Embracing the Detox Stage

[Guest guest]

Rock Bottom...

 

In have been consciously working toward living the raw food lifestyle

for about 9 years now. I have had many detours over those years. It

usually began with tasting one bit of cooked food after months without

it, and thence began my downward spiral. This year I finally hit rock

bottom. After going raw for a little over 4 months in August. I went

back to a Standard American Diet (semi-vegetarian with some sea food).

After being back on the SAD food plan I pack on all the weight that I

lost in the previous months in no time. My new size 12's no longer fit

and I had to trade them in yet again for a 16/18. Heartburn returned

with a vengeance. I have been startled awake several nights vomiting

after over eating the wrong foods before bed. The severe back pain also

returned with my new found weight. In the past 9 years I hadn't taken

medicine either. Not until the last 2 years when my back began to hurt

beyond belief. It was a struggle to start my yoga practice, I was out of

breath and sore. Then I started having what I can only term as

episodes. What they are, I don't know. I would just freeze and not be

able to perform any voluntary actions and my body would tremble

involuntarily. This was scary. These things in combination comprised my

rock bottom.

 

 

On to Detox...

 

Usually in the western world when the body starts to show some sign or

symptom of dis-ease we go to the doctor or take some medicine. But I

love what one of my favorite authors (Victoria Boutenko) has to say " our

bodies are not deficient in Tylenol! " So I am taking the approach that

this rash that has broken out all over my face is not something I need

to control. I don't need to do anything about it. I don't need to do

something for it. I am embracing my detox. Actually in all of the

times that I have gone raw in the past I have never detoxed not once. I

have actually lost count of how many times in the 9 years I have " gone

raw " , but this is the first symptom of a detox. My face hurts a bit and

it kind of burns, itches, and stings slightly throughout the day. It

looks dry, as if it is about to peel. However I have decided not to

" do " anything about it. I am going to let nature do what it does. I am

not even going to wear make up to try to conceal it. It would probably

irritate my face more come to think of it.

I am embracing my cleanse, my detox, my healing and wondering what else

I can do to encourage the process. It has really been on my mind to get

a colonic and I think that is my next step.

 

So for all of you lovelies who are entering the raw food lifestyle and

begin to experience detox symptoms, I urge you. Don't fret. Let it be

and resist the urges to run to the doctor to " take something for it " .

Your body is infinitely wise and will do all that it can to kill

pathogens, and rid itself of harmful chemicals and bacteria. So I will

just continue to make my delicious smoothies, drink water, apply coconut

oil to my face and thank God for the healing that is commencing in my

body by releasing the old toxic foods and old toxic thoughts.

 

 

Many blessings to each and everyone of you.

 

 

 

Jai!

(Victory)

 

 

 

Ellyn N. Gray

 

 

 

 

[Guest guest]

Hi Ellyn,

 

Thanks for sharing with such honesty your process. I can identify

with what you say about taking one thing and off you go. Those are

my words - not yours. I call that the " addictive " part of food

working in me. I know there are some foods that trigger me to want

more of them. Flour, sugar, butter are a few of the worse ones for

me.

 

Now in your words:

 

I have decided not to

" do " anything about it. I am going to let nature do what it does. I

am

not even going to wear make up to try to conceal it. It would

probably

irritate my face more come to think of it.

 

You decided not to use anything.

 

Then you said:

 

<<apply coconut

oil to my face>>

 

Coconut oil is something. I would invite you not to put that on

either and see what comes about.

 

Louise

 

 

rawfood , E Nikkia Gray <blulotus wrote:

>

> Rock Bottom...

>

> In have been consciously working toward living the raw food

lifestyle

> for about 9 years now. I have had many detours over those years.

It

> usually began with tasting one bit of cooked food after months

without

> it, and thence began my downward spiral. This year I finally hit

rock

> bottom. After going raw for a little over 4 months in August. I

went

> back to a Standard American Diet (semi-vegetarian with some sea

food).

> After being back on the SAD food plan I pack on all the weight that

I

> lost in the previous months in no time. My new size 12's no longer

fit

> and I had to trade them in yet again for a 16/18. Heartburn

returned

> with a vengeance. I have been startled awake several nights

vomiting

> after over eating the wrong foods before bed. The severe back pain

also

> returned with my new found weight. In the past 9 years I hadn't

taken

> medicine either. Not until the last 2 years when my back began to

hurt

> beyond belief. It was a struggle to start my yoga practice, I was

out of

> breath and sore. Then I started having what I can only term as

> episodes. What they are, I don't know. I would just freeze and

not be

> able to perform any voluntary actions and my body would tremble

> involuntarily. This was scary. These things in combination

comprised my

> rock bottom.

>

>

> On to Detox...

>

> Usually in the western world when the body starts to show some sign

or

> symptom of dis-ease we go to the doctor or take some medicine. But

I

> love what one of my favorite authors (Victoria Boutenko) has to

say " our

> bodies are not deficient in Tylenol! " So I am taking the approach

that

> this rash that has broken out all over my face is not something I

need

> to control. I don't need to do anything about it. I don't need to

do

> something for it. I am embracing my detox. Actually in all of the

> times that I have gone raw in the past I have never detoxed not

once. I

> have actually lost count of how many times in the 9 years I

have " gone

> raw " , but this is the first symptom of a detox. My face hurts a

bit and

> it kind of burns, itches, and stings slightly throughout the day.

It

> looks dry, as if it is about to peel. However I have decided not

to

> " do " anything about it. I am going to let nature do what it does.

I am

> not even going to wear make up to try to conceal it. It would

probably

> irritate my face more come to think of it.

> I am embracing my cleanse, my detox, my healing and wondering what

else

> I can do to encourage the process. It has really been on my mind

to get

> a colonic and I think that is my next step.

>

> So for all of you lovelies who are entering the raw food lifestyle

and

> begin to experience detox symptoms, I urge you. Don't fret. Let

it be

> and resist the urges to run to the doctor to " take something for

it " .

> Your body is infinitely wise and will do all that it can to kill

> pathogens, and rid itself of harmful chemicals and bacteria. So I

will

> just continue to make my delicious smoothies, drink water, apply

coconut

> oil to my face and thank God for the healing that is commencing in

my

> body by releasing the old toxic foods and old toxic thoughts.

>

>

> Many blessings to each and everyone of you.

>

>

>

> Jai!

> (Victory)

>

>

>

> Ellyn N. Gray

>

>

>

>