DETOX’ Preparation, Cleansing & Fasting
DETOXIFICATION IS AN IMPORTANT PRACTICE IN A WHOLISTIC LIFESTYLE
Botanical Detox– TO PREPARE
I have witnessed hundreds of people heal themselves while implementing this formula, along with nutritional and lifestyle changes.
Ingredients;
Burdock Root- 1part
Sheep Sorrel- 1part
Slippery Elm Bark- 1 part
Rhubarb Root- 1/4 part
Chaga- 1/8 part
I added Chaga to the original recipe after much introspection and use.
Preparations:
Use spring water- 1/2 (or more if desired) cup botanical formula to 12 cups water. Bring to a boil in a non metal pot (ceramic is good) then simmer gently for a minimum of 20 minutes- gently stirring often with a wooden spoon. I like to use a slow cooker, when it comes to a boil I turn it down to low and let simmer for up to 2 hours.
During this time be present with the process. I was taught to ask the plants/trees/fungi for what you require during this time. Being in gratitude is enough.
Cover and let steep overnight.
Strain in the morning.
Use the remaining medicine again with a little less water to receive the full benefit of the plants. This may be done 3X’s (or more). In this way we honour what the trees, roots, leaves, bark, fungi have given.
Store in glass (a mason jar) in the fridge.
When taking, add boiling water to chosen amount (decided by person taking) to make warm. It is pleasant this way.
Example- 2 oz of concentrate with 5 oz boiling water.
Start slowly as this is a powerful detoxification formula.
Your current state of health determines the level of healing crisis one will experience. Detoxification is experienced through the bowels. Drink sufficient amounts of spring water, so dehydration does not occur. This is important!
As with all cleansing and detoxification programs, increasing probiotic supplementation ensures continued healthy intestinal flora.
Personal Story
I have witnessed countless people heal themselves with the assistance of this formula, including my own father. My Dad was ‘given’ 3 months to live by conventional cancer specialists. He went to bed in a depressed state and prepared to die. It was then (upon request) that I was given this recipe from an Ojibwe Elder. In the beginning, Dad experienced intense healing crisis that he was willing to go through- a lot of bowel movement as the body flushed toxins for many months. They were farmers who had always grown a lot of their own food, ate organically, free range, fermented, raw etc.- old school farming. One of the problems though, was that the water supply (well) had been contaminated with chemical runoff from the onset of modern agriculture/farming methods, as well as declining air quality from near by oil refineries, etc.. They began drinking spring water, stopped eating white flour and sugar, took probiotics daily as well as taking this herbal formula daily, for years!
Dad fully recovered from 4th stage ‘multiple myeloma’ and he lived healthy, happy and pain free for nine more years. They travelled and fulfilled desires they had put off for their retirement years (not recommended). He passed consciously (wide awake) without pain or medication (cancer free).
In the 1980’s this formula was illegal in Canada.
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Fasting
Anything more than a three day water fast is a spiritual calling, and requires wholistic preparations well in advance. This is to say, prepare the body physically, emotionally, mentally and spiritually. Traditionally an Elder would guide and watch over the spiritual fast. Seek wisdom inside and out.
Intermittent Fasting
I have been consistently practising this for many years. I began with a 4 hour eating window, with lemon water and celery juice only outside of this time. During summer months I find it easy to be on one meal a day, and do a 24 hour fast regularly. Consuming nutrient dense foods, while supplementing and detoxing is optimal while intermittent fasting. A prolonged fast, if well prepared for can bring great results; see Dr. Eric Bergs many videos on autophagy.
The Master Cleanser- by Stanley Burroughs
In this day and age it is imperative to practice regular cleansing and detoxification of the body. Air, water, food qualities are continuing to worsen. The Master Cleanser is a booklet outlining a detox formula developed and encouraged by a natural health enthusiast named Stanley Burroughs.
He recommended fasting while taking a specific formula of cayenne, lemons and maple syrup. I have done this fast many times, both short (3 days) and long term (10 days). In today’s increased chemical and industrial world, considering the quality of food, air and water.regular detoxification is advised.
The organs of elimination; skin, lungs/breath, urinary system, gastrointestinal, as well as the lymph and liver as filters and deliverers, need to be open for a successful detox.
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Detox Bathing
Salt, baking soda, ground mustard and basil oil baths assist the gentle eliminations of toxins through the skin. See detox baths. This induces sweating.
A oral (DETOX FORMULA) colon cleanse prior to a fast is recommended.
Enemas (liver detoxification) or colonics are recommended if in poor health.
Keeping the urinary system flushed by drinking sufficient amounts of good spring water with lemon.
Deep breathing practices each day, assists to detoxify through the lungs.
A brisk walk, dance, skipping, rebounder, etc. for lymph movement, helps to prevent stagnation while detoxifying.
Enzyme therapy is essential in the detoxification process, as is minerals.
Fasting from pork, dairy, wheat, corn, soy, sugars,alcohol..and any other food/drink that is difficult to digest gives the gastrointestinal system and subsequently the lymphatic system a stress relief.
Eat light, with bone broth, green drinks, avocado, vegetables, good fats (Nourishing Traditions by Sally Fallon is an excellent resource) . Do not mix fruit or fruit juice with anything else. Taking protease away from food helps clean up the muco proteins(undigested proteins).
Follow any detox by increasing the dosage of probiotics to assist in reestablishing a balanced intestinal flora.
Juicing celery is a great practice. Alkalizing and detoxifying.
A concentrated spring and fall six week cleanse around the Equinox is traditional practice both Eastern- Ayurvedic tradition and Western- Indigenous people of Turtle Island (N&S Americas).
Prior to a longer ‘detox’ the organs of elimination may be opened through colonics. This is highly encouraged when degenerative disease is present, as time is a factor. This decreases the stress on the body, and makes the cleanse more efficient.
In my personal practice, I assist the organs of elimination with supplementation year round. Taking great care to be hydrated, a must in the daily detoxification process.
1. Increased Enzyme supplementation that includes serrapeptase (away from food) during detoxification and fasting assists to eat up disturbed muco-proteins (accumulation in the lymph from undigested protein).
Points on Enzymes in The B.E. Guide.
2. Benfotiamine (a B1 vitamin) helps release excess sugars out of the system, using the urinary system to eliminate. Drinking sufficient water is essential to this process.
3. Milk thistle (seed) and burdock (root) make an excellent tea for liver cleanse.
Further nutrition and principles may be studied by readin
g How We Heal by Douglas Morrison.