It has been some time since I suggested a community juice
fast (kind of like a group hug). I am going to do one starting July 15 and
ending July 21. This is purely a cleanse and prepare for a richer more
comprehensive program I am putting together for the fall. (In the fall, I am
looking at a year-long eating program that I believe will create great health.)
But for now I just want to do a little cleansing fast.
Summer is a great time to do a fast, the weather is warm, the fruits and
vegetables are plenty so you can juice to your hearts content. I am recommending
juicing carrots, spinach, kale, cucumber and any other vegetable, particularly
the green ones. These should be you base foods for you juice, feel free to
throw in an apple and ginger for flavor. But I think it is important to let a
fast suit your way of life, so make it your own.
I plan on working out, a morning run and then a karate
class in the evening or some yoga. If that proves to be too much I will add a
green salad to the mix for lunch with lettuce and cucumbers and a lemon and oil
(olive) dressing. Or even cut back on the working out.
So there are
a number of ways you can do this fast, I think of it as varying levels of
self-love and whatever fits your lifestyle… However the fast should include the
master cleanser (see below). The idea is to drink as much water and master
cleanser as possible. These are some ideas for you:
·
Vegetable
Juice: Juice vegetable juices 1 – 3 times a day, drinks these as your meals.
Vegetable juices could be carrot, spinach, kale, collards, cucumbers or any
combinations of fresh squeezed vegetable juices. You can juice them yourselves
or go to a store like Jamba Juice and let them juice it for you. Of course
throughout the day drink the master cleanser. Try to stay organic.
·
Since
it is summer, I do a fruit juice like watermelon… but if I do that I only do it once
a day.
·
Master
Cleanse: You could do a master cleanse fast only, this is tough but manageable.
Just do master cleanse beverage all day long
·
Adding
a salad: This is a plain salad, lettuce and cucumber with lemon juice and EVO.
You could have this twice a day if needed.
·
You
can do any combination of the above. You can also add herbal tea, of course no
caffeine or sugar or honey.
Remember the
first day or two you might get a headache, try to tough it out, they say it is
healing and it is your body ridding itself of toxins. Those of you who are
particularly toxic you may have a headache for a little longer, you know who
you are. My experience, as a toxic
individual, says it goes away after a few days and then you start to feel
great. If you do plan on working out, see how you feel and then modify, don’t
be intense. I try to read spiritual things and not negative things, spiritual
has a wide girth and means different things to different people; I want to put
myself in a healthier space, all aspects of my being. Maybe treat yourself to
gentle yoga, a massage or a healthy walk in the woods or at the beach or in the
city, whatever you find solace (I don’t think the gentleman’s club is the idea).
Oh, needless
to say, if you are pregnant or managing an ailment or life with serious drugs,
legal or illegal, you should not do this. The bottom line for me is keeping it loving to
yourself and to others and share the idea with other people. We need to create
peace, peace in Iraq, peace in Afghanistan, peace in Pakistan, peace in Haiti,
peace in Mexico, peace in Iran, peace in New York, peace in LA, peace in
Atlanta, peace in Paris, peace in Chicago, peace in London, peace in Prague, peace
in the West Bank, peace in Jerusalem, peace in Malawi, peace in Johannesburg, peace in Somalia, peace in Sudan, peace in
Cairo, peace in Lagos, peace in Beijing, peace in Delhi, peace in Moscow, peace in Santiago, peace in
Madrid, peace in Norwalk, you get the picture…. peace in our hearts… If we
envision peace our leaders will deliver on our vision.
Master
Cleanser recipe is about one lemon, 1/5 teaspoon of cayenne, grade B maple
syrup to taste (2 - 4 tablespoons, I try not to overdo the syrup because we
want to reduce our dependence on sweets but if it taste good we drink more and
drinking a lot of this beverage is what we want to achieve - the last fast I
excluded this completely but is was very hard core and as the kids say “nasty”)
per 16 ounces of water.
Try to stay
organic; probably requires a trip to Whole Foods, the most expensive store in
the world. I usually make a big batch of Master Cleanser in the morning and
drink it all day. I have found sometimes the cayenne can be overwhelming so you
might want to do an amount you can tolerate. You can also do this as a hot drink.
The idea of
this is to do it as a community, so feel free to share your comments,
suggestions and experiences.
This is what I am going to do:
·
Good Morning cleanse: 2 eight ounce glasses or
more of Master cleanse (Water, lemon and cayenne).
·
Mid Morning Cocktail: Vegetable juice (Carrot
and Kale or Carrot and Cucumber or Carrot and spinach or some combination of
the all of the above). Add a little ginger for taste
·
More master cleanse (really drinking this all
day)
·
Midday Special: water, cinnamon, ginger and
lemon, juice an apple or two with it to add some flava, play with the amounts
to get a taste I like.
·
More master cleanser
·
Evening Cocktail: Similar to Mid-morning.
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