Day 67: One Day Detox

Day 67: One Day Detox


AIM: today, your goal is to try and expel some of the toxins that are building up and gradually poisoning your body.  Only consume cleansing food and drink.  By tonight, your internal organs will have begun to purge all the druges preservatives, additives, and excess bile that you've been lugging around for years.  This is the first step towards the new you!


WHAT TO EAT: >>Nothing<< is the short answer!  Because we are following an intensive one-day-only program, an essentially liquid diet is necessary.  But that doesn't mean you won't enjoy it!  Start off with a yummy breakfast of lemon juice in warm water: go on, squeeze a whole lemon in there and treat yourself.  (Citrus juice is a powerful bowel purging agent.)  Drink mineral water throughout the day, and again, don't sint on quantity, the mote the better.  For lunch, a treat: an apple to keep the doctor away, washed down with two cups on camomile tea.  If you are feeling desperately hungry, you  may eat a teaspoon of sesame seeds toward 5pm, though strictly speaking you shouldn't!  For dinner a nice clear soup of hot water, flavored with some fennel.  And before going to bed a cup fo peppermint tea, to aid digestion. 


POSSIBLE SIDE EFFECTS:
As is often said, >>no pain, no gain<>unwanted side effects<<.  Indeed, if it doesn't, your'e probably doing something wrong.  You may in fact wish to take the day off work before attempting it.  Now, what should you expect?  You certainly experience headaches, starting before lunch  This is partly due to the brain's cravings for its usually stimulant, caffeine.  As the day progresses your tissues will also be eliminating noxious substance though the bloodstream, and will feel weak, wek and hungry.  This is no excuse to eat  Mid-afternoon your detoxing  skin may erupt in local rashes.  As the day draws to a close, frequent urination, diarrhea, and gas are often observed, along with negative, anti-social feelings.  Bravo!  Cherish these side effects, for they mean you have successfully completed the >>one-day<< detox!


Well done!  If you've followed this diet today you will live longer by: (age x 4.5) - (weight/maternal great grandmother's age at death) minutes.


This isn't a real detox but it is similar to some out there.  Usually you're to be consuming juices and such to keep you from passing out and starving.  I have to say I didn't make it all the way through the day on this cleanse, I made it to about 4:30 when Bruno wanted to order dinner.  Considering most people don't wake up at 6am I think I did ok.  I was miserable, tired, and had a pounding headache.  Really, if your'e going to do one of these, which I don't think is a bad idea, you should do the kits or do it the right way.