Many people are confused by the detox process, detox reaction or healing crisis
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..you need to know about the common and unpleasant die-off reactions that can occur during the first few days of a [cleanse program] or antibacterial or anti-fungal program...~ Dr. William Davis
After eating an antibacterial food or during a cleanse program or new food program, many people will experience a die-off reaction, often caused by SIBO. .... the majority of conventional doctors are unaware of the growing epidemics of small intestinal bacterial overgrowth, SIBO, and intestinal fungal overgrowth that can be responsible for skin rashes, unexplained fatigue, autoimmune conditions, inflammation, diverticular disease, and increased potential for colon cancer...
~ Dr. William Davis
They ask If I'm eating more healthy foods and doing healthy activities, shouldn't I feel better?
Yes, in the long term, your health will improve, you will have more energy, mental clarity and feel better.
However, you may experience occasional and temporary periods of intense cleansing because the body has built up the strength to remove toxin-heavy tissues and germs in a short period of time. This is called a healing crisis. It is also called a detox reaction, Herxheimer reaction or die-off reaction.
The overall integrative healing-detox strategy? 1.) reduce inflammation 2.) rebuild healthy body tissue and 3.) clear toxins. You need healthy body tissue to be able to clear toxins.
V = E - O. Vitality = Energy - Obstruction.
* Vitality is your overall health profile and ability to heal. Energy is Life-Energy
, the myterious force that energizes all living creatures. Obstruction is any toxic matter that prevents energy-blood circulation and/or body tissue repair.
When your body is strengthened by lifestyle and diet changes, vitality goes up. As vitality goes up, your body becomes strong enough to remove toxic obstructions. This means a temporary period of low-energy. Rest and don't give up or be discouraged. Your body is still healing. * Originally proposed by Prof. Arnold Ehret.
Allow your body to take the time it needs. Better health does not happen overnight. The goal is steady improvement.
Anything that stimulates the body's own recuperative powers has the potential to cause a healing crisis. As the body gets stronger and healthier, it will reach a level where it can sustain a period of intense cleansing and rebuilding...
[ Source: Page 177, Coconut Cure, Preventing and Treating Common Health Problems with Coconut, Bruce Fife, N.D.]
...These poisons are pulled out of the tissues and dumped into the bloodstream, to be removed through the body's channels of elimination. As these toxins are purged from the body, symptoms of elimination become manifest. Common symptoms include fatigue, nausea, vomiting, diarrhea, skin rashes, acne, headaches, muscle aches and pains, loss of appetite, fever, depression and mood swings, to mention just a few....
[ Source: Ibid. Page 177]
The healing-detox process feels like a stutter step
process. The 1 Step Pause
is not going backwards. It is simply your body removing toxic obstructions in your tissue. You move ahead slowly but surely. This process starts as soon as you improve your diet and lifestyle, providing your body with the nutrients it needs to heal.
As the nutrients are absorbed your body tissues grow stronger. When strong tissue has increased, it kicks out the toxic tissue. This is the 3-1-step process. The 3-steps forward are nutrients strengthening your body tissues. 1 step-pause is toxins getting kicked out. While the toxins are getting kicked out you temporarily experience the symptoms of the detox process, fatigue, headache, nausea, etc.
Usually, someone who has been in poor health will have an exhausted and under-functioning immune system and will typically experience more severe symptoms during a healing crisis.
...Those who are in poor health will have more severe symptoms than those who are in better health. Symptoms may be so severe that you will want to stay in bed for a day or two, or they may be so mild you won't even notice them. Generally a healing crisis will only last a couple of days, but sometimes it may persist for a week or more.
[ Source: Ibid. Page 177]
Detoxification starts as soon as you stop eating toxic foods.
One of the first detox priorities of your body is to strengthen your immune system. Your gut is the first line of defense in your immune system, and your body will often start by strengthening your gut tissue-biome.
Many artificial foods
such as Corn, Canola and Soybean Oils suppress or shut-down immune system function. Immune system recovery starts when these items are removed from the diet. ...If toxins can be removed from the body the immune system will function more efficiently and health will improve...
[ Source: Coconut Cure, Preventing and Treating Common Health Problems with Coconut, Bruce Fife, ND. Page 72 ]
More in-depth analysis of the healing crisis and reversal process by Bernard Jensen.