Now, I’m aware that detox is all the rage right now, and New Year’s resolutions are in full effect. I'm not interested in a here-today, gone-tomorrow solution. A few months ago I watched the movie Food Inc. It’s this horribly scary/enlightening documentary about where our food comes from. (You can watch it streaming on Netflix, if you have a membership)
You should totally watch it.
That said; I tend to be a doubter. Could it really be as bad as all that, or is this just propaganda to further the filmmaker's and author’s careers? I don’t have the answer, but the truth of the matter probably lies somewhere between “not that bad” and “disgustingly awful”.
In my quest to know more, I have checked out numerous books on varying subjects from the library including: The Omnivore’s Dilemma by Michael Pollan, Simply in Season by Mary Beth Lind and The Profitable Hobby Farm by Sarah Beth Aubrey. Since I did what I usually do, and requested all the books at the same time, I ended up with about 30 at once, so I really only skimmed through most of them. What I did learn, however, is that there is a whole bunch of stuff you can do to live more naturally. You can even grow and mill your own grain if you want (ugh)!
In December, my mom gave me this book: Ultrametabolism: The Simple Plan for Automatic Weight Loss. It is a very interesting read. In it, Dr. Hyman (snigger, snigger) talks about many different things that affect our body and how it metabolizes food. How inflammation, toxins, trans-fats and chemicals in our food are literally killing us.
I don’t want you to think that this is a commercial for this book. Dr. Hyman (!) is, after all, trying to make a buck and weight-loss is big business. After speaking with my doctor and obtaining my current lab results I decided to go ahead. Since most of the book fits with what I have come to believe about our food supply, I am following the book's the guidelines for detox.
So, that’s where I’m at today. Detox day two is going smoothly, and I’m hopeful about the future of healing my body.
Pssst. If you want to learn more about how you can learn about whole foods and detox and don’t want to get a special book from the library or Amazon, check out this website instead: wholeliving.com
When you are doing the detox do you have to eat a very special diet or take sup. to clear the system? Are you having any side effects yet?
ReplyDeleteNo, Jeannie, it is not too specific. No sugar, no dairy no gluten. He does talk about things like mercury and being careful of the type of meat you eat(free range, grass fed etc). I'll let you borrow the book and you can check it out! No special supplements either. The main point is WHOLE FOODS. No processed garbage. No side effects.
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