D.TOX
Life Time Detoxification Program
Step 3: Restore
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How To Reintroduce
You’ve made it through the detox. Now the choice is yours to continue eating clean or reintroduce the non-approved foods back into your diet. Think about how you feel now and what is most important for you to start eating again.
The foods eliminated on D.TOX can produce subtle reactions which are hard to identify as problematic until removed from your diet. To make sure your efforts are not wasted, follow our guide to restore.
Keep in mind these are the 5 most common foods that cause inflammation: Cow dairy, gluten / wheat, eggs, soy and peanut butter.
One food at a time
If you start eating more than one non-approved food group, it will be difficult to pinpoint what exactly is causing any unwanted symptoms. Spend the first 3 days post-D.TOX reintroducing the new food and being mindful of any changes.
- Substantial reaction before 3 days = stop eating the damaging food
- No reaction after 3 days = move forward onto your next food group
Watch portion size
Eating a small amount of the reintroduced food twice per day is enough to trigger any potential symptoms.
Track symptoms
It’s an easy way to tell which foods are most troublesome for your health. Use the symptom tracker to track each food you add back into your diet.
Listen to your body
If you notice a drop in energy, find it difficult to focus, experience achy joints, interrupted sleep, skin disruptions, acne, hives, rash, a rise of 2 to 3 pounds of weight in a day, or digestive issues, you may want to consider leaving the offending food out of your diet.
Natural Body + Home Recipes
Wood Floor Cleaner
Ingredients
- 1 cup vegetable oil
- 1 cup white vinegar
Method
- Mix equal amounts vegetable oil (cheap is good for this purpose!) with white vinegar. Rub in well with a cloth towel.
Tile Floor Cleaner
Ingredients
- 1 cup white vinegar
- 1 gallon filtered water
Method
- Mix vinegar with filtered water.
- After mopping the floor with mixture, rinse with clear water.
All-Purpose Cleaner
Ingredients
- 1⁄2 cup white vinegar
- 1⁄4 cup baking soda
- 1 tbsp. lemon juice (helps with fingerprints and smudges on glass)
- 1⁄2 gallon filtered water
Method
- Mix baking soda and white vinegar.
- Pour into the toilet and scrub after a few minutes.
Furniture Polish
Ingredients
- 1/2 cup white vinegar
- 1 tsp. olive oil
- Microfiber cloth
Method
- Use a microfiber cloth to start polishing.
- Add vinegar to oil in a small container or bowl.
- If needed, add vinegar and oil mixture to assist with “polishing.”
Toilet Bowl Cleaner
Ingredients
- 1/4 cup baking soda
- 1 cup white vinegar
Method
- Mix baking soda and white vinegar.
- Pour into the toilet and scrub after a few minutes.
Meal Plans
Here’s how it works. We’ve set up three primary meals per day – using the D.TOX recipes – but you get to choose all of your snacks (and desserts).
If you like to eat more often throughout the day, include smaller, less filling snacks more often – like 3-5 times per day. If you feel content with bigger meals, stick to the meal plan and only have 1-2 snacks per day. Do what works best for you, and what’s easiest for you to stick to your program. If you need dessert, work that into the plan and eater fewer snacks if necessary.
Remember – if it’s too complicated or restrictive, you won’t be able to keep it up. The goal here is to find a lifestyle that feels second nature to you.
Last thing. If there is a recipe in the meal plan you don’t like, you are welcome to swap it out with another. Any recipe on the D.TOX site is approved. If you find a recipe online you want to use but aren’t sure if it’s D.TOX approved, just reach out to coachanika@lt.life.
Cooking For One
If you are cooking for one, halve each of the recipes in the meal plan. Most include four servings – halving the recipes (and ingredients) will give you two servings.
Cooking For Two
Follow the meal plan and recipes as written.
Cooking For Four
If you are cooking for four, double each of the recipes in the meal plan. Most include four servings – doubling the recipes (and ingredients) will give you eight servings.
You can find all D.TOX recipes at el.lifetime.life/dtox/program-guide.
The Key To Meal Prep
Setting aside time on the weekends to batch cook multiple servings in bulk ensures you have easy, delicious go-to’s during the week. Batch prepping individual ingredients (like pulled chicken or roasted veggies) also allows you to easily throw together meals or grab healthy snacks.
For the recipes included in this program, set time aside two days per week (like Sundays and Wednesdays) to batch cook most of your meals for the next few days all at the same time. Then, save them in individual glass containers once they’re cooked so that you have easy grab-n-go lunches. Be sure to save the extras that you do not plan to eat this week in their own containers and freeze too – you’ll have healthy dinners ready to defrost and reheat in no time.
