I've been doing some research about detox diet plans which utilize only organic raw foods. Usually a detox plan will bring to mind colon cleansers, strong herbs, pills, and dietary aides that are outside of the ordinary daily diet. But a detox is a natural process; the body does it every day as it can, if we give it the materials it needs. Raw foods can help nourish and cleanse because they have not been altered in any way by cooking or heat. Certain raw foods, especially fibrous vegetables like cauliflower and broccoli, are great at scraping sticky waste from the intestinal walls. Same for whole grains like millet and brown rice, to name a few. I will add some pages to the website when I complete my research. More to come later!
Barb
www.essencepalace.com
Monday, November 26, 2007
Saturday, November 17, 2007
Ready for another cleanse
The 21-day cleanse (which I did already 4 months ago) was wonderful. It was much easier than I expected. I never got hungry, never craved anything, and actually felt like I could have kept going, unlike other cleanses where I would be ravenous and hallucinating food by the last day.
It was great to wear my "skinny jeans" again too, and feel comfortable in a pair of shorts in the hot summer weather.
I wish Standard Process didn't recommend this cleanse only once a year, because I would love to do it again this winter. Of the 13 pounds that came off, 5 crept back. My bad. But I don't eat just fruits and vegetables so I figured the entire weight loss was not going to be permament. And it was a fringe benefit, not the main reason for the cleanse. A good cleanse needs to be part of a maintenance regimen. So I am in search of a winter cleanse now; the 10-night cleanse in the Celtic Sea Salt catalog looked interesting. And it would be nice to shed those 5 pounds that crept back too.
Barb
www.EssencePalace.com
It was great to wear my "skinny jeans" again too, and feel comfortable in a pair of shorts in the hot summer weather.
I wish Standard Process didn't recommend this cleanse only once a year, because I would love to do it again this winter. Of the 13 pounds that came off, 5 crept back. My bad. But I don't eat just fruits and vegetables so I figured the entire weight loss was not going to be permament. And it was a fringe benefit, not the main reason for the cleanse. A good cleanse needs to be part of a maintenance regimen. So I am in search of a winter cleanse now; the 10-night cleanse in the Celtic Sea Salt catalog looked interesting. And it would be nice to shed those 5 pounds that crept back too.
Barb
www.EssencePalace.com
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