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Last week I was in San Francisco. Yes, a city where one can eat very healthy, but I ate poorly. When you are on a non-stop routine at home it is easier ho carry healthy food everywhere, but when you are on a non-stop marathon in a place you don’t know that well, in a foreign country – and you can’t bring food – you can’t help but eat whatever is available. I should have gone to Whole Foods or another healthy food store to pack up on good stuff to carry along, but I just didn’t get to it until it was time to leave – I will next time, doesn’t matter what!
It is not needed to say that I did not folow at all my eating habits. Sugar was probably floating on my bloodstream and in 1 1/2 day I was full of gases. I would just put it this way: my body had no idea what to do with all those sugars and carbs. Yes, very simple to explain. When you are used to feed you body all the kinds of vitams, minerals and so on, what happens when out of nothing you just feed it carbs and sugars? You feel sick, you are intoxicated!
In 4 1/2 days of this adventurous bad food journey I gained 6.6 pounds (3kg)! Not to mention the gases and the bloating and swelling on the flight back. I’ve never been so swelled during a flight than this time. My feet looked like french rolls and where really hurting. It was scary, I was very chubby! I felt like Aunt Marge Dursley from Harry Potter (on the 3rd book – Prisoner of Askaban -, when he inflates her). It was a clear red and urgent alert that I needed to get back on track and it was time to detox.
It’s been 2 1/2 days of being back to the old habits and I already lost 4.4 pounds (2kg) of those 6.6. And I feel great again. Every function of my body is working perfectly again.
As things come altogether in life, I got an email this morning from Body Ecology Diet with the subject ‘Need to detox? Here’s how you’ll know”. Yes, feels like Donna Gates can read my mind. I know when my body is trying to say I should watch what I put in my mouth; the question is: do you? Here are the signs, according to Donna Gates:
- Cravings: physically cravings can come from an abundance of highly processed and concentrated foods that artificially stimulate dopamine (the pleasure neurotransmitter), which plays a role in addiction. So, you will “feel good” and naturally want more of the food that is making you feel good. Adding in fermented foods can help teach your body to crave what makes you really feel well
- Food Allergies: Food allergies are often a sign that you don’t have the proper beneficial microflora to absorb and assimilate the nutrients from your food. This occurs when toxins like candida yeast proliferate and cause a leaky gut. Over time, you can recover from many food allergies or sensitivities by detoxifying your body and restoring that microflora with a balanced probiotic-rich diet
- Heart Disease: The accumulation of toxins in the body allows for increased risk of heart disease. A diet lacking in living and fermented foods can lead to mal absorption of nutrients. As a result, a domino affect of nutritional deficiencies, high cholesterol, heart attack, or even stroke can occur. Purifying the body of harmful substances is one significant way of lowering the risk of heart disease
- Adrenal Fatigue: If you are exhausted, having trouble losing weight, or finding it hard to focus, adrenal fatigue could be the culprit. The adrenal glands interact closely with the thyroid, liver, digestive system, brain function, and reproductive systems. When the liver and other vital cleansing organs are hindered from performing their tasks due to toxins, adrenal fatigue often results
- Mental/Emotional Instability: The hazards of allowing dangerous chemicals into the body are not limited to the physical being. Mental and emotional disorders can be caused by a toxic system, and, much like food allergies, may be corrected. Depression, anxiety, and even some eating disorders have been linked to an abundance of certain toxic substances. A build-up of harmful chemicals can block the absorption and release of beneficial chemicals, leading to an imbalance that can have negative physical, psychological, and emotional effects
So, what do you say. Time to detox?
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