Have you noticed the incredible popularity of digestive aids recently?

Consider giving your digestive system a little vacation. This gives the detoxification systems of the body a chance to clean house.

Cleansing & Fasting Ideas For Beginners, 189

There are many different styles of detoxifying regimes. Let’s talk about some of the ones she covers in this video, starting with the absolute beginner. The beginning cleanser, would be someone who has been eating a typical Western diet from birth and has little or no experience with juicing, raw foods or fasting.

• Starting point, just add more raw foods to the diet and leave off some of the processed junk foods. This small step right here is a good starting point and can make a difference.
• Raw food challenge, a more extensive raw food regime, eating 100% raw foods for a certain number of days. This is easier for most people, because they have some food on the stomach.
• Smoothie cleanse. This is one of my favorites.  I load up a bunch of veggies and some pure water in a blender and blend it up. Then I add some rice protein powder or other quality protein.
• Green juice, this is likely the most cleansing version. Pure green juices, made fresh with a juicer. This is also low in sugar, compared to fruit, carrot and beet juices.
• The water fast. I used to do this for a few days at a time. I really don’t think it is the best choice. The body needs some nutrition in order for the detoxification pathways to work efficiently. It is also pretty tough to function some days with no nutrition at all.
• The one I wouldn’t recommend is the, whole day of fruit. Way too much sugar. She warns against diabetics doing this.  I would extend that to anyone with candida, yeast infection, hypoglycemia and more. Too much sugar is good for no one. A little fruit balanced with some greens and protein is a better way to go.

She leaves us with one important point at the end, take it easy. The more you can minimize obligations and running around during a cleanse the better. Doing it over a weekend, when you don’t have to work,  or on a vacation is ideal.
One point I want to stress, It is a great idea to consult with your personal health care provider before embarking on a cleanse. Especially if you have some type of health condition to start with.

It has been around for a long time, and has been used by lots of people.

It is well known for it’s ability to detoxify the body and help with weight loss.

The diet was originally developed by Stanley Burroughs.

Here are the basic ingredients

• Fresh squeezed organic lemons
• Pure water
• Organic maple syrup
• Organic Cayenne pepper

The program is followed for 10 days without food.

You definitely want to consult with your doctor before trying this, as it could be harmful for some people.

If you have tried this, we would love to hear about your experience, please use the comment box below.

When we fast, we drop the carbon footprint from the planet by up to 80%.

The mind gets clear and the Spirit soars.

My Personal Experience with Fasting

I know from personal experience that what Gabriel Cousens, MD, says in this video is true. I always feel better, more mentally sharp and in touch with my inner spirit during a water fast or a juice fast.

Fasting should only be done under the direction of a health professional. some people, diabetics for one, may have problems with fasting. Educating yourself is a great strategy here.

Quote from video:

“Fasting makes our bodies as a radiant pond, that reflects the light of the sun, the light of consciousness, compared to being a muddy hole, that reflects nothing.” -

A New Year, New Decade, Newness of Life

This year I plan to start the New Year with some juice fasting. The 2nd or 3rd of January would be a great time to start, after all the festivities, relative visiting and junk food fest is over. This will help me get a clear vision of what the New Year ahead, and even new decade will look like.

Whenever I do any kind of fasting or cleansing, I like to drink Dr. Miller’s Iaso tea. It greatly accelerates the detox process. It is even good to drink on a daily basis everyday of the year to help keep things cleaned out on the inside.

Rebounding or bouncing on a mini Trampoline has some benefits you may not have heard of.

For starters it helps to detoxify and cleanse the lymph system in the body.

Dr. Gruenn says rebounding works positively on every cell and system of the body.

The lymphatic system has no pump, like the heart does for the bloodstream. There are 3 basic forces that help move lymph in the body, while rebounding.

38 Mini Trampoline

Since rebounding can help move

• Gravity
• Acceleration
• Deceleration

This helps to pull toxins away from the cells.

lactic acid away from the muscles, muscle soreness after exercising is much less common. Trampolining also tends to be easier on the joints than pounding the asphalt, by running or other high impact exercises. Just be sure to start out slow if you are new to rebouding. As with anything it is possible to overdo it.

Osteoporosis is on the rise these days, due to lack of exercise. It is stress on the bones that helps to maintain the bones such as in weight bearing exercise.

Rebounding can exercise your muscles in a unique way, due to the increase of gravitational pull while jumping.

I personally have a rebounder out on my deck and I get out there several times a week to jump and have fun. Maybe one of the best benefits of rebounding is that it is fun. I put on some msuci and jump away!

