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Body brushing this morning - recommended to help lymph system get rid of the toxins that collect below the skin. I smell a bit weird today - is it the toxins coming out? Or am I just starting to smell like a vegetable?
Because it's day 4 and I've moved onto the second stage of the cleanse - the 'pre-purification' phase - I'm now up to 9 supplements and a tablespoon of linseed every morning. I've worked out that the capsules are easier to swallow if I take a few blueberries between each one. Clearly my throat can't predict what's coming next - capsule or berry - and is less inclined to gag. I feel a bit tired this morning. I hope there won't be any wailing.
So it's a brilliant time to have booked myself into the Sanctuary Spa in Covent Garden; both massage and steaming are recommended during the cleanse to help flush out toxins. I have the new Sanctuary Spa Therapies treatment (£75) - a back massage while I'm lying on my back - bizarre!- though as I'm lying on a heated water pouch, I'm too comfortable to think much about it. It's good and deep around the shoulders and eases all the tension in my neck and head. And I have one of my tastiest meals so far in the Koi Carp lounge - all running water and pools and smug-looking Koi Carp - a platter of 'allowed' foods like hummus, chick peas and crudites.
And for the second time this week I waft home in blissed-out state of relaxation. Wailing? Not even a murmur.
Visit the Chris James Mind & Body Cleanse website to find out more about the diet
More interested in the spa? Visit the Sanctuary spa website for full details of treatments, facilities and how to book
Read the detox diary here
Getting started on a detox: oops, maybe not!
Detox diet day 1: probably would have been a good idea to get some food in ...
Detox diet day 2: the joys of reflexology while detoxing
Detox diet day 3: wailing expected
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