Detox

[Guest guest]

Hello Forest Willow ~

 

You might consider 'The Master Cleanse' by Stanley Burroughs. It's

based around fasting with a homemade organic 'lemonade'. I have the

basic guidelines in a .doc file if you would like it.

 

Namaste~

Andrea

 

 

Veg-Recipes , " mistysnowmoon7 "

<mistysnowmoon7> wrote:

> I was wondering if anyone knows of a good detoxifiction plan.

> ForestWillow

[Guest guest]

I don't think ordinary ailments disappear overnight just because I'm

raw. I had a bad cold Mon., Tues., and Wed., but it's gone now. I

still had great energy and continued to stay out doing all the things

I do. That's the biggest impact to me about this diet, is the great

influx of energy (and happiness) I get just from eating raw. But

what you're describing could be signs of physical detox, depending on

the person I'm sure for some it has to get a little (or a lot) worse

before it gets better. That's just the nature of major physical and

mental health changes. I've just been so happy on this diet that I

haven't noticed and haven't really gone through any detox symptoms

worth remembering or describing. I don't think I've ever had many

headaches in my life regardless of how I ate, and I haven't really

been nauseous eating this way. I can't imagine your not feeling

better eating this way sooner or later, so I would say, it will just

happen.

 

Rich

 

rawfood , " Rachel " <racheladair@c...> wrote:

>

>

> I was wondering if I am experiencing a sort of detox because I'm

> eating way healthier now? My diet about a month ago was highly

> processed, a lot of soy (I'm allergic to soy), and hardly any fruits

> and veggies. Now I am just about 2/3 raw and feeling better than

> ever. But there are so many days now that I suddenly feel a cold

> coming on, or I feel nausious for no reason or I get a headache all

> of a sudden. Could this be signs of my body trying to detox? Is

> there something I should do differently to feel better or will it

> just happen?

>

> Thanks!

>

> Rachel

[Guest guest]

Hi Gypsi,

 

I don't think I had much in the way of detox symptoms really. One night, my

sinuses stuffed up so much I couldn't breathe except through my mouth. That

one lasted on a couple hours and then passed. No headaches or nausea or

anything. I've had a few days where my morning urine smelled strongly, but for

the most part even that's been fine.

 

On the flip side, my other aches are subsiding. My neck and shoulders had

been in so much pain, chiropractic adjustments did nothing and I couldn't turn

to either side. In this last month, that's almost completely gone (and I

stopped going to the chiropractor a couple of weeks ago). My back feels

stronger, in spite of an injury that has caused me low back pain for about 21

years

now.

 

I'm also sleeping better. I still don't fall asleep " instantly " (as my DH

does), but I fall asleep faster than before and sleep deeper. Off raw, I tend

to be up every hour going to the bathroom, but this month, I've been able to

only get up once at night, so my sleep is not broken up anymore.

 

Carolyn

 

In a message dated 4/28/2005 3:34:45 P.M. Pacific Standard Time,

rawfood writes:

 

Carolyn,

I too want to submit my Congratulations! to you for 30 days of pure 100%

Raw... and on the weight loss. May I ask you a question regarding any detox

symptoms during that time??

 

 

 

 

 

 

[Guest guest]

It all depends on you....its a very Variable thing, everyone has a

different reaction to a radical change in diet, some experience Extreme

Detoxs,

Others its very Mild and all points in between, it depends on your age,

how much ''crud'' is built up in your system, your current level of

Nutrition, how much water you drink, if you exercise regularly, etc,

We

all go through a different Level Detox , there is no once size fits all

 

Dave

 

 

 

[Guest guest]

i don't understand detox. going raw doesn't put any new

or exotic toxins into the system, or at an alarming rate.

what's left behind from pre-raw days will doubtless be dealt

with as usual. a sudden influx of nutrition deoesn't

seem like a reason for adverse symptomology.

i understand that things like aspartane addiction

change the playing field, so i'm speaking generalities here.

am i wrong again?

