Here are a few tips from my first detox:
Wild Rose Herbal B-Tox.
- The creator, Dr. Terry Willard, has a blog where he answers a whole bunch of questions from detoxers. The Q&A is pretty long, but it's worth the read.
- According to a few blogs/forums, the D-Tox cookbook is a really good resource for the detox. Apparently it includes a statement that you should eat only one serving of fruits a day. (This isn't included on the main website or in the instruction booklet that comes with the kit.)
- Coconut milk is allowed! For the purposes of the detox, you can consider it a nut.
- Stevia: Even though it's a natural sweetener, it's not allowed. Remember, part of the purpose of the detox to give your body a break from sugary-tasting flavours. (This is why fruits should be limited to some extent, because they're FULL of natural sugars.)
- No fruit juices! (Even if they're not from concentrate.)
- Surprisingly, chocolate is allowed! Well, pure cocoa or carob powder is allowed. I added it to a smoothie with strawberries, blueberries and coconut milk. It was delicious.
- One key reminder that someone pointed out in a forum is that there's no real 'winner' if you try to find loopholes and skirt the rules with the detox. Ultimately, you're doing the detox for yourself, so if you find some crazy loophole and take advantage of it, you're not 'winning'. You're just making it harder for your body to benefit from the detox.
Happy detoxing!!
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