Hypotoxic Diet Part 2

So where am I at with this hypotoxic diet? Well things have been difficult recently. My intestines have been worse than ever and my asthma and allergies have been on the increase and my moral hasn't always been the best. I contacted the naturopath that's been following me and he assures me that it takes several weeks for the gut to adapt to eating so many raw foods (I'm aiming at 50-60% raw foods a day) and that I may feel worse before I feel better. I did know that from all the reading I have done that symptoms can be worsened as the body tries to get rid of so many toxins so I'm sticking with it. Not always easy but I'm trying to think long-term...

I have also restarted my bentonite clay drink in the mornings. If I have that many toxins to get rid of, the clay will help absorb them so they don't go back into the body. I have a teaspoon of clay in a glass of water and drink it all down.You have to wait a good half hour before having breakfast though so I drink it as soon as I get up and then get ready before I have breakfast.

As for what I'm eating on a hypotoxic diet, as I said before I'm basing it on something between Dr Joshi and Dr Seignalets diets. They have a feww other things but because of my research into True Gluten and other intolerances I have, I have finished up with the things below. Hope that helps.

Hypotoxic Diet

Vegetables                  all except tomatoes, raw mushrooms, potatoes, aubergines, sweet peppers

limit: cooked carrots, pumpkin, squash, parsnips

Fruit                             banana not too ripe, apples, pears, berries (raw or compote without sugar)

limit: other fruit once a day

no dried fruit

Proteins                      chicken, turkey, fish, (except tuna) once a day

beef, lamb, pork, gluten-free sausages (twice a week)

no cold meats or seafood

                                   eggs

Dairy                           no dairy whether it be cow, goat or ewe

except plain yoghurts, feta

                                   rice milk, coconut milk and cream

limit: soya milk

Grains and flours        brown rice, buckwheat, quinoa

                                   GF pasta (preferably brown rice), GF rice crackers, GF buckwheat crackers

                                    limit: cornflour and cornstarch, soja flour

Legumes                    all dried peas, beans and lentils

Nuts and seeds         all except peanuts and pistachios

                                   all grains: pumpkin, flax, sunflower etc

Oils                             all except peanut, corn, soja

                                   prefer premier pression vierge à froid

Condiments                none except cider vinegar (unpasturised unfiltered if possible=

Sugar                          none (including aspartam etc)

exception: Stevia,

limit: honey, agave syrup, GF 70% dark chocolate

Drinks :                       herbal tea (without caffeine), still water, green tea, rice milk

 

Basic rules

No gluten

No sugar: glucose, lactose, fructose etc

No yeast

Eat as much raw food as possible

Supplements to take

• Pro-biotiques
• Extract of Grapefruit seeds – start with four drops three times a day after meals and increase gradually until 15 drops three times a day
• Aged garlic
• magnesium
• calcium
• vit D