Dennis

 

 

 

 

 

Froggy <seconaphim wrote:

well i'm still raw today, wish me well. going through a lot of detox,

especially mentally but also some physically. there always seems to

be a cooked item that gets lodged in my brain as that which i MUST

eat. i saw a box in a store a week ago that said " dark " chocolate

cocoa mix made by the same maker from whom i've had the " milk

chocolate " cocoa mix. and my mind can't stop obsessing on what

the " dark " chocolate mix would taste like. oh well, i'll have to let

it go. i'm feeling too good with about ten days raw to go back to

cooked again. i'll just have to go through my withdrawals. when you

look at the ingredients in those kinds of things, it's absolutely

crazy the milk solids and the corn syrup sweeteners, etc. it's just

another wacky product that's not for me. and there's a million of

them. one thing i know for sure, if i ate that, then i'd just see

another item that would lodge an uncontrollable obsession in my mind.

one of these days i have to overcome this by just not eating it, and

hopefully, this is the one. i've been going through this for probably

fifteen years, never really willing to go through the mental/physical

withdrawal necessary.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

[Guest guest]

I know I went through a detox.

 

I dont want to be crude. But due to my graves disease and all the meds I have

to take for it, I suffer serious constipation and have for 3 years.

 

Less than three days on the raw diet, I went through some serious detoxing and

I still am. I have spent a lot of time in the restroom and I can see the

changes in not only my system and have become VERY regular. But I have also

noticed a serious change in my skin and color.

 

My husband says I look healthier already! And I have noticed a lot of mental

changes as well. It gives me hope and since I am feeling so good, it makes me

feel like I can learn to live with graves disease and can still enjoy all the

things I used to. There for awhile things were looking pretty grim, but I found

eating raw and my body has already in two weeks changed drastically for the

better.

 

Not everyone will go through as much of a detox, it just depends on what kind

of food life style you were leading before hand! But eating raw does clean you

out, and frees you of a lot of build up in your colon!

 

Sorry for the graphic details..LOL!!!

 

But I believe in detox....!!!

 

Just my humble opinion!!!

 

 

 

 

 

The Wrong Hands <with_favas_bean wrote:

i don't understand detox. going raw doesn't put any new

or exotic toxins into the system, or at an alarming rate.

what's left behind from pre-raw days will doubtless be dealt

with as usual. a sudden influx of nutrition deoesn't

seem like a reason for adverse symptomology.

i understand that things like aspartane addiction

change the playing field, so i'm speaking generalities here.

am i wrong again?

Dennis

 

 

 

 

 

Froggy <seconaphim wrote:

well i'm still raw today, wish me well. going through a lot of detox,

especially mentally but also some physically. there always seems to

be a cooked item that gets lodged in my brain as that which i MUST

eat. i saw a box in a store a week ago that said " dark " chocolate

cocoa mix made by the same maker from whom i've had the " milk

chocolate " cocoa mix. and my mind can't stop obsessing on what

the " dark " chocolate mix would taste like. oh well, i'll have to let

it go. i'm feeling too good with about ten days raw to go back to

cooked again. i'll just have to go through my withdrawals. when you

look at the ingredients in those kinds of things, it's absolutely

crazy the milk solids and the corn syrup sweeteners, etc. it's just

another wacky product that's not for me. and there's a million of

them. one thing i know for sure, if i ate that, then i'd just see

another item that would lodge an uncontrollable obsession in my mind.

one of these days i have to overcome this by just not eating it, and

hopefully, this is the one. i've been going through this for probably

fifteen years, never really willing to go through the mental/physical

withdrawal necessary.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

[Guest guest]

detox for me, as far as i can tell, is the mental battle to let go of

the cooked food addiction. it's so overwhelming that it seems as if

there may be a physical component as well, although maybe not. it may

just be the mental part is very difficult until i get used to be being

raw again. there probably is a physical aspect to addictions like

alcohol or drugs for example so it's hard to say what the full

physical story is as far as the role it plays in oral intake change.

 

as far as being wrong, everyone has a different opinion about this, so

you'll be right with some and wrong with others. like i'm sure

someone could get on here and wax eloquently about the physical aspect

of food addiction in the attempt to go to raw from SAD.

 

www.rawfoodeaters

 

rawfood , The Wrong Hands <with_favas_bean

wrote:

> am i wrong again?

> Dennis

[Guest guest]

i like the easy, clean bowel movements eating raw. just another

reason why man is meant to eat that way. and of course, i get a

nice skin glow eating raw, my skin even feels a little tingly to the

touch eating raw, it's so alive.

 

i'm not dropping a lot of weight this time like i have in the past,

could be my 42 year old metabolism.

 

since i've been fortunate enough to not get any serious illnesses

yet and i simply feel so much better mentally eating raw, it's hard

to say if there are any real physical aspects to the detox for me.

 

rawfood , Sherry <dobeythehouseelf wrote:

>

> I know I went through a detox.

