The detoxification protocol consists of:
- detoxification diet
- improving circulation through hydrotherapy and moderate exercise
- nutritional supplements and herbal medicine
- relaxation/meditation
1. Detoxification diet:
DAY 1 & 2 – Fasting Phase
Only consume filtered water, lemon water, vegetable juice, clear soups made from boiled vegetables (vegetable broth) or miso and herbal teas.
Breakfast: Fresh vegetable and fruit juice made from celery, carrot, beetroot and apple
Snack: Miso soup, herbal tea, lemon water
Lunch: Fresh vegetable and fruit juice, vegetable broth
Snack: Miso soup, herbal tea, lemon water
Dinner: Fresh vegetable and fruit juice, vegetable broth or miso soup
DAY 3, 4, 5, 6, 7 – Replenishment Phase
Consume only foods from the Foods to Use List such as: vegetables (all except grapefruit and nightshades family), salat, fruit; rice (basmati, jasmine, brown, red, black or wild), buckwheat, quinoa, tapioca, arrowroot, amaranth or millet grains; herbal tea, smoothie made with collagen based protein with added fruit, green leafy vegetables, flax or chia seeds (one tea spoon of each per a cup). Only plant based food.
Foods to use:
The following list will help you plan your detox programme. Please use fresh or frozen and organic where possible.
Grains: rice – basmati, jasmine, brown, red, black, wild rice & rice products such as rice cakes & crackers (unflavoured), bread & pasta made with rice flour. If you find need a break from rice, you can include buckwheat, quinoa, tapioca, arrowroot, amaranth or millet grains.
Legumes: mung beans and miso.
Vegetables: use all varieties of fresh produce except grapefruit and nightshades family (potatoes, eggplant, capsicum, chilly, tomatoes). More water-based vegetables are highly recommended (leafy greens, cucumber, celery, zucchini, sugar snaps, radish); root vegetables: carrot, sweet potato, pumpkin, beetroot, parsnip.
Fats & Oils: cold pressed virgin olive oil, sesame oil, unheated flaxseed & hemp oil.
Beverages: herbal tea, green tea, filtered water, lemon water, vegetables juice, plant based milk substitutes.
Condiments: vegetables salt, sea salt, tamari, herbs & spices, miso.
2. Circulation therapy
Improving the circulatory system facilitates the removal of toxins from the body
Hydrotherapy: consists of using hot and cold water in intervals to increase to flow of blood to various tissues of the body, especially the skin. This must be done every day.
Take a hot shower, as hot as you can, then switch the water to pure cold for thirty seconds. Repeat the process 3 times in a row. Then rest in bed for 30 minutes to allow blood flow.
Exercise therapy: 30 minutes per day of light aerobic exercise is also an excellent way to improve circulation and mobilisation of toxins.
Lymphatic Drainage Massage: lymphatic drainage massage kick-starts the detoxification process by stimulating your lymphatic system to process toxins and eliminate what your body doesn’t need. Twice to three times a week 90 minutes per session.
3. Supplementation
Your nutritional needs during the detoxification process are quite high. Shortage of critical nutrients can inhibit the whole detoxification and cleansing process thus making you dangerously toxic. A range of nutrients to support the detoxification process, includes:
- Antioxidants: Sulforaphane, Glutathione, Astaxanthin, Resveratrol, Quercetin, Vitamins E & C, Lipoic acid
- Amino acids: Glycine, Glutamine, N Acetyl Cysteine
- Herbs: Dandelion, Turmeric, Milk Thistle, Ginger, Rosemary, Artichoke, Cleavers, Burdock, Calendula petals, Echinacea
4. Relaxation/Meditation
While the main focus of the detox programme is biochemical purification of the blood, your emotional state can impact on the body’s ability to clean. Please incorporate relaxation techniques, guided meditations, restful sleep (at least 8 hours per day) into your daily routine to enhance the detox programme. Restorative Yoga is a highly recommended practice to get the body moving and revitalize your energy meridians whilst undergoing detoxification.
Summary
Drink at least 2 Litres of filtered water per day
Drink only pure spring, distilled, filtered or alkaline water (not straight from the tap)
Use fresh organically grown produce (free from pesticides) where possible
Take all nutritional supplements with meals
Drink collagen based protein as a snack between meals
Minimum 30 minutes daily exercise
Sweat every day
Sleep at least 8 hours per night
Example of one day:
Breakfast: Smoothie made with collagen based protein with added kiwi-fruit, a bag of green leafy vegetables, a tea spoon of soaked chia seeds
Snack: rice crackers with plant based milk
Lunch: Vegetable broth with pumpkin, sweet potato, carrot, fresh herbs & buckwheat crackers
Snack: Smoothie made with collagen based protein with added fruit, a bag of spinach leaves, a teaspoon of ground flax seeds
Dinner: Cooked noodles made from buckwheat & steamed vegetables: bock-choy, bamboo shoots, carrot, celery. Garnish with garlic, lemon, olive oil and fresh chives
Snack: Smoothie made with collagen based protein with added fruit, green leafy vegetables, a tea spoon of ground flax seeds
Detox Juice Recipe (makes two large glasses)
1 beetroot (scrubbed)
2 green apples (no stalk)
2 celery sticks (full length)
10 – 12 carrots
2 large bags of spinach leaves
