Day 3 and the headache is finally over ...

I began my annual 21-day Purification Program cleanse on June 3rd. I felt it was a perfect time, because it was also the day of the New Moon in Gemini and it's always good to start something on a new moon. There were other favorable factors too: I don't have a super busy social schedule coming up, and I can afford to crash for the first few days of the cleanse if I feel like I have to.

And, crash I did! I wasn't long into Day One when my body got the detox message and responded with a headache, which actually lasted until this morning, Day 3. I always go through this whenever I do a cleanse, whether it is a short one or a long one. It is a natural response, albeit an unpleasant one. The headache was not that bad, but it came and went in pulsing waves. With the pulse of each wave I could hear my body yelling "Take THAT for the double margarita Saturday night! Take THAT for having ice cream pie on Sunday! Take THAT for eating too many packaged foods!" I had fun with those imaginings for a little while, and then thanked my body for staying strong and healthy in spite of my occasional dietary mishaps.

Aside from that initial headache that I always get, I experience feelings of fatigue and lethargy too, especially in the beginning. It's raining today, a perfect time to veg out and catch up on some reading. I've been self-educating a lot about detox lately and have come across a really excellent e-book called The Complete Natural Detox. It explains so much about the body's functions, the need for detoxing, and how to do it safely and effectively.

When I bought The Complete Body Detox I thought I'd be getting an e-book with maybe 30-40 pages, but this has 96 pages and it is very thorough. There is a lot of specific information about detox foods, detox diets, and how to detox your body safely and effectively. So I recommend it to all my readers. Check out The Complete Body Detox. If you are thinking of doing a detox diet, this is your best reference.

I'll keep on posting about my own 21-day cleanse. Feel free to post your comments.

Barb
EssencePalace.com