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proxieme
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posted February 09, 2006 09:43 AM     Click Here to See the Profile for proxieme     Edit/Delete Message
Hey trillian -

Can you post the details of that detox diet (or diets) (or post a link) as well as info re: the female herbal supplement?

Also, who's that herbal wholesaler in Oregon?

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trillian
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posted February 09, 2006 04:18 PM     Click Here to See the Profile for trillian     Edit/Delete Message
Hi Prox Hope you and your family are doing well. I so enjoyed the pics of Meg in her suspenders.

Pacific Botanicals is the name of the company in Oregon. You can only buy in bulk, which means a minimum of one pound for most things. But the prices are very reasonable and the quality is excellent. And heck, when making tinctures, etc., it's easy to use a pound. Their number, if you'd like to ask for a catalog, is 541.479.7777. Their website is www.pacificbotanicals.com.

Pacific Botanicals is recommended by Sam Biser, a writer of natural healing methods, whose published material is mostly based on the works of Dr. Richard Schulze. You could probably find some of his stuff on ebay or amazon.com. His book "Curing With Cayenne" is invaluable, and includes the recipe for the female formula. Now, the formula was developed by Dr. S., and it's he who is quoted in the book, but because the copyright of the book is owned by Sam Biser, I'd rather not reproduce it in this forum. I'll email you the formula.

As far as a detox, it depends on the level you want to do. As I mentioned in LS' thread, you can do one with all the herbs that's wonderful. You can read more about it at www.herbdoc.com, which is the website for Dr. S.

However...not all of us can afford that, and sometimes we're just not ready for it. I won't call it drastic! Drastic is letting men with knives cut open your body. It's just that we're used to living a certain way, and change doesn't always come easy. We want to believe an eating program that included diet soda and McDonald's and Kraft Mac and Cheese won't hurt us. But it does.

So, what kind of detox do you want?

If you've seen "Supersize Me," then you might be familiar with the detox designed for Morgan by his fiance when he finished his 30 days of McD's crap. There's a thread about it here in LL, and I'll see if I can find you the link. She's written a book about it, and she has lots of great info on her website.

If you simply want to start feeling better, than start excising the foods you know in your heart and mind aren't good for you. Is it easy when you have a husband and daughter?
Well, only you can answer that. It's a choice. Is it easier to eat crap or be healthy?

I'm not trying to be an elitist. I eat dairy sometimes. I wish I could be completely vegan, but I'm not. At least not yet. I don't eat only organics, because the cost is sometimes prohibitive, and here in Central PA they're not always available. And today I took a sliver of birthday cake (it's vanilla bean cheesecake ).

So what kind of detox interests you, Prox? Let's talk about it some more.

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LibraSparkle
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posted February 12, 2006 03:15 PM     Click Here to See the Profile for LibraSparkle     Edit/Delete Message
Thanks for posting this, Trillian.

You said before that raw honey is ok... but what about raw sugar? The organic sort, of course. I actually prefer it to refined white sugar. It isn't sickeningly sweet, and it actually has some flavor to it.

I ask because one of my favorite teas to drink is green chai tea. It's super yummy. I prefer to use (organic) raw sugar to sweeten my tea. I like to use honey in some teas (mostly herbal), but for others I prefer raw sugar.

I've tried Stevia in the past, and I'm really not very fond of it. It leaves a funny after-taste. I'm sure I could get used to it if raw sugar is unacceptable... but I'd rather not.

Also, I've noticed that some raw sugar is really light in color compared to others. I have noticed that the sugar that is darkest in color has much more flavor (kinda like molasses) than the light colored raw sugar. The seem to be equally as sweet. The kind I always buy is the darker of the two. I find it at Trader Joe's. (GAWD I that place!!)

I wish I could remember what the darker colored raw sugar is called... grr... (I keep it in Tupperware after I buy it, so I don't have the package). All I can remember is that it starts with an R and it is made from cane juice.

Whaddaya think?

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posted February 19, 2006 10:48 AM     Click Here to See the Profile for Philbird     Edit/Delete Message
There's always the good ol' Master cleanse!
That will cures what ails ya!

