RAW FOOD R&R: Rations & Rational

18 Day Water Fast Videos

2010-10-05T17:38:00.000-07:00

I completed an 18 day water fast in Sept 2010. I loved it.

It is going into fall.

Following the fast, Im not eating all raw anymore. In the day I eat watery fruits including Persian cucumbers and heirloom tomatoes, the last of the seasons melons, papayas, sapotes, mangos, also jujubes, persimmons, figs, lettuces. Then for last meal I eat simple cooked veg like kabocha, cabbage, carrots, sweet potatoes, maybe lentils, or beans, steamed greens. I also eat homemade saurkrauts made with apple cider vinegar, not salt. Some saurkrauts use burdock, daikon, carrot, cabbage, apple. I can't eat too much or too many combos or my bod will start to go out of whack. Keeping it most simple keeps my body centered. I do not use salt, oil, sugars, syrups, refined flour, or anything that is not a whole food. Besides fruits, for a meal I will really just eat a sweet potato and fresh salad greens, or steamed greens with mung beans, or quinoa with steamed greens and kraut. A vegetable soup; no salt, no commercial veg broth, no beans, no grains, just veggies, herbs, water. Like that. Really clean and simple. Low fat to NO fat. Fats really slow down my digestion. I like it when food moves thru easily and within 12 hrs most. This way of eating is energizing, nourishing and I am loving it. Staying balanced and feeling good.

http://www.youtube.com/user/mydnyc?feature=mhum

Avocado Ice Cream- Raw Vegan Erewhon Style

2009-08-05T08:48:00.000-07:00

Ah-ha I do not embarrass easily. I think I need a script, man do I seem spacey! Some of it laughable. Uh-hem, I will not be getting a raw show.
Please enjoy the worst editing ever, and here it is taking a bit long to load....but the ice cream is great!

SOLE SOLUTION FACE LIFT

2009-07-29T08:30:00.000-07:00

Apply sole solution and leave to dry on face, rub it all off with your paws until there is no more and your skin is smooth. Makes a nice mini-dermabrasion, the fine salts all dried and your skin tightens like a mini facelift. Then follow the Sole on face with fresh aloe or fruit rub (I like to rub grapes or pineapple on my face) and glow like a 14 yr old runway model. Finish with a quick rinse and light layer of coconut oil. You are RADIANT!

SOLE SOLUTION
Nice thorough literature here: http://www.natural-salt-lamps.com/sole.html
Nice easy instructions here: http://www.americanbluegreen.com/sole.html

Magic Electrolyte Lemonade Latte- my way

2009-07-25T05:22:00.000-07:00

This drink is like....uh, goes up to 11 (Spinal Tap reference :))
It really does taste like 11 levels and lifts me up to the 11th level. That is 1 more past 10!
And it is a great way to work in lemon with peel seeing what Gabriel Cousens recommends about having lemon in Courtney Pool's blog which I excerpted:
"1 lime or lemon per day, including the peel helps to dissolve bad calcification; more than that will take out good calcium"

1 serving
mix in Vitamix until frothy - the tocos make a sweet latte-ish froth on top in any drink mixed in vitamix

Juice of 2 lemons, or - I personally just throw 1-2 peeled lemons into blender + leaving a touch of the peel, not too much or the consistency will be awful
1 tbl coconut oil
couple spoonfuls tocos
about tbl maca
2 tsp Merlin's mix
1 tsp 3 Immortals Tea powder (Shaman Shack)
1-2 tsp slippery elm
1-2 tsp Sproutein mix powder
half dropper of vanilla stevia
pinch cinnamon
big glassful of water/ coconut water/ or herbal tea liquid to mix

ALSO OPTIONAL- MSM, Shilajit, Mucuna, Zeolite (after blender), Ocean's Alive or Omica SuperIonic

Start VLog - me in moving pictures

2009-07-24T06:39:00.000-07:00

Ok, new approach. Sorry for the stuttering, I think I need a script!
Though I talk about weight my focus is actually healing. My weight is a symptom. I really still eat a raw focused diet, 95% raw and the rest in the last 2 months has been maybe a pc of bread or sashimi in Hawaii or steamed veg + quinoa. It is not ice cream pizza and Taco Bell. I am now eating 100% raw again GC PHASE I. I probably eat too much plant fat and too much for my needs. I think eating 1 small meal and one snack is sufficient. I run 6-9 miles 5-7 days a week and do yoga and hike steep hills. My imbalance may be energetic, stagnant Qi. Or attitude, beliefs, and thoughts. Or deep hormonal, physical handicaps like insufficient elimination ability that I have yet to heal. All that I need to work on as a whole; body, mind, spirit. I promise to get better at speaking in these vids. I will show my physical progress.

A reader's comment

2009-07-11T10:53:00.001-07:00

I got this comment last night, and apart from it being Jesus-freaky I do totally relate to the message about worshiping false idols or any thing but worshiping God. I am not Catholic, BTW, though my family is. And I do not worship the Bible at all, having been written by men, but this comment reminded me of my false focus, it is not a new perspective for me but I just have not yet found how to connect completely and let go of the scientific physical reasons for my bodies lack of homeostasis and efficiency. I thin this comment was delivered with love and kindness and is right on regarding truth and freedom.
Here is comment:
Teresa said...

"I read that you grew up Catholic so I'm going to assume you're familiar with the Gospel of Jesus Christ. He died for you to be free and after reading your blog, it is so obvious that your weight and food is a stronghold for you. He, Jesus Christ, needs to be your stronghold and then you will finally be free.

None of this new age crap will save you. We are all made to worship and you are worshiping food; it's your idol. Worship the Creator, not the creation. As long as you worship something other than God, you won't be in a place to receive His blessings.

You don't have to be catholic, find a Bible believing church that preaches the Gospel.
I used to be into all of this and was miserable. Always seeking, always under the spell of defeat. You're not meant to live this way.There is freedom in Christ. Trust, repent and believe.

Blessings~"

I WILL NOT BE 40 AND FAT

2009-07-09T09:57:00.000-07:00

Dimas has the bod of a 19 year old
HA HA, that is Dimas with a Hannah Montana Fishing pole. Wow, do you think Miley Cirus Enterprises markets bullets and guns too?

Uh, I am indoors in a 4th fl. Beverly Hills condo while my employer sleeps all day and all I wanna do is eat.
I am doing better though in spite of my boredom cravings. That durian mousse and the durian pods I had on the 4th and 5th of July have made me even fatter. I couldnt resist. I can not eat fruit until I lose 20 lbs. Ok, I am going into Gabriel Cousen's Phase 1 now FOR REALS! I am awaiting a shipment form Tree of life Shoppe with probios, metabolic enzymes, B-12 vitamin, detox bath, oceans alive phytoplankton, magnesium oil and some other stuff I will soon add in. I have not had time to stop before work for E3 & wheatgrass, I am missing it :(
And back to writing out everything I eat and pre-planning my days food and supp intake the night before.

TODAY
7am - raw Noni juice + ACV + Vitality HA + Omica Active Ionic detox drink
8am - one small sprouted coconut and giant glass of green juice (kale, spinach, parsley, basil, fennel, cilantro, lemon)
11:45 - 2 tbl Jarrah tree bee pollen, handful of chlorella tabs and bite of raw ginger...... and later following a Tea of chanca piedra, cat's claw, fo ti, bladderwack, burdock, pau d' arco, cinnamon, vanilla stevia (dont know if all those are synergistic, but it tastes good)
LUNCH: when i can depending on work day: FIRST Markus Rothkranz Parasite caps, never took this product before. EAT: spiralized cuc and zucc with Good Mood Food Arugula-Basil Pesto, lemon, tomatoes, celery root, dulse, fresh basil and oregano
DINNER: another green juice same as morning
SNACK: if necc. mixed seaweeds (see below) and 3 immortals tea with Ormus
BEFORE BED: raw Noni juice + ACV + Vitality HA + Omica Active Ionic detox drink

PREWRITTEN PLAN FOR TODAY

2009-07-08T08:54:00.000-07:00

(TS=129.2)
SUPERFOOD SHAKE DAY
I should be having wheatgrass and green juice too. I will try, if I can get away from work for a bit to get it. I work 24 hours today though.

7am detox drink of Noni + ACV + Vitality HA + Omica SuperIonic (this concoction is that of Truth Caulkin at Erewhon Tonic Bar. He says to take it 3x per day. To be careful that some people detox too quickly. But I did not get proportions from him, I make them up)

9am warmish tea of yerba mate + fo ti + pau d' arco + cat's claw with my hemp mylk, cinnamon, vanilla stevia ...and handful chlorella tabs

11am Superfood shake of Earth, maca, mucuna, shilajit, Sproutein, chia seeds, E-3, Merlin' s Mix, cacao, cinnamon, vanilla stevia, tocos, slippery elm .....also tbl of Jarrah tree bee pollen

drink water

2pm 3 Immortals tea (Shaman Shack) + kidney cleanse TCM powder
(EDIT: I got hungry and had fresh Hawaiian coconut meat)

4pm detox drink of Noni + ACV + Vitality HA + Omica SuperIonic
(EDIT: Did not have this now, went for a canyon hike)

6:30pm Superfood shake of Earth, maca, mucuna, shilajit, Sproutein, chia seeds, E-3, Merlin' s Mix, cacao, cinnamon, vanilla stevia, tocos slippery elm

drink water

before bed: detox drink of Noni + ACV + Vitality HA + Omica SuperIonic

RENEW ME INSPIRATION

2009-07-07T11:23:00.000-07:00

ME & DIMAS IN BIG BEAR, CA

I just got back from a month on Oahu, I fell in love again - with Hawaii. I never fell out of love with it. Kauai was my first island kiss. On Oahu I met 2 wonderful raw vegan inspirations; Kim and Kiani. Beautiful inside and out; both. I went to Oahu as a requirement of my job caring for an elderly lady with Alzheimer's. I went with the idea that I would practice 100% raw determination and lose 20 lbs. I went to a Noni Detox clinic and was so excited to be on their program! I lost 5 lbs in 1 week. My job is quite sedentary; sitting with an elderly lady most of the day. I was jons'n to get out on top of mountain peaks and crater climbs and swimming a little too far out and running along the shoreline. I got up at 5:30 each morning and had a blast hiking alone in the mist or snorkling with the 3 sea turtles that played together at 7 am. I was very active, some mornings running 7-9 miles in the hot 7:30 am sun. Nevertheless, I did not achieve my 100% raw weightloss dream. Part of my job is to accompany the lady to dinner or lunch, whatever she wants to do. That is all she likes to do, to go out to eat. I ate local ahi sashimi, I had coffee, I had lavash toast, I even had a few of her gourmet french fries and bites of her ice cream she always orders for desert. If you have read any of my first entries here you would see that I used to be meticulously raw obsessive and hardcore, for years. UGH. It has been very difficult for me dealing with Alzheimer's craziness, sitting around inside on sunny days bored outta my head and eating too much, and going out to eat all the time for work. I often just get a green tea or a salad. NOW I AM FAT. But I am fit. I can run 8 miles in 89 minutes. I can hike straight uphill faster than many. But I am so fat. 20 lbs to lose, and I can't keep failing. I have lost 10-15 lbs 4-5 times in the last year only to regain it again.
Ok, so now I have to return to my health obsession and with that I will log every day what I am eating. Not that I think anyone cares, just for my own awareness.
******For the record; DAY 3 99% RAW (I had coffee).

COCONUT SPROUTS FROM KIANI

Today:
8am - Detox drink of 5 oz raw Noni juice + 1 tsp ACV + Vitality Boost + Omica SuperIonic
11am - Small coconut sprout + 4 1/2 oz my homemade durian mousse (OMG this was amazing)
1pm- warmish tea of yerba mate, cat's claw, pau d' arco, fo ti, with cinnamon, vanilla stevia and my homemade hemp mylk
3:30pm: green tea (out to lunch with employer, did not eat)
6pm - "pasta" of 1 zucchini & 1/2 cucumber with tomatoes, celery root, basil, oregano, and a
dressing of Good Mood Food Arugula-Basil Pesto (YUM!) + Lemon + olive oil.
Dessert - the other 1/2 of the durian mousse + a couple of my Superfood Brownies crumbled on top.
9pm - Detox drink of 5 oz raw Noni juice + 1 tsp ACV + Vitality Boost + Omica SuperIonic

SUPERFOOD BROWNIES

Coconut flour, Carob Powder, Twister Berry Antioxident Blend Powder,
Maca, Mucuna, Shilajit, Cinnamon, Vanilla, Xylitol, Vanilla Stevia, Sea Salt,

Flax & Chia seeds, Hemp seeds on top

Ultimate Superfoods Cacao Paste chopped into chips and hand mixed in.
Water to mix into a dough.
Chill in fridge.

