The Doctor Away: How to Do a 24 Hour Detox: Avoid 3 Things

Sunday, 21 January 2018

How to Do a 24 Hour Detox: Avoid 3 Things

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Oh-em-gee, have you tried the latest detox?

People seem to really be into cleanses and detoxes these days, and honestly, those are really the two biggest buzzwords right now.

Every now and again I hear about a 30 day, or 14 day, and maybe now a 1 day detox (since apparently we are collectively quadrupling our ADD every year).

But what should you really be doing, and what should you really be eating if you want to feel better?

My Not-So-Secret (At Least) 24 Hour Detox

Avoid These 3 Things Religiously to Feel The Best

Detoxes are not supposed to be fun.

They are not supposed to be long term, and the body is in fact DOES NOT need detoxification. It has entire organ systems designed to help it detox constantly, 24 hours a day.

Having said that, if you do have low energy, if you want to jump start your results, or you want to try to bump up your energy, take note of these 3 things.

Here’s what I recommend religiously removing for a short period of time to see how you feel.

1. All Carbs – Except for Plants

Yes, that means removing all the breads, pastas, wraps, potatoes, sweet potatoes – everything.

That means focusing on plants, broccoli, salad, and lettuce which is typically some of the boring stuff.

Cook them in olive oil, butter, salt/pepper, whatever it takes to make them taste good. Trust me, there’s a very good reason that we’re going to be doing this.

Why we’re removing carbs:

Constipation. A lot of people not only want more energy on a detox, but want to heal or stop G.I. issues. And anecdotally, I’ve seen many people improve their bowel movements when they replace their major carb sources with plants. Grains and white, refined flour are often constipating.

Low FODMAP or SCD considerations here. Another thing is that we’re going to be on a low FODMAP diet (mixed with the “SCD” Specific Carbohydrate Diet). The low FODMAP diet is an awesome elemental diet designed to help people avoid most known food allergens in order to feel better.

The Specific Carbohydrate Diet is specifically more of a long term plan: the theory here is that a major reason for Crohn’s and other gut issues is the overgrowth of bacteria in the intestinal tract, and that by avoiding all known carb sources it starves the major food source for these bad bacteria and will kill them off. Informally, SCD has helped me quite a lot to heal my own IBS, and if things get bad, the first thing I do is revert to an SCD-type plan.

2. “Intoxicants” – Alcohol and Stimulants

The next step here is to remove anything that really alters your physiology.

Usually, that just means two things: alcohol and stimulants like coffee.

I know, I know, no glass of red wine at dinner? Not for now – you can reintroduce it later. Just remember that we’re trying to go spartan just for a day or a few weeks so you can feel better quickly – and then you can get back to the red wine with dinner.

Why we’re removing these:

They’re gut irritants. For many of us, caffeine (and sometimes alcohol) affect the gut negatively, in particular regarding acid reflux. Removing them is a safe bet if you’re looking to feel better. Also, if we use too many stimulants we can really mask why we have low energy – we don’t sleep enough. This’ll help you avoid the symptoms and figure out what your own unique cause is.

They influence cortisol & stress hormones – stimulants. Another reason we’re avoiding stimulants is because they can alter the cortisol (stress) levels in your body – the more stimulants you consume, generally the higher your cortisol levels are.

They influence estrogen, weight hormones and female hormones. Alcohol consumption is linked with higher levels of the female hormone estrogen – which is also not good in men. And generally speaking, if we’re already overweight, estrogen levels are already higher than they should be.

3. The White Poison – Sugar