Question
Tokie Williams
Is it best to detox first before going plant based? Should detoxing be a regular part of your plant based lifestyle?
Answer
Well that is entirely up to you. So, um, you know, it's different for every single person and I think that the best advice we can give as a chef because I'm not a doctor. I'm trained as a chef, you know would be to talk to some other people that have done it talk to some of your friends that have done it as well and see what they think about that. When I first went on to Whole Food plant-based diet. I did not do a detox but it ended up being kind of a detox on its own just because what I was eating before was not very, you know, it was definitely full of more fats and more oils and you know more processed food. So when I switched over to a whole food plant-based diet, my body definitely went through a detox and I could see that a little bit so, you know, it's really up to the individual person. If you feel like you want to do a detox before starting the whole food plant-based diet that's totally fine, you know, and if you're going just plant-based you definitely keep that a plant-based detox. But is it something that you have to do? No, is it recommended? I mean I probably would say that's again totally up to you. I didn't do it and most of the people I know didn't detox before doing a plant-based diet. But if that's something you feel inclined to do that's fine. You might want to check with your doctor before doing anything too drastic as far as a detox depending on what that means to you. But the best advice I think I can give you is to talk to some friends some colleagues that might have done this as well. And then also just check with your physician or doctor before making any drastic changes before going into a detox like that.
