I’ve been alkalising for about 3 years now and it all began with a detox which left me feeling amazing! I became hooked and didn’t want to go back to feeling, tired, bloated and sluggish!

I now live with my Fiance Jon, who will eat pretty much anything and has embraced vegan food and green smoothies! He does however manage to consume the odd sausage and bacon bap and drinks alcohol most days. He is now training for a Triathlon and needs to significantly improve his fitness. He realises that alcohol affects his performance and his intake needs to be massively reduced or cut out completely! He is also keen to shift a few pounds and his weight tends to stay pretty constant.

Therefore, I have challenged him to a 5 day detox, making it realistic and avoiding the weekends social activities. To do a successful detox timing and preparation is key!

The Rules:

• NO MEAT
• NO DAIRY
• NO WHEAT
• NO CAFFIENE
  
• NO ALCOHOL
• NO FRIED FOODS
• NO PROCESSED FOODS
• NO SUGAR
• NO WHITE RICE
• NO EGGS
• NO FISH
• NO SQUASH/CORDIALS/FIZZY DRINKS
• NO ARTIFICIAL SWEETENERS
  

Detox Preparation:

• Its all about timing: We have cleared a week in our diaries where we have no social functions, no meals out and plenty of time to prepare and cook food. Jon has a week off work and we are staying at home so it’s perfect.
• Support: We are doing this together which, I feel is vital for success. I still follow the detox rules most of the time, however, have been letting wheat, especially bread sneak back in.
• Writing a menu plan: My next job is to write a 5 day menu, use this to create a shopping list, then do the food shop. This makes life much easier, I know what to cook, the ingredients are there so there’s no excuse to slip ! I will adapt recipes from Carol Vorderman’s Detox recipe book. The recipes are not strictly alkaline, however have cut out the most acidic foods. The recipes are simple, easy to follow and still make me feel great. I will boost our alkalinity with supplements.
• Supplements: I have my supplements ready, I usually consume at least 1 litre of Doc Brocs Power plants a day and will boost this back up to 3 litres and add pHion’s pH Booster. This is the bit that most of us struggle with as we are use to being dehydrated! 3 litres seems like a lot, you soon get use to it and the best way to flush acidic toxins out the body is with water. We will also be taking Dr Young’s Montmorillonite Clay, it’s great for cleansing the gut and is packed full of alkaline minerals. It tends to stay lumpy in water so it will be added to our daily green smoothie.
• Water Bottle: we a have 1 litre water  bottle each so we can ensure we are drinking our 3 litres a day.
• Starting point: We will weigh Jon, measure his body fat %, muscle %, water % and waist line so he can see the difference after 5 days.