finally started on detox diet

[Helle]

It seems to slow down but not fully prevent the build up of dental plaque, which is one of my problems.

If dental plaque is building up, it means you ain't cleaning your teeth and mouth properly.
Just floss and use your brush the right way ;) WAY easier than putting all kinds of nasty oil in your mouth...

I teach people how to brush their teeth for a living, so yes, I'm a bit biased.

It's also important to keep a healthy diet, as inflammations is often shown in your mouth, before other places in the body.

Ask your dentalhygienist for help if you need any good pointers on dental hygiene. It's really not a science :)

 

[broken.english]

It seems to slow down but not fully prevent the build up of dental plaque, which is one of my problems.

If dental plaque is building up, it means you ain't cleaning your teeth and mouth properly.
Just floss and use your brush the right way ;) WAY easier than putting all kinds of nasty oil in your mouth...

I teach people how to brush their teeth for a living, so yes, I'm a bit biased.

It's also important to keep a healthy diet, as inflammations is often shown in your mouth, before other places in the body.

Ask your dentalhygienist for help if you need any good pointers on dental hygiene. It's really not a science :)

I am armed to my teeth with tooth cleansing equipment but until now my parodontitis has always been the winner. If you have any advice , how to get rid of it, I will be pleased to take it. As for diet, I have joined the detox party a few months ago and eliminated most of the bad stuff. I am even trying to bake gluten-free bread.

Coconut oil does not taste bad, if one likes coconut. I prefer it to the salt water I used before.

 

[Ollie]

Hi broken.english
Build up of plaque usually results in gum problems, and, according to Louise Hay in You Can Heal Your Life, may indicate an underlying problem of:

Inability to back up decisions. Wishy-washy about life.

Whilst Lise Bourbeau, in Your body's telling you: Love yourself!

EMOTIONAL BLOCK
... indicates an underlying fear of setting into motion a decision that has already beenmade. A sense of powerlessness and distress results from a fear of the consequences if the decision is acted upon.
MENTAL BLOCK
Determine whether the fear is justified. Understand that, although you may have failed in the past, it has no bearing on your success or failure now. There is no right or wrong way to do things, only experiences that ultimately bring personal growth. Everything you have ever gone through and will go through is a learning experience. Dare to ask for help in order to carry out what you want, one step at a time. Don't try to do it all at once. You have the power and confidence to go forward. Believe it!

Does any of this sound familiar? If it does, then the above may help.

 

[broken.english]

Hi broken.english
Build up of plaque usually results in gum problems, and, according to Louise Hay in You Can Heal Your Life, may indicate an underlying problem of:

Inability to back up decisions. Wishy-washy about life.

Whilst Lise Bourbeau, in Your body's telling you: Love yourself!

EMOTIONAL BLOCK
... indicates an underlying fear of setting into motion a decision that has already beenmade. A sense of powerlessness and distress results from a fear of the consequences if the decision is acted upon.
MENTAL BLOCK
Determine whether the fear is justified. Understand that, although you may have failed in the past, it has no bearing on your success or failure now. There is no right or wrong way to do things, only experiences that ultimately bring personal growth. Everything you have ever gone through and will go through is a learning experience. Dare to ask for help in order to carry out what you want, one step at a time. Don't try to do it all at once. You have the power and confidence to go forward. Believe it!

Does any of this sound familiar? If it does, then the above may help.

Thanks, Trevrizent. Emotional block sounds very familiar to me and I am aware of this and trying to work on it. I did not know about Louise Hay's and Lise Bourbeau's view on this and a possible relation with plaque and gums.

I will also carefully watch Helle's video on dental care, if she should ever release one. Thank you too, Helle.

 

[abstract]

Mkay, it's been a while since I last posted how my diet was going. I'm more or less putting this down so I can refer to it later and see the changes.

I haven't drank tap water in a few weeks, mood and memory are slightly improved.

Trying to avoid sugar but still having it here and there. I find it difficult not to have a cup of coffee at work.

I've become much more aware of what ingredients my food contains. I'm getting pretty good at eliminating high fructose corn syrup (had only very small amount lately)

If i get a soda craving i can make a healthy-ish substitute with lime, lemon, and club soda. I'm really getting into the organic herbal tea, it's tasty!

I stopped buying/drinking processed cow milk, the rice milk is just great. Eating seeds and nuts totally works for me, but it seems i have to search harder for the untainted stuff, the major brands have all this junk that doesn't need to be there.

