All that is such good advice- I haven’t done the ultimate cleanse- but my next one will be ULTIMATE! I’ve done the MC and it really rocks- I always feel so much better! If you are new to Senna, be careful if using real tea leaves- that sounds hard-core. Start fairly slow until you know how well it works for you. Sometimes it works a little too well- and zoinks it hits hard! Just be careful with the leaves...   [End]
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I have been taking coral calcium for a few months, but have seen that some are much more expensive than others- Why? What is the difference? and does anyone know of an inexpensive source online? Thanks   [End]
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I haven’t done it in a while (no time)- it can be fairly hard, but if you do yoga (or other exercise and balancing) regularly- it shouldn’t be too bad. You will be soaked, like you jumped in a pool! -One time I tried to make a different yoga class and changed my mind and went to Bikram... in terry cloth pants -i.e. a towel. I was holding them up and walking on the bottoms of these wet towels when I left! Needless to say, tight fitting or even a bathing suit- you move a lot and hold precarious poses- and you don’t want to be falling out of your stretched out wet clothes... Just som ...
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It tried Laci Le Beau’s (sp?) super dieters tea- It is pretty hardcore! I would steeping it 1/2 the time at first and building up to more if you can handle it. I am on my way out to get some now! The salt thing makes me gag!   [End]
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I did yoga while fasting- either one hour every day or every other day. But had been doing this much before- so if you are doing it regularly- I would keep it up. If you haven’t- I would do easy stretches- not inverted or a lot balance poses (I get light headed when I fast) If you think about it- Yoga is an internal massage- what better way to speed along cleansing and detoxing. Look for poses that specifically target digestion, liver and kidney detox. There are a lot of great websites (If I get a chance- I’ll put some up here for you) AND not to mention- the first time I faste ...
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Hi- I am so sorry you have to go through this! Your situation sounds a lot like mine- Only I married him (knowing it was not forever and couldn’t wait for it to be over) AND have 2 kids. Same deal. Workaholic turned into not being a workaholic anymore and being a liar with a really good excuse. I was (and still am) financially dependent on him- I am truly afraid of what is going to happen when he doesn’t have to pay for us anymore! But after our house being forclosed on, bancruptcy, repossesed cars, stolen 401k- Am I really worse off- try to divorce someone who is too lazy to fill ...
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Wow, you poor, understanding, thing to put up with all of that. I would suggest you find her medical help before she does something that hurts herself, you, or worse, your kids. She is not acting rationally- and you would be a better judge of figuring out how many of her choices are turning out this way. Even occasional behavior that is so extreme is unfair to everyone (especially her- who wants to live like that?). You seem extremely patient and understanding- she is lucky to have you. But this sounds like it might be out of your control. I would also worry about what kind o ...
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Thanks for the articles- I am going to email them to everyone- very interesting! That is my goal, kids that are a little more easy going. They have so much stress at 6 and 8 -I would fail as a parent if I didn’t give them the best tools to work with. And I have never been to Whole Foods- so I look forward to that too! Do you know where in Bellevue it is going to be- I’m right by Nature’s Pantry, but I don’t think they are busy enough to keep a fresh rotating stock of fresh veggies. AND I HATE going into QFC!!!! The only trick here will be if their Atkins Addicted (and still por ...
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Thank you so much for your input- I really never thought of a couple of m&m’s to be harmful- but I guess if you look at what is in it- there are a lot of general allergens (thanks from a personal standpoint too- I tend to splurge every now and then). I sheepishly asked them and they said yes and then brought it up again- and I asked if they were sure- no chips, no bread, no crackers and my little one said ”And no candy, my favorite, I know”. As if to say that this was a good (and temporary) solution and they are willing to try. I don’t intend on harsh restrictions forever- that would ...
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Thanks so much for letting me know- I’ll keep ’green star’ in mind (bought mine for $10., so I can’t complain).   [End]
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There is an article on Mucoid plaque http://curezone.com/forums/m.asp?f=5&i=1185 - you can see if that helps identify it. That is what it sounds like to me- also do a seach on ’ropes’ in curezone and look at the (lovely) pictures. Hope that helps http://curezone.com/forums/m.asp?f=5&i=1185   [End]
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Is sprouted grain bread (bagels, etc.) considered ’raw’ at all- can it be allowed in a mostly raw diet or is it just as bad as the other stuff?   [End]
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Can anyone tell me if they would recommend or try to go macro for kids. I have daughters, 6 and 8 and although well rounded they seem to have some food allergies (suspected) and I thought if I start for a few weeks and slowly add some things (ala Elson Haas) then we could identify some of the problem areas. I also think if they feel the difference- they will make better choices when eating outside of the house. They said they are willing to do it- I am waiting until school is out (before vacation with grandparents). Any info would be helpful!   [End]
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I read somewhere that you want one that keeps you food ’intact’ as in fiber and whatnot. I don’t know which would do what? thanks   [End]
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Sorry it took me so long to get back- By cleansing I mean detoxing- clearing out in a general sense- fasting, master cleansing, and the like...   [End]
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I just bought a used Acme Supreme Juicerator #5001- does anyone know anything about this juicer- I know there are certain ones you don’t want. But I don’t know the difference. Thanks   [End]
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I understand what it is like to cook for people that you don’t eat for- I went raw/organic/master cleansing and my EX-husband was on the atkins diet... If you have teenage boys (I have little girls), I don’t think it would be unreasonable to ask them to prepare some of their own food for a few days- get them lunch meat and bread. If you keep your snacks to a minimum in the house, you won’t want to eat as much. Slowly but surely you will be able to slip some tofu and wheat bread in there- they won’t be able to tell that the seafood lasagna is made with soy milk and tofu! After a fe ...
