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#17: Chapter 11: Protocol Principles: Principle One: Avoiding Toxins (part A)
This post starts a new section of my naturopathic protocol book, What I Did and Do and Why. My protocol has 6 principles… the 6 principles can be seen here.
Stop putting toxins in
- eat organic and evaluate your cosmetics and cookware
- avoid foods that create inflammation, avoid processed foods
- reduce stress
What do I mean by ‘avoiding toxins’? Many man-made chemicals have a strong, causal link to cancer. And for those who choose chemotherapy and/or radiation, this is an obvious challenge since the treatments themselves are extremely toxic. All the more reason to give our organs of detoxification a break by limiting as much toxic overload as we can. Toxins stress a healing body.
It’s not enough to ‘eat right’ unless you have a deep commitment to what that means. I eat only organic if possible, eat whole foods, avoid processed foods (especially sugar and bleached flour), and limit consumption of beef and dairy. Any animal products I do consume are organic or at least free of anti-biotics and hormones. I consume lots of fruits and vegetables. I don’t smoke and I limit alcohol. I’m not saying anything you haven’t heard. This is just a loving, gentle reminder that you are your best healer. You need to treat yourself and that body that is fighting for you with love and support.