YESTERDAY I ATE:
7am: Detox drink of 5 oz raw Noni juice + 1 tsp ACV + Vitality Boost + Omica SuperIonic
WATER
8:30am: Org. Decaf Coffee black
1pm: "pasta" of 1 zucchini & 1/2 cucumber with tomatoes, celery root, basil, oregano, and a
dressing of Good Mood Food Arugula-Basil Pesto (YUM!) + Lemon + olive oil.
8:30pm: Durian/coconut mousse I made w. Twister Berry Powder, cinnamon, vanilla stevia,
xylitol, coconut oil, & slippery elm
10pm: Detox drink of 5 oz raw Noni juice + 1 tsp ACV + Vitality Boost + Omica SuperIonic

I'M ALL BETTER!

2009-01-17T09:09:00.000-08:00

Depression lifted, gratitude returned, lost 15 lbs, fitness routine is fun again, I'm out with friends, got a new date!, fit my clothes, feel balanced, feel new...not "back to the old me" but on to a better me!
LOVE

YEAH, THAT'S RIGHT...dumb as it may seem

2008-12-03T17:05:00.001-08:00

I started a new juice feast 4 days ago. Dont know how long. I hope a month.
And mainly to bust of this fat.

HEAVENLY HEALING POWERS

2008-11-11T16:02:00.001-08:00

Today I go see these Rabbis for an energy health healing session

http://www.absolutepresent.com/

http://www.health-energy.co.il/about_e.htm

They are working together this month in LA.
I dont know why, but when I saw the advert in the back of Whole Life Times magazine, it just struck me. My intuition is not strong, my "6th" sense is not clear, but I need to see them for some reason, maybe only desperation and logic and hope. It is $200 for 45 minutes. I believe that they are loving and not frauds. I very much appreciate the Kabbalistic sensibility. I think this religion is based in truth of the love of God. I grew up Catholic. I do not feel the same good coming from present day (or past for that matter) Catholic church, or other organized religions. I do not identify with any one religion. I identify with my truth as unconditional loving energy of the universe which to me IS God pervasive...goodness and joyful always.
Why can I not connect to that source anymore?

YESTERDAY I FUCKED UP
I cried as I tried to get dressed in the a.m., as is par for the course now (I can not fit into most of what is in my closet. I used to be a high level fashion designer in NYC for 8 yrs, and still getting dressed is a fun and creative outlet every morning... when I am the right weight. But now it is a heavy source of sadness and I look conservative and boring and choose something black (low energy vibration) and and big and cover myself up and want to disappear. No fun. Then I get overwhelmed and sob looking at my huge body in the mirror standing there not knowing what I can possibly fit into and look half ok. Seeing my big fat face looking so old and hopeless and my hair so droopy. To me I look like a women's prison guard. My heavy face, even when I am not angry I look angry, people ask me what is wrong b/c my face is bigger and gravity is at work. That sucks. And, I also can no longer wear wireless bras, my boobs too big...great, stagnant lymph working it's way up to breast cancer (?), which my mom had so I have to be ultra aware. So I cry that I have to wear bras with wires as I am disfigured and out of proportion. It is pathetic. Believe me I KNOW PEOPLE ALL OVER THE WORLD HAVE REAL PROBLEMS.
So in my horror pathetic hopeless state I went and got organic swiss water decaf coffee with soy as I have developed an emotional addiction to it, but gave it up two weeks ago (this combo maybe making my breasts sore? They are really painful, hormonal imbalance? toxins?)
Then I got Fabes vegan choc chip cookies to drown myself in as I have not done that with cooked food in the last month, about time, huh? What an IDIOT!
I am addicted to cacao. A little everyday. Not 811 that's for sure!

YESTERDAY
7am 2 shot E-3 Live ...later Theraputic Enzymes
8am Quart of juice: Citrus + dark greens + herbs + burdock + celery
10am Organic swiss water decaf coffee with soy
10:30 Fabes vegan choc chip cookies
8pm 4 Persimmons
9:30 3/4 of Qt. juice - carrot +lettuce + dark greens + ginger + daikon radish + cucumber
NO EXC...because...

After work I went for a 3 HOUR ENERGETIC HEALING SESSION with goddess IRISIA.
I am soooo resistent, I mean I want to be better, but it is not easy for me to connect during this depression episode and I cant do things like take out my anger on a pillow. I just cant get there yet. So we talked a lot and she got me on her massage table and used essential oils and some chakra clearing techniques which I dont know much about. In the end I felt freer, more open. And her suggestions as to why I am in this state rang true for me though I did not think of them myself before. I realized thanks to her. I have GOT to move forward, up. Regain consciousness.

DO THOUGHTS CREATE FAT?

2008-11-10T13:41:00.000-08:00

Me in April 2008 - 110 lbs strong & fit

Today - I cannot bear to take a picture, I weigh 135 lbs. I'm 5'2"

My weight keeps going up and up. It doesn't go down 3 up two down 2 up 1 like it used to. I am eating less than last month, but it goes up. So borrrrrr-iiiinnnnnng, I'm gonna log what I'm eating / exorcising /supplementing now.

I am beginning to KNOW from the inside out that thoughts create fat. My bad attitude of late, with all the labels I have for myself, and unloving names, is making me fat. I feel doomed so I convey to the universe that I am doomed through my thoughts. For the following examples insert "I am" where blank because I should not even type these complete statements for fear of solidifying them more in my experience:
" _____ getting fatter and fatter!"
" _____ giant/obese"
" _____ a disaster"
" _____ no good / defective / sick"
and on and on. (the universe knows YOU are not claiming these things yourself as you read them ...don't worry!)
I grew up with these loop tapes of negativity going in my head and it is soo easy to start the tape again; just press PLAY. I guess now that my tapes were never erased. I thought that they were for the last 5 yrs of my raw-style life, but they were just on a long pause it seems. So, once 10 lbs crept on I called myself a "fatso", amongst other names. Labeling and claiming these demeaning titles, and the physical characteristics followed. My boyfriend keeps reminding me that body follows mind. What the mind commands as true the body will obediently follow and present itself as you rule it. And I am most certainly creating exactly what I do not want. I am so depressed though that it seems impossible to change over to positive reinforcement tapes. I can't bring myself to replace the unwanted thoughts by claiming what I do wish to become as if it were in the present tense in order to bring it into my life now.
Here are some thoughts that must become habit:
I AM HAPPY / HEALTHY / WHOLE
I AM PERFECTING WHAT IS
I AM CAPABLE AND STRONG
I TRUST THAT MY BODY KNOWS WHAT TO DO
I EAT WELL AND I LOSE WEIGHT
I AM FIT AND SLIM
I AM 108 (lbs) AND I FEEL GREAT
AS THE DAYS GO BY I FEEL YOUNGER AND YOUNGER
I FEEL YOUNGER THAN EVER
I AM AN UNENDING SOURCE OF GOD's ENERGY
But some days I wake up crying and can not force these thoughts. And when I try to recite them my back up tapes chime in with terrible sarcastic remarks that mostly win out.
I know that I am gaining weight because of my bad attitude. I am so sad all the time. I wonder if those 5-1/2 yrs of happy raw vegan life were just a manic phase and now my depression is back? Maybe I am manic-depressive and never knew? I feel like I need anti-depressant drugs...this coming from someone who would not take aspirin for the last 5 yrs.

YESTERDAY I HAD:
7am 2 shot E-3 Live ...later Theraputic Enzymes
8am 1 quart of juice: orange, pommegranite, ginger, fennel, dandelion, beet greens, kale, collards, romaine, celery, basil, oregano, burdock root
9:30 Dandelion tea + cacao powder
11:00 3 super ripe juicy persimmons
2:30 3 med bananas blended with fresh aloe & cinnamon
7pm medium salad (dandelion, kale, romaine, basil, cilantro, dulse, wakame, jalepeno, 1 tb O. oil, lime)
EXC: 30 min on rebounder

DAY BEFORE:
7am 2 shot E-3 Live ...later Theraputic Enzymes
8am 1 Qt juice: oj, grapefruit, pomm, ginger, dandelion, kale, red leaf, celery, thyme, daikon radish, black radish
12pm Healthforce Nutritionals Liver Rescue Caps (x 4), Royal Breakstone Caps (x2) with water
4pm Leaf Cuisine salad: (not good ingred. for me) romaine, tomao seed/buckwheat croutons,
1/4 avocado, o. oil, nama shoyu, cashews, garlic, cayenne, onion, dulse
7pm 3/4 Qt juice #2 - like first but with carrot, beet, apple (not citrus/pomm) + other green ingred.
EXC: 2 hour hike (1 hour totally up hill, then back down)

DAY BEFORE:
7am 2 shot E-3 Live ...later Theraputic Enzymes
8am 1 Qt juice: pineapple, pomm, ginger, dandelion, kale, cucumber, celery, thyme, burdock
2pm 8 persimmons (both common types)
5pm 3 more persimmons + hommade veg pulp crackers (pulp from juice + onion, garlic, cumin dehydrated to crisp) + water
8pm 3/4 Qt juice #2 - like first but with carrot, beet, apple (not citrus/pomm) + other green ingred.
NO EXC :(

NOVEMBER 5 2008 - MONTHS LATER

2008-11-05T09:39:00.000-08:00

God, I actually hope that no one reads this. But I need to write AS IF I am confiding. I can't keep it locked up. I'M A MESS. Ever since the last month of the juice feast. Aftermath after the fast. It through me waaaay out of whack. I personally realize that this extreme practice does not work for every body. Juice feasting was the ruination of me...that is how I feel, for the last 6 months. Like maybe my dosha is not right for that "remedy". I went into it hoping to heal psoriasis. To straighten out imbalances.
My psoriasis got WAAAY worse in the feast and has continued in that direction.
So depressing.
My body has kinked WAAAY more out of whack than it was before the feast.
I have gained 25 lbs more than my starting weight before the feast.
I am sooo depressed and stuck now. This energy stuck in me like a thorn that got wedged in deep and I can't find it now to pull it out. I need a shaman to cast out the demons and clear my soul.
Having been over 5 yrs raw vegan before the feast I was not unhappy one day the whole time (ok, maybe a few during a break up, but not depression).
This is full-on depression.
I am 100% raw and the new fat is going NOWHERE.
I isolate myself I am so embarrassed to see people, especially raw vegan friends. It looks like I am eating bagels and burgers and fries and shakes, I am obese.
This new body after the feast does not look like me.
I have only negative mind set now. I have anger and doubt and self-hate. I was nothing like this before back in May 08. I was great then.
My depression and lack of emotional control and new mood swings are challenging my relationship with my loving boyfriend. And I do not want to go out, I don't want friends, and I feel badly for him so I try to break up like once week when I go "nutty". I should just be alone, no one should have to suffer this with me. My body makes me want to puke if I catch a glimpse of it. The fact that I let it effect me to such detriment is gross too. I used to be SOOO positive and actually lived the wisdom I know. Now the wisdom is trying to fight its way out of my head and back to my being, but the negative thoughts beat it down.
I have always been strong and fixed myself. This time I am so beyond lost. Been 6 months and I am just getting worse. 6 yrs raw vegan lifestyle and this is where I am. It seems like everyone living this way except me gets better and better and all my effort has been for...what?
I feel doomed. I might as well be an alcoholic pizza eating lump because good natural organic living food is not helping me. My consciousness level went from a level 9 to about a 2.
Cry.
I am seeking help thru an energy-reiki-therapist, a friend.
I am trying 811 diet.

DAY 61 - HEEEEELLLLLLLLP

2008-05-10T10:12:00.000-07:00

I wanna quit. I want anyone to tell me not to quit cause I don't want to quit.
Nothing is really happening for me. I'm not doing well. I have no where to properly juice (I don't have a kitchen and was crying like a baby after my regular 3 hour sessions of prep- juice-clean up in my bachelor apt). So I have been juicing at work with the Vitamix but only have an hour for the whole gig so I juice about 2 quarts, then just have the teas and lemon water the rest of the time. Im wearing out and getting irritable.
My employer has the beginning stages (for last 3 years) of Alzheimer's. Man, she asks me the same questions 6-7 times in a row ALL DAY LONG. When youre starving this is REALLY hard to take without being a big bitch. I can't do that anymore.
Does anyone have experience with Alzheimer's. I'll take advice. It is becoming tough. It's her short term memory, comprehension of information, and vocab so far. I'm her personal assistant. I can not keep showing my frustration. The stress is high between us these past few weeks. Usually we are dear together.

If I quit I'd do a modified JF:
I'd make my 2 quarts of greens at work.
Drink my teas and lemon water thru the day.
Maybe every other day eat a cabbage or kale or celery salad or raw soup with lemon, hemp oil and garlic.
And go for a colonic every week.
Plus the additional stuff we all do and take.

THOUGHTS?
XOXOXOXO

DAY 59 - I'M HAPPY??? WOW!