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I don’t remember the movie, but my little sister has said it to me more than once- When you seek and act out on revenge you are making them a ’unit’- they only get closer - she usually tells me this after I email his girlfriend the dates that he didn’t show up for his kids (thank God you don’t have that to worry about) or that he bounced checks for them the day they spent $200.00 on an evening out with friends (eating steak and beer- gee, why didn’t that relationship work? Yuck!). And, my little sister was right. That repugnant man and his equally odious girlfriend will show up a ...
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I mix mine with some organic orange juice- so it’s not like drinking dirt. That makes it bearable.   [End]
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I read on another page- NO- that it would stimulate digestion. I do find it makes me seem hungrier- so this could be true. I also have a big sweet tooth and it curbs my cravings to chew gum- so I do it anyway- I just do it sparingly- It doesn’t enter the stomach, so I don’t know if it would be a true set back like a piece of taffy.   [End]
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I have done the nasty salt thing and it really does make me gag- however I think the idea of drinking the salt and then the water might throw off the water/salt balance. There are lots of reasons for the amounts (I have read too much on the subject and can’t say exactly why I it is bad, but...)- it is supposed to be the same salt/water balance as your body. The amount of salt to water is to make it pass through the body so you don’t digest the salt (it is A LOT of salt) or the water- hence, the ’shower’ effect- this is where I think a shot of saltwater would not sit too well before the ...
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The first time I did a fast and lost a bunch of weight I felt so much better that I didn’t need Wellbutrin anymore- I actually ran out and just thought I’d wing it without it and was fine for over a year. I wouldn’t suggest doing it that way- you need to ween off those kinds of drugs. I also kept up an extremely healthy diet and did lots of yoga. Also- I agree with the previous post that you can get really depressed from detoxing and just super-crabby from not eating. You really do need to be patient with yourself during that time. Good luck   [End]
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Hi- sorry it took so long to get back! I lost the majority of the weight by eating right (who wants to hear that??). I cut out sugar and flour- not even totally extreme- wasa crackers, gluten free cookies and lots of veggies & fruits. I found that I ate a lot less of the healthy ’junk’ food- Digging into artichoke pesto and whole wheat crackers is not like a bag of doritos. And being able to have a dessert (even one organic wheat-free chocolate chip cookie) would curb my cravings for sugar. After I started losing weight I did a 10 day master cleanse. Complete with coffee enemas a ...
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First- I also did the same thing with my lemonade (used cayenne from a little indian store- yow!)- I read on here that you could take cayenne capsules with it instead (I was able to take more then and it really is beneficial). And after 3 days- the ties to food is mental- just keep the picture of yourself dropping off the kids to your ex and turning to walk away and have him look you over and think ”Damn....”. I love that! Alright, there are bigger sources of pleasure in the world, but it’s the simple ones that get us through day to day. And the **positive visualization** is such a g ...
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I had the colonic before I started the MC (after just fruits, veggies, and bentonite (w/ psyllium capsules) and a ton of vitamins). Today is day one of post-colonic MC and after the time on just fruit and veg and the colonic- I am in the best space -mentally- that I have ever been to fast! It was so ’inspiring’ (for lack of a better word) to see what was in there that needed to come out! I’ve been drinking chinese diet tea for a few weeks and it has gently helped with the general detoxing and keeping things moving- and am going to do the salt water shower (blugh) a few times in ...
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Hi- I asked the same question on here- and never got an answer- so maybe I can figure out why it happened. I was worried that for 3 days I hadn’t really ’gone’ and made an appointment for a colonic because I thought I was stopped up, for sure. Well, boy was I wrong. It started as a light rumble and then... I went. Oh, my gosh- as colorful as my vocabulary can be, I’ll refrain, but I have never seen so much -of anything- come out of one person. Second only to childbirth. It was different from the regular (but not that much- except for the sheer size and volume!). And, by the w ...
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Thank you for your input- your mom sounds like a smart woman who obviously did the right thing - you are here at least reading about things to make you healthier! Again, I really don’t want to send them the wrong message that they are on a ’diet’. That sounds like a good idea and they are getting old enough to help in the kitchen- perhaps I can get them the ingredients and they can play with it themselves- then they would eat it. It is hard when trying to introduce new things to them- especially without guidelines- I am hoping to be able to create a balance (as your mom seems to hav ...
