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Daily Do's / Tips

Robert Domingo
posted this on August 24, 2011 05:08 pm

Daily Do’s

Do these daily, they are essential to the overall success of your 21 days of the Clean Program (and beyond).

  • Plan and prepare your three meals either as needed or in advance so you don’t go hungry. Two liquid meals; breakfast and dinner, and one solid meal for lunch. Supplements go with each meal and a Encourage is taken first thing in the morning on an empty stomach.
  • Follow the Elimination Diet guidelines for all your meals and snacks during the 21 days.
  • Leave a 12 hour window between the last liquid meal of the day and the first liquid meal of the next. Try not to snack on solid food in between, but liquids are fine (herbal tea, lemon juice and water, fresh juices, water, coconut water, nut milks, plain water).
  • Make sure you have at least one bowel movement each day or whatever amount means you’re not constipated, as it’s different for every person. If you’re having difficulty due to an increase in fiber consumption, use herbal laxatives, magnesium supplements, castor oil, and the other suggestions given in the FAQ section.
  • Drink enough pure water so that you urinate at least every hour. If you aren’t going that much, drink more water!
  • Move. Sweating releases toxins so if you can work up a sweat, that’s great! Walk, dance, jump, hike, yoga, bike, swim. .. Whatever gets the lymph flowing, even if it’s gentle movement. The more movement and the more often you can incorporate it will greatly enhance your experience. Park your car two blocks away from your destination, get off the subway or bus several blocks away from where you need to be and walk the rest of the way. Get up and walk around your office often, and take the long way to everything. These seemingly small choices are very beneficial to your cleanse.
  • Rest. Get enough sleep (it may be more than you normally need) and take time every day to simply be still and quiet.
  • Breathe. Deeply. All day long.
  • Enjoy. You’re giving yourself an incredible gift, and you’re worth it.

Additional Things to Enhance the 21 days:

  • Colonics. Since daily bowel movements are so important, often colonics will accelerate the process.
  • Skin brushing. Spend a few minutes removing dead skin cells before your morning shower.
  • Hot/Cold Treatments. Once in the shower, power up your circulation and detoxification by alternating between hot and cold water, a few minutes of each.
  • Infrared Sauna. Since sweating is important, this is a great method of cleansing and very therapeutic.
  • Massage. Schedule a massage every week if your time and budget permits. The benefits are extensive and you’re worth it.
  • Laugh. Try to do or find something every single day that makes you laugh out loud. It changes your body chemistry for the better and releases stress, one of the most toxic elements in our world and bodies.
  • Lubricate your insides and namely your colon. Drink two tablespoons of olive oil every night before you go to bed.
  • Write. Keep a daily log of what you eat, what your thoughts are, how you’re feeling and how you sleep, and even what your dreams are.
  • Eat a clove of garlic every day. Have it alone or thinly sliced and sandwiched between two thin apple slices. If this is too strong, you can take aged garlic capsules.
  • Read. Anything related to health and wellness, the food system, the environment, meditation, spirituality, etc. Take this opportunity to educate yourself about what is going on in our world today and to provide more tools for self growth. Understanding your world and how we’re all interconnected will give you more conviction in your beliefs and cleansing goals, and will help you to maintain your results after completing the program.
  • Create. Express your artistic side with dance, song, instruments, painting, sculpting; basically anything that activates your right brain. There are no limits here. Activating the right brain imprints this whole cleansing experience deeply into your intuitive and instinctive memory. Far in the future, even if the science and background of Clean living fade, your instincts will be stronger than your thinking brain and will guide you to making the right choices for health.
 
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