2008-05-08T13:08:00.000-07:00

Hi Anyone!
I have not really been happy lately doing this feast, since the cruise. But still keeping on anyway. Though I do not get in the recommended lot of greens - it's just too damn hard and makes me miserable doing it. Too expensive and laboreous. I drink a lot of lemon water and breakstone, nettle, red clover, cleavers, pau d' arco, burdock, dandelion teas and half my greens as all green juices alone with no fruit. And then there is THIS juice which is my only reason to live (teasing) these days...

In my Vitamix and thru the strainer bag:
Lemon, Apple, Ginger, Garlic, Turmeric root, Fresh Wheatgrass
then add (in various combos thru the day) Vitamineral, Kelp, MSM, Zeolites, and Survival Food
Thru the day take a shot of Hemp oil, 20 Chlorella tabs, Parasite Formula, Slippery Elm, Mag O7 powder, Perfect 7 Intestinal Cleanser, Max Stress B Nano-Plex, Natural Calm Magnesium, Vitalzym, and Dr. Ohhira's Probiotics
Enemas = water, coffee, burdock, cat's claw
Skin Brushing
DAMN! That is good. Making me happy.
No hot-cold shower therapy lately, blek.

I just feel like my normal self really, none of those poetic insights other feasters have for you. But then, I have been eating ORV for over 5 years, so I wonder how many people who have been eating this way for so long realize significant differences in a long juice feast?
A few days last week were spaced-out tired irritable bloated downers but I think I was just starved, not enough intake. Again I feel vibrant and grounded.
My psoriasis is unchanged and that blows.
My weight is still only down 10 lbs from the start currently at 108 (5' 2")
Mercury removal in process (another dentist appt. today!) and I hope that will help to bust a move on detox, weight loss, and psoriasis.
Food cravings are there as always, but it is mental, not physical...I wanna sit and have din-din with a friend for the sake of pampering and luxury.
Energy is back again after last week when I did not feel like excorcising at all. The weather has been grey too and I usually go out in the sun to get supercharged.

Saw Gabriel Cousens speak at a Satsang last week in person for the first time and he is MORE LOVELY that I could ever imagine. A discussion on peace with wit and clarity and an energy not to be described. I WILL GO TO TREE OF LIFE TO STUDY!

That's all folks.

DAY Hmmm? ...I CALL INTERFERENCE!

2008-04-24T20:42:00.000-07:00

Hello again after my 2 weeks on a cruise ship around the southeast, the Bahamas a bit, and Bermuda. It was nice for sure, who can complain? I CAN! It ain’t too too easy to feast on a ship. I would have rather not had to go. I had to accompany my employer who sprung it on me after I started the juice feast. She had already planned to be away and I thought that was perfect; I'll stay home and feast! Then, at the last minute, she changed her mind and had me come along. This feast is very important to me, it's been something I have wanted to do for three years and tied to start a few times. So I finally succeeded and at day 37 had the uncontrollable plunged into it. I'm a bit pissed at the circumstances to be honest.
(THE SHIP; REGENT " NAVIGATIOR", HAMILTON, BERMUDA)(1/2 OF MY ROOM)
The trip was wonderful; a Regent Cruise of only about 300 people. Regent service is really fabulous. The staff was great. If I had not been feasting the exec chef would have made me some raw dishes, he really wanted to and he kept offering, I think he was excited about it. Drat, mmm I would have loved two weeks of raw meals in the elegant dining room while I sat at dinner every night amongst people eating steak and cheese and drinking champagne and eating chocolate soufflés with heavy cream. Not that the SAD food was tempting, but the weird green juices certainly were not. They just couldn’t make em really right.
(NASSAU, BAHAMAS)

They treated me like a princess. Prior to embarking the food and bev manager had me send a list of all that I needed them to stock for me; any organic produce I wanted, I also asked for Hemp oil and Coconut oil and they got me everything except organic purple asparagus! It was wonderful that room service brought me 5 glasses of juice 4 times a day, which sounds great and I was really thrilled at the start. I lounged by the pool in the sun the first day out and a gracious waiter delivered me juice. They wanted to make me a desert juice which was strawberry-something but it was always and inch of juice on top of 3 inches of puree, so I didn't drink that (not enough to bother straining and I really wasn't doing fruit anyway). So after a couple days realizing this trend I asked for only green juices.
They started coming to me really pulpy too; like half of each glass was undrinkable mush. They probably had a juicer that didn’t do greens really well. I strained it through a nut milk bag but then I was only getting half my intake of liquid for the first week. I finally got to express this problem to the person responsible for making my juice (they would not let me in the kitchen to juice for myself) and he resolved the problem. But the juices were TOTALLY GROSS! What combos they were making me I have no idea; radish kale spinach? Burdock cabbage cilantro? So for the first 6 days I gagged them down and kept on track.(CHARELSTON, S.C. TALKING KITTY)

Alas I was not able to take any juice off ship on days we were in ports. Customs and port authority would check bags. So every other day or so when I went with my employer off ship I would water fast from 9 am to 5 pm. THAT whole scenario of the first week sunk me. PISS! I crashed. Having only the half amount of juice one day then water the following day didn't fly. I grabbed a bag of prunes in Bermuda and proceeded into a week of modified feast; and I didn't eat organic in ports. I had prunes. Fruits or simple salads and then had whatever juices they made me back on ship for dinner and did all my quantity of juices only on days we were at sea. BLECK. I really think I coulda done it all the way thru if I stayed in my own environment. And to have two weeks of getting out of the loop of my routine making my own juice has made me lazy.
I am not thrilled to get back into the labor of it.
I could use some DRILL SARGENT STYLE ENCOURAGEMENT!

I am back in the game and missed about 7 days. So I guess for me it is DAY 48? Calling it day 1 again...I would just stop here and fail. I have to pick up and go on, like nothing happened!

I have some pangs of feeling a little bitter like some other people f#%ed me up. My friend Stephanie is doing really really well and I wanted to be in sync with her this whole journey and celebrate the grand finale together. Now I will feast a week longer after she has had her big celebration day. Makes me a little sad. It was gonna end on my B-day had I stayed on course. I know there are important issues out there in the big trying world. I'm kinda being a giant baby. Getting back into this aint too easy for me, keeping the momentum woulda been a lot easier.
But I still feel great. Went for a 2 hour run/ uphill hike today in Runyon Cyn.(BEAUTIFUL BRIDGE, FOG, CHEMTRAILS)

OOOOH! And that first week out I got my period and after 35 days of feasting it was a total cinch! I usually get hell-cramps, there were NONE! And no bloat, and the pd. itself hardly existed. I didn't even have to use any liners let alone tampons. I used nothing. That rocked!
My psoriasis is the same as it was before the start of my juice feast; 'cept a little worse for the last 30 days and static.
(MY DECK ON THE OCEAN)

I love being out there in the great wide open world. But I love being home with my sweet kitty Little Paw...
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HOPE YOU ARE ALL DOING WELL OUT THERE WITH YOUR SUPERMEGA WILLPOWER!

DAY 32 - JUICING AT NIGHT

2008-04-02T07:19:00.000-07:00

Foto from: http://www.backdrops.net/Photographer%20Backdrops.htm

So, I am not a swift A.M. person, I move like lava. I have to be to work at 9am, like everyone else, I know, but I think my juicing takes longer since I have to move back-n-forth tween the bathroom and my pantry and have no kitchen sink and washing up takes forever. My process takes almost 3 hours for me to juice enough. Sometimes more if produced has to be washed too. So now I have begun juicing at 6 pm. I make my last juice of the day then and the 4 qts for the next. The Green Star has these magnets that energize the juice, it's nutrient density lasts 24 hrs, and it still tastes really good the next day. This is the only way for me. I am getting in much more juice too since I started straining the product the Green Star is making. It makes a certain sludge (like the fine fine bottom silt on a lake) with dark dark leafy greens and cruciferous veg. This was making me very full earlier in the feast when I was taking so long to get into the groove that I didn't take the time to do this extra step. Now I can almost deal! I am feeling happier this way.
I still need an enema in the A.M. I'm feeling pretty good now. Not enough sleep still cause I'm going away in 4 days and got a ton to do. I have not lost any weight in a week. My total is about 8-10 lbs thus far I think.
5'1 3/4" / 111 lbs

OoOOOOoOOo Ha Haa! Here is the news report that Good Day LA Fox News just aired:
"NEW EATING DISORDER TURNS VICTIMS INTO HEALTH FOOD JUNKIES"
.....A Northern California doctor calls it "orthorexia" , a disorder in which patients have a compulsion to eat only foods that will keep their bodies "pure." "These people think of foods like burgers and fries as poisons"....
Ahh, those poor poor non-orthorexics. I feel badly for they that see things like burgers and fries as food. JUICE FOR DAY 32 - 4 Qts!

Version #1: dandelion, spinach, romaine, burdock, fennel, cilantro, rainbow chard, apple, ginger
Version #2: spinach, red leaf, cilantro, lemon, ginger, daikon, cabbage, garlic
Plus: Natural Calm Magnesium all the additions same as yesterday

DAY 31 - HANING IN THERE

2008-03-31T21:24:00.000-07:00

So Im still out here juicing half the day away. Having a hard time keeping up with the rest of life. My employer has sprung a 2 week trip on me leaving Sunday the 6th at 4:30 am and Im stressed about maintaining the juice feast throughout on a ship. Im committed though. Still not getting as much juice as I should. Still hiking 1 1/2 hr a day for sanity. Staying up too late to get normal daily stuff done then. Dont really feel like writing Im wiped out at the end of each day. Miss the community though. Going for colonic #1 on Saturday. No real results to report yet; psoriasis isn't better. BORE. Sleep is better now though, nightmares are gone. Already gagaing over raw food porn...raw vegan gourmet food that I never even eat anyway in my normal life and won't stuff my face with cashews and almonds and agave and nama shoyu and dehydrated raw junk food when Im thru with this either, but it's fun to look at...ugh. Well, so is pizza, mmmm. I wish at least regular old pizza was healthy. Actually, I'm drooling over the onion sprouts cause when they go thru the juicer they smell so so delicious.
Still doing mostly all green juice but I was getting repulsed and some days only drank about a liter and the next day would be totally flatlined. So I have added apples in order to get it down my gullet.
I made my cat sick with an all natural flea & tick remedy from Seargent called "Nature's Guardian". It's a bunch of natural oils that he reacted too so that clumps of his hair fell out at his neck and he got sad looking. I feel horrible. I bathed him and I think he's fine.
I'm happy to check in on those of you who are in this too and writing about it, you are such great inspiration!
Today's juices:
Version 1. Romaine, kale, cilantro, fennel, spinach, bok choy, celery, burdock, lemon, ginger
Version 2. Dandelion, parsely, black kale, spinach, red leaf, daikon, apple, cucmber, ginger
Additions: MSM, Vitalzym, Zeolites, Master Detox, VitaSynergy (ground to powder), Vitamineral Green (he he), Omica SuperIonic Minerals, B12, Bee Pollen, Hemp oil, Kelp, Probiotics, Liver Rescue III, Wheatgrass, Cat's Claw Enema.

DAY 20 - WIRED LIKE AN ANDROID

2008-03-20T04:15:00.000-07:00

CANT SLEEP
It's 4 am and I am still wi-i-i-ide awake, brain is racing like I had too much coffee. Tired and super wired. This has been building since the 5th day or so (I started feast on the 1st). Not an issue in my normal life outside of feasting; I go right to sleep and sleep very well. I am these last days falling asleep at 1:30 am then waking a million times thru the nite and finally feel like the good sleep comes at 5 am then sleep too late and groggy waking at 9 am. But now! It's 4 am and I'm jittery like caffeine. Not shaking, just super speedy brain racing anxiety feeling. Feel great during the day. Exorcising. Good energy, doing well. Slightly bionic hearing seems to be alerting me out of sleep a bit too- I think I can hear cop sirens from the next neighborhood and the birds thru the nite are LOUD outside and my fridge is gurggling - these are not usual problems! I think I'm definately getting deprived. Anyone else?

2 types kale
chinese broccoli
pea shoots
snow peas
sorrel
chamomile
scallion
parsely
cucumber
purple asparagus
lots of onion / broccoli / mung sprouts
basil
garlic
lemon
+++Sole solution
+++NCD
+++Vitamineral Green
+++Kelp

ALSO TODAY:
Lemon/MSM water, Vitalzym, B12, Probiotic, Liver Rescue III, Hemp/Flax Oil, Humic & Fulvic Acids, E-3, Wheatgrass, Herbal Enema, plain water.

