Detox Stages

[CitrusB]

Hello everyone- I have to say this cleanse is so different from Jan.'s I am still having light headaches @ day six & I gained 6 lbs, ( I wasn't using this to loose weight but that seems strange) i have burning in my joints&inbtween, extremely bloated, and constantly have a metal taste in my mouth-right at the mo. i feel like a cesspool- i have followed directions to the letter and even this time had just 6/8 drinks ea.day instead of the 10/12 i had last MC. I am praying these syptoms are just for now and not for later ..like day 8. and then it will all be better. I was thinking of going longer but i am white knuckling as it is and someone is cooking a pizza downstairs..??!!!TYG for this board thats all i can say. Hangin' in.CitrusB

[CitrusB]

thanks so much to fancy1 simple great words of encouragment to look at something from a different angle- i had just written all my complaints in a post and when i went back to previous entries & read this one it shifted my whole perspective. so i am back on the horse. thankyouthankyouCitrusB

[Enigma]

What a great post.. explains alll of the detox symptoms perfectly! I'm going through a lot of them right now... http://sassifer.wordpress.com/

Today is the "Mucus-runny nose" day......... oi.

[Kermittreefrog]

I have a question if anybody has the awnser that would be great! OK, so, if this cleanse can heal old injuries, and fix scar tissue that was before, compromised, does this mean anything for stretchmarks? or the ellasticity of the skin? I would think that it would make your skin healthier and bring back some of it's old vigor. So in case I didn't make my question clear because of my rambling, does this cleanse do anything for stretchmarks??

[flushy]

HELP! any senior members, i would apprecaite advice. i posted this question already n the "how are you doing" thread but no response.

basically, i have excrutiating back pain right now. i know its an old injury. but will it get worse? better? anything i can do to help ease the pain besides a heating pad?

[eyecandycreativeetsy]

Oh I'm so thankful for these posts!

I just posted about this in how are you doing, but it fits here also.

Today day 7 of my first cleanse, I worked out intensely this morning and then in the afternoon I wanted to ship my kids off and just sleep. Well, I couldn't ship them off, but I did lay down and rest.

Otherwise, my first 6 days have been very energetic.

I am a bit concerned that I saw in a post somewhere else that you shouldn't use HOT water as it kills the enzymes in the lemons. AARGH! it has been very cold here in MN and I've been drinking it like a tea. Mostly I put water in a pan on the stove and heat it before it boils. HOT most of the time or very very warm.

I'm concerned I've wasted 6 days, or at least the drinks that were on the hotter side.

I plan to go only 10 days this cleanse. That in itself with 4 active boys and superman for a husband is quite a feet for me!

[G-9]

I will be starting my cleanse in a couple of days and had something I wanted to see if I could get some feed back about.

In the process of all my research, it was mentioned about using a sauna, if possible. I have an infrared sauna in my home that I do plan on using during the cleanse. In addition to that, I have a machine I purchased through my chiropractor/nutritionist/naturopath that he uses on his patients to remove toxins from the blood stream and soft tissues by means of a foot bath. It is called an 'EB' machine (energy balancing) and it is made by a company called 'Erchonia'. I think this would be beneficial for me to use during the cleanse but because it draws out some minerals as well as toxins. My doctor always has us take mineral supplements after to replenish what was lost. I know we cannot take supplements during the cleanse so I was wondering if what the maple syrup provided would be enough to offset the loss.

This may be a question for Peter to answer. I did not think it was a good idea to post any website concerning this product as I am a newcomer and didn't want to break any rules. It can always be looked up online.

Also, has anyone else used a sauna of any type during a cleanse? Just curious as to the experiences of others.

Thanks!

[dkotschessa]

That's a real stumper there! The grade B syrup has all the minerals, bt I don't know if it offsets what'd be removed by the foot thing.

This site lists nutritional information for maple syrup. If anybody knows anything more accurate or disputes this one I encourage them to do so. I'm having a hard time finding anything more detailed than this.

http://www.yankeegrocery.com/maple_nutrition.html

I would compare this with the nutrition information on your supplements.

[ADOGG88]

Thank goodness for the (re)post. I have the tongue, glassy-eyed, dizzy head going. However, I also dry-heave when I have to drink the lemonade...and nearly vomited the salt water. Does anybody kow if THIS is normal?

[G-9]

Thanks for the reply about the maple syrup, dkotschessa. After looking over the information you provided and nutritional content of lemons, then comparing them to the supplements, I don't think I need to be to concerned as long as I don't do too many of the foot bath detox treatments. I plan on blending up my lemons in a Vita Mix, less most of the skin, so I am sure I will be getting plenty of the needed minerals between that and the maple syrup.
Thanks again for your response.