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Congratulations! You’ve started your new clean eating program of whole, real foods. Your body is slowly adapting to your new way of life when, suddenly, you wake up sick one morning. You have a headache, perhaps flu-like symptoms. Or maybe, like me, you suddenly develop an itchy rash over most of your body. You wonder why you feel this way. After all, you made this change in your eating habits so you could feel better. What is happening? Most likely, you are having a Herxheimer reaction. What is a Herxheimer reaction and how do you deal with it? [Read more…] about What is a Herxheimer Reaction and How Do You Deal with It?