Detox Phase I - Some questions
Submitted on Tue, Nov. 27th at 12:25 pm by Nancy S
Currently beginning UltraMetabolism 
Not yet begun the UltraSimple Diet 
My husband and I are 4 days into the Phase I of Ultra Metabolism Plan. I am feeling pretty good, however my husband is very tired and experiencing some sort of extreme symptoms.
Some background: He suffers from psoriatic arthritis and general arthritis. He has had one hip replaced due to degeneration and the other hip is not good. He is also on a biologic drug for the arthritis (Humera) which is a weekly injection.
Okay, so given this background, he has gone into this regimen with great enthusiasm and working on it together has been fun. But his pain levels are actually increasing and he's really exhausted.
I wonder if this is normal for people who might have higher levels of inflamation or other toxicity issues. He may be one who needs to be working with a physician (trained in functional medicine) on the program.
Any comments or experience from others is appreciated. Thanks so much - ns
Wondering if you found an MD
Submitted on Fri, Feb. 29th at 9:18 pm by linda of pgff
Currently beginning UltraMetabolism
Not yet begun the UltraSimple Diet
I DO think that it's very likely for someone with higher levels of chronic illness and/or higher levels of toxicity, to experience some more pain and discomfort during the detoxifying. My guess would be, that the very fact that you're following the program very carefully, means that the detox might happen more strongly (more concentrated in just a few days), than if you sort of eased into it or even "cheated" a bit during it.
I see that this was a fairly old post so wondered how you have fared since?
I bet that your husband (once he weathers the increased pain and symptoms) would find that the diet would help a lot, and that a lot of his problems might ease a lot.
Someone like me, who to be honest, does not have very significant health issues to address, can find the diet sort of a non-event, which has its own, different, frustrations and concerns!
painful effects of USD
Submitted on Tue, Mar. 4th at 1:01 pm by snoozinsuzn
Not yet begun UltraMetabolism
Not yet begun the UltraSimple Diet
I've lived with lots of joint & muscle pain (fibromyalgia) for the past 10 years, and the first week I was on the Ultrasimple Diet I felt like I'd been run over by a semi ! ! ! But I hung in there, and in week three I am feeling SO MUCH BETTER ! ! ! I even have energy ! It's been great ! My mom and my sister, who are doing this with me, have had varying levels of effects from the USD, but nowhere near as severe as me. But since I was the most highly toxic of the three of us, it stands to reason that I'd have the worst reaction - I have the most toxins to flush out. I hope you hung in there and didn't give up. It may take a few weeks, but the results are amazing ! ! !
Susan