Detoxing

Today is the first full day of my 10 day detox diet. I’m following nutritionist / naturopath Philip Bridgeman’s detox programme, along with half a dozen of my colleagues at Sonshine FM and a number of our listeners. The detox is based on his book, Daniel’s Diet, and is a ten day diet designed to give our bodies a break from all the junk we put into them.

There’s a number of testimonies givenon Philip’s website regarding the diet, including this one, “My mother took me to consult with Philip. I was very overweight and couldn’t seem to lose it. I felt bloated and “puffy” as well as having no energy. Due to all this I was lacking in confidence and had a poor self-image. On Daniel’s Diet in 10 days I lost 10 kg. I was feeling so good I continued on following the diet. In 3 months I lost 25 kg and regained all my energy and self-esteem. My Mom is so impressed she is now following the diet.”

I started mid morning yesterday and since then I’ve been cutting out lots of stuff from my diet. What I’ve found is not that I’m craving anything – though that may happen in a day or so – but rather I’m missing habits. You know the kind of thing where you sit down at the end of the day and make a coffee. I’m not craving the coffee, I’m missing the routine of sharing a cuppa with Pauline. Maybe I should just drink my water from my coffee mug when Pauline’s having a coffee.

It’s all a bit like being a kid at Christmas time. I know that something wonderful awaits at the end of the 10 days, it’s just the anticipation in the mean time that I have to deal with.

Posted by Rodney Olsen



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Rodney Olsen

Rodney is a husband, father, cyclist, blogger and podcaster from Perth Western Australia.

He has worked in radio at Perth's media ministry Sonshine for over 25 years and has previously worked at ministries such as Compassion Australia and Bible Society.

The views he expresses here are his own.

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2 Comments

  • Hi Rodney!

    When my husband and I switched to our detox fast, we stopped drinking coffee a few days before hand. We were a pot a day drinkers! But now we are drinking decaf tea’s and still enjoy the routine of having a cup of something hot together!

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