Make eating one raw carrot a daily habit. Just like we brush the plaque and grime off our teeth at night, eating a carrot cleans our insides by scrubbing the walls of the colon, removing dangerous toxins and pulling out unused hormones.
In the 1970’s, Ray Peat Ph.D did considerable amounts of research in to hormones, anti-aging and diet. Among his discoveries, he found that eating one raw carrot every day had amazing detoxifying effects on the body.
Ray Peat’s research found that carrot can lower anti-thyroid and inflammatory substances, reduce liver burden, assist the GI tract and liver to detoxify endotoxin and estrogen. Plus they improve the overall health of the colon. Ray Peat also makes the only natural progesterone product available, Kenogen Progest E. It is an amazing product I use myself and is available for purchase through the online store.
The unique fibers in raw carrots aid the body in its natural detoxification process by binding to toxins and unused hormones (like estrogen) to help eliminate them. This binding and eliminating effect can also lower serotonin and histamine which can lower the body’s need to produce cortisol (the stress hormone). Carrot fibers also do not feed bacteria in the colon, so they lower bacterial over growth and inflammation .
What you might not realize is that the body will naturally detoxify itself if we eat enough nutrients and protein, but carrots aid in this process by efficiently drawing the toxins out of the colon.
In my opinion, organic carrots from the local farmer’s market taste the best. However, organic carrots from the grocery store are just as good. Simply wash and peel them before eating.
Carrots should be consumed raw, preferably with a little coconut oil or olive oil, and on an empty stomach. Eaten with other foods, carrots can inhibit the absorption of certain minerals and lead to hypoglycemia in some people. I recommend eating them 30 minutes before a meal or as a snack. I make a carrot salad every day as a healthy snack.
Eating carrots every day shouldn’t be your only method of detoxification, but it is an excellent place to start. Think of carrots as the easiest and least expensive detox and hormone balancing tool! Make eating carrots daily as routine as your morning cup of coffee!
Detox Carrot Salad
1 medium carrot (or equivalent), grated or shredded length-ways with a peeler
1 dash of vinegar
Stimulates HCl and digestion and is also antimicrobial
1-2 tsp coconut oil, melted
lowers the requirement for vitamin E, and reduces the toxicity of the unsaturated fats (Cleland, et al.), favoring effective respiration and improving thyroid and progesterone production, and carried into the intestine by the carrot fiber, suppresses bacterial growth while stimulating healing of the wall of the intestine.
Sea salt
Important for lowering adrenalin, aldosterone and serotonin, steadies blood-sugar, hydrates, increases metabolic rate, important source of minerals, and makes everything taste better!
Mix and eat.
Note: if you notice the calluses on your palms turn orange after a period of eating this, it can be to do with poor liver function, an inability to convert carotene (potentially toxic) to Vitamin A and low B12. If this is the case, rinse and drain your grated carrot before dressing. Buy organic carrots and rinse and drain your carrots every time!!!
