Thoughts on Being Exposed. Day 26.

Bridget Jones’s Update of Clean Detox Day 26 or Day 12: BMI: 24.6 (+/- 0.0) Meh. Activity Level: Workout baby. Work it on out.  Meditation: End of day, brief respite. Brief Observations: Improvements can be seen just 2 days since shuttlecocking the coconut.

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No, this is not about art.

(I’ve always liked this poster and it had “exposed” in the copy)

This is about allergies. Or, rather being exposed to them.

Allergic reactions are a funny thing, especially after being on the CLEAN detox for 26 days.

The coconut reaction was so definite there was little doubt that something was irritating my system.

But I’ve eaten coconut for years, decades even and had nary a reaction.

There is one possibility, additives. Perhaps there was an additive in the Whole Foods Organic Light coconut milk. Anyhow, I’ve had plenty of Thai food, take-out no less, so I’m sure I’ve been exposed to crappy, preservative-ladened food. But no tell-tale signs.

What I love about what I’ve been doing is that it gives me a clean slate. Prior to that, my system was like a bucket filled to the brim with toxins (showering in chlorinated water, eating whatever crossed my plate.) Often stress or a cold or a pint of Hagen Daz or the extra three cups of Turkish coffee and ttha bucket overflows. You get sick and stay sick. Mornings are dreaded. Energy sapped. Rashes appear. Acne. You feel bloated and tired. All the time.  At times like this things can get masked. Allergies masked. Even when tested by an allergist, you will find it’s only it’s a temporary snapshot of that day. Shows up one day, and not the next, and it is only an estimation at best.

So having done the Clean Detox for almost a month,  I have created the best possible environment to suss out what food negatively affects my system. I now know Coconut Milk (at least that specific kind) doesn’t work for me. As I end this Detox I will be easing back into “real food” world. I plan to handle it like a multi-variable equation (I was a math geek) playing with one variable at a time, whilst holding the rest stagnant. Try only dairy for few days, then try wheat.

I hope to slowly work through the list: dairy, wheat, eggs, and certain fruits to find out what exactly I’m allergic to.

My guess is that I will retain a lot from the Detox: the smoothies, the organic as much as I can, brown-rice pasta, sea salt. I really like the way I feel right now. Alert. Even. Calm.

Doing Clean has provided an invaluable opportunity and I am grateful.

Thanks Flames for introducing me to it.

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