Detox
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>Sounds rough, man! It is not so bad. All the Tequilla dulls the pain as you get through the marrow. Plus she is left with something to remember you by. Actually this new years day I woke up at 9am (alone thank god), stumbled outside, grabbed breakfast, stumbled back to bed, woke up feeling a lot better at 2pm, wandered down to the beach and spent the rest of the day dodging blue-bottles and avoiding the life guards because they don't look kindly on people swimming with their sunshades still on. My thigh muscles actually ached more than my head that morning after having played my first game of Twister at about 4 in the morning. If you got the hand/foot placement wrong, you drank. If you fell over, you drank. If you got into an embarassing position, everybody else drank. regards, Paul Watson Bluegrass South Africa Brian Welsch wrote: "blah blah blah, maybe a potato?" while translating my Afrikaans. Crikey! ain't life grand? Einstein says...
Paul Watson wrote: Plus she is left with something to remember you by. Always thinking of others, Paul. :rolleyes: Sounds like a proper New Year's celebration all around. :) BW CP Member Homepages
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I've found some info yesterday about a body detoxification diet, called the "The Lemonade Diet". Basically, you drink a mix of water/lemon juice/maple syrup and cayenne pepper for about 10 days, and it's supposed to help you get rid of all garbage in body. Anyway, I was a bit intrigued. I made the mixture, which is surprisingly tasty, but don't really care to go on liquid fast for the next 2 weeks. It just seems a bit extreme, I guess. Has anyone here had any experience with this or other similar detox plans? Do you really feel much better? Wouldn't it be better to just modify eating habits for the long run? BW CP Member Homepages
I want to rock your gypsy soul Just like way back in the days of old Then magnificently we will float into the mystic
brianwelsch wrote: Has anyone here had any experience with this or other similar detox plans? I knew this guy who was an awesome flea pilot in Virtual World, who drank Coke and Cayenne. In general, toxins are stored for years in your body, especially in fat tissues. I remember people telling me they would have trips years after having taken LSD. My girlfriend recently had a full blood analysis done and has elevated levels of mercury. Her doctor suggested a cilantro petso -- cilantro, garlic, olive oil, lemon juice, and seeds. Besides being delicious, its chelating properties (chelate: To combine (a metal ion) with a chemical compound to form a ring) help remove the mercury. If you're really interested in this stuff, get a full pathology test on blood and urine. These can include testing hormone levels, pathogens, etc. And of course, do your research before buying in to some quacks herbal remedy. As a Chinese doctor told me, anything you consume, even herbs, have a poisonous aspect to them, so they may end up doing more harm than good. Marc Latest AAL Article My blog Join my forum!
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Seems you should rather just start eating well and drinking in moderation*. Don't take the fun out of it (otherwise what is the damned point?) but don't go and be extreme with watercress diets and rot to try and combat the extremes of holiday excess. Surely also these extreme detox binges put just another strain on your body? It sure as heck puts a strain on your loved ones (anyone who knew what was good for them steared clear of me for a few days when I went cold turkey on tea). * Or don't what I do; Drink maybe once a week and then wake up on the 4th (skipping the 1st, 2nd and 3rd of course) of each new year wondering why your arm has been gnawed off. regards, Paul Watson Bluegrass South Africa Brian Welsch wrote: "blah blah blah, maybe a potato?" while translating my Afrikaans. Crikey! ain't life grand? Einstein says...
