Oil (a flaxseed oil-black currant oil blend
Detox (2 days)
a. Juice Recipe (1 day serving; Make a fresh batch every day)
i. Ingredients
1. 2 quarts Cranberry Water (see below)
2. ½ teaspoon ground cinnamon
3. ¼ teaspoon ground ginger
4. ¼ teaspoon ground nutmeg
5. ¾ cup freshly squeezed orange juice (~2 oranges)
6. ¼ cup freshly squeezed lemon juice (~1 lemon)
7. Stevia to taste
ii. Directions
1. Bring Cranberry Water to a light boil; reduce the heat to low.
2. Add spices to the liquid.
3. Simmer 15 to 20 minutes; cool to room temperature.
4. Stir in the orange and lemon juices. Add stevia at this time.
iii. Cranberry Water Recipe (2 quarts)
1. Add 8 ounces unsweetened cranberry juice to 56 ounces filtered water.
3. Sequel (2 days)
a. Consume the same foods as Iisted in the Prequel.
b. Additionally, CHOOSE and CONSUME 1 probiotic food sources
i. Yogurt that contains active and live cultures (1 cup), sauerkraut (1/2 cup
(This is all from Suziee's website! ---
http://www.suziee.com/2011/05/my-5-day-detox-plan-care-to-join.html)
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My Day 1
Breakfast:
1 Orange
Lunch:
1 c. raw kale, 1 Tbs flax oil, 1 tsp lemon juice, 1 poached egg
Snack:
Pear
Dinner:
1/2 c steamed broccoli, 1/2 c steamed asparagus, baked tilapia
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I'll let you know how it's going and post the next 4 days!
Feel free to try it with me!!
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