I'm also making effort to eat green veggies and stuff, brown rice isn't bad if you toss in a few veggies. :D
Haven't started any supplementation yet, we'll see what happens. :)

 

[abstract]

Back again. Just filled my stomach with broccoli. Yum!

This was the grocery list this time:
broccoli
onions
organic chicken
eggs
rice milk
organic butter
brown rice
olive oil
sunflower kernels
pumpkin seeds (one of my favorites)
sea salt
coffee (pry it from my cold, dead hands. ;D)
pomegranite juice
chamomille organic herbal tea
potatos
lemons
distilled water (with baking soda, duh )
gluten free pasta
green apples
romaine lettuce
apple cider vinegar

So basically, more or less trying to stick with the stuff that I can be sure about. Nothing in a tin can.
I'm finding this whole process to be a little easier as time goes on, although I realize coffee is that evil candida contributor and so forth. I think eventually i'll get around to cutting out sugar, at least most of the time.

But that's what's in the house right now (apartment, w/e) for me to eat. This is actually kinda fun, i'm learning to cook a little bit too. At first I was thinking things like "olive oil? Gross..." but now I really like olive oil.

I wonder when i'll make the jump to supplements???

i'm still reading a lot of the diet threads...over and over, so i can get it in my head. But, uh, if anyone has comments feel free. Otherwise, i like having my posts for reference. :D

 

[Pierre]

I wonder when i'll make the jump to supplements??? Huh?

Maybe after reading enough about them?

From my personal experience, I noticed that the more I was reading about a supplement, the more I understood how it worked, how beneficial it was for the body, how insufficient it was in modern diet, the more I wanted to get it.

Well, in addition to understanding the benefits of a supplement another important factor is money.

If you start buying supplements regularly you will probably notice that it can become quite expensive .

 

[abstract]

If you start buying supplements regularly you will probably notice that it can become quite expensive .

Yes, i thought of this as well...we'll see.

 

[Jacques]

If you start buying supplements regularly you will probably notice that it can become quite expensive .

Yes, i thought of this as well...we'll see.

Yes it can become quite expensive but hopefully there is a couple of good websites where you can order your supplements and it is a lot cheaper that the health store in your city.

 

[Mona]

Hello everyone,

When I heard about the detox program in 'Detoxify or Die' by Dr. Rogers and the FIR sauna from Laura back in October I could not wait to get hold of the book. I got the book early in October and shortly after I purchased the FIR sauna, one of those that one sits on a chair inside kind of like a tent (the head sticks out of the tent). It was the cheapest one that I could find, so I thought to myself that maybe the sauna does not have to be the most expensive one for it to work, besides I would not have been able to afford the expensive one anyway. The reason why I got so interested in this detox program is because my mother was once again diagnosed with another illness, and I just got tired of it. I did not want her to be at the mercy of the screwed up health care system again. She was diagnosed with Limpho Proliferative Disorder, an autoimmune disorder. Basically, when the blood specialist gave her the diagnosis he told her to get her blood checked regularly and when the WBC counts gets high enough (he did not say by how high) then she was supposed to come back to see him for a chemo therapy. I sure did not like the sound of that, that's for sure, as I have never been a big fan of Big Pharma in the first place.

I got her started on October 20th. I had to modify the detox coctail for her and myself a bit, the cost of the coctail would have been way over our budget, as my mother is retired and I lost my well paying job back in October. But, I did not give up and also, as a precaution, I did not get too excited about the whole thing either. I did not want to get disappointed too quickly. I like to test the theory myself first before alarming the whole nation about the good news. I must confess though that I was a bit excited at first, because this program was nothing I have ever heard of, and when I read the book it really made a lot of sense to me. This book just really hit the right spot in my brain and made it wake up full force.

So, we started the detox on October the 20th. My mother did the FIR sauna 7 times a week for 45 to 60 minutes (minus a few days out of the whole two months when she had a little enjoyment of alcohol). I did the sauna 5 to 6 days a week for 30 to 45 minutes (I have to use the sauna at my mom's place, I don't have my own, besides I do not have any major illnesses so far, she is the one in need of it). The detox coctail included the following: 300mg of Magnesium citrate, 200 mg of Alpha Lipoic Acid, 1000mg of C Vitamin, 400 IU of Vit E, and 125 mg of Glutathione (with some real red beet juice). I wish she could take higher dosages of Glutathione and Alpha Lipoic Acit, but as I said it is very expensive. But anyway, let me continue. I also took the same coctail right after we finished the sauna. Then in the morning we took a multivitamin with all kinds of minerals, 300 mg of Calcium, Vit B complex, 1000 UI Vit D3, Lutein and 300 mg of Magnesium Citrate. I also tried to exercise 15-20 minutes on a stepper right before doing the sauna, this helped me sweat a little better. I should mention that we did not sweat a lot in the sauna, maybe if the temperature was higher (we used the highest setting) like in the more expensive saunas we would have sweat more. One day I will buy the better quality sauna.

