Monthly Detox Plan
BACKGROUND:
Our body’s display a monthly cycle, which is often more apparent in females than in males. We will tend to cycle from energetic highs to lows over the course of a month's time. We have periods of activity, characterized by outwardly directed energy and periods of restfulness, characterized by an inward turning of our energies. For some the periods of restfulness are more marked by periods of fatigue. It is on these days when we feel particularly fatigued that we are detoxifying more heavily.
The following are some of the signs of this detoxifying process:
a. Headaches
b. Irritability/mood swings
c. P.M.T
d. Sleep disturbances
e. Appetite changes
f. The tongue becomes coated
g. Digestion and elimination is altered.
It is important to recognize that your body is giving you the information that it is time to do a few days of Rest & Recovery – the Monthly Detox.
Respect your body by complementing this awareness with action. Pull out your Functional Detoxification Plan and initiate an abbreviated version of this valuable program. You will be rewarded by an efficient and productive Rest & Recovery event that will move your health to new levels, or at the very least will quickly make up for the stresses of the past few weeks.
DIRECTIONS:
· Do three days of Functional Detoxification (i.e. 3 days of the week 1 plan). This is best done on a Friday, Saturday and Sunday, so you can rest at the same time.
· Finish the 3 day cleanse by easing yourself into back into your regular grind, being aware of any reactions that may signal the body's recognition of a food that it can no longer benefit from (and you should avoid).
· Increase your "detoxification supplements" to the levels recommended during the Week 1 Functional Detoxification Program.
· Remember to drink a lot of water (8 - 10 glasses per day) to flush out the toxins.
· Include the exercise/hot shower/soap rub down/cold rinse and towel scrub dry routine, but keep the exercise gentle.
· In general, rest and recuperate!