hello again, toilet

here i sit, sipping a cup of celery juice. i'm in the middle of a colon cleanse. i've been on the toilet a lot today.

it's an 8-day cleanse with a liquids-only fast for 5 days, purchased from blessed herbs (blessedherbs.com). i'm on day 4, which is the first day with no solid food. for the previous three days, i ate less and less food and tried to eliminate the unhealthiest foods (dr. p, i miss you!). instead of food, every three hours (5x/day) i consume a substance with a texture like gritty cream of wheat and a flavor like dirty ginger. i hate ginger... but the only other option was peppermint which i also hate. spicy wins over icy. this substance is called "toxin absorber" and you should check out the website to see what it contains.

when i finish the colon cleanse, i'll be starting the internal cleanse which hits all the major detoxifying organs over 21 days. i can eat real food with that one!

i'm feeling pretty hungry and bloated - not to mention my sore, over-used rear. but i'm not feeling as weak or sick as i expected. several years ago i attempted a liquids-only fast without any aids and by day 2 my whole body hurt; i could hardly stand and felt like vomiting. my mom said, "just eat something!" so i did and haven't tried it again since. now, i understand that when there's nothing in your intestines to absorb the toxins which are trying to leave your body, it all just gets reabsorbed and you can end up feeling quite sick.

i think the hunger will decrease tomorrow, they say the first foodless day is the biggest hurdle. i am really hoping to experience a major improvement in my daily health over the next month of cleansing. it's worth a try; the docs have had no suitable solutions for my health problems. perhaps it's all just this toxic western lifestyle?

i'll let you know how it goes! in the mean-time check out blessedherbs.com. i also recommend the book "the maker's diet" with the associated web site: makersdiet.com.