DAY 19 - ALICE IN WONDERLAND

2008-03-19T16:59:00.000-07:00

I thought I'd post some pix of my juicing "pantry", not a kitchen, that makes me feel like ALICE IN WONDERLAND when she ate the tea cake which made her grow so large her arms and legs were hanging out the door and windows because when I brought this GIGANTIC whole celery stalk home it practically forced me to move out; not enough room for both of us...and my little kitty too! I think it weighed 6 lbs. Next is my little frigde. I'm 5'2" tall and I'm a foot taller than this fridge.
I don't have enough space so I'm storing overflow in this cooler, but have since juiced rubber celery and cucs and floppy mustard greens so have to go back to buying for 2 days at a time only.
There's my new GREEN STAR JUICER!
Oh, and my toilet too. The counter space is like, 3 feet x 1' 1/2" No sink. Whaa-waa-waa.
Hey! Fashion jewelry and veggies all whirrled up together. My to favorite things.

DAY 18 - BIG FAT CRYBABY

2008-03-18T20:14:00.000-07:00

Hmmm, I've been lagging. Tired-er. Not sleeping well. Too busy for my liking. And CRYING like a big fat baby FOR NO APPARENT REASON...just like everyone else who ain't eaten for at least two weeks I understand. Bursting out in tears as I run the gorgeous hills overlooking the ocean with the sun shining happily over Pacific Palisades, CA. In the car listening to my favorite music. Definitely crying as I juice in the A.M. All in 1 minute bursts. I had a half minute burst to I LOVE LUCY!? It's not sad, it's kinda funny. It feels dumb to me, but I'm not analyzing it. I haven't cried in 5 yrs; ok, there was that Mr. Wrong I broke up with 2 yrs ago. Otherwise, I haven't had emotional swings really since changing my lifestyle/diet. Everyone else is crying too, right?
I am just starting to get into the beginning of a swing; JUST THE BEGINNING. My timing was better this morning...as a matter of fact, I don't think I cried! I actually got to my dentist appointment on time. BEN encouraged me that it takes 21 days to really form a habit. He really amazes me with his juicy success having 2 jobs, working through the night, taking public transport, and having had that resistance to deal with from his mum. I can not fail because he has done so well so far. I can do it! (Thanks buddy).
I had a dentist consult today regarding HAVING AMALGAMS OUT. I have 1 piece of nickel in there too; a carginogen as well as the infamous mercury with all it's detrimental effects. My bill will be $3200. I have 4 teeth that need stuff redone. (I have not had a cavity since I was 16). One of them has a root canal that needs something done and two have crowns that needs to be rebuilt, or something. And those four have metal that needs to get replaced. A lot of dough but I am excited to finally get to it! This dentist is REALLY SUPERDUPER and will protect me in every way so I don't get mercury dust poisoning in the process.

All the juice often makes me wanna puke. The Intestinal Drawing Formula definitely makes me wanna vom. Not getting enough in. I have been juicing REALLY HARDCORE GREENS so far though. No fruit juice, but lemon. No carrot, beet or yam.. Next Sunday at the farmer's market I'm gonna stick to really simple choices, and just a few. I wonder why EATING these things TASTES SO MUCH BETTER THANK JUICING. A big salad with any of these would thrill me. WHY IS THAT?

Here are some of the things that make really GROSS ALL GREEN JUICE in any combo:

Sorrel
Mung Sprouts
Chard
Mustard Greens
Arugula
Watercress
Chinese Broccoli
Green Beans
Daikon Radish
Black Radish
Basil (unless tomato in juice- which I'm not using)
Oregano (ditto above)
Dill

Here are some things that make green juice GOOD (tolerable):

Multiple Kales
Romaine
Red Leaf Lettuce
Spinach
Parsely
Dandelion
Celery
Cucumber
Broccoli/ Onion/ Sprouts
Broccoli
Asparagus
Cabbage
Snow Pea Shoots
Green Onions
Ginger - LOTS
Garlic - LOTS
Lemon- LOTS
Cilantro - LOTS

I can not take anything out of that first group anymore for a while. I will be bland with the second group next week. Too bad I have to suffer all that first group that is still inhabiting my fridge until Sunday :-( BLEK

AS FOR HOW I'M FARING:

Psoriasis ain't any better yet
Only lost around 5 lbs (I'm 5'2" and weigh 114. Wish to be 105) ...WTF?
Tummers still sticks out, but only like I'm 1 month pregs now, not 3 mo.s (some days flat).
Doing morning and evening enemas, will have a colonic at the end of each month (wish I could afford more during this)
Can't sleep when I need to, at night, want to sleep at 5 pm. My brain is racing when I turn out the light at night, stressed and tense in my jaw. Wake up 4-5 times a night due to nightmares about food or my pets of the past and present. I do not normaly dream or wake in the nite. Really light crap sleep these last two weeks. Wanna sleep until 11am. This has for some reason come with the feasting. I'm so sleep deprived.
Exorcise feels really good though. Been powering up the steep hills; ran/hiked for 2 hours today as I usually do. Been keeping to about 1 1/2 hours walk/run/hike 4 times a week. Hoping this will knock me out at night. It has not.
Normally giant monster menstrual cramps were only baby monster menstrual cramps last week.

DAY 13 - CAN'T DO ENOUGH

2008-03-13T15:41:00.000-07:00

Beautiful painting "Time for a cup of tea" by http://www.minchi.info/

Man, apartments in my West Hollywood neighborhood are between $1800-$2200 for a one bdr. I love this area; lots of sweet boutiques a Whole Foods to walk to, Erewhon - the largest retail store for raw food supplies in the country, is 10 blocks away, I ride my bike to work, and ride my bike to beautiful and rigorous canyon hikes. Too bad I can't afford a kitchen, that would cost me at least $900 more a month. Being without one kinda sucks, a kitchen sink, that is. Can't dump any pulp down my 1920s bathroom drains and no wayward plant bits when I'm washing off leafy veggies can go down there either. Have to be really meticulous; this juicing process takes me forever. I am grateful however to have this apartment and my sweet job and the knowledge and wisdom to engage in this feast, however challenging.
But I'm not making the quantity every day. I still can't drink as quickly as they suggest, a quart in 15 minutes? It takes me 45. I'm not hungry for hours in between servings so if I were to make 4 qts. I'd force it down, which makes me nauseous. I'm up to a little over 3 qts. and not enough water. Feelin pretty good though, just more tired upon waking than normal. I'm staying up to late getting all this plus daily tasks & work done. Really no time for blogging anymore until I can get myself up at 5:30 am to start the day.
So, giant bore, but there it is.

Today in my fancy new Green Star Juicer!
I just juice everything at once, I dont have different juices thru the day, just three qts. of these today:

POWER TO THE PEOPLE:
MIXED CHARD
SPINACH
ASPARAGUS
ROMAINE
CILANTRO
BROCCOLI
CARROT TOPS
LEEK
TURMERIC
GARLIC
GINGER
LEMON
+ PURE SYNERGY, MSM, NCD
CHASED w 1/2 T. HEMP & 1/2 T. FLAX OILS

HEALTH NUT DISORDER

2008-03-12T22:32:00.000-07:00

FINE TUNED REVISED CRAZINESS REGIME:

5:00 am – U.T. + 3 Vitalzym
5:30 - Fulvic Acid Detox + Zeolite NCD & Start making juice
(opt) 5:40 - 2 oz Wheatgrass

(2 hours to juice & clean up)

6:00 - E-3 Live + One Qt Lemon / MSM/ Sole in warm water + Probio + Liver Rescue
6 40–Juice #1 + Additions Below + Omica Ionic Minerals + B12 + E-3 + CHASER Hemp/ Flax oil
8:00 – Enema – Burdock, bentonite, herbal, coffee, probiotic, or plain + HFN Intestinal Movement Formula – 1st 7-30 days
8:15-8:30 – Bee pollen + Skinbrush / Hot + Cold Shower Therapy / Tongue Scraping

(be at work by 9:00)

Optional) 9:00 TEAS: Burdock , Turmeric, Ginger. Herb Teas: …….slippery elm, yellow saffron, marshmallow, Oregon grape, r. clover, yellow dock, nettle, cleavers, thyme, elderberry-larix, , chickweed, sheep sorrel, dandelion, Pau d’arco, Holy Basil, chapparell, Astragalus, etc…
11am - JUICE #2 with some variation of these Additions:
+++Spirulina- or w/ coconut1-2 Tablespoons , or Chlorella
+++Vitamineral Green- In your juices, up to 2 Tablespoons per day
+++Hemp oil -1 Tablespoon of Hemp Oil max each day, in your juice. See Above
+++Low sodium Kelp Granules -1⁄4 tsp per day.
+++NCD Zeoilte: 3 drops, 4 x day in juice/water -duration of Feast.
+++Vita Synergy
+++Probiotics
12:30 pm– 3 Vitalzym + Oregano oil + GSE + Lots o' Water
3:00 – JUICE #3 + NCD + Additions + Probitoic + Ionic Mins
4:00 - Coconut oil + Spirulina- Up to 1 Tablespoon per day
5:00 -6pm – JUICE #4 + NCD + Additions + Ionic Mins + Probiotic
7:30 – HFN Intestinal Drawing Powder
9:00 - Natural Calm Magnesium + 3 Vitalzym(X)
9:30 - Brush teeth / Tongue Scrape / Bed

2008-03-09T06:18:00.000-07:00

Wanna see the truth as the blood coarsing through your body currently tells it?
Doesn't get more real than that.
No more guessing, go get a
LIVE BLOOD ANALYSIS!

The information contained in this message is for education only. LBA or Dark Field Microscopy are not meant to suggest diagnosis. It is valuable to seek the advice of an alternative health care professional before assuming any changes.

DAY 7 - I MADE A GROSS JUICE :-(

2008-03-07T17:15:00.000-08:00

EEEEEWWWW, bleck, agghhhgh. I made a BIG GIANT SERVING OF MISTAKE. Don't yell at me, I know. (Ok, Steph, you can yell at me).
Red radish and grapefruit and greens. I'm sorry, did you just puke a little?
My little hippy market I go to had no lemons, so yesterday my friend Stephanie suggested if I wanted a little treat, 'cause she and I are JUICING NO FRUIT, and I was getting the blahs already by day 6/92, anyway, she suggested that I could try grapefruit 'cause it's low G...she might just slap me if she reads this when she realizes I took her lovely idea and turned it into a brown colored MR. YUK FACE by mixing it with radish, ugh. I'd like to say I'm not always such a goon.
I HAVE NOT HAD GRAPEFRUIT IN OVER A YEAR! I forgot how, um, it dont mix with hardly nothin in a pleasant way, especially radish which I love to eat cause it's crunchy, but when you suck out the crunchy it's just kinda gross juice on it's own anyway. This combo is like one of those food combo challenge games I would play at 2:30 am with my assistant when we were working in NYC for 24-80 hours straight; you know,

***WARNING - WARNING - WARNING***
the following may make you wanna juice feast forever, but not in a good way

"How much money would it take for you to eat...tuna salad with relish mixed with hot fudge sauce and marshmallows".
OK.

STUFF:

A LITTLE HUNGRY cause my juice was like the last-o'the crop's famine juice and I could not drink it (I did drink half cause of the expense and otherwise lack). Lesson learned. If I want a treat it will be APPLE. Still, that will be maybe once a week in small proportion.
TONGUE is taking on color of juices so cant really tell what it's color is, but it's MUCK COLORED. Right now it's greenish yellow.
BELLY BLOAT since yesterday. I'm not really getting enough juice cause it takes me an hour to hr. and 1/2 to drink each serving. I'm full after 2 of the day's servings. Then it's already , like, 4pm and I have to get in other stuff like Drawing Formula which makes me FULL FOR HOURS. Ok, I don't have it figured out yet. I think maybe THE BLOAT is cause I have a lot to detox. I hope that with colonics and enemas this will dissipate.
I FEEL FATTER than 2 days ago.
I'm not having BMs on my own the last 2 days I think cause Im not getting enough in? and some days doing ENEMAS A.M. & P.M. Also taking Movement Formula and doing INTESTINAL MASSAGE. In my life this is not at all a problem.

JUICED:
I spent $18.66 for today and Saturday. I can't wait to get me GREEN STAR cause Iz wastin the green (both kindsa green).

