A simple one-day,
weekend or seven-day cleanse for experienced or inexperienced in- dividuals begins every morning with a total body dry skin brushing prior to showering, and then drinking a minimum of 10, eight-ounce glasses of water throughout the day. This includes a tasty green juice drink, followed by an eight-ounce glass of water for breakfast, lunch and a healthy afternoon snack. Watson’s favorite green cleansing recipe consists of liquefying one-and-a-half cucumbers, two stalks of celery, half a Granny Smith apple, a handful of spinach or any other type of green vegetable, a few sprigs of parsley and a tiny piece of lemon. Then, an hour after breakfast and
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A natural, non-chlori-
nated water enema using simple home apparatus available at local stores can also be incorporated into the regimen, as necessary, “An enema [initially] affects only the intestine’s lower third, so hold in the room-tem- perature water for five to 15 minutes, if possible,” suggests Berry.
What to Avoid Safe, over-the-counter solutions for co- lon cleansing generally promote colon health and can nicely supplement a fast. Avoid products that contain senna leaf and cascara sagrada, which are potent laxatives. Watson and Berry don’t recom-
lunch, sip a cup of herbal tea, take two or three capsules of spirulina and two capsules of omega-3. For dinner, liquefy one teaspoon of red miso paste in eight ounces of hot water and add five sprigs of wakame seaweed. “To fight hunger during the day,
drink more water with lemon or ginger, warm herbal tea or green juices,” ad- vises Watson. To increase fiber intake, Berry sug- gests placing ingredients in a VitaMix or the more affordable NutriBullet, which pulverizes everything added, even whole flax seeds. Juicers, which are harder to clean after using, separate the liquid from the fibrous pulp, which human intestines need to create at least two daily bowel movements. Add oat or rice bran, citrus pectin or other natural fibers as a bulk agent.
mend rigid “crash and burn” cleanses, such as those consisting solely of protein drinks or raw juices or lemon juice and water with maple syrup and cayenne pepper. “It’s better to cleanse gently with fresh green juices with meals consisting of brown rice and either raw, lightly steamed or roasted vegetables,” counsels Watson. “Any detox program, if followed
by eating whatever you want, not only doesn’t work, it has consequences,” adds Berry, who strongly advises easing back into a sensible diet after a cleanse. She notes that one client became ill from breaking her detox with a meal of barbeque ribs and beer.
Linda Sechrist is a senior staff writer for Natural Awakenings. She writes on why we are better together at
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Umeboshi Tea Umeboshi
plums, termed “the king of alkaline foods”, are a species of apricots from Japan. A pick- led fruit, they have a sour and salty flavor. Drinking umeboshi tea alkalizes the blood and works to relieve fatigue, nausea and indiges- tion while restoring energy.
Makes 1 cup. Drink one a day for one month.
tsp Japanese kuzu powder 2 or 3 drops tamari or gluten-free tamari
1 umeboshi plum, rinse /2
1 cup purified water 1
1. Remove seed from the plum. Cut remaining plum into small pieces or mash.
2. Place plum pieces, water and kuzu in a small sauce pan. Stir or whisk to dissolve the powder. It will look like milk with pink bumps.
3. Stir while heating at medium tem- perature for 3 to 5 minutes or until liquid turns clear and appears a little thicker. Turn off heat.
4. Add tamari drops and stir gently. Drink while hot.
Source: Recipe courtesy of Brenda Watson.
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