Questions about detox: foot pads or activated charcoal?

The biggest side effect of activated charcoal is constipation, so you have to be sure to drink plenty of water when you take it. Also be sure to keep it at least 2 hours away (before and after) from any other food/meds/supplements/herbs or anything else you wish your body to absorb, as the charcoal will bind to whatever is close to it, it's not picky!! - but that means that your body won't be able to use it. Some choose to take it in the middle of the night when they get up to use the bathroom, especially if they are getting up regularly at night.

Foot pads don't seem to be all that effective for most Lyme patients. It may be that they only remove targeted toxins, or that they simply don't remove enough toxins.

Epsom salt foot soaks can be done in a bucket, dish pan or anything else that will hold enough water to cover the tops of your feet. Just don't use metal as the salt will corrode it.

Keep on building up your detoxing routine!!

Here are some easy detox things

Apple cider vinegar - put a splash in a glass of water and drink it. If you can't do that put a splash on your salad.

Cruciferous vegetables - Kale, cabbage, collard greens - oh gosh, you could put the vinegar on these. Just a tad.

Lymph massage - /www.youtube.com/watch?v=QA-wi0d7-Ro - you can do this anywhere. It is gentle massaging the lymph to move. Start out doing a few and slowly work up. I never found mine to hurt at all when I was doing it. What I did find out was that if you get that lymph moving you can actually move too much too fast and you can feel ill with that rapid detoxing happening. I coughed my head off the first time as I drained.

Parsley - I get a bunch at the store and just put a little on our dinner plates. But you could put it on those cruciferous vegetables with the apple cider vinegar and you have a 3 in 1!!

Quercetin - I love this one - It does so many helpful things that I could write a book. I will let Dr. Axe explain it. /draxe.com/quercetin/

Sarsaparilla - this is yummy and will remind you of root beer.

Turneric - I get mine fresh at the store and I grate it into casseroles and it is especially tasty grated on eggs. While grating be careful if you have counter tops that absorb - it will stain.

And my favorite Beyond Balance - They have Tox Ease, Tox Ease II (both capsules) and Tox Ease GL(tincture). I love these and really give them credit for my not herxing. I cannot rant enough about the Beyond Balance products. Nope, not a distributor and I gain nothing from saying this. Just what super duper worked for me.

Post Edited (PeteZa) : 10/22/2016 10:10:11 AM (GMT-6)

If you take enough water, you will not get constipation. I think it is very powerful binder and it certainly helps if you have some gut issues. I recommend it.