Dr. Oz 3 Day Detox Review & Final Results

The results are in.  From a weight perspective, 4.5 pounds lost in total, which is damn impressive considering how long I've been working out, eating right, and trying to lose those "last 5 pounds".  In addition, I'm now four days coffee free.  I am drinking green tea, so I can't say I'm caffeine free, but that was not my goal.  I've had 3 good nights of sleep, and overall feel significantly less bloated, in total control, and have good strong positive energy.  Cutting out the high glycemic fruit was important for me personally, but if sugars in general don't bother people, it's fine.  I'm going to continue the concept with the shakes for breakfast, lunch and snack through the weekend to see how I feel, but I am going to have a normal and light dinner every night.  All in all I have to say I am impressed and give Dr. Oz a two thumbs up.

What I liked:

• This cleanse was SUPER easy for me because I already do green smoothies every day, so I was familiar with them (and their taste!).
• I loved that what to shop and drink was all defined  for me.  It took out all the guess work of what I would eat each day.
• The drinks were REALLY good. I've read a lot of people don't like the lunch.  I liked them all!
• The green tea made the cleanse a lot more enjoyable because I had ZERO caffeine withdraw.
• Everything you need for this cleanse you can find at the grocery store and everything is recognizable.  No crazy ingredients or stops at expensive healthfood stores! 
• I lost almost 5 pounds and a lot of bloat (it's almost a big bag of sugar I am no longer carrying).
• 3 days was the perfect amount of time. I was feeling like quitting mid-day but by the third day with added protein powder instead of high glycemic fruit I was able to keep it up.
• I felt "great" every morning.  I did try to take it easy with activities since I wasn't getting a ton of protein.
• I was able to make the shakes ahead of time and put them in a large shaker cup or camelbak cup and have them later.  And they were still good.

What I didn't like:

• There wasn't enough protein for me.  For someone who has blood sugar and insulin resistance issues, I had to reduce the high glycemic fruit more and more each day.  By the third day, I had it figured out and actually felt great. not hungry at all.
• Because of the high gylcemic fruit (pineapple, mango, banana), by mid-day each day I was starving and craving protein.   I had to change it up and have a different dinner, but kept it vegan and almost raw.  
• I was dying to each something solid.  Others I know who did this chopped up all the ingredients and ate it as a salad - that's an option.

 Detox breakfast drink

• 1 cup water
• 1 Tbsp flax seeds - powder
• 1 cup raspberries
• 1 banana (note: by day 2 I left this out and added a scoop of raw vegan protein powder)
• ¼ cup spinach
• 1 Tbsp. almond butter
• 2 tsp. lemon juice

Lunch drink recipe

• 4 celery stalks - clean
• 1 cucumber – unless organic, peel the skin and remove the seeds to reduce bitterness
• 1 cup kale leaves
• ½ green apple
• ½ lime – squeeze the juice only
• 1 Tbsp. coconut oil
• ½ cup almond milk
• 1 cup pineapple (note: by day 3 I left this out and added a scoop of raw vegan protein powder)

Dinner detox drink

• ½ cup mango (note: by day 2 I left this out and added a scoop of raw vegan protein powder)
• 1 cup blueberries
• 1 ½ cup coconut water
• 1 cup kale
• 1 Tbsp lemon juice
• ¼ avocado
• ¼ tsp cayenne pepper (optional)
• 1 Tbsp flax seed powder

Why Detox?

The purpose of a body cleanse is to put your body into a state of rest of digesting whole foods, proteins and other things that you usually indulge in. It's supposed to kickstart your metabolism to help you start a diet, and to eliminate unnatural sugars from your body.  A suggestion when drinking these drinks is to sort of chew your drink to generate saliva in your mouth to help in the digestion. This detox will clean out your system but in a natural way.

The program also includes taking an Epsom/Lavendar detox Bath each night using Epsom salt and lavender oil. I just couldn't fit it in, even though it would have been lovely.

One of the side effects that I noticed after three days is that I am sleeping better and have more energy, and a better attention span.  I also feel like I'm addicted to the think shakes and substance of all the veggies.  I definitely want to keep up 1-3 shakes a day.  Prior to this I didnt' put as much in my shakes, and now I realize how many nutrients I can actually get.