Here are my top recommendations of individual ingredients to batch cook:
- Rice or quinoa
- Roasted veggies
- Roasted hummus and cut up veggies
- Shredded slow cooker chicken to add to salads and lettuce wraps
Stuck in a pinch? Here are you go-to back-up plan options when you find yourself out and about, or without a pre-prepped lunch or dinner option:
- Double-protein lettuce wrap sandwich, no cheese or mayo, add avocado or Dijon mustard.
- Burrito bowl with double protein of choice, beans OR rice, added veggies with salsa and guacamole – hold the cheese and sour cream.
- Bun-less burger (optional add of avocado or bacon) topped with lettuce and tomato, with a side salad or a side of streamed veggies.
- Grocery store salad bar with fresh veggies, roasted chicken, sunflower seeds, and oil and vinegar.
- Pick up a rotisserie chicken and a bag of microwaveable vegetables. Make veggies, top with olive oil and Himalayan sea salt to taste, and serve alongside chicken.
- Try adding a side of microwaved sweet potato (poke holes all over with a fork, wrap in wet
paper towels, and microwave 5-8 minutes or until pierced easily with a fork – then top with
coconut oil and cinnamon).
Recommended Snacks
- 2 oz. nitrate-free beef jerky
- 1/2 cup cucumber slices + 2 Tbsp. guacamole
- Small apple
- Whole red pepper + 2 Tbsp. hummus
- 1/4 cup olives (about 10)
- 10 celery strips with 2 Tbsp. almond butter
- Veggie Roll Ups
- 2 strips of bacon
- 1 can BPA-free tuna
- 1 cup roasted veggies
- 1 scoop protein powder + 8 oz. water
- Sunflower Seed Energy Bites
Sample Meal Plans
Breakfast | D.TOX Shake |
Lunch | Avocado Apple Chicken Salad |
Dinner | Turkey Meatloaf Muffins + 2 cups Veggies |
Snack / Dessert | Optional D.TOX Snack |
Breakfast | D.TOX Shake |
Lunch | Orange Chicken Stir Fry |
Dinner | Stuffed Bell Peppers |
Snack / Dessert | Optional D.TOX Snack |
Breakfast | D.TOX Shake |
Lunch | Avocado Apple Chicken Salad |
Dinner | Buffalo Chicken Stuffed Sweet Potatoes |
Snack / Dessert | Optional D.TOX Snack |
Breakfast | D.TOX Shake |
Lunch | Orange Chicken Stif Fry |
Dinner | Turkey Meatloaf Muffins |
Snack / Dessert | Optional D.TOX Snack |
Breakfast | D.TOX Shake |
Lunch | Stuffed Bell Peppers |
Dinner | Dinner Out |
Snack / Dessert | Optional D.TOX Snack |
Breakfast | D.TOX Shake |
Lunch | Red Bean Chili |
Dinner | Dinner Out |
Snack / Dessert | Optional D.TOX Snack |
Breakfast | D.TOX Shake |
Lunch | Buffalo Chicken Stuffed Sweet Potatoes |
Dinner | Red Bean Chili |
Snack / Dessert | Optional D.TOX Snack |
Vegan Meal Plan
Breakfast | D.TOX Shake |
Lunch | Veggie Detox Bowl |
Dinner | Falafel Salad |
Snack / Dessert | Vegan Protein Shake + Optional Snacks |
Breakfast | D.TOX Shake |
Lunch | Mexican Quinoa Skillet |
Dinner | Lentil Curry & Cauliflower |
Snack / Dessert | Vegan Protein Shake + Optional Snacks |
Breakfast | D.TOX Shake |
Lunch | Veggie Detox Bowl |
Dinner | Cauliflower Rice Bowl |
Snack / Dessert | Vegan Protein Shake + Optional Snacks |
Breakfast | D.TOX Shake |
Lunch | Mexican Quinoa Skillet |
Dinner | Falafel Salad |
Snack / Dessert | Vegan Protein Shake + Optional Snacks |
Breakfast | D.TOX Shake |
Lunch | Lentil Curry & Cauliflower |
Dinner | Dinner Out |
Snack / Dessert | Vegan Protein Shake + Optional Snacks |
Breakfast | D.TOX Shake |
Lunch | Red Bean Chili |
Dinner | Dinner Out |
Snack / Dessert | Vegan Protein Shake + Optional Snacks |
Breakfast | D.TOX Shake |
Lunch | Cauliflower Rice Bowl |
Dinner | Mock Tuna Salad + 2 cups Veggies |
Snack / Dessert | Vegan Protein Shake + Optional Snacks |
- Remember to halve recipes if you are cooking for one, and to double recipes if you are cooking for four.
- When grocery shopping, don’t forget to purchase additional ingredients for shakes and snacks.
- Days 11-14 should include a second D.TOX shake
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*This article is not intended for the treatment or prevention of disease, nor as a substitute for medical treatment, nor as an alternative to medical advice. Use of recommendations in this and other articles is at the choice and risk of the reader.