I don't get it. I am eating better than ever yet my symptom (i.e. acne, skin rash, headaches, joint pain, digestion, etc.) is getting worse. What is going on?

You can probably relate to that quote if you have ever tried to clean up your diet. There is no doubt that having unpleasant symptoms worsen during the early stages of a major dietary change is incredibly frustrating and difficult to overcome. For most, this will result in a failed attempt.

You see, your body is constantly undergoing the processes of rebuilding and repairing. The problem is, if you are eating less than optimal foods, your body will be built from less than optimal materials and susceptible to sickness and disease. To solve this problem, you must consistently provide your body with the foods it was intended to have. Once you begin doing this, your body will be able to cleanse itself of nasty toxins and begin rebuilding with strong, healthy materials.

Be warned, your body doesn't slowly purge this waste material. Instead, your body uses the additional resources that a healthy diet provides and fights to excrete the toxins faster than ever. This can potentially result in the worse breakouts and/or flare-ups of your life. The list of unpleasant symptoms that you may experience during this time includes: diarrhea, constipation, aches, pains, fever, muscle cramps, discharges, odors, rashes, acne, headaches, irritability, fatigue, anxiety, depression, fear, and anger. Sounds fun, I know.

The amount of abuse you have done to your body in the past will impact how severe your symptoms are. For some of you, these symptoms will be very mild or nonexistent even. The rest of you may experience any or all of these over the course of a few months. That's right, a few months! Hang in there though because these symptoms are a sign of good things to come. It is proof that your body was a mess and that a long needed housecleaning is well under way.