Jul

A Detox Support Plan (Part 1)

By Tanya Stocken

Detoxification can be done intensively and may shock the body into ridding itself of chronic conditions. People often

undertake such regimes on retreats. Unsupervised, such rapid and deep cleansing may be dangerous. Deep detoxification

should always be undertaken under the guidance of a practitioner. More commonly detoxification is a gentle process

undertaken over a longer period of time.

Detoxification should not be undertaken if pregnant, breast feeding, convalescing, or receiving medical treatment

(unless the doctor agrees)

Detoxification often results in symptoms worsening before improving. This is a natural ‘healing crisis’ and can be

explained as the body throwing off that which it has acquired through ill-health. Symptoms may include skin rashes,

inflammation, joint and muscle pain. And if you are cutting out caffeine, alcohol or sugar from your diet for the

detox then you may also feel very tired, apathetic and suffer from headaches and be irritable. This will pass so do

persevere and try not to reach for the thing you have removed that you know will make it all feel better.

It is important to remember your body is constantly eliminating toxins and that your body wants to be well; it is its

natural state. In this sense prevention is better than cure, and so one of the best ways to detoxify is to prevent

toxins getting into the body in the first place. Lifestyle changes are vital. Read food labels, become familliar with

food additives, buy organic if possible or even grow your own! Your diet should be unadulterated.

In addition:

• Avoid overheated polyunsaturated oils and saturated animal fats.

• Try not to overburden your system with stress, pollution, recreational drugs, over-consumption of alcohol, sugar,

caffeine and junk foods.

• It is worth noting as we get older our body produces fewer enzyme and hydrochloric acid to break down our food.

Even incomplete digestion can create toxins.

• It is helpful to start a meal with raw food. Raw foods contain enzymes that help with digestion. Or you may

consider taking a digestive enzyme to help assist. Cytoplan do a very good one called cytozyme.

• Certain foods eaten over the long term are known to help the detox process. These include seaweeds, miso, mung

beans, fresh coriander, buckwheat; pectin containing foods such as apples, and sunflower seeds; and chlorophyll rich

foods such as cereal grasses, spirulina and wild blue green algae.

Detoxification can be done intensively and may shock the body into ridding itself of chronic conditions.

People often undertake such regimes on retreats. Unsupervised, such rapid and deep cleansing may be dangerous. Deep detoxification should always be undertaken under the guidance of a practitioner.

More commonly detoxification is a gentle process undertaken over a longer period of time.

Detoxification should not be undertaken if pregnant, breast feeding, convalescing, or receiving medical treatment (unless the doctor agrees).

Detoxification often results in symptoms worsening before improving. This is a natural ‘healing crisis’ and can be explained as the body throwing off that which it has acquired through ill-health. Symptoms may include skin rashes, inflammation, joint and muscle pain.

And if you are cutting out caffeine, alcohol or sugar from your diet for the detox then you may also feel very tired, apathetic and suffer from headaches and be irritable. This will pass so do persevere and try not to reach for the thing you have removed that you know will make it all feel better.

It is important to remember your body is constantly eliminating toxins and that your body wants to be well; wellness is its natural state. In this sense prevention is better than cure, and so one of the best ways to detoxify is to prevent toxins getting into the body in the first place.

Lifestyle changes are vital. Read food labels, become familliar with food additives, buy organic if possible or even grow your own!

In addition:

Avoid overheated polyunsaturated oils and saturated animal fats.
Try not to overburden your system with stress, pollution, recreational drugs, over-consumption of alcohol, sugar, caffeine and junk foods.
It is worth noting as we get older our body produces fewer enzyme and hydrochloric acid to break down our food. Even incomplete digestion can create toxins. It is helpful to start a meal with raw food. Raw foods contain enzymes that help with digestion. Or you may consider taking a digestive enzyme to help assist. Cytoplan do a very good one called cytozyme.
Certain foods eaten over the long term are known to help the detox process. These include seaweeds, miso, mung beans, fresh coriander, buckwheat; pectin containing foods such as apples, and sunflower seeds; and chlorophyll rich foods such as cereal grasses, spirulina and wild blue green algae.

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