Paul Watson wrote: Surely also these extreme detox binges put just another strain on your body? Indeed - a day after Marius and I decided to make a wierd detox cabbage soup (which neither of out stomach's liked at all) my appendix decided to attempt a jail break. One operation and some recovery later I have no interest whatsoever in cabbage soup :rolleyes:
Look at the world about you and trust to your own convictions. - Ansel Adams
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Paul Watson wrote: Surely also these extreme detox binges put just another strain on your body? Indeed - a day after Marius and I decided to make a wierd detox cabbage soup (which neither of out stomach's liked at all) my appendix decided to attempt a jail break. One operation and some recovery later I have no interest whatsoever in cabbage soup :rolleyes:
Look at the world about you and trust to your own convictions. - Ansel Adams
Meg's World - Blog PhotographyMegan Forbes wrote: cabbage soup You want to try the gyoza (chicken dumplings with cabbage and stuff) at these[^] guys. if that doesn't make you love cabbage again, nothing will :-) :lick-lips: (the tori kara age is even nicer :-D) -- Ian Darling "The moral of the story is that with a contrived example, you can prove anything." - Joel Spolsky
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I've found some info yesterday about a body detoxification diet, called the "The Lemonade Diet". Basically, you drink a mix of water/lemon juice/maple syrup and cayenne pepper for about 10 days, and it's supposed to help you get rid of all garbage in body. Anyway, I was a bit intrigued. I made the mixture, which is surprisingly tasty, but don't really care to go on liquid fast for the next 2 weeks. It just seems a bit extreme, I guess. Has anyone here had any experience with this or other similar detox plans? Do you really feel much better? Wouldn't it be better to just modify eating habits for the long run? BW CP Member Homepages
I want to rock your gypsy soul Just like way back in the days of old Then magnificently we will float into the mystic
Eating healthy and drinking lots of water daily (.5-1 gallon/~2-4 liters) will do plenty for cleaning out your gastrointestinal and muscular systems. However, the typical human diet causes a lot of build-up because the majority of people don’t care about their health. In the US one of the most common types of cancer is colon cancer, and people have residual crap in their colon from 10 years ago. As far as your blood goes, get a blood test. If you want an indication of if you need your colon cleaned, take a look at your feces. If it’s constantly dark and hard (even hard to take a dump) regardless of what you eat, then it’s time to clean that sucker out. If you eat healthier for a week or two (don’t forget your fiber) and notice a difference (like you’re more regular, feces is lighter and softer but not diarrhea, etc.) then your colon is in good shape. But remember, if it’s not then clean it out. Also, if your urine and/or sweat is always yellow and/or smells, even after you start drinking a lot of water, then you’ll need a good clean out still. I can’t testify for all detox products, but I do know the following works. I accidentally ODed on some vitamins once when I was “learning” about being healthy, and it got me back into shape. Use it only if needed; otherwise, you’ll be wasting your money. http://www.cleanout.com/cleanout.htm[^] Jeremy Falcon
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Paul Watson wrote: Surely also these extreme detox binges put just another strain on your body? Indeed - a day after Marius and I decided to make a wierd detox cabbage soup (which neither of out stomach's liked at all) my appendix decided to attempt a jail break. One operation and some recovery later I have no interest whatsoever in cabbage soup :rolleyes:
Look at the world about you and trust to your own convictions. - Ansel Adams
Meg's World - Blog PhotographyMegan Forbes wrote: detox cabbage soup It works for a detox (even the liver), but that diet dehydrates you (dumps water weight). IIRC, its only recommended use by doctors is before surgery. Jeremy Falcon
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>Sounds rough, man! It is not so bad. All the Tequilla dulls the pain as you get through the marrow. Plus she is left with something to remember you by. Actually this new years day I woke up at 9am (alone thank god), stumbled outside, grabbed breakfast, stumbled back to bed, woke up feeling a lot better at 2pm, wandered down to the beach and spent the rest of the day dodging blue-bottles and avoiding the life guards because they don't look kindly on people swimming with their sunshades still on. My thigh muscles actually ached more than my head that morning after having played my first game of Twister at about 4 in the morning. If you got the hand/foot placement wrong, you drank. If you fell over, you drank. If you got into an embarassing position, everybody else drank. regards, Paul Watson Bluegrass South Africa Brian Welsch wrote: "blah blah blah, maybe a potato?" while translating my Afrikaans. Crikey! ain't life grand? Einstein says...
Paul Watson wrote: my first game of Twister You really should try the variant, Strip Twister. I play to lose.;) "Another day done - All targets met; all systems fully operational; all customers satisfied; all staff keen and well motivated; all pigs fed and ready to fly" - Jennie A.
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Megan Forbes wrote: detox cabbage soup It works for a detox (even the liver), but that diet dehydrates you (dumps water weight). IIRC, its only recommended use by doctors is before surgery. Jeremy Falcon
Jeremy Falcon wrote: IIRC, its only recommended use by doctors is before surgery :laugh: How convenient...
