Here is the 12 Step Plan for Internal Cleansing with Suggested Guidelines and Rules:
What would a NEW eating and lifestyle plan be without parameters ?
Having completed this myself on two occassions, I'm able to give personal experiences that I encountered and from this and so the Nutritionist team and I have made modifications so that we are happy that it can be completed by most people.
We have our plan over 7 days for you to ease into and out of it so that your life isn’t totally put on hold BUT you will experience some discomfort. It’s needs to be LIFE CHALLENGING if it's going to be LIFE CHANGING.
One : Limit Caffeinated Drinks + NO Alcohol
NO coffee or tea, caffeinated soft drinks or soda’s. No alcohol. This doesn’t mean you can have one glass it means NONE.
NOTE: If you are a large coffee or tea drinker you will most likely experience headaches and feel lethargic on the first 2-3 days. This is normal. Try to reduce the amount of caffeinated drinks you consume in the week prior to limit this impact. Herbal Teas such as Ginger, Dandelion, Peppermint etc are okay BUT be aware that Green Tea DOES contain some caffeine.
Two : Focus on Hydration
Add a squeeze of fresh lemon or lime juice to water if you need a taste sensation - a minimum of 3 litres. Hydration is a large factor and you probably have been using Coffee and Tea or Soft drink (Soda) as your main source of water. Nothing replaces the benefit of water like pure water – as I taught the children to say “go, go, go, with H2O”.
Note – a 2% dehydration means a large decrease in energy levels, it may also cause headaches, constipation etc.
Three : Ensure you don’t just “eliminate” nutrients
Most detox / elimination eating plans ask you to remove many forms of nutrients. We believe that this strategy is flawed and that including the benefit of including E.F.A.'s (or Essential Fatty Acids required for “Omega 3 and 6”) will serve more good than harm. So, have 1 avocado each day - divide across at least 2-3 of the meals (or 4 meals would be better).
Four : Increase GOOD sources of Fat
As well as the Avocado, you could also add 6 raw almonds (highest in calcium, slightly lower in fat), or walnuts (higher in Vitamin E + Omega 6) to a low fat and combined with some diet yoghurt as a snack option with up calcium.
Five : Reduce all Grains for the challenge
We are advising you in these 5 key days not to eat any type of grain-based foods such as rice, pasta, cereal, bread or any other staple food that fills most people’s eating habits.
Six : Snack on Salads and Vegetables
If you feel hungry then snack on unlimited cucumber, capsicum / peppers (all colours), cherry or grape tomatoes, celery, baby spinach, lettuce (all types), snow or sugar snap peas, green beans, asparagus, asian greens, broccoli and broccollini.
Note: This will not only add roughage (fibre) to your system but increase nutrients too.
Seven : Reduce “sweet fruits”
With this plan we are going to focus on low G.I. fruit. Our plan encourages you to eat mainly berries (all sorts), cherries, peaches, nectarines, plums, pears, and apples (green is my suggestion). Also note that we are trying to limit very sweet fruits for the G.I. response but still give you some options.
Note: (G.I. stands for Glycaemic Index or the Insulin response you get from eating carbs. Our G.I. goal on this challenge is to keep it = low)
Eight : Reduce Dairy Intake
Dairy intake needs to be reduced during the key three days. Now I am not advocating eliminating it from your eating habits unless you have medical advice to do so. If you feel like you need to include some then I would encourage eating low fat cottage cheese or plain low fat or organic yoghurt sparingly.
Nine : Afterburner Workouts
Now what health / rejuvenation / lifestyle changing plan would be complete without getting you to adjust your intake of nutrients by giving you some suggestions of ways to increase your nutrient burning potential. Having made exercise a regular part of my life what I have tried to do was adjust and provide some options and these are included with the Afterburner Workouts that I have designed.
Ten : Adjust Activity Intensity
If you’re exercising it’s important to remember that you will need to lower your expectation of your personal effort on the “day 4 of your ECO Challenge”. You will feel that you have less energy and also it will seem “harder”, this is exactly what we’re hoping to achieve and is normal so don’t be alarmed.
Eleven : Nutritional Support
This is always frowned upon by people who just don’t seem to get it. I am not going to mix my words here. If you are living today in a “bubble or a test tube” this doesn’t apply to you. If however you are not, and you are breathing various pollutants very day or have a less then perfect eating regime then YOU have a responsibility to ensure that your body is not only working to it’s optimal but YOU are assisting that process.
Note : You can choose the brand but be aware that you get what you pay for when it comes to quality. Two types that I recommend (one of which I use but have tried both), is Juice Plus and Amway Double X. For those that baulk at this cost are you NOT worth $2 per day ?
Twelve : Praise for YOUR Efforts
Praise yourself each day – this is your new life and “changing habits - saves lives” because this is the NEW YOU.
This experience will alert you to what foods you should normally eat, when you eat them and possibly why. Remember this is YOUR body and YOUR life.
Global Health Challenge - Week Five - Human ECO Cleanse Week
(8 week Overview reposted in earlier blog)
Goal of this week is to use the next seven (7) days as the “detox period for an internal eco-cleanse” to allow your Liver and Kidney to get some rest from the unhealthy habits. These 7 Days are important and supplied in earlier blog. NOTE - They say it takes only 21 days to form a life changing habit. Then this is your time as that is how many days are left after this week.
TONY 's DIARY - (Week Five - Day One)
Breakfast:
Energy Shake - 400ml Water + 45g Protein Powder + Combination Greens Powder. Take a Daily Multi vitamin + Joint Power
Mid Morning Workout - Spin Class
Mid Morning Snack:
2 x Green Tea + Green Apple with low fat yoghurt
Lunch:
Salmon + Huge Mixed Leaf Salad + Tomato + Cucumber + Strawberries + Dressing
Mid Afternoon snack:
Green Tea + Energy Shake - 30g Protein + Combination Greens Powder
Evening Workout:
Pump Class - worked really hard cause I felt strong
Dinner:
Baked Salmon + Mixed Leaf Salad + Capsicum (Red Pepper) + Tomato + Cucumber + Low Fat Cottage Cheese + Celery + Strawberries + Dressing.
2 Hours before Bed:
400ml water + Fibre Shake + 20g Protein Powder + Combination Greens
Overall - Water consumption = good. Good training session. Think I'm on track with the ECO Cleanse - yep I'm ready
Daily mantra:
I am totally committed to supporting my Human ECO System with my actions.
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