Here are the results from my mother's blood test which was taken April 28, 2009:
WBC (white blood cell count) was 30.5 (normal is between 4.0 and 11.0)
Lymphocytes was 23.2 (normal range is between 0.5 and 3.3)
Monocytes was 2.1 ((normal range is between 0.0 and 1.0)

You have to remember that her blood test results were getting worse everytime she had it done. We actually expected the WBC to be higher than 30.5

Her next blood test was done on Dec. 23, 2009, two months later after starting the detox/FIR:
WBC is 14.9 (normal range is between 4.0 and 11.00)
Lympocytes is 7.4 (normal range is 0.5 to 3.3)
Monocytes is still 2.0 (normal is 0.0 and 1.0)

Wow, I could not believe my eyes when I saw by how much the WBC count went down, even the doctor (this is the family physician not the blood specialist) could not believe it. This is truly exciting news. Although the monocytes counts is still quite high, so my mother will definitely have to continue doing this detox program (she is also excited) and after 2 months she is going to get another blood test. I got her 500 mg of NAC yesterday, so I will also get her started on that as well. I will definitely keep you posted about the next results that she will get next in February.

My health has also improved in different ways. I used to bleed a lot while menstruating, I noticed that I dont actually bleed that much anymore and I don't have to take two advils for pain either. I also noticed that my circulation has also improved, I have suffered from varicose veins for 20 years and have had the vein stripped in my left leg twice (I am petite and have never had issues with weight, but the doctor said that it is genetic). My skin has also cleared, I have suffered from acne my whole life. So, i am definitely excited about these news. Now, I have the permission to be excited as I have got the proof I was looking for.

i would like to suggest to everyone that if you have any health issues you should definitely consider doing the FIR detox program. It is OK to be a skeptic as I definitely was. I did not mind using myself as a guine pig in this case (my mom did not mind either, she was a great participant); if we got hurt we had no one else to blame but ourselves so this was definitely a fair game.

Thanks Laura, you are a jewel in this world.

 

[Vulcan59]

Hi Mona,

Great news indeed. I think you should go ahead and "alarm the whole nation" with your mum's last blood test results! ;)

 

[1984]

You are both getting such great results - thanks for sharing them, Mona. Perhaps you can do some comparison shopping (perhaps buying bulk) to lower the cost of the supplements? :)

 

[Gaby]

Thank you for sharing your mother's and your experience. That IS pretty impressive :)

 

[theos]

Thanks for sharing Mona. It's really exciting to hear how all this works for people. :D

 

[Mona]

Oh, I wish people believed in how successful this program can be. So far my sister's response has not been positive at all. Her response to my mother's blood results was that she is retired now, and that is the reason why her health is improving. Oh boy, I don't think I will comment on her response. Besides she was one of the first people to get herself and her family vaccinated for H1N1. Though, If I did not see the blood results myself I would not have believed it 100%. I sure did need to get the proof myself, that's why I did not talk much about how I approached this detoxifying program on my own in this forum. I just wanted to stand back from the crowd, get as much info out of other people's experiences with it and then I just wanted to get to work doing it on my own terms. It is a little selfish approach but I have been so many times disappointed and always got excited for nothing about things that sounded out of this world. Testing this program on oneself for a few months is enough for anyone to get convinced that there is something absolutely special about this very simple (anybody can do) program. And it does not cost a fortune to do; one can modify the program to suit one's own budget.

My friend's wife in Slovakia was diagnosed with lymphoma just recently so I am definitely going to tell her about it, I just hope she will at least try to do this program for a few months and then she can decide if to continue with it. She is on chemo right now so she needs to finish it and then she can start this program immediately after. Also my father's friend was diagnosed with Parkinson's disease. It will be a little more challenging talking to him about this program but once he sees my mom's blood results maybe he will give it a chance. He is a little hard headed and bitter about the whole Parkinson thing. I don't blame him. I just wish people were more open minded. I understand that being disappointed over and over again can be a real pain in the behind, but sometimes there are true miracles hidden in the most unexpected places.

Real Hope is definitely out there, It's just that it is not widely advertised.