Detox day 3

I’m feeling good about the detox today. I woke up feeling rested, and had only a slight trace of yesterday’s headache. I decided to stayed home from work today, not because I was still feeling poorly, but because I didn’t get much accomplished yesterday after the onset of the headache. Lesson learned: If you are considering a detox, it’s a good idea to do it when you have some time to deal with any unexpected reactions or when you don’t have a lot of social obligations scheduled.

I’m also feeling good about food and not really craving anything. Okay, I ate five dark chocolate chips after lunch, but that’s my only cheat for the day. Tomorrow will be my first day of hard-core no cheating.

This afternoon I threw together a mix of raisins, almonds, and walnuts to help keep the munchies at bay. It worked great when I wasn’t feeling quite full after lunch (a broccoli and tomato salad with onion, garlic, and olive oil).

My daily routine also includes a probiotic (especially now that I’m not eating yogurt, which used to be my breakfast staple), a spoonful of coconut oil (antifungal) and a spoonful of fish oil (for omega-3s). I picked up some Barlean’s Organic Oils Lemon Zest Fish Oil, which is actually quite awesome; even my extremely picky nine-year-old stepson likes it, which is great, because we can never get him to eat fish.

I also found out that one of my tweeps is also going through a dairy-free and gluten-free trial period. She introduced me, via Twitter, to Dr. Alejandro Junger, author of Clean: The Revolutionary Program to Restore the Body’s Natural Ability to Heal Itself, which I immediately placed on my library request list. Dr. Junger believes that common ailments such as colds and viruses, allergies, restless sleep, indigestion or other digestive problems, skin conditions, depression, and fatigue are the direct result of toxic buildup in our systems. As the amount of toxins in the standard American diet and our outer environment increases, our systems are unable to handle this buildup. Clean offers a solution for combating these toxins, which apparently includes juicing, cutting back on bread and dairy, and eating organic foods, so I feel like I am on the right track! I’m really looking forward to reading it.

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