🌱 WEEK 1 — Detox Foundations Detox starts with:🪴 Remove what’s stressing the liver 🙏🏻: alcohol, ultra-processed foods, excess sugar. Less in = less to clear. Your liver detoxes in stages: ⚠️ Phase 1 turns toxins into more reactive compounds ✅ Phase 2 neutralises them so they can be eliminated https://www.healthline.com/nutrition/sulforaphane If you’re not pooping daily, you’re not detoxing 🤨 Harsh truth! Hydration helps here > aim for 2-3L per day if not cardiac restricted. Be mindful of detox teas - some can reduce your essential electrolytes! 💧 🚰 https://www.brownhealth.org/be-well/truth-about-detox-teas 🥬 Gentle fibre = safe detox. Aim for ~30 g fibre per day🥦 Leafy greens🥬 Brassica veg (broccoli, kale)🌿 Bitter leaves. Aim to fill up half of your plate with veg at each meal 🍽️🥙 These support Phase 2 detox + bind toxins for safe exit 💩🔬 Detox = Phase 1 ➡️ Phase 2 ➡️ OUT of the body 👉 If elimination pathways (gut, urine, sweat) are blocked, toxins can recirculate — which may worsen symptoms like headaches, fatigue & brain fog. Support elimination FIRST. Always. Will be sharing some research based top each week ….💚

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