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I'm in need of some suggestions for a total cleanse. My body is full of toxins at the moment, which I can say from a medical standpoint. Being not so well off, we're sort of poor-folk mad d and a lot of what we eat isn't too good for us. A lot of carbs via ramen and pasta, both of which are cheap. Protien is in short supply and usually gotten from milks, and fresh fruits and veggies are nil. What I'm looking into is a fast for a few days, probably three- pure water only. After that, I'm looking for a cleansing tea that I can drink twice a day (or thereabouts) to keep things fairly clean and maybe keep me a little healthier. Any suggestions?

You could try making tea with alfalfa. Just don't use the seeds, they aren't good for you. From what I'm reading it's a detoxifier, anti-inflammatory, antifungal and diuretic. It says to make tea using 1 tbsp (1/2 ounce or 12 grams) of dried herb.

A good colon cleanser and laxative is cascara sagrada but I wouldn't take it while fasting...

Garlic is noted as a "whole-body detoxicant" and you could make tea using a clove of garlic but I don't know if you'd want to... actually it would be a decoction and not a tea when using something big like a clove.

Goldenseal is considered an all-body purifier/cleanser. One of my books warns against using it more than 2 weeks or if you have a history of high blood pressure but since you're probably not going to fast THAT long I don't think it would be a problem. For goldenseal use 1/2 to 1 tsp (1/12 to 1/6 ounce or 2 to 4 grams) of the dried root. You can take 1 cup 3x a day. For powdered goldenseal root use 1tsp of powder to 1 pint hot water and take 1 to 2 teaspoons 3 to 6x daily.

Peppermint is also considered cleansing and strengthening and is considered completely harmless. You can make a tea using a "heaping" tsp of the dried herb to 8 ounces of freshly boiled water. The book says it's traditionally taken cold but I'd imagine you can take it however you like.

I could look for some more if you'd like but hopefully one of those things will work for you. I'd go with alfalfa and/or peppermint tea personally. They sound the most palatable and inexpensive. And that concludes my studying for the night! haha.

rofl Death by diarrhea! Someone should make an avi called cascara sagrada and have a that in their siggy for a slogan. hahaha, that would be the best.

I think it's a good idea. It seems like we're all really similar and just chatting would be pretty fun.

Yes and no. I don't plan on going back to what I usually eat, considering that when I put the fast itself into action I plan on making sure that I have something besides ramen to eat. I'll use the tea until then and after then, and post-fast I plan on taking Nemone's advice from "herb of the week" and munching my share of apples. heart

Theres another one my friend went through and it worked well.
It is a fast just like Malkuts but a bit different. There is these special shakes that you drink and if I am correct they are high in protein and help your body cleanse itself but it lasts for a whole week. Though your trips to the toilet wont be so pleasant but after your done youll feel a hellouva lot better. He described it though as being a little hungry but never very hungry or starving.

Ugh, wouldn't that be pleasant. Anything called "colon blow" isn't high on my priority listing. XD

In general the way I fast is:
Days 1-3: Water only.
Days 4-7: Water and raw foods- veggies, fruits, nothing processed.

The first three days are horrible, because your stomach is shrinking, but then after that you eat less, and you're more able to resist hunger and so can wait a little longer for good foods instead of going for fast stuff like chips.

Hey I have a month long dieat that cleans the toxins from your body slowly so it is not a shock to the system. It takes 28 days. The last three days you are just drinking water with Honey. Let me see if I can get it and post it here. We use it for special stuff in the coven.