Detox symptoms and Asian Salad

Day 160 Raw
Day 3 Diva Detox


It is almost 8am as I write this and I have been up since 5:30am full of energy and ready to face the day. I checked my email, had some water with lime and then did yoga and some squats, sit ups, crunches, and push ups. Only like 5 each, but still!

I did not plan on waking up and doing this.. I just felt like doing it. The house is so peaceful and nice at this time of day.. no kids, husband just left for work. Then I got some work done (more time to play with my daughter later) and ate some watermelon as I got hungry.

Whew! This is where it is at! If people only knew how great you feel and think about all the time we would have to enjoy our lives if our bodies were not having to focus all of our energy on digestion... as a society, it could literally be transformational.

I have started to have some interesting detox symptoms which are very different from the detox I have had in the past. I have a boil on my back just around my shoulder blade ... like on the back side of the lymph glands.. it hurts but thankfully is in a place no one can see.
I also have had a breakout on my face.. not too bad, maybe PMS, but still... I did a clay masque with green and white tea antioxidants that is supposed to be great for detoxing the skin from the outside. I am wondering if I should put it on the boil, but I will most likely just leave it alone and let it run it's coarse. Kind of gross! Even grosser to think that was what was inside of me.
I also am having bad breathe and body odor... but I hope it will be gone soon... luckily not too many people have had to be around me yesterday and today.



Fruit and Veg only Dressings

On this detox you encouraged not to eat oils and salts... So, I have been experimenting with dressings that just use fruit, veggies, and herbs...
Last night I made a dressing that comes from my Thai Salad recipe

Thai Dressing

• 4-5 plums
• 1 lime
• 2 cloves garlic
• hunk of ginger
• bit of agave to taste
  

It was pretty good. I just whirled it around in the vita mix and poured it over mixed greens and purple cabbage with shaved carrots to top.

I am pretty excited to see what else I can concoct. They encourage a lot of mono eating which I really have loved... but last night I just wanted a good salad with a good dressing

I also think my asian ginger dressing could be done as:

• 1/2 cup carrots
• Large hunk of ginger
• 2 cloves of garlic
• Little water to get it going in the vita mix

Serve over Mixed Greens and Brussel Sprouts or Bok Choy and mung bean sprouts.

Happy Eating!