Oh No! A Healing Crisis

Today is Day 6 of my juice cleanse.  I felt good this morning, but now I have a headache. Don't worry, I'll be fine. I'm not going to quit my fast or anything, but I am going to take it easy for the rest of the day.

On a cleanse like this, what I am experiencing is normal.  It's called a healing crisis.  My body is pulling fat, toxic fat, from my body for fuel which also released a bunch of toxins from the fat into my body.  Now those toxins are being dumped into my bloodstream and my body is struggling to keep up with them which is why I have the headache.  I read about this in a few of my books and what I learned is that this is totally normal.  In fact, I totally expected it.  I just didn't know when it was going to happen or what symptoms I would have. 

So what are the symptoms of a healing crisis and how to you alleviate the symptoms?

From my understanding, when you have a healing crisis you may have a headache, body aches, sore throat, acne, itchy skin, constipation, diarrhoea, tiredness, lethargy, or a runny nose.  Thee are other symptoms, but the ones I listed are the most common.

To help your body out when you have a healing crisis, you should rest. It's the best thing to help the body repair itself.  It's like when you are sick and the Dr. prescribes REST as part of your healing plan.  So when I am done with this blog, I will hang up my work hat and lie down to take a nap.

Another thing that helps with a healing crisis is to drink more juice and water.  I will definitely be drinking more water later before and after my nap.

So that's where I am at today.  A little tired and having a bit of a headache, but I'm still juicing it up. 

Juice on, juicy fruits :)

Oh and here is today's video.