As I often do on my page, I am sharing a journey that I am about to embark upon, simply because I have NO IDEA what will come on this journey (not that we ever know what will come on ANY journey). To give a bit of background, I often do juice fasts throughout the year (typically 3-7 day juice fasts). I LOVE juicing and I love how I feel when I juice. But today I am embarking on a 28 day juice fast simply to rid my body of ALL toxins and to attempt to get completely off thyroid medications so I can take a fully holistic approach with this Hashis. As most of you know, I was diagnosed with Hashimotos Thyroiditis, which is an auto-immune disease in which your immune system attacks your thyroid. In the last year I have learned so much about this body and how to care for it and really nurture it. I have also learned that even with that diligent love and care, there are days where the body just collapses and refuses to go. All of this is perfect, and all of it is showing me that I am not in control of ANYTHING, especially the body. But it is has also led me to really look at what is causing the body to break down. And it all comes back to one thing -- toxins. Toxins are in the foods we eat, the medicine we are given to band-aid the issue(s) and in the environment around us. That is just fact. But it is also fact that simply by removing the toxins from the foods (meaning eating only Macrobiotic foods, we can slowly heal the body by ridding the toxins). Six months ago I cut out gluten, sugar and dairy and have done my best to stay away from processed foods. That has helped tremendously. And now I really want to take that next leap and do a complete cleanse. This journey is not for everyone, so please do not feel that I am sharing this because YOU must go out and do it for yourself. That being said, if you are struggling with disease (or multiple diseases) it may behoove you to do some research on the topic. (There is a fantastic movie you can watch called Super Juice Me in which random 8 individuals with a combination of 22 various diseases were chosen to do a monitored 28 day juice fast ... and what they all experience in the end is nothing less than miraculous: superjuiceme/ ). In addition to this juice fast, I have been cleansing my body for almost 2 months with kangen ionized water (I am now drinking one gallon of 9.5 alkaline water a day) and what I am experiencing with this alone has been amazing! Another interesting fact with disease is that most of us are completely dehydrated and the PH and alkaline is so off in our bodies that we are getting sicker and sicker and by default taking more and more medication to mask the issue(s). If you are not familiar with this, Kangen water restores the PH and the alkaline/acidity in the body so that water can truly reach the cells and hydrate the body. What a novel idea, huh? Ultimately what I am sharing is that I am getting ready to step into the twilight zone of unknowns. But I am doing it with a homeopath by my side and a ton of support so do not fret...this is all being watched, monitored and most of all supported. Why am I sharing this? Because I have no idea how I will feel, how I will react, what will SHOW UP in this 28 days. What I am told is that after the first 7 days, I will become clearer, more in-tune, more connected, more energized, more grounded, more prepared to love this body in ways I have never been able to. I know this to be true from past juice fasts. So I plan to share the journey for those of you interested and somewhat diary what is happening. If you are interested, great. If you are not, feel free to by-pass those updates. If you are interested in knowing more, watch the movie mentioned above or ask questions in the comments. But please: do not start this journey without having proper guidance from someone who can monitor your health and support you along the ride. Day 1: Here we go! I am ready to get the cleansing part of my juicing fast underway. This typically is the first 2-3 days of ridding the toxins from the body. That being said, I do not feel this will be AS painful as previous juice fasts as I have been clearing the toxins via the kangen water (build up from 8.0 to 9.5), with the removal of processed foods and with the supplement of young living oils which I have been ingesting and diffusing in my home for months now. I really feel my immune system has gotten some good support through these modalities and is ready to dive in and get started. I am starting with a Morning Glory Juice which consists of 2 Apples, 1 Cucumber, 1 cup Blueberries, 2 cups of Grapes, 2 Kale Leaves and 1″ Ginger (btw, this is one of my all time favorite combinations). As the day progresses, the juice becomes more and more GREEN with less fruits in the combination). What is incredible about this is after day 3, you do not feel hungry, the cravings are gone and the energy kicks in! So...here we go!
Posted on: Sun, 04 Jan 2015 17:41:14 +0000