#1 ROMAINE, CUC, CELERY, BROCCOLI, GINGER, LEMON
*****ADDED PURE SYNERGY, POWDERED VITA SYNERGY, STEVIA, PROBIOTIC POWDER

#2 GROSS - YOU DONT WANNA KNOW THE DETAILS
4" pc. OF FRESH ALOE (left over from yesterday)
*****TOOK 1/2 tbl HEMP + 1/2 TBL FLAX OIL + SPIRULINA AFTER
THEN MADE A CHAI SPICE HERBAL TEA TO SATISFY

ALSO TODAY (in order):
SKIN BRUSHING / HOT-COLD SHOWER THERAPY
TONGUE SCRAPING (as always though I havent been listing it)
WARM LEMON MSM WATER -1st a.m. and rinsed mouth with salt water after
CAT'S CLAW ENEMA
PROBIOTICS
IONIC MINERALS (Omica)
D3
SOLE SOLUTION
OREGANO OIL & GSE
$4.00 FOR 2 oz FRESH WHEATGRASS + 2 SHOTS E-3 LIVE
PERQUE B12 SUBLINGUAL
BEE POLLEN
TBS COCONUT OIL WITH CINNAMON & STEVIA
HIKED RUNYON CYN 1 HOUR IN THE SUN
WARM WATER ENEMA
HFN INTESTINAL DRAWING FORMULA
WARM NATURAL CALM MAGNESIUM DRINK w TOCOS ADDED

STILL NO VITALZYMS :-( ORDERED THEM TODAY :-)
RAN OUT OF VITALITY HA & ENERGY 70 FULVIC/TRACE/AMINOS

yuk face kitty cat pic above from mycathatesyou.com

DAY 6- SPLURGE IS THE WORD

2008-03-06T09:23:00.000-08:00

Hello to anyone reading or just to myself this gorgeous morning DAY 6 JF! Ooooh, yes I'm cheery cause THINGS IS LOOKIN UP for this clumsy messy juicer. My hopeless Champion fist-fight from a couple days ago is never to be re-lived and that leaves a feeling of space and hope that I WILL SUCCEED! Here's why; yesterday I scored a BRAND NEW GREEN STAR from Craigslist for almost half cost. OOOO BOY Im hoping the reports of juicing WHEATGRASS are true? AND AND AND...I also bought a ***VITAMIX 5000 reconditioned from the VM company for cheap (I can trade in my 3600 for $80 and can pay in 3 installments). So now I have a way to JUICE AT HOME OR AT WORK without screaming at appliances, ya? So I dipped into the money I was hording to get my AMALGAMS OUT, but I will still get that done, it will ALL happen without restricting myself now so that my juice fasting life is not hell. This JF is SO important to me, I've been wanting to do it for 2 yrs. and spending $650 on these two items I BELIEVE will get me very far for a ling time. With my crap GE juicer that I've reverted too (YES, less frustrating than the Champ) I was WASTING so much produce and the time it was taking for me to JUICE AND SQUEEZE the pulp that was still so saturated in the resevoir was taking forever, a real waste of time and energy. Not to mention ALL THAT WORK for half the nutrient factor I can get from the GS probably. Then there was my VITAMIX 3600, which is ever so cool looking, BUT, the processing compares not at all to the 5000 and the squeezing I would have to do to the produce that was not well homoginized (and it took a lot of added liquid to get it goin, so that is double work to juice celery or cuc or lemon in order to have the veg start to move in the 3600). I dont want to add UNSTRUCTURED WATER to my juice, and I aint got that figured out yet.

Here is an very interesting interview with pioneer Patrick Flanagan, PhD on the subject of STRUCTURED WATER AND ASSIMILATION

***Regarding the POLYCARBONATE DEBATE of the Vitamix 5000. Yeah, I know about it. I called Vitamix and asked them directly. I was told that for the Bios-A to leach in I would literally have to melt the container. I dunno. Everything in this world sucks some way or other. I'll upgrade when financially possible. I also live in a 1920's apartment with God knows what in the walls, fumigation in the basement probably, a microwaver next door to me...It's hard to get everything in place with low dough.

STUFF:

Was not hungry or tempted, but when that happens I will re-read DAYS 43 & 44 of the very inspiring blog by JUICY BEN; A JUICY CONSIPRACY. I read it every day anyway. As do his many groupies. His writing and sensibilities rock; we love him.
CURRENT THRILL is juicing celery (punk rock, sister!). It is so satisfying to hear it go thru and the juice pours out and it does not fight at all. YAY!
I have developed the habit of talking out loud to myself. I do this thru the juicing process maybe to keep myself organized. Maybe cause I became single again last month and gots no one around; and unless MR. PERFECT JUICE FEASTER comes along, I will only have myself during the weekdays to deliver the great jokes for the next 3 months. I also talk to my special new friend Little Paw who happened into my life when Mr. Temporary Distraction happened out of my life. And Little Paw is covered in SOFT FUR! Not a bad trade. I can't imagine dating anyone who was not also juice feasting >>> too tough from both sides!

JUICED 2 SERVINGS:
$13.45 FOR TODAY'S GROCERIES ('cause some left from yesterday's purchase):
1 1/2 HEADS ROMAINE
1 BUNCH DANDELION
1 BUNCH WTERCRESS
2 HEADS CELERY
2 CUCUMBERS
1 GREEN ZUCCHINI
1 YELLOW ZUCCHINI
1/2 BIG ROOT OF BURDOCK
GIANT pc. OF GINGER
2 TURMERIC ROOTS
4" pc. OF FRESH ALOE (left over from yesterday)
*****ADDED PURE SYNERGY, KELP, STEVIA, PROBIOTIC POWDER (to one serving)
*****TOOK 1/2 tbl HEMP + 1/2 TBL FLAX OIL AFTER 2nd JUICE

THEN BOUGHT 1 JUICE AT BEVERLY HILLS JUICE CLUB; $6.50:
ALL SPINACH, ROMAINE, PARSLEY, CELERY, KALE added POWDERED VITA SYNERGY

ALSO TODAY:
SKIN BRUSHING / HOT-COLD SHOWER THERAPY
WARM LEMON MSM WATER -1st a.m. and rinsed mouth with salt water after
BENTONITE ENEMA
PROBIOTICS
VITALITY HA & ENERGY 70 FULVIC/TRACE/AMINOS
IONIC MINERALS (Omica)
D3
SOLE SOLUTION
OREGANO OIL & GSE
$4.00 FOR 2 oz FRESH WHEATGRASS + 2 SHOTS E-3 LIVE
PERQUE B12 SUBLINGUAL
BEE POLLEN
TBS COCONUT OIL WITH GARLIC JUICE, BASIL JUICE, AND THYME JUICE MIXED IN (YUM!)
REBOUNDING 10 MIN
WARM WATER ENEMA
HFN INTESTINAL DRAWING FORMULA
WARM NATURAL CALM MAGNESIUM DRINK w TOCOS ADDED

STILL NO VITALZYMS :-( GONNA BUY THEM FRIDAY :-)

Pretty painting at top by www.karenwinters.com/

DAY 4 - ROUND & ROUND

2008-03-04T14:01:00.000-08:00

My employer is out of town FOR THE MONTH and thank God because getting into the FLOW OF THE FEAST is taking all my time. I have nothing else to blog about cause that's ALL I'VE DONE for 4 days... grocery shop, enemas, juice, think about what's next, supplement timing, rebound, skin brush, blog, grocery shop, enemas, juice, think about what's next, supplement timing, rebound, skin brush, blog, grocery shop, enemas, juice, think about what's next, supplement timing, rebound, skin brush, blog, grocery shop, enemas, juice, think about what's next, supplement timing, rebound, skin brush, blog, grocery shop, enemas, juice, think about what's next, supplement timing, rebound, skin brush, blog.

STUFF:

Was not hungry or tempted, but did have craving for cooked tomato sauce; I think I smelled pasta din-din cooking down the hall
Yesterday in my scurry to get enough juice in I went for AppleLemonGinger; my tummers bloated way way out - just can't do the sugar, damn. And this too:
Lower back (kidney?) discomfort since fruit juice
Juice is going thru me fast today
Getting super full for the day after 2 servings; I'm a slow oxidizer so a little goes a long way 4 servings is tough so far. With more toxins moving out this should get easier
Lost 4 lbs in 4 days (not real weight yet though)
Energy is as usual
Will def. make it to Hollywood FM on Sunday cause I'm bustin the bank. I think that when I run out of some periferal supps. that I'll lay off some for a while. The Rainosheks suggest paring down to Spirulina, Bee Pollen, MSM if cash is concern.
Eye infection (conjunctivitis?) from 2 mornings ago disappears daytime, but I awake with a little of it in a.m. after sleep at night.

JUICED 2 SERVINGS:
$16.30 FOR TODAY'S GROCERIES:
2 HEADS ROMAINE
2 HEADS SPINACH
1 HEAD CELERY
2 CUCUMBERS
1/2 BIG ROOT OF BURDOCK
GIANT pc. OF GINGER
1/2 HEAD OF GARLIC
1/2 HEAD RED CABBAGE (left over from yesterday)
4" pc. OF FRESH ALOE (left over from yesterday)
*****ADDED PURE SYNERGY, KELP, STEVIA, PROBIOTIC POWDER (to one serving)
*****TOOK 1/2 tbl HEMP + 1/2 TBL FLAX OIL AFTER 2nd JUICE

THEN BOUGHT 3 JUICES AT BEVERLY HILLS JUICE CLUB; $18:00:
ALL SPINACH, ROMAINE, PARSLEY, CELERY, KALE, added POWDERED VITA SYNERGY

ALSO TODAY:
SKIN BRUSHING / HOT-COLD SHOWER THERAPY
WARM LEMON MSM WATER -1st a.m. and rinsed mouth with salt water after
BURDOCK ENEMA
PROBIOTICS
VITALITY HA & ENERGY 70 FULVIC/TRACE/AMINOS
IONIC MINERALS (Omica)
SOLE SOLUTION
ZEOLITES
OREGANO OIL & GSE
$4.00 FOR 2 oz FRESH WHEATGRASS + 2 SHOTS E-3 LIVE
PERQUE B12 SUBLINGUAL
BEE POLLEN
TBS COCONUT OIL WITH GARLIC JUICE, BASIL JUICE, AND THYME JUICE MIXED IN (YUM!)
REBOUNDING 15 MIN
HFN INTESTINAL DRAWING FORMULA
WARM NATURAL CALM MAGNESIUM DRINK w TOCOS ADDED

STILL NO VITALZYMS :-(

DAY 3 - CHAMPION (Juicer) BOXING MATCH

2008-03-03T20:59:00.000-08:00

Arrrrgh, today was tough. Technically. I really lacked in getting all juice feasting steps done. What's gotta change? GET RID OF MY CHAMPION. No good for lots of greens. OK for apples and carrots, beets etc. I spent, like, 2 1/2 to 3 hours just juicing ONE SERVING of green juice today (from washing veg-to juicing-to clean up). You will see what I juiced below; all fibrous greens. The Champion creates LOADS OF FOAM, it gets slow when challenged with this tough cellulose and I had to stop and clean the teeth 3 times in making my juice...to take the whole juicer apart and pull off all the long tough strands that were CLOGGING IT UP. It gets really HOT. The all green juice comes out slightly warm. The foam I HAD TO STRAIN from the working juice twice and from the finished juiced two more times. The fibers getting all backed up make it hard to PLUNGE the veggies down and when I was finished my back actually hurt.
SO, I actually just got to make one liter. Then I went to BEVERLY HILLS JUICE CLUB and got their expensive green mixed juice to get enough in today.

STUFF:

Was not hungry or tempted to eat

Experienced an odd thumping pulse throbbing in/above my left ear all day at irregular intervals and that cloggy feeling that happens in one's ear when one ascends in an airplane.

Got frustrated and emailed the Rianoshek's about my disaster day. They responded that I should stop the feast and start someday again when I can get it right. It was beautiful advice but NO WAY am I stopping. I WILL get it right RIGHT NOW. Well, maybe by next week. I am going to SOMEHOW get a new VITAMIX 5000 cause the old 3600 dont blend those greens the same. And the Champion blows.

