अबाउट डेट्स इन थे Spring

The winter brings inertia(when and if we can afford it......)
The Spring is the time to shake ourselves - rid ourselves of the very inertia that felt just fine in the depth of the Winter. Bears and other creatures hibernate and so do we.
But as you can feel through the energy stirring inside yourself it is time -time to cleanse to rejuvenate inside out. Specially with the warmer days coming.
There are so many ways we can do this.

Many many years ago I undertook a radical "Grape Cure"
eating nothing but grapes for 27days - about two and a half pounds a day. There came a time - on this diet, that what came out appeared to be the same as what went in. It did feel extremely "clean" and I enjoyed the incredibly "brainless" simplicity of it; once I had decided to do it. Two and one half pounds of organic grapes a day - and water - nothing else.....simple

Whether you choose a more radical approach or just begin by drinking fresh, organic lemon juice in water, first thing in the morning, to give the liver a little push - either way water is your good friend!

These days I prefer the "Liver flush" - here it is the way I have used it in the last twenty years:


LIVER FLUSH

In the spring or warm season this can be done for ten days or less.

First thing in the morning:
In the blender mix:
o 10 – 12 oz. of grapefruit juice
o 1 clove of garlic
o 1 tablespoon lemon juice (fresh is best; bottled concentrate is ok)
o 1 tablespoon olive oil (extra light or mild is ok)

Drink it down and chase it with a cup of mint tea.

Mid morning:
Eat a raw apple and enjoy.

Lunch time:
Whatever amount you need of steamed vegetables, either hot or at room temperature with a little salad dressing on them.

Afternoon:
You can snack on ¼ cup of almonds (raw) and again, an hour later on ¼ cup of roasted sunflower seeds.

Supper time:
Whatever amount you need of steamed vegetables, either hot or at room temperature with a little salad dressing on them.

Throughout the day drink copious amounts of herbal tea hot water. Hot water is very healing and soothing.In Tibetan medicine it is the FIRST medicine.

o After the third day take two Swiss Kriss Herbal Laxative Tablets before bed.
o After the sixth day take two Swiss Kriss Herbal Laxative Tablets before bed.

If you wish to extend this cleansing program over a longer period of time you can add whole grains to the lunch or supper after the third day. The whole grains might include buckwheat pasta, brown rice, millet or barley. The main concern is that you DO NOT add fat, dairy or sugar to the diet.

To change this way of eating into a complete diet you should then add to the above a protein such as tempeh, tofu, organic chicken, turkey or fish. The cleansing program is meant for a short period of time as a catalyst into the next season, (spring, summer and autumn). In the winter we need more calories to brace ourselves against the elements; therefore it is best to wait until spring.