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Gee, same thing- I can do without everything else, but the dried fruit (especially pineapple)- I have been cleansing on all fruit and veg (mostly 80%-90% raw) even just juice has been fine- but I just have to have the chewy sweet fruit!! Thank goodness I don’t like dates- but if they are better for me than the others- I’ll try them again! Absolutely- if someone can suggest ANYTHING else- I would try it! I had a colonic today and the therapist told me I have a lot of bile and need to eat less acidic fruit- more greens- but they just don’t cut it!   [End]
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I read that CoQ10 is best (bioavailable) in oil (like flaxseed) and I believe you can find supplements (capsules)like this. -- I believe I read it on this site (foods that heal maybe- where the seaweed info would be). Don’t have time to look right now, but I am wrong and I find it somewhere else, I will post it for you. good luck!   [End]
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I agree that a parasite cleanse is the right thing to do- but am asking if any of those symptoms could be true for candida or something I haven’t heard of- as I am trying to make this as quick and easy as possible for them- If you have children, then you know that most will not drink a glass of something they don’t like or turn down cake and ice cream at birthday parties- they don’t really care what is in it. We do not live in a bubble and therefore can’t control them every second of the day. I have (and will continue) to cut down on sugar and dairy (that became really obvious wit ...
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HI- Cayenne stimlates digestion- If you look it up on the search (or foods that heal)- there is a lot of information C   [End]
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Here is the whole thing- this is the original Stanley Burroughs guidelines. Happy cleansing! http://www.geocities.com/HotSprings/Spa/7244/master_cleanse.html   [End]
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Hi- I have 2 daughters (ages 6 and 8)- I am wondering how I can figure out what kind of cleanse to do on them- I know they need something- just trying to expedite and simplify the process for them- In the readings on this site, I think candida/parasite may be the way to go, but would like to know how to combine them and sell them to the kids. They are both incredibly active- to the point they can’t sit still (fidget,play with their hair, tap on things, just can’t stop moving-even when it is necessary that they do). They have a useless father that causes a lot of stress to them (whe ...
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I have read that cleansing on your period is actually good- because you are flushing anyway- can anyone tell me if this is true and if you have noticed any differences i.e. more, less, mucous, discharge??? I am also curious-- I have ’heard’ that orgasms can be extremely cleansing - Can anyone confirm this??? ???If it is-would it be good or bad to do all three at the same time???   [End]
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Hi- I did a 10 day cleanse- lost a few pounds- and 3 days into ’no food’ your body stops physically craving sugar, carbs, etc.- It’s mental- It helps me (I am juice fasting now) to read the health food store- organic life- type of magazines and even go to the hard-core health food grocery stores for supplies (water, lemons, whatever)- check out everyones healthy glow and know that is pure living!! The cleanse started an extremely healthy ’diet’ that was really a way of life, and I just happened to have dropped 30 pounds in a couple of months! The few pounds you’ll lose won’t be half ...
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hi there- possible answers: 1. Check out the bowel cleanse pages (or the very vivid pictures on this site) for ropes- it is hard to explain, but if you can imagine what that gum that you swallowed when you were six or the paper you ate when you were five would look like coming out now... that is pretty much it. You’ll tell your friends- you will think everyone needs to convert! 2. I am relatively new to psyllium, I just started taking it again, but this time in a high dose- for hard core cleansing, not regularity and I have not seen the results I did with the salt water- it is pre ...
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How about a chair or sofa... or better yet- a rocking chair (like a recliner that rocks or a glider)-- you gain momentum and your knees fit between the arm and his thigh giving you more leverage   [End]
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If you have ever fasted, then you know that the first 3 days are pretty much the hardest-that is how long it takes for the sugar, carb, etc. to get ot of your system. After about 3 days the physical craving should be over and you have to be smarter than the food (that is the way it was put to me- and the only way it made sense (thanks, Dr. Phil)). From then on, for me at least, the hunger really does subside and when you feel physically hungry the lemons and maple syrup raise your blood sugar enough so the empty feeling goes away. As far as the tea goes- you can take laxative teas- so y ...
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Just a thought... when I did the master cleanse some time ago- I did coffee enemas and they were great- but I would pop in other stuff or use tea as the base (slippery elm bark, etc.) and then use some epsom salt- I used ”Back to Eden” by Kloss- to get some ideas and the herbalist offered a lot of guidance- might be worth a try... but absolutely use organic- it’s going right in there!!!!   [End]
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I live on the eastside- but I did find psyllium capsules (before I could commit to the bentonite clay- but they did have it and were VERY helpful) at Vitatlity Health Foods in Kirkland (it’s by Trader Joe’s in totem lake) (425)821-1819 - and also at the Natural Foods Store in crossroads. I would also bet that you could try PCC. hope you find it- C   [End]
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Hi- I am new here and so glad to find so many people willing to help! I started a ’cleanse’ last Thursday (Dr. Haas-detox diet book)-began as more of a general detox, but then I just kept reading and adding more supplements. I wanted to do only (organic) fruits and veggies and tea that I got from a Chinese medicine doctor. I have been really good and am taking the vitamins- including psyllium, even drinking the clay (for 2 days now- which I was mortified to do, and so happy that it isn’t bad). The problem is I have not eliminated as much as I am taking in (which really isn’t much) ...
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