Detox 
redlepton
18 y
3,686
I think now that I am trying this Warrior diet, my body is in some kind of accelerated detox. My urine pH is Acidic almost all day, even after I eat a bunch of fruit or veggies. Also, I am getting a lot of cold sores in my mouth. But my skin is really clear - about as good as when I was raw.
When I was 100% raw and eating huge amounts of food all day long, I did not get like this; I'm sure I was eating too many nuts and seeds. I had read that raw foodists get cold sores and become acidic for a while, but I didn't really get this bad. When I measured my pH during the day, it was almost always above 7.
I'm hoping that my body is getting rid of some stored toxins. I guess the 20+ hour fast each day is helping with this? I can't imagine why else I would be so acidic right now because the main cooked foods I am eating are rice and beans, and I am rarely eating any "junk food" (refined wheat, cooked meat).
In a week or so, I am going to try to do a few days of only raw to see how I feel and what it does to my pH.
In the meantime, my gums and teeth are so sore, but I put some of Dr Schultze's tooth and gum formula on a toothbrush and scrubbed them and they feel a lot better.
Tina.- Re: Detox hanna
18 y
3,400
- a story on my Detox situation... rygar
18 y
4,110
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This is a reply to # 117,455YES, by fasting for 20-22 hours EVERYSINGLE DAY it does have it's intial detox phase..depending on how clean your system is to begin with,determines the severity...
just be glad you didn't have to go through what i went through..i had been using high calorie weight gainers,whey protein,creatine,glutamine,androstendione,androstendiol,nor-androstendial,nor-androstendione,maxterone,boldierone,kava kava,st.johns wort,gallons of whole milk a day and working out five days a week at two hours each session...my body was soo intoxicated from everything that i took that i was begining to get ill...i had to detox,and boy did i ever!!!! i went from 180ish pure muscle to about 145 lean and mean,thought i retained alot of the power- i lost nearly all of my muscle mass.
i also lost the headaches,the insomnia,the depression,the congestion,the mood swings,the aggression, the aggitation, the acne,the sore joints,the severe constipation,the mania..you name it, i been through it all!
but the detox was horrible! i was soooooooooooooo ill for about a year on the warrior diet and i was starving sooooooooo badly...had cravings,aches,pains..my liver and gallbladder were passing stones and i didn't even realize it..i was sooo ill for soo long.My detox was simply horrible..i detoxed even harder when i went 90% raw with rare/raw meats and veggies exclusivly for about a year.
yes,the skin becomes incredbly clear after the detox and sometimes during, at one point my skin was soooo radiant and smooth! i was glowing!
i have no clue why your gums are hurting though..- Re: a story on my Detox situation... redlepton
18 y
3,444
This is a reply to # 117,458Yes, I guess I should be glad that I am detoxing slowly. I used to eat really SADly; I also used to take a lot of weight gainers and tons of whole milk. The most I ever weighed was 108 (I am 5'3''), but I was strong and could bench my own weight and people were surprised that I could lift as much weight as I could at the gym because I was so small. I haven't been able to go to the gym very much for almost 6 years now because I have children and my husband is rarely home so I have to watch them all the time by myself. I am intending to start again in September, though, and want to get back to 108 pounds, as I only weigh 96 now.
You are smart to do all this detoxing now while you are young and single (at least it sounds like you are young and single from your posts). Once you are married and have a family it is much more difficult to change your ways.
When my children were younger, we ate a lot of cheese and grains and milk and some junk food in-between and I thought we were eating healthy! Then I found curezone. In the last five years, we have transitioned to eating mostly fruits and veggies and rice and beans with some meat and hardly ever junk food, except when we are out of the house.
You can imagine the whining of my children when we are in the grocery store and everyone thinks I am such a mean mother because I won't let them buy any crappy junk, while everyone else leaves with carts full of it and my children are begging the whole time. Also, my husband is rarely home, as he is in the military. So his diet is still SAD because that's what they give him and sometimes he comes home and I have a dinner of rice and veggies out for the kids and he plops his McDonalds food and happy meals out on the table - you can imagine which meal the kids choose. And even I munch on the fries - because they are addictive. I have also fought many battles about keeping junk food in the house, and my husband still resents it and has a little cabinet where he keeps his snacks so the kids can't find them, otherwise he will have "nothing to eat". My lifestyle, and in fact the lifestyle of most americans, is not condusive to healthy eating; there is so much "peer pressure".
I envy those people who are transitioning to a healthy way of life while they are still in control of the food they keep in the house and the places they go and people they choose to associate with. These things are mostly beyond my control, so the addictions are difficult for me to overcome.