For a good internal detox, I like to drink a good herbal tea. Dr. Miller’s Iaso tea is the best I have tried so far.

This is a great little recipe for a detoxing smoothie that goes down good any time of year. Shelley Young is the Queen of alkaline food preperation.

She likes to drink this one in the summer. You could add water in place of the ice cubes during the colder months and it still tastes amazing.

Limey Love Shake: Abridged Version

The Ingredients for this Green Smoothie

• 3 Limes
• Baby Spinach
• Mache Greens
• Butter leaf lettuce or Romaine
• Half and Avocado
• English cucumber
• Ice cubes
• Raw green stevia

Make this one yourself and let us know how you like it.

I love the part at the end when the young child enjoys the results of making this shake.

If you have a favorite smoothie recipe, please post below in the comment box.

Try some detox tea, click the image below.

Head on over to your local farmer’s market, or the produce section of the grocery store and try out some new greens.

Better if you have a health food store nearby, or a more upscale grocery store that has a better selection of fresh produce.

Don’t be afraid to break of a little piece of a green plant and give it a try. A better idea might be to add a small amount to a vegetable blender smoothie, or throw a bit in your salad. some people have a hard time with straight greens, but blended in with other yummy stuff, they can add to the nutritional punch.
I have to admit, I never knew you could eat the green part of carrots. Next time I am out, I’ll pick some up and give them a try.

2 or 3 glasses of freshly made vegetable juice per day provides the equivalent of several large salads.

With juicing you get a concentrated flood of enzymes and nutrients. You would have to eat a large amount of vegetables to get the same value.

The big difference between juice and a whole vegetable is the fiber. Juice contains no fiber. Therefore it is much easier for your body to absorb the nutrients. Yes, most people need more fiber, but juicing is one way to bolster your enzymes and nutrition quickly. Just make sure to eat some whole vegetables too, so you get some fiber. The exception would be during a juice fast, but this is a temporary situation, not something you would do everyday.

Hippocrates center teaches juice fasting once per week.

It is exciting to see people waking up everyday feeling alive and feeling good in their body. Watching people create the lives they want to live.

The World Getting Fatter

People are getting fatter and fatter,  says Virginia, a lady who was fed up with being supersized. When she couldn’t reach down to tie her own shoes, it was time for a change.

Depressed, Need a Vacation?

Cary thought he needed a 6 month vacation, due to depression and liver issues. After a few days of juice fasting, he was feeling fantastic. No need for the 6 month vacation. In this video, you can see him juicing wheat grass, with a Green Star juicer. Very similar to the Green life juicer I have at home.

A Bonus Detox

One of the things I have added lately to my own detox regime is Dr Miller’s Iaso tea.  It is a blend of natural herbs, selected for their detox and weight loss properties. It is also great for an everyday drink to help keep the body and specifically the colon clean. Click on the image below to check it out.

It was Paul Bragg who inspired Jack to change his life.

Jack moved from a junk food centered diet, to lifestyle of healthy eating, exercise and good health habits.

Insipring other to Good Health

Since then Jack has dedicated himself to helping people improve their health and fitness. Jack LaLanne was a pioneer in the fitness field, designing and inventing several weight training machines, some of which are still in use today.

But as a child it was a different story. He had been to many doctors with no help. Consuming lots of sugar and junk food, Jack had many health problems.

• He was so weak, he needed a back brace to sit up straight
• Pimples, boils and carbuncles
• Constant headaches

He was dragged, much to his displeasure to a Paul Bragg meeting. When he heard Paul and saw him speak, he realized he was a glowing picture of health and energy. He has not looked back since.

I’m very jealous of what goes into my body.

You only have one body in this lifetime.

You must take extra good care of it. Treat it with TLC.

Fan of Paul Bragg

I’m with Paul Bragg on this one. I don’t want any preservatives, additives or other junk in my body.

I want to:

• Live a good long time
• Be super healthy until the day I die
• Always be physically active
• Stay mental sharp and alert into old age.

How I Discovered Fasting and Super Health

When I first started going to church in my late teens, I read about fasting in the Bible. The church authorities knew a little about fasting, but I was was hungry for more. I took a trip to the Christian book store, up in the big city. One of the first books, I came across was Paul Bragg, The Miracle of Fasting. I took it home and it changed my life.

If you take in 3 meals a day, but don’t eliminate that many, You may be constipated. Getting the colon clean is an important step to any cleansing regime.

Iaso Tea is an herbal blend designed to help cleanse the entire body, including the colon.