Here is a summary of my post partum BODY detox.
I ended up trying a new one (to me), called Isagenix. It also promotes weight loss as an added bonus (well at least for me!!!). It helps boost your metabolism. I actually want to do another round, but, I dont want to spend the money on it again just yet!
This detox actually floods your body with essentail nutrients. And purges the toxins from your body.
I followed the 9 day cleanse, however, its really 11 days long, as I did 2 pre-cleanse days. It also cost around $150 for the program, but, it provides you with at least 75% of what you are eating for that time frame. FOODMENT: You just need 1 meal daily and some fruit for snacks (apples are recommened, but I ate apples, grapes, cherries, strawberries & blueberries too). ENDFOODMENT
Here is the website to learn more about it:
www.isagenix.com
You can order it through my natropath, PM if you want the link, or ebay (which is cheaper).
The detox helped knock away the lingering PPD, gaveme a TON more energy, and I really feel SO much more healthy. I still want to do another liver detox too. I will probably start that next week.
And, yes, wait till you are done BFing
I also plan on adding a mild liver detox to the plan soon. I
think I am going to use a combo of milk thistle and dandelion root. Of which, I will start by doing 1 milk thistle capsule once a day, for 5 to 6 days, add 1 more in the evening for 5 to 6 days, till Im at the max suggested dose of thistle. Then, I will add the danelion root the same way till Im at the max suggested dose. I will do both at the max doses and wean back down till Im done. This will hopefully revive my poor liver from all the damage the excessive meds have done to it! (AGAIN- please do not attempt this while BFing).
Im intrigued by the idea of the vinegar. Ill have to look into it more. But, i would say its safe to do both. The foot pads are really more mild on the scale of detox.
Ok, you also asked about doing this under the care of a DR. Id say its not a bad idea. But, it isnt always 100% neccesary. I am doing this detox post pregnancy on my own. The key with e detox is to go SLOW. And, I mean SLOW. Detoxing can make you feel really crummy. Yeah, it can be tough to handle post HG, so do it SLOW, and it will minimize the crummyness. I think most Drs moniter to make sure you dont go too fast, help you draft the right detox plan for you, focusing on particular things.
So, for example in my liver detox Im planning, if after 5 days I start to feel really sick when I try to increase the dose, I will step it back down, as the milk thistle is working, and working well already taking the toxins out of my liver. So, I may never make it to the max doses of the herbs. And, I might need to do each as its own seperate detox. 1st milk thistle up and down, then dandelion up and down. Id probably feel less detox symptoms this way, and still get a great detox effect. Ive also been toying with the idea of doing the ecplitex, which I used as prep for HG, but decided against, as I dont want to spend the money right now.
There are SO many detoxes out there that you can search for on the web. There are food/diet based ones.... which I know Laurie did one a while back. I have some info somewhere on one... where in my house Im not 100% sure
It involves a lot of fruit if Im not mistaken- orgnaic fruit.
I hope that helps. If I didnt touch on anything in particular, please let me know. Im going to sticky this post as so many people ask me about this!