Guest guest Posted September 7, 2001 Report Share Posted September 7, 2001 Hi Steve, I have done several types and lengths of fasting, including colonics or enemas, juicing etc. I have also read God knows how much information on the subject, and my partner has done twice the amount of cleansing/fasting that I have. You might try juice fasting one day a week. Doing this over 6 months or a year's time can really clean you up if your diet the rest of the week is decent and it fits into a busy schedule pretty well. After some weeks you may even be able to choose a fasting day as a work day, at least I can, but of course that's individual. In fact, after becoming an experienced faster, it actually made my day at work smoother. Even if you have to purchase the juice (if available) it will be SAVING you money. Also like Jamie mentioned, I notice a significant detox effect just by adding 2 small cups (4-6 ozs per) of fresh veggie juice when I am eating normally. My latest choice is carrot, spinach, garlic. The other powerful detoxers I have had success with are the vitamin C flush and liver cleanse. Seems like I have seen you posting on those... Anyway, I'm not sure what folks here are saying about how often to do the vitamin C flush, but once a month is pretty conservative, I have done it more often, and Linda Page recommends it for several weeks in a row for SOME conditions. Of course then you get into the debate over possible kidney damage. I have done the liver flush 8 times in 2 years. Here are some other things I have done singly or in combination with other stuff: Eating large amounts of fruit 1st meal of the day - an obvious one, but if your diet tolerates fruit, over time this can really clean you out. Eating 50% raw diet and using sprouted grain bread as my basic bread source. Of course not only eating that, but using those as the base of my diet. Someone also refered to keeping the bowels flowing. If you can do that for a year or so, you can bet that your body will have had time to catch up on eliminating the stocked up toxins. I have gotten used to imagining how everything I put in my mouth will come out the other end! And what I've found is that I have accumulated a great number of cleaning 'meals'. For example I can have 4 shredded carrots with tahini and lemon dressing, maybe add herbs or dress it to my liking, with grilled eggplant dressed in pesto and not only am I completely satisfied for dinner, but the next day I know it drags out more than what went in! I also practice food combining, and swear by it, but lots of people think it's ridiculous. I too had my amalgams removed about 3 months ago - all 12 of them! Until you get them out, stay away from chewing gum. Chewing gum releases something like 200% more mercury into your mouth than normal. At least so the dentist that did mine claims. Personally I wanted to clean out my body more slowly than my partner for example, and I found that I spent a lot less money than what I was spending previously. It can certainly be done without spending a dime on supplements even, although I've used plenty of those as well. Even though it took 2 years to evolve to a diet that I'm satisfied with as 'healthy', I noticed differences immediately when using these small techniques. By the way, I guess I haven't really formally introduced myself on this list before, so it looks like this is it! My website says lots more, and it's not commercial, so I hope it's ok to post here. If not, someone please let me know.... Best to you Steve! Thessa www.mypath.net herbal remedies, " Steve " <bigbird3969@m...> wrote: > I have a few books on detox, a few others that briefly cover it, and several articles that go into juice fasting, and the like, but I need to quit procrastinating as I have never done any kind of fast except using AM/PM Ultimate Cleanse by Nature's Secret, which mostly get's you regular, and does some basic cleaning I guess. The only problem is, that you don't really change your eating habits which doesn't help but so much. > > Everything that I've read, takes alot of rest and some dedication, and the problem is I very seldom have 2-3 days off together, and when i do, We usually go out of town, as this job also interferes with my social life. Another problem is owing too much money to be buying 1/2 of what I do buy, much less anything extra. And also, I eat as many organics as I can, and grow a small amount of herbs, but nothing to really use for cleansing; and live in an apartment with very limited growing space and/or conditions. I also can't find a full realm of organics, and they are " expensive " as a whole around here. > > Okay, besides me being 44+ and never have done a " cleanse " , I have come up with some skin conditions on my feet (was alot worse, but went away, and now is back in a small couple of patches), in the crease of my leg around my genitals (where I used tea tree oil, vitamin E, and calendula, but didn't dilute the tea tree oil enough, and 'irritated it " ), and recently, I have been having more headaches (more meaning instead of once or twice a year, more like several times a month), which I attributed to the stress of the job, debt, etc.. I've also had dental amalgams since before I was 16, and have had 2 redone in gold inlays, but don't have the time, money, etc. to get them taken out, though I have been checking different angles over the past year or so. > > Is there something to be suggested that I can do to get results until I can get in better financial (etc.) situations, that can improve my sleep and the other above conditions? I believe that if everything starts getting back to normal, my attitude, spirituality, etc. will fall in place, though it may take more work than that, but it would be the beginning! > > > In Health, > Steve Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted September 8, 2001 Report Share Posted September 8, 2001 Welcome to this nice group, Teresa. And I just wanted to say that this was a great letter to start with! Very helpful and informative. And what a nice site you have created. Valerie > By the way, I guess I haven't really formally introduced myself on this list before, so it looks like this is it! My website says lots more, and it's not commercial, so I hope it's ok to post here. www.mypath.net Get email alerts & NEW webcam video instant messaging with Messenger http://im. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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