Making a short list to manifest these things that I wish to accomplish in near future:

GET AMALGAMS OUT
GET NEW ORGANIC FUTON MATTRESS
GET A NICE FUTON FRAME
GET RECYCLED FLOR MODULAR CARPET TILES FOR MY APARTMENT -designs are made from recycled or renewable resources and made in ways that don’t require much energy.
GET THE NEW VITAMIX 5000- so I can heal this 92 days without having fits
HEAL PSORIASIS - and all the domino effect crap that came because of it
HAVE THE BEST WATER EVER EVERY DAY
HAVE A STAY AT TREE OF LIFE
GET A TESLA - OK, maybe a little later

So here is what I juiced:

$12.49 BOUGHT:
GARLIC / GINGER / TURMERIC
1/2 RED CABBAGE (1/2 LEFT)
1 HEAD ROMAINE
4 RED RADISH
1/2 BUNCH CILANTRO (1/2 LEFT)
1 HEAD LACINTO KALE (THIS REALLY CRAMMED UP THE CHAMP)
4 INCHES FRESH ALOE
ADDED: 1 LEMON JUICED, PURE SYERGY, POWDERED VITA SYNERGY, 1 TBL HEMP OIL

ALSO TODAY:
SKIN BRUSHING / HOT-COLD SHOWER THERAPY
WARM LEMON MSM WATER -1st a.m. and rinsed mouth with salt water after
COFFEE ENEMA
PROBIOTICS
VITALITY HA & ENERGY 70 FULVIC/TRACE/AMINOS
IONIC MINERALS
SOLE SOLUTION
ZEOLITES
OREGANO OIL & GSE
2 oz FRESH WHEATGRASS + 2 SHOTS E-3 LIVE + PERQUE B12 SUBLINGUAL
BEE POLLEN
TBS COCONUT OIL WITH GARLIC JUICE, BASIL JUICE, AND THYME JUICE MIXED IN (YUM!)
REBOUNDING
GREEN JUICE OF SPINACH, PARSLEY, ROMAINE, KALE, GINGER
WARM NATURAL CALM MAGNESIUM DRINK w TOCOS ADDED

STILL NO VITALZYMS - MAYBE A DETOX FAIRY WILL LEAVE THEM AT MY DOOR TONIGHT, CUZ IT'S THE 1st o' THE MONTH AND IZ BROKE

DAY 2 - HEALTHY WEALTHY

2008-03-02T14:08:00.001-08:00

Woke up with my kitty, Little Paw, on my chest this morning and a case of PINK EYE that I think the public mailbox handle might have given me last night. I washed it out with urine (yes, mine) and active +15 honey water and fresh aloe which all seemed to rid my problem for today. Either that or I have a great immune system. Beware though, conjunctivitis that one does not treat properly can become a problem if it does not go away on it's own after a day or two. There are viral, bacterial, and allergic variations of this type of eye infection. I am not advocating self-treatment in lieu of professional care. Eyesight is VERY important! I will go to my naturopath in the morning if I awake with any signs of it.

DAY 2 - I WAS NOT HUNGRY, but it was tough not to eat the celery I was juicing. I love celery.
My tummy is sticking out a bit though; I seem to bloat out when I fast. But my past fasts have not exceeded 3 weeks, so I hope this time that the bloating (like I'm 3 mo pregnant) dissipates after the first 3 weeks are up. May be sooner since this feast will include no sugars.

SPENT $19.04 ON THE FOLLOWING THAT MADE 2 OF TODAY'S SERVINGS. THE FARMERS MARKETS WERE NOT ON WHEN I RODE MY BIKE OUT SO I WENT TO WHOLE FOODS WHERE OG CELERY IS $2.49 :-(

JUICED:
1 HEAD BIG SPINACH
2 HEADS ROMAINE
2 HEADS CELERY
2 BIG CUCUMBERS
1 BIG BLACK RADISH
1 MED BURDOCK ROOT (1/2 STILL LEFT)
2 BIG GINGER ROOT (1 1/2 STILL LEFT)
1 LG HEAD GARLIC (3/4 LEFT)
1 MED TURMERIC ROOT
1 BUNCH FRESH THYME (1/2 LEFT)
4"PC FRESH ALOE WHICH I HAD ALREADY
2 LEMONS (1 1/2 LEFT)
ADDED IN I TBL HEMP OIL (TO FIRST SERVING)
1 TBL PURE SYNERGY (TO FIRST SERVING)

ALSO INCLUDED:
SKIN BRUSHING / HOT-COLD SHOWER THERAPY
WARM LEMON MSM WATER -1st a.m.
BURDOCK ROOT TEA ENEMA
VITALITY HA & ENERGY 70 FULVIC/TRACE/AMINOS
IONIC MINERALS
SOLE SOLUTION
2 oz FRESH WHEATGRASS & PERQUE B12 SUBLINGUAL
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HFN INTESTINAL DRAWING FORMULA
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TEA- FRESH BURDOCK ROOT, THYME, LEMON
TBS COCONUT OIL
GREEN JUICE OF SPINACH, PARSLEY, ROMAINE, KALE
WARM NATURAL CALM MAGNESIUM DRINK w TOCOS ADDED

I ran out of VITALZYMES or they would have been a very important part of today.

GLOBAL JUICE FEAST - DAY I

2008-03-01T16:27:00.000-08:00

ON CRAVINGS – nice words from Michael Essene on GI2MR:
Forgiveness (for the mind to not be guilty), taking self-responsibility):
****I forgive myself that I accept and allow myself to crave for fat (or any food in this case).
Emotional Release (for the loosening of desire):
****I release these thoughts, feelings and emotions from the cells of my body right here right now. So be it and so it is.
Self-Directive (application in daily life):
****I will not accept and allow myself to crave for fat by doing what is good for me and not doing that which is not good for me in other areas of my life.

FASTING ROUTINE OUTLINE
I have extracted the information below directly from the Global Juice Feasting site and outlined it. BUT, I have made some additions FOR ME here 'cause FOR ME this is not just a cleanse or a weight loss effort, it is a DIS-EASE REMOVAL of the deepest depths and I feel that because I do not metabolize minerals due to my PSORA and that I have possibly domino effects of PSORA (Leaky Gut and a Candida sugar situation), I need some extra help. Those are the "Optional" things I have listed.

My first juice will start later than most would have it.

This is pretty much everything I could list, but I won’t do all of it every day - it would be too much and too expensive. So I will mix up some variations each day of the things that are marked “Optional” but do all of the rest (as per GJF.com):

6am – U.T.
6:45 - Lemon MSM warm water – One Qt. water 1/2 lemon squeezed in, and between 1/2 tsp and 2 Tbl MSM, and 1-2 more Tablespoons during the day in your water. If you are new to MSM, make sure to place lemon juice in your water, and begin with 1 tsp per quart and work up to 2 tsp per
7am – Enema – Burdock, herbal, coffee, probiotic, or plain
7:15 – Skinbrush – Hot / Cold Shower Therapy
7:30 - Start making juice
7:30 - Vitalzym(X)- 3 am, 3 evening if possible, 3 before sleep (research finding your personal theraputic dose)
8am -(Optional) Fulvic acid/ Trace Mineral/Amino Detox liquids (Vitality HA & Energy 70)
8am -(Optional) Sole Solution in structured water
8:10 -(Opional) Omica Ionic Minerals, Fulvic Acid, Amino Complex (or with Zeolites)
8:30 -(Optional) 2 oz Wheatgrass, 2 shots E-3 or Phytoplankton, Probiotic, Perque Activated B12,

- AN HOUR LATER (at least)-

9:30 - HFN Intestinal drawing formula –For the first 30 days (unless you are super toxic, then more if wish). 1-2 Tablespoons twice daily. It is important to use IDF away from your juices, as it will absorb the nutrition from them if taken in close proximity to your juice. The best time in the morning to use IDF would be about 45-60 minutes before your first juice of the day, and in the evening about 1-2 hours after your last juice. Start with 1 Tablespoon in the morning, and 1 in the evening, and work up to 2 tsp.
10am – (Optional) HFN Intestinal Movement Formula - (I would just take this 1x per day) during the first 7-30 days of a Juice Feast, to ensure that you are having 2-3 bowel movements each day. If you were achieving this level of BMs before the Juice Feast then you do not need IMF (or Cascara Sagrada as an alternative). If you use IMF with your Feast, an appropriate base-level amount is 2 capsules, 3x/day, and perhaps more until you achieve 2-3 BMs each day. Once you are eliminating sufficiently, you can reduce and eliminate your use of IMF
10am (or shift to 10:30 if taking IMF)– 1 Qt. JUICE with some variation of these additions:

Spirulina- add 1-2 Tablespoons , or chlorella, or E-3 Live, Oceans Alive Marine Phytoplankton to your juices each day – mix em up every other day:
Vitamineral Green- In your juices, up to 2 Tablespoons per day of this or other Green Superfood, such as Pure Synergy, Sun is Shining, etc.
Hemp oil -1 Tablespoon of Hemp Oil max each day, in your juice.
Low sodium Kelp Granules -1⁄4 tsp per day while feasting to supply iodine.
Natural Cellular Defense: 3 drops, 4 times per day in juice or water. It is easiest just to place three drops in each juice when you make your 4 quarts in the morning! NCD can be taken for the entire duration of the Juice Feast.

12:30 – 1 Qt. JUICE with FRESH ALOE VERA (not bottled) and possibly some variation of the additions
2:30 – 1 Qt. JUICE with some variation of the additions
3:00 - Probiotic
3:30 - Bee pollen - 1 Tablespoon per day, maximum. Everyone who is new to bee pollen should start by placing 1 pollen granule under the tongue, to check for an allergic reaction. About 1/2 of 1 percent of the population is allergic to pollen as a food, but please check.
4:30 - Coconut oil - Up to 1 Tablespoon per day, eaten plain
4:30 - Rebounding
5:30 -6pm – 1 Qt. JUICE with some variation of the additions
or 6pm: If Hungry or can not juice enough some day- (Optional) Electrolyte lemonade variation (no pulp) –with 1 tbl hemp oil if not in your juices yet, and TOCO s
or 6pm – another water / lemon / MSM combo
6:30 - Probiotic
7:30 – HFN Intestinal Drawing Formula again
Evening (Optional) TEAS: Burdock , Turmeric, Ginger.
Herb Teas: …….slippery elm, yellow saffron, marshmallow, Oregon grape, r. clover, yellow dock, nettle, cleavers, thyme, elderberry-larix, , chickweed, sheep sorrel, dandelion, Pau d’arco, Holy Basil, chapparell, Astragalus, etc…
8:30 (Optional) Natural Calm Magnesium
9pm –Right before sleep –3 Vitalzym(X)

(Optional) Alkalive pH Booster for Structured Alkaline Water - an oxygen catalyst in the body. The unique 2 step formulation has been shown to have an alkalizing, oxygenating, and pH balancing effect on water.
Complete Alkalizing & Structuring System
• Alkalizes Your Water to an optimal pH of 9.5
• Structures and Clusters Your Water for optimal absorption
• With 72 Activated Ionic Minerals
• Infuses Your Body With Charged Ions... The Carriers of Energy
• Treats 25 Gallons of Water
• Tasteless and Odorless

(Optional) GlycoBalance - absolutely essential in the fight against Candida overgrowth. Provides the critical glycans by which immune system cells are able to effectively perform their innate functions of signaling and reception.
• Dramatically elevates disease resistance in weakened individuals
• Boost and strengthen the Immune System
• Anti-oxidant Boosting to reduce free radicals Blend
• Decreases cell death in chronic fatigue syndrome
• Dramatically raises Natural Killer Cell count against infectious organisms
• Assist with chemotherapy side effects
• Assist with the regulation of cholesterol/blood sugar issues
• Modulate auto-immune disease

When DAY 30 Comes include:
Chanca Piedra, or Break-Stone Tea - On the Juice Feast: We use this on Days 30-60. For the dried tea, you are looking at 1-2 cups of tea per day for 30 days. For the tincture, follow the directions on the bottle, and use for 30 days. If you have liver or kidney issues, please consult your health professional before using this powerful, yet gentle and effective formula. Go to Day 21 on the Juice Feasting Program to download several detailed files on this formula and information on the Liver/Gallbladder. Dr. Jameth Sheridan, ND has told us he is pleased to see Break-Stone Tea used from Days 30-60 in conjunction with Vitamineral Earth, as both are excellent for moving out kidney toxicity, including kidney stones.
HFN Earth - start with 1 teaspoon in water or juice and gradually increase to 1 heaping tablespoons per day during the Juice Feast beginning on Day 30, and up to 2 heaping tablespoons per day once you have completely broken out of the Feast. If you experience temporary beneficial cleansing reactions that you find undesirable (such as loose bowels), reduce amount used to 1 teaspoon or less, and then increase over several days or weeks to 1 heaping tablespoon.
(Optional) Calcium montmorillonite clay: is also known as "living clay" (Terramin) for it principally consists of minerals that enhance the production of enzymes in all living organisms. The 67 minerals content being extremely high sets the stage for replenishing dietary deficiencies. In clay the minerals occur in natural proportion to one another encouraging their absorption in the intestinal tract. Natural “Calcium Montmorillonite” restores minerals in the tissues where they are needed.

When DAY 60 Comes Include:
HFN Parasite -Start on Day 60 with one or two capsules per day with your 2nd or 3rd Quart of Juice and increase by 2-4 capsules each day until you reach 15 all at once. Take until the bottle of 210 capsules is all gone. Your 18-Day Parasite Program will look like this: (see feasting website)

BATTLING THE FATS...mmmm, faaaaat. And then there's cabbage.

2008-02-19T08:03:00.000-08:00

Man-o-man do I love that Artisana coconut butter in everything and straight from the jar! I should get commission from that company as much as I talk about their coconut. And this Flax-Coconut butter (won Best of Show Awards at ExpoWest 2007) on these Gopal dehydrated crackers. Aaahhh. It's like real butter. And Manitoba Hemp butter on celery is divine. And Go Raw seeds, how do you have only 2 T.? I think I have eaten half the big bag in 2 days. Ooops. Um, all that might add up to about 80% fat I ate between Monday and today. Not 15%. My diet is so limited with no fruits and such that I am depending on fats, which are ok on Phase I...but not the way I like to em em, which is in bulk it seems.
Yeah, I had, like, a whole head of cabbage too! Mmmm, cabbage. Maybe it will detox all the metabolic waste the 20 extra helpings of fat is making.

