I am trying the Carol Vorderman 28 day detox after a friend recommended it to me. I know the basics of the rules; no meat, no fish, no dairy, no eggs, no caffeine, no alcohol, no wheat.
Now; I know that rice is allowed, so is it just wheat that I have to cut out or other glutens too (i.e. rye and barley) or more??
I’m also a bit confused about sugars. I take it unrefined natural sugar and honey are ok, but processed sugars etc are not? Is that right?
I’ve been on it for a week now and it’s going pretty well, but due to my confucion over what gluten is allowed, I’m running out of meal ideas!
Many thanks for any suggestions
#1 by indiechick on :
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I’m not familiar with the Carol Verderman diet, but I would suggest cutting it out anyway. Many many people are intolerant of gluten and I think everyone should cut it out at least once in their life to see if they are one of them. I personally think people should cut out one food at a time to see which foods they react to and which ones they don’t. Although if you are cutting out all that, you should feel different no matter what you are intolerant to! And you should probably lose quite a bit of weight too! And I would assume that she would want the sugars to be unrefined if you’re cutting out all that. You should look in the gluten free section of the grocery store. Many people with gluten issues also have other allergies so you will find bread that is made with rice and tapioca and that doesn’t have any eggs or dairy in it. Vegetable stir fry is a great option that excludes those foods (although watch out for the soy sauce-most contain wheat).
Have you tried looking at raw food websites? They will have lots of recipes that follow those guidelines. Most raw foodists don’t eat any of those foods. You will find recipes for raw "ice creams" and cookies that are pretty good. Have you looked into green smoothies? It’s a great way to get your nutrients and reduce your food cravings. They also taste really good too. My favorite is raw spinach with 1 apple, a handful of berries or another piece of fruit, a cup of water and some ice. It tastes like fruit and you can’t taste the spinach. It’s also a very good laxative. Also, are you eating oats? Oats have gluten in them just through cross contamination and they naturally contain a chemical similar to gluten in terms of how it affects your body. If you don’t decide to cut it out of your diet now, I still suggest cutting it out after you finish the detox. Many people find that it’s very healing to eat a gluten free diet.
#2 by Patti on :
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Organic hulled barley is very good for detoxing. People who consume a lot of barley have little or no heart disease. Drinking barley water helps to clean out the liver, arteries and dissolved gall stones. Honey is very healing for the liver so it is acceptable, other sugars can cause inflammation in the body.