DAY 1
Just finished day 1 of the coconut oil detox. Overall I feel good about it.
This is what I did:
- Took 2 tablespoon of coconut oil in a cup of warm water in the morning, Was a bit nasty to drink,
- Took 1 pint of my daily matcha latte (with raw cream)
- Took another 2 tablesppon of coconut oil in warm water at noon.
- Took a quart of ACV water (1 tablespoon of ACV)
- Took some homemade liver tonic tea (dandelion root and milk thistle seeds)
- Took a pint of homemade vitamin milk(some homemade vitamin powder mixed in raw milk)
- Took a bowl of homemade bone and chicken broth at dinner.
- Took another 2 tablespoons of coconut oil at night.
Results/reactions:
- Went to the bathroom twice, once in the morning and once in the afternoon. No runs. No stomach pains. Which is good.
- Did not feel hungry the whole time. That is a plus.
- Did feel yucky to the stomach in the afternoon, not sure it is part of the detox or my body not using to the amount of coconut oil. So decided to cut down to 6 tablespoons for the first day. The feeling did go away in a couple hours, after a nap, I felt great in the evening.
So off to the second day. Stay toned!
Monday, April 25, 2016
Coconut oil Detox and my personal experience - Part 1
I have been using coconut oil for a few years. I believe in its many health-promoting benefits. The way I incorporate coconut oil in our daily diet is to add 2 to 3 tablespoon full in our morning oatmeal, I've tried using coconut oil for oil pulling a few times, love the benefit but hate how much effort it takes.
Anyway, I recently just learned about this new use of coconut oil, called coconut oil detox. Basically, you take about 2 tablespoons of coconut oil(must be organic, and virgin), every 2-3 hours, either in warm water or straight from a spoon. You do this until you got 10 -12 tablespoon at the end of the day. You are supposed to not eat any regular food but drink about 1 gallon of combined liquid. The suggested liquids are:
- Plain yogurt
- lemon water
- Kombucha
- ACV water (1 tablespoon per day diluted in water)
Why do I decide to try this? I am normally pretty healthy, don't have any known health problems and are not over-weight. My regular diet is usually pretty clean, with minimum processed food, However, my family just went on a 2-week-vacation where we ate out almost exclusively. Since we are back, my husband got appendicitis and then after the surgery a bad infection. Of course, the doctor said that it just happens, for no particular reason, Yet I am not too sure the eating out for 2 weeks don't play at least a small part, like a trigger, or the last straw that broke the camel's back.
So based on that, I think it would be nice to do a detox. Right now my plan is to do it for 3 days, It might change based on how I feel, In the next couple days I will record what I did, how I feel and any side-effects on my blog. So if you are interested in doing a detox as well, but have are not too sure, stay toned!
Anyway, I recently just learned about this new use of coconut oil, called coconut oil detox. Basically, you take about 2 tablespoons of coconut oil(must be organic, and virgin), every 2-3 hours, either in warm water or straight from a spoon. You do this until you got 10 -12 tablespoon at the end of the day. You are supposed to not eat any regular food but drink about 1 gallon of combined liquid. The suggested liquids are:
- Plain yogurt
- lemon water
- Kombucha
- ACV water (1 tablespoon per day diluted in water)
Why do I decide to try this? I am normally pretty healthy, don't have any known health problems and are not over-weight. My regular diet is usually pretty clean, with minimum processed food, However, my family just went on a 2-week-vacation where we ate out almost exclusively. Since we are back, my husband got appendicitis and then after the surgery a bad infection. Of course, the doctor said that it just happens, for no particular reason, Yet I am not too sure the eating out for 2 weeks don't play at least a small part, like a trigger, or the last straw that broke the camel's back.
So based on that, I think it would be nice to do a detox. Right now my plan is to do it for 3 days, It might change based on how I feel, In the next couple days I will record what I did, how I feel and any side-effects on my blog. So if you are interested in doing a detox as well, but have are not too sure, stay toned!
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