Look at the world about you and trust to your own convictions. - Ansel Adams
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Megan Forbes wrote: cabbage soup You want to try the gyoza (chicken dumplings with cabbage and stuff) at these[^] guys. if that doesn't make you love cabbage again, nothing will :-) :lick-lips: (the tori kara age is even nicer :-D) -- Ian Darling "The moral of the story is that with a contrived example, you can prove anything." - Joel Spolsky
Mmmm... Wagamama (hides the credit card from view :rolleyes: )
Look at the world about you and trust to your own convictions. - Ansel Adams
Meg's World - Blog Photography -
I've found some info yesterday about a body detoxification diet, called the "The Lemonade Diet". Basically, you drink a mix of water/lemon juice/maple syrup and cayenne pepper for about 10 days, and it's supposed to help you get rid of all garbage in body. Anyway, I was a bit intrigued. I made the mixture, which is surprisingly tasty, but don't really care to go on liquid fast for the next 2 weeks. It just seems a bit extreme, I guess. Has anyone here had any experience with this or other similar detox plans? Do you really feel much better? Wouldn't it be better to just modify eating habits for the long run? BW CP Member Homepages
I want to rock your gypsy soul Just like way back in the days of old Then magnificently we will float into the mystic
With a few notable exception (i.e. mercury and lead and some other heavy metals), the notion that your body builds up toxins is a load of rubbish. Buying detoxifiers is a scam that will do nothing to improve your health except as a psychosomatic side effect. Anyone who thinks he has a better idea of what's good for people than people do is a swine. - P.J. O'Rourke
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With a few notable exception (i.e. mercury and lead and some other heavy metals), the notion that your body builds up toxins is a load of rubbish. Buying detoxifiers is a scam that will do nothing to improve your health except as a psychosomatic side effect. Anyone who thinks he has a better idea of what's good for people than people do is a swine. - P.J. O'Rourke
Joe Woodbury wrote: the notion that your body builds up toxins is a load of rubbish. Care to explain why you believe this to be true? Jeremy Falcon
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Mmmm... Wagamama (hides the credit card from view :rolleyes: )
Look at the world about you and trust to your own convictions. - Ansel Adams
Meg's World - Blog PhotographyMegan Forbes wrote: Mmmm... Wagamama Actually, there's an idea for where to get lunch or something for the CP meet. It seems there's one in Canary Wharf, and there's several others in London too - which I'm sure we'll be relatively close to wherever we hold the meet. -- Ian Darling "The moral of the story is that with a contrived example, you can prove anything." - Joel Spolsky
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With a few notable exception (i.e. mercury and lead and some other heavy metals), the notion that your body builds up toxins is a load of rubbish. Buying detoxifiers is a scam that will do nothing to improve your health except as a psychosomatic side effect. Anyone who thinks he has a better idea of what's good for people than people do is a swine. - P.J. O'Rourke
Joe Woodbury wrote: Buying detoxifiers is a scam There isn't anything to purchase here. At least not a specific product brand. The idea here is that you give your body a chance to detox itself, by notoops ingesting the minimum amount of new toxins. Sort of like wiping the slate clean. Probably not necessary for many people, but does have it's place, I think. BW CP Member Homepages
"...take what you need and leave the rest..."
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I've found some info yesterday about a body detoxification diet, called the "The Lemonade Diet". Basically, you drink a mix of water/lemon juice/maple syrup and cayenne pepper for about 10 days, and it's supposed to help you get rid of all garbage in body. Anyway, I was a bit intrigued. I made the mixture, which is surprisingly tasty, but don't really care to go on liquid fast for the next 2 weeks. It just seems a bit extreme, I guess. Has anyone here had any experience with this or other similar detox plans? Do you really feel much better? Wouldn't it be better to just modify eating habits for the long run? BW CP Member Homepages
I want to rock your gypsy soul Just like way back in the days of old Then magnificently we will float into the mystic
I have done this. It is called The Master Cleanser. Try searching Amazon for Stanley Burroughs. http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/0963926209/qid=1073321142/sr=2-1/ref=sr\_2\_1/102-6896768-0095307 I did it for 10 days and lost at least 20 pounds. You need to stick to the book in terms of what kind of maple syrup to use, etc.
