30 Day Cleanse Completed

When I completed my treatments in October 2016 I had decided that it was time for a change and a cleanup of all the toxins that entered my body throughout the past 10 months.  It takes great motivation and the will to start and complete anything in life.  Like many people, I am sure we have all started something and somewhere along the way we steered ourselves in a different direction.  Throughout my breast cancer journey I gained 20 pounds and did not feel comfortable, I knew that most of it was water retention and lots of swelling, my feet were so swollen towards the end of my chemo that I could not fit into my shoes, I would wear my husbands flip-flops.  I knew that I had to do something to eliminate all of the weight gain, but not only to loose the weight but to rid my body of the toxins.  Chemo therapy kills your immune system and sets it to a reset, so since I was in reset mode I decided to reset it properly. 

My husbands cousin has a great naturopath/herbalist whom she has been seeing when needed for the last 10 years.  She often spoke to me about him and that I should maybe consider seeing him, so I decided to take her up on it. In mid-December we went to see this wonderful older gentleman whom I was very impressed by...to long to go into details, I really liked him. 

My goal at the time of my visit with him was that 1) I needed to clean out my intestines (badly), kidneys and liver 2) help with the pain and fatigue from my Fibromyalgia.  Like any doctor he could've sold me a whole bunch of products and 600$ later no results.  That was not the case, he agrees that all of my concerns should be met, but one step at a time.  The first and most important was to detox my body, by doing so it called for a strict regime over 30 days.  Given it was prior to the holidays and I wanted to enjoy the food, I started on January 2, 2017.

My regime consisted of NO Sugars, NO Carbs, NO Fruits, NO Dairy, NO Coffee, and plenty more...basically I have never eaten so healthy in all my life.  My food intake consisted of plenty of vegetables, lots of salads, grain fed white meat, almond butter, almond milk (which I have come to enjoy), quinoa is now a staple food in my pantry, kaput and buckwheat bread, spelt and brown rice pasta, flax seeds, chia seeds, sunflower seeds, pecans and almonds.  It may not sound like much but I got creative at times and ate well and never felt hungry.  So for 30 days my poor husband tried to follow along with me, I must say I am very proud of him, he didn't follow at 100% but for him to eliminate junk food, chocolate and chips is FANTASTIC.  During this process I also has very specific teas to drink. I have come to enjoy Ginger and Turmeric very much, I steep in in boiling water everyday with Lemon (Thanks Jackie)

In the meantime today is Day 30 of my detox cleanse and I am proud to say that I DID IT and I did not cheat once and oh yeah I lost 10 pounds, I am so happy with the results. I can feel a difference in my body, in my skin and in how I feel.  I don't feel bloated or swollen anymore, I can start fit into my clothes again, another 10 pounds to go. 

This experience has taught me so much about the food that we choose to eat, the food that is sold and how it is chemically grown and how eating healthier just makes you feel better over all.  I am not saying that I will never touch anything ever again, but I will be careful with my choices of what goes into my body.  I knew from the beginning that my cancer was a great admirer of sugar and therefore that alone will make me think twice and choose wisely what I put into my body.

Sometimes in life we have to go through a bad experience to make better choices...this is what I learned from this.

I will continue to drink my teas on an off as recommended for the next 3 months and then I will return to see him for the next step, in helping me with my Fibromyalgia.

Keep well and Keep healthy

Love you all
Franca

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