Tina.- more on Detox... rygar
18 y
3,533
This is a reply to # 117,466wow,108?
i was only 120 when i started weight gainers at 16 years old..i ended up a mountain of mass at nearly 200 lbs. of solid muscle mass! but at the expense of screwing up my hormones completly at a young age by taking testosterone boosters
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well,fast forward to today and i still feel the aftereffects of all that i took when i was a teenager..my body finally got things in order..it only took about 10 years!
add drugs,drinking,late night parties,staying up/out late and you have another whole mess of issues! so yes..i am glad i detoxed!!
as for the cravings and kids? yes, i do induldge every now and then..personally i think that the overinduldgence and the chronic ingestion of junk foods and additives- when they build up from eating them consistantly ,then it becomes a problem..but if you want to have a pizza or some french fries now and then..GO FOR IT!!!
if 90% of your foods is wholesome and natural..i say..why not?
it'll be digested and expelled anyways! plus the daily 20-22hr.detox will clear it right out! i'd say ,just make sure not to eat it everyday because the body may store up it's toxins.Also consider liverflushing and gallbladder flushing regularly until clean clean.you sound like you are doing great with the children.Kids eat up everything they can,they grow soooo much..also it's of course important for them to have healthy habits while they are still young.I teach my 10 year old about food and nutrition all the time, i use scare tactics (true facts) about processed foods,microwave foods,junk food,juices etc.So he can decide for himself what he wants to eat!
as far as weight gainers, have you tried pineapple/bannana/whey protein daily?
i have used those recently and they work excellent! though i take mine without the whey- you could always throw it in the mix to make it even more nutritious!
good luck!
(: - Re: a story on my Detox situation... oopsadaisy
18 y
3,735
This is a reply to # 117,466Tina, you're NOT a mean mother by stopping your kids having junk food! You're doing them a huge favour, although they may not realise it, and you're giving them the best start in life. I admire you for "going against the grain" and nourishing your children properly, as 99% of parents these days are just not bothering.
- Daisy- Re: a story on my Detox situation... SqueakyClean
18 y
3,371
This is a reply to # 117,479Oopsadaisy is right. Tina, you are doing a great job as a mother.
My cousin is raising her son as a vegan, with lots of raw food.
Do you try to educate your children, in a fun way, as to why the different foods are healthy for them? Also, do they help you prepare their meals? Apparently children are more willing to eat things that they helped make. Then when you are shopping, you can try to get them to "help" you by selecting the items that you want to buy, or asking them to figure out which items are healthier (which will make them stronger/faster/smarter, etc).
I don't have children, so I don't know, that was just in an article I read.
Anyway, keep up the great work! Good health is a gift but a lot of people don't appreciate it until it's gone!- Re: a story on my Detox situation... oopsadaisy
18 y
3,696
This is a reply to # 117,484Yes, that's a good idea - get your children to participate in the cooking, shopping, etc. Also, you could find recipes for healthy "sweets" that they'll enjoy - for example, the coconut oil fudge recipe somewhere in the coconut oil forum - so that they don't feel deprived of "fun" foods, but are not eating junk either.
Here's that fudge recipe:
//www.curezone.org/forums/m.asp?f=299&i=1901#i
- Re: a story on my Detox situation... boobookittyCAT
18 y
3,503
This is a reply to # 117,485tina that was an interesting perspective you gave . Many kudos to you !
- Re: a story on my Detox situation... redlepton
18 y
3,727
This is a reply to # 117,485Thanks for the encouragement.
I do let my children help me prepare food sometimes, until they start fighting too much and I have to kick them out of the kitchen (they are 3 and 4).
At this point in time, it is almost impossible for me to let them shop with me very often. I let them pick out a few snacks at the organic store occassionally or some fruits at the fruit stand, if I am able to bring them. Here in Japan it is almost impossible to shop with children. The stores are small and have narrow aisles. We do not have a car and the stores are at least 3/4 mile from here. We can take a bus about half way, which I do when I have the kids with me. Also, the Japanese people do not generally take their kids shopping with them; usually they go when their kids are in school or a relative is watching them. When I bring my 3-year-old daughter, she is constantly running away from me, which is kindof embarrassing but the Japanese people laugh and smile at her, but i think that's only because she is blonde (Japanese people love blondes). We have one american grocery store on base where it is convenient to take the kids, but I cannot let them choose the food there, as hardly anything is edible (in my opinion).
I know that I am not really being mean, and I tell my 4-year old son that one day he will thank me for not buying all that crap. I tell him to look at what the other people who eat that stuff look like - they are fat and old. I ask him if he wants to look like that when he grows up, or if he wants to be thin and healthy-looking like me. He is only 4 , but he already is smart enough to see the logic in that - for a few seconds until he begs for the junk again!
I know that it is important that the kids start eating these foods now. I was lucky enough to grow up as a first-generation italian-american; my mother always fed us lots of fresh fruits and vegetables when we were young and we loved them. Although when I gained my independence, I did go through a phase where I ate nothing but a SAD food, I am able to go back to the healthy stuff now and actually enjoy it. My husband grew up in a SAD home, and he says that he really doesn't like the taste of most fruits and veggies. He loves the tastes of margarine and artificial sweeteners - two thing I find repulsive.
I'm trying to eat and feed my kids better and better, week by week:-)
Tina.
- Re: a story on my Detox situation... boobookittyCAT
18 y
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- Re: a story on my Detox situation... oopsadaisy
18 y
3,696
- Re: a story on my Detox situation... SqueakyClean
18 y
3,371
- more on Detox... rygar
18 y
3,533
- Re: a story on my Detox situation... redlepton
18 y
3,444
- Re: Detox hanna
18 y
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