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Master Cleanse / Let your food be your medicine
Master Cleanse / Let your food be your medicine
Date: 7/20/2007 5:55:05 PM ( 17 y ) ... viewed 2235 times Master Cleanse / Let your food be your medicine
1. "Let food be your medicine"
Hippocrates (460 BC—370 BC) is known as the Father of Modern Medicine because he was the first to apply scientific observation and raise medicine into a profession. In fact, his influence is still so great that today, doctors pledge themselves to his oath--the Hippocratic Oath--before they begin to practice medicine.
Two of his most basic principles were "Nature heals--the doctor is only her assistant" and "Let food be your medicine and medicine be your food."
With his "simple and sane belief in the healing power of nature, assisted by good food, fresh air, rest, recreation, sleep, change of climate, and physiotherapy, he [began] the Golden Age of Greek medicine." (Food is Your Best Medicine, Henry Bieler, MD.)
Perhaps this explains why Americans suffer from such high rates of heart disease, diabetes and cancer. We are not getting the nutrients we need to stay healthy from our mass produced, prepared, preserved, artificially colored, flavored, and sweetened "food".
Such a deficient diet not only lacks proper nutrition for a long life, but pours toxins into the body as well. If these toxins are not then satisfactorily eliminated, health is further impaired.
Many, many people get a huge boost in health from doing the Master Cleanse because they have a backlog of toxins that need to be eliminated. However, merely eliminating toxins will not maintain vibrant good health over a long period. For that, we need a diet that is mainly fresh, raw vegetables and fruit...and that, in the opinion of the Father of Modern Medicine, is your best medicine.
"Straight to the heart of the matter! My Mom was floundering in her 'own version' of The Master Cleanse and it wasn't until she heard this CD that she realized the importance of following it EXACTLY. The resulting differences were astounding! I personally can't wait to be able to do it again in a few months!"
RKR
Nacogdoches, TX
My purpose is to educate you on low- and no-cost ways others have achieved and maintained vibrant good health. Like anything else, if you want it done right, you have to do it yourself. Because everyone's body is different, you must learn what will work for you.
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"I already knew the MC was better than the water fast because it prevents the cravings and keeps up your energy (among other benefits of course), but heck, I just got lazy this morning and also thought I'd try doing water most of the day [to see the] benefits. Boy, did I have cravings!! Not a safe idea! No wonder the MC is so superior and people can go way longer on it and be so much more successful!! By 3 pm or so, I got my lemon- "aid" back on."
katiebeth527
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"Peter's book offers valuable insights into this miraculous process and what your body undergoes during the cleanse. After my husband did the cleanse the first time in January, he lost 24 pounds, felt energetic for the first time in years, and his skin glowed! He just finished his second cleanse this past April and lost more weight. He's much happier and healthier. The dialogues and testimonials in the book help you understand the cleansing stages and enable you to identify with others who have already gone through it. Peter is an excellent guide, wisely encouraging you to stick with it and do it right, and addressing common issues along the way. He has taken Stanley Burroughs' Master Cleanse and made it a guide for the common man. We are recommending the cleanse and Peter's book to friends, family, and co-workers. My husband is a walking testimonial to all who have not seen him since his dramatic transformation. I'm looking forward to doing my first cleanse this summer!"
Marianne Rogers
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3. My mailbag: detox symptoms: tiredness, irritability, and wanting to quit
I get so many emails that it's impossible to answer all of them individually in the time I have. However, here's an email that is typical of many others:
I'm on day 2 and feeling irritable and want to quit. How do other people stand it for 10 days?
For most people, days 2, 3 and 7 are the worst. Why those days, I can only say that it appears these toxins are eliminated in layers or cycles. The detoxification process has two steps: "the agitator" and "the rinse cycle". The first step in detoxification is to mobilize the toxins from where they are stored (fat cells, joints, etc.) and get them into circulation so they can be eliminated. During this phase, the toxins create unpleasant feelings similar, but usually much less annoying, to those felt when the toxins were originally consumed. Then in the rinse cycle, the toxins are actually eliminated and you feel better.
Although detoxification symptoms are unpleasant, they ought to be desired. While no one wants the feelings associated with detoxifying, that is the purpose of the cleanse. If you're not detoxifying, you're not making progress and won't feel better afterward!
I place detox symptoms into five classes. Knowing these will be gone in a day or two, it is MUCH easier to persevere and complete the cleanse.
1. Cravings. I've noticed I crave things for a few hours or a day. Usually after the next morning's elimination, the craving is gone and I feel better. As your body detoxifies (eliminates the toxic waste from) cooked meat, dairy products, etc. It craves the hamburger, pizza, ice cream, etc. that is being "peeled off" in layers.
2. Tiredness. When your body fights toxins, whether from detoxifying or an infection, it diverts energy into healing and away from the energy you use to work and play.
3. Irritability. This includes the desire to "just chew something solid" or to quit the cleanse.
4. Physical aches, pains, nausea, vomiting, etc. These are the most severe reactions and only occur where a person is severely toxic, only a small percentage of people experience these. Fortunately, these have gone away after only a day or two in every case I know.
5. Burning eliminations. The toxins that are being eliminated are acidic. When a particularly toxic elimination passes, you can actually feel heat. Such an elimination usually occurs after a day of other strong detox symptoms. Some people believe that the heat comes from the cayenne, but my first experience of a hot elimination came on Day 17 of my first Master Cleanse. There was no heat on days 5 through 16, even though I drank the same amount of cayenne each day.
Now that you know that these are only temporary and milestones that you are becoming healthier, you will have the perspective to complete the cleanse and make it through. After you personally experience the gain you make after a detox day, you'll actually begin to look forward to them knowing that the next day will be a new plateau!
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"I have done four cleanses using the Lemonade Diet. Peter Glickman's book, 'Lose Weight, Have More Energy & Be Happier in 10 Days' Second Edition, is a must read for anyone planning to do the Master Cleanse. I found it to be very helpful as it answered many questions about the cleanse that I had. It was also helpful to read the success stories of others."
TcRejoices
Oklahoma
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4. Raw Ice Cream
If you have a sweet tooth or love ice cream especially late at night or have kids that love ice cream, this is a fast and easy recipe. My 4 year old grandson loves to make it whether for breakfast, lunch or dinner or for a quick snack.
Ingredients: Nuts, bananas, frozen fruit
1. Place a handful of raw (not roasted) cashews or soaked then drained raw almonds in the fruit processor.
2. Blend until smooth (can leave slightly grainy for more texture in the ice cream
3. Add a bit of water (1-4 tablespoons) to make into a thick cream
4. Add chopped frozen fruit (see below for ideas)
5. Add a banana to make it thick, smooth and sweet (can be frozen or not)
6. Taste and adjust sweetness, frozenness, creaminess
by adding more of the above ingredients, dates, etc.
7. Serve right away.
8. If you want the ice cream firmer you can place it in a container in the freezer until it as thick as you like. If there is any left over, you can store in the freezer in a covered container. Allow time to thaw when you want to eat it again.
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"In the reconstruction or regeneration of the body by natural means, it is very important to bear in mind that natural foods taken in the form of vegetable juices may start a regular housecleaning process throughout the entire system. This may be, and sometimes is, accompanied by a period of pains or aches in the regions of the body where this housecleaning is taking place. It may even at times make one feel as if he were actually sick. We should not for one moment feel that the juices are making us ill, if these are fresh and are taken the same day that they are made. "
N. W. Walker, D. Sc., Fresh Vegetable and Fruit Juices
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