CABBAGE! - Optimize Your Cells' Detoxification / Cleansing Ability
(from www.whfoods.com )

For about 20 years, we've known that many phytonutrients work as antioxidants to disarm free radicals before they can damage DNA, cell membranes and fat-containing molecules such as cholesterol. Now, new research is revealing that phytonutrients in crucifers, such as cabbage, work at a much deeper level. These compounds actually signal our genes to increase production of enzymes involved in detoxification, the cleansing process through which our bodies eliminate harmful compounds.

The phytonutrients in cruciferous vegetables initiate an intricate dance inside our cells in which gene response elements direct and balance the steps among dozens of detoxification enzyme partners, each performing its own protective role in perfect balance with the other dancers. The natural synergy that results optimizes our cells' ability to disarm and clear free radicals and toxins, including potential carcinogens, which may be why cruciferous vegetables appear to lower our risk of cancer more effectively than any other vegetables or fruits.

POST MODERN CABBAGE SALAD - it's minimalist!
1 wedge raw green cabbage
1 wedge raw purple cabbage - shred em up
1 biggy bunch of organic microgreens (I LOVE YOU MICROGREENS!)
Blend dressing: lemon, oil of choice, garlic, ginger, fresh turmeric root, sole solution or sea salt
Top with sprouted dehydrated sunflower seeds (Go Raw)..but probably not 3 handfuls like I did

LOVING IT....thanks Stephanie! (mwoooah)

WONDER ACID

2008-02-19T00:39:00.000-08:00

I take Omica Plus Fulvic acids, Trace Minerals & Amino Acids. I love it. Here is some info on the amazing benefits of ancient fulvic acid.

Below Taken From

http://www.shirleys-wellness-cafe.com/fulvic.htm :

Our Earth, Our Cure
Fulvic Acids and Shilajit
Fulvic acids, a natural extract from ancient plant deposit that was created 75 million years ago in the upper cretaceous period, consist of an immense arsenal and array of naturally occuring phytochemicals, biochemicals, supercharged antioxidants, free-radical scavengers, super oxide dismutases, nutrients, enzymes, hormones, amino acids, antibiotics, antivirals, and antifungals. Fulvic Acids greatly enhance the bioavailability of important trace minerals. Regenerate and prolong the residence time of essential nutrients in the cells. Modify the damage or toxic compounds such as heavy metals and free radicals. Enhance the permeability for digestive, circulatory, and cell membranes. As the most powerful, natural electrolyte known, fulvic acid restores electrical balance to damaged cells, neutralizes toxins and can eliminate food poisoning within minutes.To the science of living cells, fulvic acids are vital in bringing substantial amounts of nutrients and minerals into water solution and delivering their living energies to the living cells. (do not confuse "fulvic acid" with "folic acid" which is a common B vitamin)
Shilajit in Sanskrit means "conqueror of mountains and destroyer of weakness". It comes from the rocks in the lower Himalayas and is the most important natural remedy of Ayurvedic medicine. The active principle of shilajit is fulvic acid. ......
more fascinating
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The Following is From http://www.omicahealth.com/fulvicAcid2.htm

Fulvic Acid's Surprising Qualities & Capabilities

Please Read Disclaimer

1. Fulvic Acid Is One Of Nature's Most Powerful Life Restorers

The Fulvic Acid Group, natural organic electrolytes, can balance, activate and energize the biological properties with whatever organic material it comes into contact. An electrolyte is soluble in water or any other similar medium able to conduct electrical current. The power of an electrolyte has been shown to have the ability to restore life in repeated tests on animal cells (giant amoebae) in what astonished researchers termed "a beautiful demonstration". When the electrolyte potential was removed during the test, the cell ruptured, disintegrated into the surrounding fluid and died. When electrical potential was reintroduced, the cell reconstructed and returned to healthy activity! It was also determined from these same studies that comparable results could be expected of the progressive weakness experienced by humans that results from unchecked hemorrhage, overwhelming emotional stress, uncontrolled infections, unbalanced diet, prolonged loss of sleep and surgical shock. These examples all show that a steady decrease in electrical potential in the body eventually will reduce to zero at death. These studies prove that the health of plants, animals and humans is determined by proper electrical potential.

The Fulvic Acid Group's individual acids all have similar physical and chemical characteristics. Fulvic Acids are derived from humus Humus contains a large number of natural phyto-chemicals, bio-chemicals, supercharged antioxidants, nutrients, free-radical scavengers, super oxide dismutases, enzymes, hormones, amino acids, antibiotics, fungicides and antivirals.

Fulvic Acid has proved to be one of nature's most powerful organic electrolytes and it serves to balance cell life. When powerful organic electrolytes are introduced, the individual cell is restored to its normal chemical balance and its electrical potential where otherwise disintegration and death would normally occur within plant and animal cells. Because Fulvic Acid has the outstanding ability to accomplish this objective in multiple ways, it is required for health in any organic system or body. Nature's way to process and refine minerals, “chelate” metallic minerals and turn them into readily absorbable bio-available forms is called the Fulvic Acid Phenomenon

2. Fulvic Acid Promotes Electro-Chemical Balance Whether Donor Or Receptor

Electro-chemical balance is required for health in any organic system or body.Fulvic Acid is available at times as an electron donor and at other times as an electron acceptor, based on the cell's requirements for balance. One of the reactions that occur is always an oxidation reaction in which the chemical species loses electrons as a donor. The other reaction is a reduction in which the active species gains electrons as an acceptor. A recent study of the binding of a donor molecule to Fulvic Acid in solution revealed direct evidence for donor-acceptor charge-transfer mechanisms. Trace minerals in the Fulvic Acid electrolyte could also be beneficial in this process serving as electrodes.

3. Fulvic Acid Dissolves Minerals & Trace Elements

Fulvic Acid actively dissolves minerals and metals when in solution with water. Metallic minerals simply dissolve into the fulvic structure and become bio-chemically reactive and-mobile.

4. Fulvic Acid Forms Complex Molecular Structures

The Fulvic Acid actually transforms these minerals and metals into elaborate Fulvic Acid complex molecular structures that have vastly different characteristics from their previous metallic mineral form. Fulvic Acid also has the unique ability to weather and dissolve silica into an assimilable form when found in the soil with which it comes into contact.

5. Fulvic Acid Enhances Availability

Fulvic Acid enhances the availability of nutrients and makes them more readily absorbable. It also allows minerals to regenerate and prolongs the residence time of essential nutrients. It prepares nutrients to be utilized by cells. It allows nutrients to inter-react with one another and breaks them down into the simplest ionic forms chelated by-the-fulvic-acid-electrolyte.

6. Fulvic Acid Catalyzes Enzyme Reactions

Fulvic Acid can also increase enzyme activity and act as both a donor or as an acceptor to supply electro-chemical balance to a cell. It increases the activity of several enzymes such as transaminase, invertase and alkaline phosphates.

7. Fulvic Acid Increases Assimilation

Fulvic Acid metal organic complexes are relatively heavy and because of this, they have small molecular size and can easily penetrate cells. Fulvic Acid complexes and chelates are readily able to pass through semi-permeable membranes such as cell walls. Yet it is important to note that Fulvic Acid not only has the ability to transport nutrients through cell walls, it can also sensitize cell membranes and various other physiological functions.

8. Fulvic Acid Stimulates Metabolism

Fulvic Acid appears to cause the genetic mechanism of plants to function at a higher level. Any means by which plant cells are exposed to Fulvic Acid can improve growth. Oxygen is absorbed more intensely in the presence of Fulvic Acids. Fulvic Acid helps to penetrate roots and then quickly transports to the shoots of plants. Fulvic Acid relieves oxygen deficiency and increases the vital activity of cells. Fulvic Acids' change the pattern of the metabolism of carbohydrates results in an accumulation of soluble sugars. These soluble sugars increase the osmotic pressure inside the cell wall and enable plants to withstand wilting. Fulvic Acid enhances growth and may stimulate the immune system.

9. Fulvic Acid Detoxifies Pollutants

An important quality of humic substances is related to their sorptive interaction with environmental chemicals either before or after they reach concentrations toxic to living organisms. The toxic herbicide known as Paraquat is rapidly detoxified by humic substances (Fulvic Acid). Fulvic Acids function specially on the demise of organic compounds when applied to soil as pesticides. It has been established that Fulvic Acid is vital to aid the formation of new species of metal ions that bind with organic pollutants such as pesticides and herbicides to catalyze the breakdown of toxic pollutants. Fulvic Acids restore electrical balance to damaged cells and can eliminate food poisoning within minutes. Radioactive substances react rapidly with Fulvic Acid to reach quickly an equilibrium. All radioactive elements are capable of reacting with Fulvic Acid and thus they will form organo-metalic complex molecules of differing adsorptive stability and solubility.

Fulvic Acids are especially important because of their ability to form complexes of, or chelate, metal ions and interact with silica. They have the ability to bio-react with one another and also to inter-react with cells to synthesize or even transmute new mineral compounds. Fulvic Acids act as specific cell sensitizing agents and enhance the cell membrane's permeability. They stimulate and balance cells to create optimum growth and replication conditions.

10. Fulvic Acid Increases Metabolism Of Proteins

Fulvic Acid intensifies the metabolism of proteins, RNA and DNA. Fulvic Acid definitely increases DNA content in cells and increases and enhances the rate of RNA synthesis.

11. Fulvic Acid Catalyzes Vitamins Within The Cell

Fulvic Acid has the ability to introduce vitamins into its structure where they are presented to the cell in combination with complex mineral structures. In this perfect natural condition they can be catalyzed and utilized by the cell. In the absence of adequate trace minerals all vitamins are unable to perform their proper functions.

12. Fulvic Acid Greatly Enhances Bioavailability Of Important Trace Minerals

Our bodies do not easily assimilate many mineral supplements. Scientists believe that mineral deficiency subjects our animals as well as us to more diseases, aging, sickness and destruction of our physical well being than any other personal health factor. A U. S. Senate study showed that 99% of Americans are deficient in minerals and trace elements.

13. Fulvic Acid Chelates Monovalent & Divalent Elements To Which It Is Exposed

Fulvic Acid has the power to form stable water-soluble complex structures with mono-valent, divalent, trivalent, and polyvalent metal ions. It can aid the actual movement of metal ions that are normally difficult to mobilize or transport. Fulvic Acids are excellent natural chelators and cation exchangers and are vitally important in the nutrition of cells.

14. Links

Eleventh Annual V. M. Goldschmidt Conference (2001) Study on the effects of organic
coatings on metal cation adsorption to mineral surfaces
Soil Humic Substances
Properties of humic substances
Influence of fulvic acid on bacteriophage adsorption and complexation in soil

100%

2008-02-14T22:33:00.000-08:00

EATING THE PHASE I DIET FROM GABRIEL COUSENS' BOOK "Rainbow Green Live Food Cuisine"

GOALS:

HEAL PSORIASIS
ALKALIZE
GET 5 GOOD PAPS IN A ROW (well, forever)
CLEAR ANY BAD YEAST, FUNGUS, MOLD, PARASITES
CLEANSE OF HEAVY METALS (have amalgams removed and internally cleanse)
CLEANSE COLON, LIVER, GALLBLADDER, KIDNEYS
NORMALIZE IMMUNE SYSTEM
REGULATE HORMONES
MINERALIZE MY CELLS
HAVE HEALTHY LOOKING BLOOD FOR MY NEXT ANALYSIS
LOSE 8-10 LBS (currently 118)

No sugar (fruit and complex carbs included), very little fat only from avos, flax, hemp, olive and coconut oils, no nuts (harbor molds), limited sprouted seeds (not from bulk bins in which they can go rancid), no overeating (for me that means, like, no more than 1 1/2 cups of food at once and no snacking), no eating after 5 pm, watch out for acidifying foods, keep it simple - no complex recipes or food combining.
I am eating lite and will start a juice fast in March including cleansing formulas from Healthforce Nutritionals.

