My Detox Journal: Day 2

Well, I made it through the day yesterday and didn’t fudge even a little even though it was hard when my husband (bless his heart) cooked himself some veggie burger patties and a baked potato. This morning my daughter Sarah woke up with the desire to make homemade cranberry muffins. I didn’t eat any of them, even though they looked light and fluffy and smelled good!

My stomach was upset all night long and I didn’t sleep good at all last night. I also had a new boil come up on my thigh yesterday evening. Ugh.

So here is my plan for today:

Breakast:

Green Tea – steeped with 1/4 lemon, 4 drops Stevia, 30 drops of Kidney Cleanse Formula

8 kiwi fruit – helps remove excess sodium from body, antioxidant, Vitamin C, good respiratory system

Berry Tofu Smoothie (I drank 16 oz. of the recipe below and divided the rest between my four girls – it was a hit!)

Berry Tofu Smoothie

16 oz. Strawberry Silken Tofu

1 cup frozen or fresh blueberries (I had blueberries we put up in the freezer from last summer.) – antioxidant, cancer fighting

1 tbsp. flax seed – high in fiber, omega 3 fatty acid, good for intestinal health

1 tbsp. honey

1/2 – 3/4 cup soy milk (I used vanilla flavor)

Process in blender or Vita Mix until smooth. You can add a few ice cubes and crush if desired.

Lunch:

salad with lettuce, carrots, tomatoes, and chickpeas

Green Tea – steeped with 1/4 lemon, 4 drops Stevia, 30 drops of Kidney Cleanse Formula

Snack:

16 oz. Bolthouse Farms Vedge Juice – Our juicer died and we have a new one on order, for now, this will do.

Supper:

steamed spinach – essential amino acids, lysine, arginine

raw broccoli – cancer fighting, good for immune system, beta carotene, Vitamin C, calcium, folate

raw carrot sticks – good for eyes, cancer fighting, Vitamin A, beta carotene, Vitamin B6 and B12, calcium, and more

hummus dip

My Detox Journal: Day 1

I have suffered with severe systemic candida (a type of auto immune disease) since I was a teenager. In 2006, my immune system was so weak I was near death’s door. I improved some, but a year later was so over run with yeast I knew I had to make a change. I went on a very, very strict diet eating – meaning I ate no fruits, grains, mushrooms, vinegar, dairy, no sugar of any kind, no starchy veggies, etc. (I am a vegetarian if you didn’t know that already so I wasn’t eating meat either.) I pretty much ate green veggies, eggplant, some oatmeal, and goat’s milk for several months. It was HARD. But I got better. I was symptom free for over a year.

In January, I began breaking out in severe boils (something that used to happen with great frequency) which is a symptom of a weak immune system. I have had a painful boil on my chin the size of a half dollar for over a month now and smaller ones on my face and neck. It was not long before I began to break out in candida rashes again.I am not able to take ANY type of antibiotic because the yeast would over take my body and potentially be fatal. So, with a weakened immune system, I have to be very, very careful about being exposed to germs. Pneumonia could do me in along with a host of other illnesses.

I have been taking candida herbs, and acidophilus supplements, but have not seen much improvement. So, I am going on a detox program of my own design… using the knowledge I have accumulated about natural healing over the years.

I thought it would be fun to journal what I am doing over the next two weeks to purify my body naturally. Here is what I have planned for today:

Breakfast:

1 grapefruit – good for stomach, antioxidant, Vitamin C

8 kiwi fruit – helps remove excess sodium from body, antioxidant, Vitamin C, good respiratory system

Green Tea – steeped with 1/4 lemon, 4 drops Stevia, 30 drops of Kidney Cleanse Formula

Lunch:

1 sliced orange

Black Bean Salad (I ate the entire recipe below for my lunch)

Green Tea – steeped with 1/4 lemon, 4 drops Stevia, 30 drops of Kidney Cleanse Formula

Black Bean Salad

1 can black beans – cholesterol lowering fiber,  loaded with antioxidants (even more than oranges, grapes, or cranberries)

1/2 fresh avocado – antioxidant, improves skin, good for digestion

1 tomato – Vitamin C, supports liver health, improves skin

1/2 lemon juice – Vitamin C, Vitamin B1, good for liver, digestive system, bladder,blood purifier

2 tbsp. finely chopped onion – good for immune system

1 large clove garlic – helps build immune system

1/2 cup chopped parsley - loaded with Vitamin C, good for digestive system

* Note: whole kernel corn would make a yummy addition to this recipe!

Snack:

16 oz. Bolthouse Farms Vedge Juice – Our juicer died and we have a new one on order, for now, this will do.

Supper:

raw broccoli – cancer fighting, good for immune system, beta carotene, Vitamin C, calcium, folate

raw carrot sticks – good for eyes, cancer fighting, Vitamin A, beta carotene, Vitamin B6 and B12, calcium, and more

1 grapefruit – good for stomach, antioxidant, Vitamin C

Green Tea – steeped with 1/4 lemon, 4 drops Stevia, 30 drops of Kidney Cleanse Formula

Note: You may be wondering why I am not just juicing – I get very, very shaky if I do not eat. So, I decided to eat a natural, nearly raw diet as well as drink juices.

A New Week…

It’s snowing again today. I really do love the snow, but the other part of me is starting to look forward to Spring and planting my garden. I will be getting my table set up in the sunroom today to start my seedlings on.And as soon as the ground thaws out enough I will be planting those peas outside in the garden!

We had a funeral this past weekend. One of our sweet church members lost her husband. Mary Lou is one of my favorite people. She and her husband were married 51 years! Saturday night was the visitation. They had a traditional Bluegrass Gospel Sing and it was really nice. Yesterday was the funeral. I sang with my four girls and one of the girls from our church. We sang “You will see Your Lord a Coming” which is an early advent hymn written by James White. It’s one of my favorite songs! We sang it acapella.

Here are the words…

You will see your Lord a-coming,
You will see your Lord a-coming,
You will see your Lord a-coming
In a few more days.

Refrain

Hear the band of music,
Hear the band of music,
Hear the band of music
Which is sounding thro’ the air.

Gabriel sounds his mighty trumpet,
Gabriel sounds his mighty trumpet,
Gabriel sounds his mighty trumpet
In a few more days.

Refrain

You will see the saints arising,
You will see the saints arising,
You will see the saints arising
In a few more days.

Refrain

Angels bear them to the Savior,
Angels bear them to the Savior,
Angels bear them to the Savior
In a few more days.

Refrain

Then we’ll shout, our suff’rings over,
Then we’ll shout, our suff’rings over,
Then we’ll shout, our suff’rings over
In a few more days.

Refrain

Anyway, so this week I won’t be posting a menu plan… I have been really sick. Well, my immune system is really weak right now and I have a dozen boils all over and have broken out again with my systemic candida. So, this week I am eating only raw foods and drinking fresh juices. I am also taking some detox herbs (more on that later).

I will also be watching (again) my Save Your Life Videos by Sam Biser and Dr. Richard Schulze. It’s been a few years since I refreshed my memory, but now with me getting sick again and with my daughter Sarah possibly having Crohn’s Disease (still waiting on doctors for the colonoscopy) I feel like I need to getting back on the herb healing wagon.