Detox Day 4: Bath Time!

This morning I woke up 2 pounds lighter (bringing my total to 8 pounds) and feeling terrible. I could barely stand to use the toilet and when I finally did, I was so dizzy I had to stop myself from falling down. I was achy, bloated, tired, and felt like I had the flue. I was in what Dr. Roni, creator of the Martha's Vinyard Diet Detox, calls a "healing crisis." My body is expelling toxins at such a rapid rate that they're building up in my blood stream and making me feel like hell. This is typically felt around the 4 day of the detox (right on schedule for me!) and will go away either in a day or two, but can last for even more depending on how many Lean Pockets, Diet Dr. Pepper, and delicious highly-caffeinated lattes my body was forced to endure. Ooops, yeah, that would be a lot. So I turned down an offer to see Crank 2 with some friends, and decided to stay at home and keep drinking lots and lots of water. My delicious morning shot of Goji Berry juice helped me somewhat, but I only felt like I could truly move around after choking down a glass of my required morning green drink (what I yesterday described as the "dirty sponge drink"). Yes, it tasted terrible, but actually made me feel wonderful immediately afterwards. So that's a plus.

Then I took a detoxificating bath with Epsom salts and Organic Pharmacy's Jasmine Bath Oil. The two combined made a relaxing rejuvinating bath that made me feel wonderful enough to drag myself to the computer to write this post. And also for the moment make me stop thinking about a terrible craving I have for nachos. (God, I didn't realize how much I loved Mexican food until this detox. Stop thinking about it! Moving on...).

Including Epsom salts is the most simple and effective way to create a bath that eases muscle soreness and generally relax the body. Any time I had a sore bath or sore feet my mother would immediately instruct me to soak in Epsom Salts. I've found a lot of people don't think about this very simple home-remedy and I can't recommend it highly enough. According to the detox instructions, Epsom salts also give the water a higher ion content than the body, drawing fluids and, therefore, toxins out of the body. Plus I should have added baking soda to help neutralize the acids contained in the toxins. 2 cups of each together make the perfect detox bath.

But of course I needed to add a little luxury, and that's where Organic Pharmacy's bath oil came in. I can trust that every product from Organic Pharmacy won't hider the effects of my detoxification, and it also doesn't hurt that all their products are fabulous. This heavily concentrated oil (only use one capful!) contains the cold pressed oils of Jojoba, Rose Hip, Wheatgerm, and sunflower. Plus Jasmin for a wonderful aroma that makes my bath a real treat.

It's not nachos, but this detox bath is sure helping me through the craving. 18 more days to go...

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