>

> I dont want to be crude. But due to my graves disease and all

the meds I have to take for it, I suffer serious constipation and

have for 3 years.

>

> Less than three days on the raw diet, I went through some

serious detoxing and I still am. I have spent a lot of time in the

restroom and I can see the changes in not only my system and have

become VERY regular. But I have also noticed a serious change in my

skin and color.

>

> My husband says I look healthier already! And I have noticed a

lot of mental changes as well. It gives me hope and since I am

feeling so good, it makes me feel like I can learn to live with

graves disease and can still enjoy all the things I used to. There

for awhile things were looking pretty grim, but I found eating raw

and my body has already in two weeks changed drastically for the

better.

>

> Not everyone will go through as much of a detox, it just depends

on what kind of food life style you were leading before hand! But

eating raw does clean you out, and frees you of a lot of build up in

your colon!

>

> Sorry for the graphic details..LOL!!!

>

> But I believe in detox....!!!

>

> Just my humble opinion!!!

[Guest guest]

Can you post what you ate before you started the cramping and

headaches? And what have you been eating since? Lots of rest and a

water fast might help you get over it. Maybe three days?

 

Tommie

http://www.rawburchard.blogspot.com

 

rawfood , " shoe_lover26 " <shoe_lover26 wrote:

>

> Please help!! I am having severe stomach cramps and headaches

> accompanied with nausau...I felt so great for the past couple of

weeks

> but now I am not! How do I cope with the detox and when will it

stop??

> I have been raw off and on for the past year but only in the last 2

> months have I been 99%!!!

>

> Thanks for your input,

>

> rawjules

>

[Guest guest]

Ginger works very well for nausea. A group of us just finished a

supervised cleanse with the local yoga center.....We did raw leading

into the Master Cleanse. The gal leading the workshop recommended

sucking on a piece of ginger root or if you can tolerate it making

ginger tea.....shave or grate some ginger, boil it about 10 min and

then strain.

 

Hope you are feeling better soon,

 

Leslie

[Guest guest]

My middle doesn't want to shrink, either. I've lost some of it but

not as much as other places. I'm sure if I continue to lose, it will

eventually go. I do BodyFlex which has really trimmed and toned me

and Lightning Speed Exercises (that's a perk of

http://www.howtogoraw.com) and they've helped with my hips and thighs

but that belly fat is stubborn! I'm going to check out the Try It

exercises that were posted later here http://www.t-tapp.com/try/.

They look interesting.

 

Tommie

http://www.rawburchard.blogspot.com

 

rawfood , elizabeth coburn

<lovelyelizaseth2000 wrote:

>

> hi friends in the raw group i have a problem i have started eating

raw but it is hard ,since i have been a meat eater all my live . i

need some help on the stomach i am a large women and i been eating as

health as possible and my stomach will not go down i want to know if

any one has a soutlion to this problem i am not very big except in

the middle area. help please,

>

> jerushy1944 <no_reply > wrote: Can you post what

you ate before you started the cramping and

> headaches? And what have you been eating since? Lots of rest and a

> water fast might help you get over it. Maybe three days?

>

> Tommie

> http://www.rawburchard.blogspot.com

>

> rawfood , " shoe_lover26 " <shoe_lover26@>

wrote:

> >

> > Please help!! I am having severe stomach cramps and headaches

> > accompanied with nausau...I felt so great for the past couple of

> weeks

> > but now I am not! How do I cope with the detox and when will it

> stop??

> > I have been raw off and on for the past year but only in the last

2

> > months have I been 99%!!!

> >

> > Thanks for your input,

> >

> > rawjules

[Guest guest]

Thanks, Mihoko, but I'll take the slower approach. I don't take

supplements or laxatives, plus I " do " whole foods, not juices. I do

exercise but I don't have anywhere I can walk and I don't have a

rebounder. I'm getting my change together so I can buy a blender to

have at work so I can drink my green smoothies throughout the day so

buying a rebounder isn't an option. If I could break my addiction to

EVOO, I'd lose the weight.

 

Tommie

http://www.rawburchard.blogspot.com

 

rawfood , Mihoko Sekido <rawalien wrote:

>

> Hi Tommie,

>

> In my personal experience, cutting out nuts & seeds plus taking

Oxy-mag, or a new product called Oxy-powder (magnesium powder that

produces oxygen in the intestines, dessolving mucus and expelling out

of your body) along with natural herbal laxative like Swiss Criss,

drinking 16 oz of Green juice (Kale, Parsley, Cucumber, Apple) and

1.5-2 hours of cardio (like brisk walking) or rebounding for 30 mins

for a month REALLY shrinks your belly! You will be amazied by the

results. Try it.

