7 Day Detox Review

I have been working on Koh Samui for 3 years, leading hundreds of fasters through the good the bad and the ugly of bodies and detoxification.  Before returning to the UK and making a new start on old soils, I decided to do a cleanse. What better time to do a detoxification programme than at a transition in my path? 

This was my fourth detox on Koh Samui and the first few days were fantastically easy. I was rather pleased about my ability to slip so easily into a diet of clay shakes and vegetable juices (no solid food is eaten during a fast, only shakes and juices). My energy was high, I was swimming and walking in the sunshine and feeling rather wholesome and bionic.

However, on day four of my seven day detox I suffered from a pretty nasty night. I had a high fever, cramping and felt like I was probably going to perish in my wooden hut with nobody for company but the gecko in the corner of the room. My body felt weak and I started to feel sorry for myself. These are the times when we need to trust the process of detoxing and know that our body is doing something magical and getting rid of all the stored toxins and rubbish that it no longer needs.  After holding hands with many a detoxer over the years I could suddenly relate to that need to have a spa manager and detox specialist at hand.

This only happens rarely during a detox (with more mild reactions such as headache being common) but considering I had just been through a very stressful period it is likely I was releasing more rubbish that I had realised.

On waking things seemed a little rosier and my detox reaction seemed a distant memory in the morning sun. I was swimming once again and my memories of constant toilet visits were a vague memory. I had turned a corner. When we are detoxing our body has the time to rid the tissues and organs of old stored stress, toxins and unwanted by-products. Unfortunately we sometimes need to experience these as they leave the body. Although I knew this, in the dead of night I felt rather vulnerable.

There were moments when my energy levels were lower, I felt fatigued and a little bit weak. There were times when conversation was tiring and I wanted to retreat to my room. However these were only fleeting and smiles and a good level of energy and mental clarity always followed.

The following days were much brighter, a new sense of clarity appeared and I could happily spend time meditating, doing yoga and generally thinking positively about my body and health free of the fog of daily life and mealtimes. With my eyes clear, my skin glowing and my mind feeling cleansed I was ready to return home.

After leading hundreds of fasters through detoxification over the last few years it was a total pleasure to spend that time taking care of my own body and mind in Thailand’s fasting capital, Koh Samui.

So do I still recommend detox? Most definitely.

I am now back in the UK and am available for one on one nutritional consultations and detox advice. 

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