Jul 22 • 📝 Journal
Finished the liver cleanse diet
I finished my liver cleanse diet, which lasted initially for 9 days, then +3 days.
I followed the 3:6:9 Liver detox cleanse by Medical Medium.
During this detox, you're only allowed to eat green vegetables and fruits, drink celery juice, smoothies, water and some teas. You're not allowed to eat any fats or salts (so like 80-90% of my usual food stuff was gone). And almost always you need to either boil or steam your foods. I ended up steaming most of my food.
Days 1-3:
Were initially very tough, because even though it's a transition period, I struggled a lot with the feeling of empty stomach. It was really hard, because I also had cravings, and having to tell myself no each time was difficult.
Days 4-6:
The most restrictive days of the diet. By day 5, I got used to not eating much and not giving in to any temptations to eat. It was then when I started feeling good and feeling light. The toughest part was eating a shit-ton of salad each day.
Days 7-9:
By that point, I had gotten used to the diet, and I actually felt pretty amazing. The food was still limited, but I got to drink Liver Rescue Smoothies in the mornings, which were really good (banana + dragonfruit + blueberries). I had a lot of energy, especially in the mornings and I was feeling clear in my head during the day. By this point, cravings had subsided, so even when my mind reached for Burger King, my body didn't feel like I wanted it. The feeling of lightness and clarity were nice. My system wasn't as busy as usual digesting food, so there was more energy for me to exist. During those days, I even performed in a small theater play, and I didn't have much problems with energy, as I was initially concerned.
Days 10-12:
Were a repeat of days 7-9, but a little looser. I repeated it, because repeating days 7-9 allows you to lose additional weight. I had also gotten used to the empty stomach feeling, so it didn't bother me much. At some points I was considering living like this always, because in the end you start feeling really nice and light. The mental clarity on some days was great, too.
In the end, I'm happy I did this diet. I proved to myself I could do such things, but I also learned how to cook more. Most importantly though, my liver detoxed a lot, and I hope this will help me on this journey of regrowing hair. I also lost ~5KG of weight, which is nice.
I hope that the liver detox worked good for my hair. During it, I didn't notice any hair fall, and my digestive symptoms were all good (little bloating, no gut issues). I still had some scalp itchiness and dandruff, but I think the itchiness was less than usual. My hair looked pretty good throughout the diet, so at the very least I don't think it did anything damaging to my hair. Now my liver is more clean, and it will assist me with regrowing hair! 🙌💪
If anyone ever wants to do this diet, feel free to ask me for tips, as I learned a lot outside of doing a diet too (like how to prepare, how much time it takes, how much shit I usually eat, etc).
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Finished the liver cleanse diet
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