Table of Contents
In memory of Dr. Wally Burnstein. He spoke for those who could not speak; he spoke for those who would not speak.
Contents at a Glance
Part 1: You Need to Detox! 1
1 I Need to What? 3 What does it mean to detoxify your body, why would you want to do such a thing, and how your body works to eliminatetoxins? Health questionnaires help you discover just how toxic you are.
2 What There Is to Detox 21 Discover the chemicals, toxins, and heavy metals you come into contact with every day in your food, air, and water.
3 You Are What You Eat 33 Why eating a Standard American Diet (SAD) can make you sick and overweight. These foods cause you pain, but you love them anyway. Meet your food addictions and learn why they hold you prisoner.
4 Meet Your Organs of Detoxification 47 An introduction to your filtering organs, without which you cannot survive. Keep your liver, colon, lungs, and kidneysclean and functioning properly.
Part 2: Preparing to Detoxify 59
5 Getting Off to a Great Start 61 Look over the detox programs and make your selection, then find out how to live in the world while changing your diet.
6 What You Will Need to Detox 75 You could detox with just food, but for greatest effect you will need specific supplements as well as foods to assist your body in eliminating as many toxins as possible.
7 Moving the Process Along 89 Detoxifying your body also requires eliminating what you detoxify with herbs, digestive enzymes, and fiber.
8 Detox Side Effects 101 What you can expect to happen when all the chemicals, toxins, heavy metals, and organisms depart through your bowels.
Part 3: Ladies and Gentlemen, Start Your Organs 111
9 Week One: Getting Started 113 Your detox program and lifestyle eating plan get you started on the right eating path. Everything you need to take the first step is here.
10 Week Two: Going Deeper 127 Week two presents the challenge of going deeper into the detoxification process. Included are foods to give up and foods to embrace, with menus to ease the way.
11 Week Three: Time to Fast 141 A fasting program to suit everyones way of life. Simple and easy to do because theres not much cooking involved.
12 Week Four: After the Fast 155 How you break the fast is the most important part of fasting.All the good work you have done depends on how easy you make this transition.
13 Week Five: A New Lifestyle 167 Now that youve detoxified your body, this is where you go from there.
Part 4: Alternative Detox Choices 179
14 Detox for Every Season 181 Harmonize your life and rejuvenate your internal organs by detoxifying with the change of seasons. Learn to eat foods in season for optimal health.
15 The Weekend Warrior 193 A five-day lead-in to a weekend detox will take you away from it all and leave you feeling rejuvenated.
16 Gastrointestinal Flush 203 Most Americans suffer from gastrointestinal problems, and the solution involves eating the right foods.
17 Gallbladder/Liver Flush 213 Take a step further when you learn how to literally flush stones from your gallbladder and detoxify your liver.
18 Preventing Kidney/Bladder Problems 223 Keep your kidneys functioning properly with regular maintenance, the right herbs, and a proper diet.
Part 5: Mind, Body, and Spirit 233
19 Pampering Yourself Naturally 235 Indulging yourself with soothing baths and beautifying facials can only compliment the cleansing going on inside your body.
20 More Than Skin Deep 249 Massage treatments, sweating rituals, body scrubs, and skin brushing help eliminate chemicals, toxins, and poisons out through the pores.
21 Your Mind-Body Connection 261 The science of detoxifying your body has its roots in a deeper, spiritual place. Taking the time to look within gives you profound insights into where you are in your life.
22 Detoxification Begins at Home 271 After detoxifying your physical body, you will want to change the quality of your home environment. Heres how to clean up the air you breathe and the water you drink, and find out what is going in through your skin.
Appendixes
A Daily Checklists 287
B Recipes 289
C Glossary 299
D Resources 303
Index 309
Foreword
Often, when new clients come to me with stories of their attempts at a detoxification program, I cringe inwardly, knowing that I most likely will be asked to help them undo some negative effects that resulted from that effort. Many have learned, the hard way, that detoxifying before the body has been properly prepared can lead to a very unsatisfactory outcome.
But help is at hand. Delia Quigley explains why and how one should build up nutritionallybefore attempting to detoxify. She directs us to the healthy foods necessary for the build-up while pointing out the toxic foods and chemicals that should be avoided. This is key for the success of a detoxification program. Encouraging the body to release its store of toxins while continuing to add more toxins can sabotage any cleansing effort. By the same token, detoxifying a body with a blocked colon or cleansing faster than the bodys ability to manage can impair detoxification efforts and leave one feeling worse than before. These potential pitfalls can be avoided by following the detoxification program outlined by Delia.
She shows you how to intelligently prepare the body for a detox by identifying the correct foods while pinpointing damaging foods and toxins. Next, Delia leads you to the crux of detoxing: a short, controlled fast followed by the gradual resumption of eating foods that will serve to maintain new-found health.
Eyes will brighten, brains will clear, skin will glow, weight will balance, and moods will soar after Delia Quigleys detoxifying program. She offers us a life-altering experience that empowers us with the knowledge to manage health and extend longevity.Thank you, Delia.
I wish you luck and good health.
Dian Freeman
Certified in Clinical Nutrition and Holistic Health
www.dianshealthandherbs.com
Introduction
If we were to make a movie of the day in the life of an average American, the opening shot might show you reluctant to get up out of bed. The day looms ahead and you are feeling heavy and bloated, your skin has a gray tinge, and your back is killing you again. You manage to swing your legs over the side of the bed, but when you stand up pain suddenly shoots across the soles of your feet and up your legs. You quickly sit back down, place your head into your hands, and wonder how it all came to this.
Youve been to your doctor numerous times, and he or she has you taking medication for high blood pressure and elevated levels of cholesterol, antidepressants, and pain killers. All these pills, all that money out of pocket, and still you feel like youve been run over by a truck. There has got to be another way, you think, yet you have no idea what to do.
If I could just clean everything out and start fresh, you say to yourself, like when I was a kid with all that energy and spontaneity. I feel old and sick and my life is passingme by.
