My Simple 5 Day Detox Experiment

Inside: It’s spring cleaning in more ways than one. In my pursuit of wellness, I’m trying a simple 5 day detox, with daily progress reports. Check in to see how I’m doing.

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The Experiment

For a while now I’ve been wanting to do some kind of detox, yet I’m not the type to go for one of those methods that has you camped out near the bathroom for several days. I want to go the simple route, eat normally. Use food as part of the process. The last couple of weeks I’ve been doing a little research, gathering some helpful information to try my own tailor-made detox.

The Plan

My goal for the next 5 days:

Drink 12 or more 8-ounce glasses of lemon water throughout the day.

Breakfast: Bone broth collagen shake made with a little cream and almond milk.

Lunch: Bone broth collagen shake made with a little cream and almond milk.

Snack: 1 medium avocado made into guacamole.

Dinner: A small serving of meat or eggs along with a green salad or a cup of cruciferous vegetables. Plus working in two cloves of garlic and 1/4 to 1/2 of an onion into the dinner in some form each day.

Dessert: A half grapefruit or 3/4 cup of blueberries or strawberries.

Supplements: I’ll take my usual multivitamin and other vitamins, minerals, and herbs. Along with this, I’m going to take 2 activated charcoal tabs after each meal. (One doctor suggested taking 2 tablespoons of a healthy fat about two hours after taking activated charcoal to flush out the liver. I might try this once per day on the days I’m not going anywhere. I haven’t decided yet.)

This plan is subject to change!

At the end of each day I’ll post a short update, any observations, discoveries, or changes, plus insight into some of the food choices I’m making and how they relate to detoxing. I’m also going to monitor fluctuations in weight and inches to see if this makes a difference.

Stop by tomorrow to see how it’s going.

Have you ever done a detox? Tell us about it in the comments.

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