7 Day Detox Miracle Review

Sometime around my 32nd year I really ripped the cord on my waistline. My daily diet of delicious meats, calorically prodigious drinks and interpretive sleep schedule started to catch up to me. Where I had managed to maintain a large, but healthy frame for the majority of my life, around my 32nd year I started pushing into fat guy territory.

My pants were fitting worse, my balance became strange, I was getting out of breath walking up steps or running down the street. I found my energy levels diminishing and, even worse for me, my mental resources becoming clouded.

I was now 33 and looking down the barrel of the rest of my life as I tipped the scales at 260lbs. At 260 the threat of 300 is not a strained logical jump. Something had to be done.

A friend of my wife turned me onto the 7-Day Detox Miracle. An admixture of macrobiotic diet, mega-vitamin supplementation, meditation and conscious living the 7-Day Detox Miracle managed to coalesce several disciplines I had pursued over the course of my life into a relatively non-invasive program that was short on commitment and high on claims of feeling better. I gave it a shot.

The 7-Day Detox Miracle is essentially 2 days of a water/lemon fast followed by 5 days of macrobiotic eating coupled with supplementation. Having done some far more intense fasts in my past (mainly Yogi Bhajan’s Banana Fast) this program seemed easy enough.

As with any fast, the first half of the first day is the hardest, if you can get through that you’re in. If you can get into the 2nd day you’re golden. By the third day, you’re feeling like a new man and, by the end of the detox, you live under the delusion that twigs and berries could sustain you for the rest of your life (this one hasn’t quite played out in the field in my experience).

What I have found with the 7-Day Detox Miracle is that it is extremely effective for hitting my reset button on my dietary habits. Participating in this detox about once every quarter or, at least, twice a year has helped me bring my health back into order over the past 2 years.

Typically on the week long detox, following a daily routine of some of the great vegan and macrobiotic recipes they provide in the book and doing some nominal exercise and meditation, I lose anywhere from 6-10 lbs. About 1/3rd of that is gained back after I come off the detox, but the rest typically remains off. After I finish the detox I continue eating vegan/macrobiotically for a few more weeks before returning to my typical diet.

With my last detox in early July I started to employ a new lifestyle choice: I follow the detox diet 5 days of the week and 2 days of the week (sometimes 3) I can eat what I like and drink what I like. Following this routine with 3-4 days a week of about an hour of exercise, I have managed to bring my weight down about 20-25 lbs. over 8 months. I’m hoping to bring down my weight another 20 lbs. over the next year.

It is no coincidence that my reengagement with the world outside is a direct result of my losing weight and regaining some kind of control over my body. And for that reason alone I am greatly indebted to 7-Day Detox Miracle. This is not a fad diet, but a sensible and achievable means to recontextualizing your approach to living, an essential element for anyone hoping to lose weight and keep it off for good.

Here is one of my favorite variations on a recipe found in the book:

1 cup of Mung Beans boiled in 1 quart of water for about an hour (you can add a teaspoon of baking soda to hasten the softening of the beans)

In a separate pan saute 1 white onion, about 5 cloves of garlic, and about a tablespoon of diced ginger in light oil (I prefer olive) and water to add moisture.

Once the onions become transparent add a teaspoon of Cumin, 1/4 teaspoon of Cayenne, 1 tablespoon of black pepper, and a teaspoon of Turmeric. You can also add Coriander, Garam Masala, Hot Curry or other savory spices to your taste. Saute with the spices for another couple of minutes and then add some diced tomatoes or split cherry tomatoes. Once the tomatoes get soft add your mung beans along with a couple tablespoons of fresh mint. Keep on heat for another 5 minutes or so stirring well throughout.

When you are ready to eat dish up your food and add a little more oil and some Bragg to taste.

Seriously, this is delicious.