End of your Detox

As today is either the first day of your 3^rd week or your first day off your detox, I think a few things should be mentioned. Congrats to those carrying on. Continue as usual. For those of you coming off a 2 week cleanse, a few pointers so you don’t throw away all your hard work.

First off, as this detox pretty much eliminated all allergen foods, you want to pay close attention when reintroducing. This includes soy, dairy, gluten, nightshade vegetables and corn. Although you may have never noticed a reaction to these foods prior to the cleanse, it does not mean you are not sensitive to them. Once they are removed from the diet for an extended period of time then reintroduced, the reaction is usually stronger and usually much easier to notice. It is best to reintroduce one food group at a time. As all this information is in my meal-plan, please contact me for further details on how to do this.

You have just spent the last 2 weeks cleaning out your body, ridding it of all kinds of toxins and nasty chemicals. Now you didn’t just do all that hard work for nothing. When coming out of the detox, you want to try to implement many of the good eating habits you have acquired during this cleanse to your everyday lifestyle. Obviously, living a life without any sugar, coffee or processed food at all maybe unrealistic, however it does not need to be an everyday habit. Treat these items as ‘special occasion’ only. If you were an 1-2 coffee/day drinker before the cleanse, now that it is out of your system, just drink it if you are out for brunch with friends and not at home or work. For sugar, well I never really went back. However, there are weddings, holidays, birthday’s that come up and that is when I may indulge a little. Same for processed food.

Just like spring, you have a fresh start to blossom and bloom. Now that you have prepped the soil and replenished it with all kinds of essential nutrients, it is ready for planting. You can either put weeds in your garden that will spread and wreak havoc, or plant seeds that will flourish and grow, reaping you with rewards from its luscious fruits.  You decide how you want your garden to grow.

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