Dr. Mauro 3 Week Detox & Vitality Diet Plan

My main concern coming in to see Dr. Mauro was all of the toxins I had put into my body over a seven year period of medication use. A secondary goal was to lose weight to take some pressure off of a bad hip.

My only concern with doing Dr. Mauro's 3-Week Detox was I thought it was going to be too difficult to complete. That the items that were allowed would be unavailable or too difficult to obtain and, more so, that I would not be able to satisfy my hunger with only the allowed foods.

I had tried a Whole Grain Rice diet one time before. I only lasted three days as the only staple I was allowed was the rice which quickly caused discomfort and constipation.

One thing that made Dr. Mauro's 3-Week Detox plan successful was that it gradually got more difficult and then gradually got easier again. When I had hit the half way point I knew that I could add new items again every couple of days. My body and mind were able to adjust gradually.

Surprisingly, after the first couple days, I was able to adjust to the new diet. Over the course of three weeks, I actually began to like, and even crave, some of the healthy foods. I have adopted some of those foods such as Salmon and salad that I grew to love.

Sure, I had to make some adjustments such as getting up a bit earlier to prepare breakfast and get something together for lunch. But just like any routine, after several days it begins to be the new normal and it wasn't as difficult.

As far as 'side effects' goes, at every changing point during the detox, I would have mild headaches for a couple hours on the first day.

This was occasionally accompanied by mild cramping. However, the effects quickly tapered off. I was usually a bit hungrier than I would have been on my regular diet, but that just made the meals I did have taste even better.

Quite honestly, in the final week, as I grew closer to the end I felt quite good both physically and emotionally. I had accomplished something that I thought would be nearly impossible for me -- I had lost almost 10 pounds -- and I felt much healthier.

The weight that came off has had a noticeable effect on my hip. Taking off 10 pounds was like taking a small child off of my shoulders.

I have no doubt that Dr. Mauro's 3-Week Detox gave my liver and kidneys a break and time to heal. I explained it to a couple associates like this...

If I had a sore on my skin and I irritated it every day, it would never have a chance to heal. In the same way, if I don't take the strain off my internal organs, they won't have the opportunity to heal from the years of medication use.

One of the main benefits of the detox, in my opinion, is that I formed better eating habits while on the diet. Dr. Mauro's program retrains your mind in the way that you approach food and eating. It helps you to form better eating habits and makes you aware of what you are consuming.

The great thing is that my wife benefitted from my experience even though she wasn't participating in the diet.

She had to buy many of the items and had to watch what she cooked on nights that we shared a meal together. This has altered how she prepares some foods as well.

We have since, altered the amount of pastries and desserts that we eat and have cut out our late night snacks.

We have, as a family, incorporated salmon and vegetables into our diet more often, and have drastically reduced the amount of red meat that we consume.

I have formed new routines. I rarely drink coffee anymore. I have probably had three in as many months. My new drink is Tea. This is opposed to the extra large coffee, double cream, single sugar monstrosities that I used to have once or twice daily.

My breakfast is either a bowl of oatmeal with raisins and honey or whole grain bread with almond butter and honey along with some fruit. I still have the breakfast smoothies that I grew to love during my diet.

Before that I used to have four slices of bread with peanut butter and Jam almost every morning.

I have cut down my lunch intake as well. Now, I usually have a bowl of homemade soup every day. I snack on almonds or fruit as opposed to peanut butter, M & Ms and crackers.

As mentioned above, the one true benefit, at least for me, is the way it has altered the way that I approach eating. I think about what I eat now. I still have a pop now and then, a burger, or even some chips. However, I make it an exception rather than a common practice.

I would say to a friend, that even if you've tried a "detox diet" before, give this one a chance.

The gradualness of Dr. Mauro's 3-Week Detox makes it far easier to accomplish than others that simply have you cut off everything all at once.

Because it is a gradual decline (and then a later increase) you get the benefit of three weeks over one week of a hard core diet that you may cheat on because it is such a shock to your system and, therefore, nearly impossible to follow.

I was very optimistic coming to see Dr. Mauro. I desperately wanted a new start on life. I had just cut myself off of medication and I wanted to go that step further by giving my body a chance to heal and rid itself of the harmful substances that I had been dumping into it for over seven years.

I knew it was going to be difficult, but I knew that the payoff in the end would be worth it.

Mentally, I feel much better. I attribute this to the absence of medication, a healthier lifestyle, and to my internal organs that are operating more efficiently since the detox.

I was surprised that the habits formed have stuck with me for so long, but I am truly grateful for the change that Dr. Mauro's 3-Week Detox made in my life.