Round 1 of Medical Medium Cleanse

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After I finished reading the Medical Medium book, I was hyped and super excited to begin the 28 Day Healing Cleanse suggested in the book. Now before going any further let me just share that this isn’t the first cleanse I have ever done. In fact, I have done a ton of cleanses and am very aware that they can be quite challenging. A lot of times, cleanses were challenging for me to complete, especially if they were too difficult.

So before beginning, I took some time to look over the 28 day cleanse. I decided to make some modifications that made it easier for me to commit and that would ensure I’d finish. I just knew in my gut that my body wouldn’t be able to handle much more as I was already dealing with so much health wise. So to be able to sustain this cleanse for that length of time and be able to handle the toxins being released I made some modifications.

Round 1 Plan

Here’s the plan I made for myself:
-Remove dairy, eggs, refined sugar, corn and gluten from my diet.
-Drink 16 ounces of celery juice every morning on an empty stomach
-Breakfast: Fruit Smoothie
-Lunch: Green Salad with homemade salad dressing
-Afternoon Snack: Nuts or Fruits
-Dinner: I left it opened to eat anything except things from the list of food I chose to remove. I should clarify “anything”, I didn’t just eat anything. I chose meals that were healthy, it just wasn’t “raw” and I also allowed myself to have one meal with chicken or turkey.

Now that I had created my plan for my meals it was time to execute it. I tried to keep meals simple and easy because I knew that I would be working harder than before. Not only did I have to plan my meals, I also had to plan meals for my husband. This was challenging because I had to shop and cook, twice as much than I normally would. On top of that I spent more time in the kitchen because I had to learn how to prepare my new meals.

Review of Round 1

Here were the challenges I came across:
-Learning new recipes
-Cooking twice the amount of meals
-Prepping fruits and vegetables which takes a ton of time
-Making fresh food takes more time than other meals
-Learning the shelf life of vegetables or fruits
-Extreme stomach bloating (I had to lower my fruit and vegetable intake and eat smaller meals (my stomach didn’t have enough hydrochloric acid to digest food properly)
-Body always felt cold, so cold that my toes would go numb.
-Eczema flare up on my neck

Surprisingly, 28 days came faster than I expected, and I did see some improvements. My skin seemed better, a little more hydrated and the one eczema flare up wasn’t too bad. I lost a little bit of weight and getting up in the morning got a little easier. But overall nothing drastic changed. I was still having problems with my stomach being bloated. I also tried going back to eating like I did before the cleanse and that didn’t agree with my body. Which is why about a week after I finished the cleanse, I decided to do another round. Click here to read about my experiences with Round 2.