Hello New here!!!!

[Guest guest]

Hello all, I am new here, and I am so wanting to

learn all about this way of eating... I am in the

process right now of detoxing. I am going to clean out

before i start eating everything raw... I know i will

need help with this, but i a m really looking forward

to this and meeting all of you.... Thanks Sheila

[Guest guest]

Hi Sheila,<br><br>What are you doing to detox?

You can detox by eating 100% raw, or if you want a

more intense detox, you can do a juice fast. That can

be a bit harsh as far as detox symptoms, so you

might want to ease into it gradually. But you

definitely don't have to wait to start eating raw. It'll be

pretty hard to get cleaned out if you're not eating raw

foods.<br><br>Maggie

[Guest guest]

Hello Maggie, What i am doing is a juice fast...

I have had no detox symptoms yet... I don't know

what to expect... I was already eating all vegitables

before i decided to try going raw... So mabey i will not

have regular detox... I But i havn't been eating all

vegies very long before. I was doing a juice fast 21 day

program , 8 days just juice, 3 days to go off of the fast

then 10eating raw vegies... But i didn't get but to

about 6 days because i didn't have a bowel movement for

all those days, and I didn't know about using an

enima or phsyllum husk... But you don't think i need to

do a fast at all? I am starting over on the fast

now, I am only into my 3rd day.... Thank you for your

reply, I will need help with this, and also good

recipies..... Thanks Sheila

[Guest guest]

Sheila,<br><br>A juice fast is a great way to

detox, but it's not absolutely necessary. The reason for

the constipation you experience is probably two-fold.

First of all, if you're doing all juice, there is very

little left for the body to convert to waste material.

The body USES the liquid portion of the food after

it's broken down, and the rest is filtered out.

Secondly, even when you are eating solid foods, detox tends

to be a generally constipating process anyway, at

least for me. I assume that's because of all of the

toxins released into the blood stream and then leaving

the body as waste. <br><br>A fast isn't imperative

for detox. What I usually do is use a product called

Barleygreen in the morning (it's the juice of barley leaves),

then a fiber supplement mid morning called Herbal

Fiberblend, then Barleygreen again at noon followed by carrot

juice, then 1/2 hour later I eat a fruit lunch. I take

more barleygreen around dinner time, sometimes

followed by more carrot juice. Then 1/2 later, I have a

vegetable salad. Then if I'm having any detox symptoms such

as a headache, sometimes I will follow this with a

cooked vegetable or some rice or whole grain pasta. That

seems to ease up on the symptoms for me. <br><br>I

haven't tried a juice fast yet, but I am thinking about

it. If you wanted to stick to the juice fast, but

were worried about the constipation, you could

certainly try a natural fiber supplement or an enema (a

purified water enema, I wouldn't recommend anything with

harsh chemicals such as fleet). If you didn't feel

comfortable doing a home enema, you could also go for a

colonic. <br><br>It's all a matter of personal preference,

but it sounds like you're on the right track!

<br><br>Maggie

[Guest guest]

Thanks Maggie, Great Info..... Sheila