Sunday went like this:
6:30 - 4 Vitalxymx (not in caps, b/c Mag. Stearate) 6 oz water
7AM - 16 oz warm water with lemon & MSM
7:30 - homeopathic remedy, skin brushing and shower (hot /cold therapy)
8:00 - Vitality and Energy mineral detox formulas
8:30 - Omica Plus Ionic Minerals (Fulvic acids, trace minerals & Amino Acids)
9AM - Renew Life Ultimate Flora Probiotic (good price at Vitacost.com)
9:40 - 3 oz fresh wheatgrass (I quit e-3 live to experiment by not using many additional protein sources to benefit my psoriasis. I do not break down protein properly and I am a slow oxidizer, which runs better on carbs. 55-60% carbohydrates, 30-35% protein, and 10-15% fats)

FOOD! 10:30 "Shake" - 16 oz mixed greens juice (greens only), tocotrienols, ground hemp seeds, maca, green stevia, lemon, cinnamon, slippery elm - blended. MAGICALLY DELICIOUS!
with 6 Vitasynergy tablets and Perque B12 Guard

EXERCISE! 11:15 - 30 minutes rebounding (don't aways hike on Sundays)

12PM - Tea; Milk thistle, Marshmallow, Oregon Grape, Pau D'Arco, Cleavers, Red Clover mixed with a T. of coconut oil and vanilla bean
12:30 Rolfing appointment (Zac has the knack!)
1:30 - P73 Oreganol oil in a veg. cap and 10 drops GSE in water (antiparasitic)

FOOD! 3:00 - 2 big handfuls yummy soft whole dulse, 2 (too big) handfuls Go Raw Sprouted sunflower seeds, Crudite of broccoli, celery, cucumber with a dip of lemon, garlic, ginger, turmeric root, flax oil, parsley, cayenne, sole solution

5:00 - Vitality and Energy mineral detox formulas
5:30 - Omica Plus Ionic Minerals
6:00 - Renew Life Ultimate Flora Probiotic
7:00 - P73 Oreganol oil in a veg. cap and 10 drops GSE in water
9:00 - Warm water with Natural Calm Magnesium and MSM
10:30 - 4 VitalzymX in water (no caps)
Floss & brush with Dr. Don's Antioxident Tooth Powder and Mouthwash

I have Psoriasis on my scalp. For years and years, before I knew any better, I used Dermatop steroid cream when it got bad. Now I maintain it with Buddha Butter. I use that at night. It really works almost kinda sorta as well as the prescription poison. It spreads really thin so the little container lasts me a long time. I love this stuff.

I aint easy gettin all that stuff in; so much of it has to be taken on empty tummy. I have to write it all out to keep from getting lost.

CLEARVIEW - Deep Within

2008-02-14T20:17:00.000-08:00

(picture above from healthdetective.com.au)

Nothing like a Live Blood Analysis to set ya straight. I had mine done about 3 weeks ago by the lovely Jasmine at JivaRaw.com (who makes it clear that she does not diagnose, only allows one to view with one's own eyes the evidence of his/her current state) who confirmed my inclinations that my constitution is totally out of whack. I'm composting. My blood looked like a battlefield of debris...and I eat like Eve in the Garden of Eden compared to most. Not enough though. So I've reformed and fine tuned my daily routine even more. Seeing dying shrunken oxidized red blood cells that look like old WWII underwater mines (Echinocytes), and teardrop shaped ones indicating systemic inflammation, and ones with white centers indicating high glucose levels, and some glowing toxic thing in there, and parasites, fungus, mold, yeast...example pix of some of these things you can see here at the side of the page under "LIVE BLOOD as seen under a microscope". There were also findings of poor protein and fat metabolism, poor nutrient absorption, poor lymph and immune systems, mercury / heavy metal toxicity, Candida, and Acidocis.
Not a shock. These are all domino effect foul-ups thanks to my big umbrella dis-ease "PSORA", the uber-miasm that made me susceptible to psoriasis. One can suffer under this miasm and not be afflicted with psoriasis. Psoriasis is referred to as a primordial disease, the mother of all skin problems, the oldest and deepest, far reaching, undefinable in regard to it's origin. Western medicine can't explain it, allopathic doctors just brush it off and prescribe detrimental steroid creams to cover up the real problems. Then we who are diagnosed with it chase a host of all these ohter linked malfunctions within our bodies in a state of confusion and frustration. "Bloating? Why am I bloating like I'm 4 months pregnant the moment after I eat squash?" ...why do my neck muscles make me cry though I've done myself no harm, why are my hormones making me weird, why do I have horrible menstrual cramps that make me wish heroine were legal, why am I so fat even though I eat less than my cat? And so on. So, I don't know if the underlying PSORA will ever be cured, but it is my intention to make the psoriasis disappear for good.
The plan is based on Gabriel Cousen's Diet Phase I for at least 3 months with juice feasting included for the longest stretches I can maintain, colon cleansing with herbs, colonics, liver / gallbladder flush, kidney cleanse, parasite cleanse with herbs, enzyme therapy, mineral detox and replenishment, mercury amalgam removal, zeolite NCD, exercise, joy, gratefulness, love and positivity.
Everyone with psoriasis seems to react to different techniques. I think I haveta do em all.

The information contained in this message is for education only. LBA or Dark Field Microscopy are not meant to suggest diagnosis. It is valuable to seek the advice of an alternative health care professional before assuming any changes.

IT'S A CLEAN ROUTINE

2008-01-17T15:54:00.000-08:00

I am 5’1 ¾”, currently weigh high at 122 but vary down to 115 (still feels heavy for my height), and right now my psoriasis is a bitch after indulging these holiday (wine & some cooked food).

I generally eat very simple foods, and always use all natural, vegan, & often organic products.

The following is a typical daily regimen: (plus good intake of pure water)
7:00am 4 VitalzymX (not the caps which have magnesium sterate) and 8 oz of water
7:00am Dry Skin Brushing & Shower & Brush teeth
7:45am Coconut Kefir Probiotic
8:00am Homeopathic remedy pellet
8:30am Omica Ionic Minerals for remineralization
9:00am 2-4 oz Wheatgrass & 2 shots E-3 live
9:30am Fresh Beverly Hills Juice Club greens only juice
11:00 Tea: Nettle, Alfalfa, Red Clover, Holy Basil, Marshmallow, Slippery Elm, sometimes with a spoon of Artisana Coconut Butter,(with vanilla or cinnamon)
12:30 ONE OF THE FOLLOWING: (all food with Advanced Formula DigestEnz)

1. SEED CEREAL: Bowl of some varied mix of the following organic stuff:
fresh ground flax, hemp powder, spirulina flakes, maca, fresh ground sesame, chia seed and/or Pure Synergy, cinnamon, bee pollen, with chopped apple or berries and covered with pure water. (I used to use apple juice or OJ, or raisins, prunes, figs, agave but those are detrimental to me.)

2. GREEN SALAD WITH SEAWEED: Romaine, spinach, dandelion (whatever varied greens), arame or hijiki or wakame or laver, dulse flakes, scallions, avocado, tomato, flax and homemade dressing: tahini, lemon, garlic, ginger, turmeric, cayenne, e.v. olive oil.
OR
3. NORI ROLLS: MY SUPERCHARGE SUPERFOOD NORI LOVE 2 hearty Nori roll-ups for brunch!
Mmmm, this is delicious! 11 am and this revs me up all day!...enough to pass up the super-buff guys running in Runyon Canyon :-) Ingredients:
2 tablespoons ARTISANA coconut butter (not oil)
⅓ bunch cilantro , minced
¼ bunch spinach or romaine minced
1 tablespoon spirulina flakes
1 tablespoon maca powder
1 tablespoon dulse flakes
2 clove garlic, minced
1 lime, juiced
1 pinch Celtic sea salt
2 sheets raw nori
red bell pepper, shallot, ginger, sprouts, OPTIONAL
cumin, turmeric, hing, cactus powder, OPTIONAL

1:30 4-6 Vita Synergy tablets + turmeric capsule + Perque Vit B12
2:00 16. oz Water with msm and silica
2:45 Some kind of herbal tea (Merlin’s Magic Roots Elixer…etc)
4:00 Maybe, small Green smoothie with apple or another BH Juice Club Veg juice
5:00 Trail run or hike LA canyons for 11/2 hrs, then stretch
Or less often: Rebounding Or Tibetan Rights
8:00 Probiotic & 8 oz water
9:00 4 VitalzymeX & 8 oz water
10:00 Floss & brush teeth

LET FOOD BE THY MEDICINE

2008-01-17T15:34:00.000-08:00

Hello. Welcome to my revealing public private practice. An oxymoron of a blog, it is meant to act as my candid personal raw lifestyle experiment depot, maybe even like a church of sorts; a place to attend a daily ritual that I believe will help me to facilitate healing through the raw vegan lifestyle that I adopted six years ago. I am relating to it as a private practice because I have no expectations for an audience; I’m writing to launch my intentions out into the universe. I would, however, be overjoyed if I could lend bits of info or clarity to others who are also sometimes confused by contradictory information on nutrition. Or even confused and frustrated by lack of positive reaction from your body, as is my experience- in part -thus far. And very welcome certainly are your helpful comments and critiques. I would be honored.

One of these posts will probably reveal the reason for my life transition when I was 32, but right now I need to hang in the present, focusing on my current trials at 37.

I have faith that with more experiments, more effort, I will someday be one of those bloggers that posts beautiful pictures of raw gourmet dishes, I just can’t eat that way. And maybe someday be one of those bloggers who boasts that every result of eating a 100% raw is just as they expected; normal weight with ease, clearing of skin conditions, no more cravings for sweets or cooked food, EVER; everything is fixed. But for me, it has not all made complete sense yet, though I have done a really excellent job of staying on course since the start. I have had six months here, a year here and there, of eating 100% raw straight through, I keep trying it, but it isn’t solving my more serious health issues.(Simpler ones, yes, and I’ll go into those good things later). So after these 100% runs I go back to eating maybe at 98%...why keep going to such ends if it’s not working fully? I don’t cheat myself, much. When I do deviate, it finds form in steamed brussel sprouts with sea salt and unheated E.V. olive oil, Earth Seed sprouted rye bread, a glass of biodynamic red wine, or organic dark chocolate, and for the past 3 months I’m on a (organic of course) coffee kick. Always, always, vegan anyway.

So, why would anyone blog about her shortcomings on the raw vegan diet? Why not just quit experimenting and eat roasted peanut butter or pasta? Well, because I think I need to work out my perspective and dedication to healing here. There is a Chinese saying I may not get verbatim, but goes like this:

Disease is knowing what to do and not doing it.

So now I need to do it, what I don’t want to do.

There are many many raw vegan bloggers reporting that they have healed themselves of various serious near-death health issues and no longer need the prescriptions they had taken for 15 years just from switching to raw. Or, those who state that they knew without doubt that as soon as they started eating this way it was evident immediately and remains after 5 years or whatever the perfect greatest infallible practice fending off all sickness from digestive problems to menstrual cramps… for good. I haven’t had that experience. yet.

I fully champion my 100 % living food strategy but get confused when I am still always 10 lbs over weight, go through periods of having a big bloated tummy that sticks out like I’m 3 months pregnant, still get horrible menstrual cramps, have a big toe that stays swollen and painful from an injury 6 yrs. ago, keep vacillating between normal and abnormal PAP smears, in and am still plagued by moderate psoriasis in a couple places; a possible autoimmune disease and deep systemic/liver toxicity I believe, perhaps in some part genetic.

Sine my transition, I have juice fasted a few times (at most for 15 days), I take veg juice, wheatgrass, E-3, VitalzymX, probiotics, sea vegetables, rotate superfoods, and supplement ionic minerals and B12 and turmeric et al every day (I’ll make a list in some entry of the nutritional support I incorporate), have seasonal colonics, been tested for candida (negative), parasites (negative), and vitamin and mineral deficiencies in summer 2007 (only low was Vit D, even though I was hiking or on the beach for at least 4 hours/day in L.A. using at most all natural sunscreen. I tested low also in white blood cell count signifying a weakened immune system. Tested “highly sensitive” Cardio CRP (C-Reactive Protein), a possible predictor of increased cardiovascular risk and indicator of inflammation. I have suffered hives for a year in 2006 and also that year, several bouts of chronic fatigue I think, or something like it that knocked me out so weak I couldn’t lift an arm for 2 days at a time. I test my pH which is often low (6.0) to medium no matter how alkaline my diet is. I have quit alcohol (a glass of biodynamic wine only if I drink at all) completely for years at a time and currently am not drinking, quit coffee for a full year and now go on/off a few months, quit smoking grass which was a staple for me until I was 32 as an artist in NYC. Exorcise outdoors 4 days a week (which sadly decreases in winter, something I must try harder to maintain). Read TONS and TONS educating myself on as much nutrition, disease, whole supplements, herbs, techniques, etc. as possible to the point where I suffered the stress of too much layman’s knowledge.

BUT I HAVE FAITH, INTUITION, THAT ORGANIC RAW VEGANISM WILL WORK FOR ME.

Soon though, I just have to REALLY do to what I know I have needed to do, but have not at all wanted to do, and still don’t.

A 92 DAY JUICE FEAST WITH NO SUGAR OF ANY KIND, PERIOD:

No apple, orange, carrot, or beet juice, coconut water or goji juice to make it at all pleasant.

Just mixed green juices, wheatgrass, E-3, lemon, garlic, ginger, seaweed soak water, cleansing herbal teas, water …blek.