Toxins

Apparently a radical shift in diet, such as going to an all plant-based diet, triggers detoxification in your body. Toxins get stored in fat cells, liver, pancreas, lungs, colon, etc. When you radically change your diet, the body starts detoxing. Yuck, but eventually good. A side effect of this detox is that as toxins come out, so do side effects. You can feel like you have the flu, a cold, have aches and pains, and lethargy. I had a cold a month or so ago and it was gone in 3 days. I got another cold Friday and it is lingering. A friend suggested it may not be cold or flu but detoxification.

When you take meds for the flu, you are ingesting toxic type elements - that if you are sick, will be helpful. If it is detox, you will thwart the detox. One of the articles I found indicated that people think it is the healthy food that makes them sick and then leave the vegan diet. They reverse the detox diet and feel better - because the body stops sloughing off toxins.

So, the remedy is to stay the course, drink a lot of water, green tea, and clear liquids - and hope it ends soon.