Fasting Day 1
Lemonade, herbal tea, purified water, no exercise
Today you should be consuming all day a lemonade solution made of fresh squeezed lemons, clean purified water, and Organic grade B maple syrup. There isn’t much leeway on this as all are important ingredients during this phase. Don’t skimp on the syrup and don’t buy grade A. Grade B is a particular kind of syrup that comes out of the tree late in the season and has higher sugar content and is more pure. If you use grade A you might not be getting enough calories during this phase, it could be toxic, and it defeats the point. If you feel shaky, jittery, or just plain mean during these next couple days add more syrup to your lemonade you most likely have too low blood sugar.
Here is the recipe:
1 1/2 cups of lemon juice
1 ½ cups of organic maple syrup grade B
1 gallon of purified water (This is around 295ml of water)
Lemon juice – you would approximately need half a lemon to make 2 tablespoons of lemon juice.
Do take note not to use canned or bottled lemon juice as the vitamins and nutrients are no longer there.
This part of the cleanse might be the hardest for everyone but it could be the most important. This phase prepares your liver and pancreas, streamlines your blood sugar level, and flushes your bowels. What seems to be the most difficult is breaking the habit of eating at certain times during the day. Dr. Rachel and I drink a large cup of hot herbal tea at meal times to feel more normal. You will notice that there is a large part of the day spent preparing and eating meals. You’re obviously not using that chunk of the day during this phase so this would be a great time to start new healthy habits: reading, meditation/prayer, stretching, home improvement, crafting and other artistic endeavors
Hang in there and good luck. Keep a good book or stack of magazines in the bathroom.
Please contact us if you have any questions.
Posted on
Mon, January 2, 2012
by Adam Duncan