I Can See Clearly Now The Rain Is Gone

Hi all,

I just want to make sure it's clear what the cleanse is about in terms of your physical body. We are giving the body "a break" of sorts so that it can take better care of itself. In a nutshell, when we ingest complex foods (especially proteins) and crappy foods (need I elaborate?) our bodies have to work hard on those things. Then when it's done with that stuff, we eat again and it goes back to work. Along the way, stuff builds up in our intestines, toxins get buried deep but because of our incessant eating cycle, our body can't get to a "deep cleaning".

Sound familiar? This is like deep cleaning your house, which you never have time to do, right? You keep your house reasonably clean so it doesn't fall apart but there is stuff on the top shelves, under the cushions and in the cracks and crevices that needs to be deep cleaned but it doesn't seem to be causing a problem so we put it off and off and off... Our bodies know exactly how that feels because with continuous eating, it doesn't have time either. So this cleanse is a way to focus our diet to allow the body to do some of that deep, spring cleaning. Since we can't all take the week off and go on retreat, we need to eat something. Our focused diet will allow us to both function in our daily lives AND give our bodies the opportunity to get some deeper work done.

So, the packet contains the foods you can eat for the week and these foods were specifically chosen because they will allow your body to work on the deep cleaning it needs. Dairy products and proteins require way too much "attention" from our bodies for it to get spring cleaning done. Stick to the packet!

I have definitely overlooked little spices and maybe some vegetables (like okra, for example) but I definitely didn't miss big categories like meat or dairy or pasta or bread. If they're not on there, it's not necessarily because they're bad foods you should never eat, it's because they aren't supportive of your body's cleansing process.

Think of it this way, eating foods that don't help the cleansing process, like dairy, wheat and chicken for example, is like your mother (or mother-in-law) coming to your house to supervise your spring cleaning. IT DOES NOT FACILITATE DEEP, PRODUCTIVE WORK :)

Love,
G