The UltraSimple Diet
Companion Guide
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Avoid Medications That Interfere with Sleep Certain medications (even those designed to help you sleep) can have a negative impact on your body’s natural rhythms. Unless otherwise instructed by a doctor, I recommend you avoid these medications that can interfere with sleep: • Sedatives (These are used to treat insomnia but ultimately lead to dependence and disruption of normal sleep rhythms and architecture.) • Antihistamines • Stimulants (often found in cold medications and weight-loss medication) • Cold medications • Steroids • Headache medications containing caffeine
Supplement Tips Vitamin C Vitamin C is one of the body’s main protectors, anti-inflammatories, and detoxifying nutrients. And more than 25% of Americans are deficient in it—consuming less than 39 mg a day. This is bad news and can cause serious health problems. So here are my suggestions for taking vitamin C: • You can take between 2,000 and 6,000 mg a day while detoxifying and about 1,000 to 2,000 mg a day for maintenance. • Divide the dosage throughout the day to achieve maximum benefit. • Build up slowly and taper off slowly when you are on a high dose for detoxification. • Take vitamin C with meals—digestive enzymes help improve absorption of vitamin C. • Take it with minerals. I prefer vitamin C that is buffered with mineral ascorbates.
Magnesium Magnesium is the relaxation mineral. Our processed diet contains almost no magnesium. If you have a twitch, a spasm, a cramp, or an irritable something, the chances Copyright © 2007 UltraWellness, LLC
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