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Eating healthy and drinking lots of water daily (.5-1 gallon/~2-4 liters) will do plenty for cleaning out your gastrointestinal and muscular systems. However, the typical human diet causes a lot of build-up because the majority of people don’t care about their health. In the US one of the most common types of cancer is colon cancer, and people have residual crap in their colon from 10 years ago. As far as your blood goes, get a blood test. If you want an indication of if you need your colon cleaned, take a look at your feces. If it’s constantly dark and hard (even hard to take a dump) regardless of what you eat, then it’s time to clean that sucker out. If you eat healthier for a week or two (don’t forget your fiber) and notice a difference (like you’re more regular, feces is lighter and softer but not diarrhea, etc.) then your colon is in good shape. But remember, if it’s not then clean it out. Also, if your urine and/or sweat is always yellow and/or smells, even after you start drinking a lot of water, then you’ll need a good clean out still. I can’t testify for all detox products, but I do know the following works. I accidentally ODed on some vitamins once when I was “learning” about being healthy, and it got me back into shape. Use it only if needed; otherwise, you’ll be wasting your money. http://www.cleanout.com/cleanout.htm[^] Jeremy Falcon
Jeremy Falcon wrote: Eating healthy Doing some reading, and I'm not seeing much need even to take supplemental vitamins. As long as I eat a good variety and minimize refined sugar and saturated fats, do a little exercise, I should be doing just fine. BW CP Member Homepages
"...take what you need and leave the rest..."
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I have done this. It is called The Master Cleanser. Try searching Amazon for Stanley Burroughs. http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/0963926209/qid=1073321142/sr=2-1/ref=sr\_2\_1/102-6896768-0095307 I did it for 10 days and lost at least 20 pounds. You need to stick to the book in terms of what kind of maple syrup to use, etc.
jimpar wrote: The Master Cleanser Right. I tried looking for Grade B Maple Syrup, but my grocery store doesn't carry any. So I used Grade for my first batch. I don't think I have too much "build up", so I won't be going through with the plan(even though I made some 'lemonade'), but the whole of whats going on internally is pretty neat. I'll probably go skim through the book at my local Barnes & Noble. Did you feel alot better afterwards? Any noticable signs of detoxification? BW CP Member Homepages
"...take what you need and leave the rest..."
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Jeremy Falcon wrote: Eating healthy Doing some reading, and I'm not seeing much need even to take supplemental vitamins. As long as I eat a good variety and minimize refined sugar and saturated fats, do a little exercise, I should be doing just fine. BW CP Member Homepages
"...take what you need and leave the rest..."
brianwelsch wrote: I should be doing just fine. It depends on your goals. What are you looking to do? Do you just want to feel "better" or are you looking to loose weight, etc.? Jeremy Falcon
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brianwelsch wrote: Has anyone here had any experience with this or other similar detox plans? I knew this guy who was an awesome flea pilot in Virtual World, who drank Coke and Cayenne. In general, toxins are stored for years in your body, especially in fat tissues. I remember people telling me they would have trips years after having taken LSD. My girlfriend recently had a full blood analysis done and has elevated levels of mercury. Her doctor suggested a cilantro petso -- cilantro, garlic, olive oil, lemon juice, and seeds. Besides being delicious, its chelating properties (chelate: To combine (a metal ion) with a chemical compound to form a ring) help remove the mercury. If you're really interested in this stuff, get a full pathology test on blood and urine. These can include testing hormone levels, pathogens, etc. And of course, do your research before buying in to some quacks herbal remedy. As a Chinese doctor told me, anything you consume, even herbs, have a poisonous aspect to them, so they may end up doing more harm than good. Marc Latest AAL Article My blog Join my forum!
Any recommended reading to learn more about natural medicine? BW CP Member Homepages
"...take what you need and leave the rest..."
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Joe Woodbury wrote: the notion that your body builds up toxins is a load of rubbish. Care to explain why you believe this to be true? Jeremy Falcon
Jeremy Falcon wrote: Care to explain why you believe this to be true? Complete lack of medical evidence. Anyone who thinks he has a better idea of what's good for people than people do is a swine. - P.J. O'Rourke
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jimpar wrote: The Master Cleanser Right. I tried looking for Grade B Maple Syrup, but my grocery store doesn't carry any. So I used Grade for my first batch. I don't think I have too much "build up", so I won't be going through with the plan(even though I made some 'lemonade'), but the whole of whats going on internally is pretty neat. I'll probably go skim through the book at my local Barnes & Noble. Did you feel alot better afterwards? Any noticable signs of detoxification? BW CP Member Homepages
"...take what you need and leave the rest..."