Step One: Nutrition Detox
This Detox Challenge is about more than just eliminating toxins—it’s about honoring your body, your mind, and your energy. As you move through this process, remind yourself that detoxing isn’t about restriction; it’s about renewal. Every choice you make today—what you eat, how you move, what you let go of—is a step toward greater clarity, vitality, and alignment with your best self. Trust the process, listen to your body, and know that you are fully capable of creating the space for transformation.
Get started with your Nutrition Detox:
Maximizing fruit and vegetable intake helps to manage inflammation, improve digestion, increase immunity, and improve heart health. Choose organic when possible and always when choosing “the dirty dozen” (strawberries, spinach, greens, nectarines, apples, grapes, peaches, cherries, pears, bell and hot peppers, tomatoes, celery). Enjoy 2-3 fruit servings/day and 6 or more vegetable servings/day.
JUICING once/day is a great way to add in more nutrients and antioxidants! If purchasing prepared juice, be careful of added apple and pineapple juices. Keep it as clean as possible.
Avoiding all types of sugar is a KEY component of this plan. Sugars are highly addictive, increase inflammation, cause the brain to atrophy (shrink), and exacerbate stress and anxiety. A small amount of local honey is acceptable. No sugar substitutes!
Eating 3 MEALS/day will ensure you are getting the nutrients your body needs.
Minimizing or avoiding snacking will decrease constant exposure to insulin. All 3 meals should be enjoyed and savored. Allowable snacks: dairy free yogurt, fruits, vegetables, 2 Tbsp nuts, boiled egg whites.
Incorporating plenty of healthy nuts and seeds provides our bodies with omega-3 fatty acids, fiber, protein, minerals, and essential fatty acids.
Removing refined fats from the diet and cooking with avocado and olive oils helps us achieve a healthy weight, enhances absorption of fat-soluble vitamins, supports overall heart health, and decreases inflammation.
·Focusing on vegetarian protein options versus animal protein has been shown to decrease overall bodily inflammation.
When choosing animal protein, use local sources and always choose organic.
·Eliminating the intake of dairy is very important. It is considered to be a mucus-forming food and signals the body that stress is present. Some individuals notice an upswing in anxiety symptoms after ingesting dairy.
Following and honoring your body’s circadian rhythm when you enjoy foods supports weight loss, metabolism efficiency, increases energy, improves digestion, reduces inflammation, and improves immune function. Here is how:
Eat during the hours of 7 AM - 7 PM (no intermittent fasting allowed in this program).
Eat breakfast within 2 hours of waking (never skip!!).
Eat no more than 3 meals a day. THE EXCEPTION: you may have unlimited fruits and vegetables AND 3 Tbsp nuts total/day in order to get the nutrients your body and brain need to thrive!
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