>

> Mihoko

>

> Product Specialist

> NatuRaw Inc.

> www.naturaw.com

>

>

> jerushy1944 <no_reply > wrote:

> My middle doesn't want to shrink, either. I've lost some of it

but

> not as much as other places. I'm sure if I continue to lose, it

will

> eventually go. I do BodyFlex which has really trimmed and toned me

> and Lightning Speed Exercises (that's a perk of

> http://www.howtogoraw.com) and they've helped with my hips and

thighs

> but that belly fat is stubborn! I'm going to check out the Try It

> exercises that were posted later here http://www.t-tapp.com/try/.

> They look interesting.

>

> Tommie

> http://www.rawburchard.blogspot.com

[Guest guest]

I ate way too much the past two weeks and some of it (okay, a lot of it) was

highly processed, high fat and not all that great for moi..except for the dark

chocolate - that's high in antioxidants, right? *sigh*

Does anyone know of a great way to " detox? " Any good websites on the topic?

[Guest guest]

Detox is one of those words that I find everyone seems to have their own

definition of ... But if you want to remove " toxins " from your body, well good

news- your body already does that naturally. The organs most directly involved

are your kidneys and liver.

 

Basically the only way to truly " detox " is by consuming more antioxidant and

fiber-rich foods (fruits, veggies, legumes, and teas; especially green and white

tea) and less junk (hydrogenated oil, animal based fats, alcohol, etc.). Don't

entirely eliminate fat, but only eat good fats (i.e., olive oil). Ideally you

could try eating only organic food. There really isn't any trick to it: just

don't eat the bad stuff and eat the good stuff.

 

But whatever you do, don't listen to anyone who tells you to fast (see my post

from Thanksgiving regarding fasting), or go in a sauna (when you sweat all you

really lose is salt, potassium, and water). And please don't buy any of the

over-priced snake oil products (i.e., detox food pads, colon cleansers, etc.)...

There's just no scientific evidence that these things work and if you find

someone who claims it made them feel better I'd give it a 99.9% chance of being

the placebo effect.

 

Happy New Year,

Dave

 

 

, " homeinfm " <majorshome wrote:

>

> I ate way too much the past two weeks and some of it (okay, a lot of it) was

highly processed, high fat and not all that great for moi..except for the dark

chocolate - that's high in antioxidants, right? *sigh*

> Does anyone know of a great way to " detox? " Any good websites on the topic?

>

[Guest guest]

I agree with you Dave.

I know so many people who have become I'll from colon cleanses, fasts and all

these fads out there.

I worked with a guy who would do all these extreme fads only to turn around and

eat a Big Mac and fries lol.

Donna

Sent from my Verizon Wireless BlackBerry

[Guest guest]

Amen Dave!!!

Sent from my Verizon Wireless BlackBerry

 

 

" DaveyD " <dave4sale

Thu, 07 Jan 2010 03:09:25

 

Re: Detox

 

Detox is one of those words that I find everyone seems to have their own

definition of ... But if you want to remove " toxins " from your body, well good

news- your body already does that naturally. The organs most directly involved

are your kidneys and liver.

 

Basically the only way to truly " detox " is by consuming more antioxidant and

fiber-rich foods (fruits, veggies, legumes, and teas; especially green and white

tea) and less junk (hydrogenated oil, animal based fats, alcohol, etc.). Don't

entirely eliminate fat, but only eat good fats (i.e., olive oil). Ideally you

could try eating only organic food. There really isn't any trick to it: just

don't eat the bad stuff and eat the good stuff.

 

But whatever you do, don't listen to anyone who tells you to fast (see my post

from Thanksgiving regarding fasting), or go in a sauna (when you sweat all you

really lose is salt, potassium, and water). And please don't buy any of the

over-priced snake oil products (i.e., detox food pads, colon cleansers, etc.)...

There's just no scientific evidence that these things work and if you find

someone who claims it made them feel better I'd give it a 99.9% chance of being

the placebo effect.

 

Happy New Year,

Dave

 

 

, " homeinfm " <majorshome wrote:

>

> I ate way too much the past two weeks and some of it (okay, a lot of it) was

highly processed, high fat and not all that great for moi..except for the dark

chocolate - that's high in antioxidants, right? *sigh*

> Does anyone know of a great way to " detox? " Any good websites on the topic?

>