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lovelyelle
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posted February 20, 2006 10:05 PM     Click Here to See the Profile for lovelyelle     Edit/Delete Message
Hi Libra, I think it's called turbinado?

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proxieme
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posted February 28, 2006 05:03 PM     Click Here to See the Profile for proxieme     Edit/Delete Message
Hey tril

I'll probably be responding to this piecemeal...never know when the kiddo will call.

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Hi Prox Hope you and your family are doing well. I so enjoyed the pics of Meg in her suspenders.

Meg loves her suspenders, too - she keeps stroking them and saying, "Niiiice," or "Ohhh, cooool!"
(Ah, to be able to shape the vocabulary of a young child - she also says, "What's up?" and "C'moooon..."...though somehow, "Oh, Demmit!" and, "BUTT!" accompanied by a pat on the rear have found their way in there, too.
We'll say that Daddy did it.)
We're all doing well - Jase and I are doing much more air-ish (do you know what I mean?)...which is nice.
Yay! Pluto's moving away!
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Pacific Botanicals is the name of the company in Oregon. You can only buy in bulk, which means a minimum of one pound for most things. But the prices are very reasonable and the quality is excellent. And heck, when making tinctures, etc., it's easy to use a pound. Their number, if you'd like to ask for a catalog, is 541.479.7777. Their website is www.pacificbotanicals.com.

Cool! Thanks
I'll probably wait until we find out if/where we're moving before ordering, but I'll definitely book mark that one.
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Pacific Botanicals is recommended by Sam Biser, a writer of natural healing methods, whose published material is mostly based on the works of Dr. Richard Schulze. You could probably find some of his stuff on ebay or amazon.com. His book "Curing With Cayenne" is invaluable, and includes the recipe for the female formula. Now, the formula was developed by Dr. S., and it's he who is quoted in the book, but because the copyright of the book is owned by Sam Biser, I'd rather not reproduce it in this forum. I'll email you the formula.

Where's my e-mail, woman?!?
Just kidding. I'll probably poke around our local organic store to see if I can find the book itself.
And there's always Half.com.
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As far as a detox, it depends on the level you want to do. As I mentioned in LS' thread, you can do one with all the herbs that's wonderful. You can read more about it at www.herbdoc.com, which is the website for Dr. S.

*bookmarks for later perusal*
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However...not all of us can afford that, and sometimes we're just not ready for it. I won't call it drastic! Drastic is letting men with knives cut open your body. It's just that we're used to living a certain way, and change doesn't always come easy. We want to believe an eating program that included diet soda and McDonald's and Kraft Mac and Cheese won't hurt us. But it does.

Ya know?
The good thing on that front: Ever since being pregnant with Meg, most fast food makes me feel sick for the rest of the day.
Even the salads at those joints do me in.
And I'm happy to say that Meg doesn't seem to like 'em much, either - well, excepting the french fries. But the only time she's eaten them have been on long trips up to VA.
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So, what kind of detox do you want?

I'm currently mulling that one over.
Honestly, if I could just do one that's primarily fruits, veggies, and whole grains, I'd be golden. I don't know if that's a detox or a diet, though; but that stuff's just what I've been craving lately. For a bit I thought that I was preggers again for the intensity of my cravings. (I'm not - I'm actually currently going through a particularly nasty, drawn-out, and draining period.)
I've actually recently started switching over to less toxic cleaning supplies (Seventh Generation, Vinegar, Baking Soda, etc) - the mainstream commerical stuff's really started knocking me for a loop.
I actually got quite high cleaning the kitchen floor the other week (which precipitated the change.)
Getting back on track, my main concern on any detox diet will be getting enough protein and iron - I'm "naturally" a bit anemic and generally feel washed-out if I don't get a good amount of the prior.
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If you've seen "Supersize Me," then you might be familiar with the detox designed for Morgan by his fiance when he finished his 30 days of McD's crap. There's a thread about it here in LL, and I'll see if I can find you the link. She's written a book about it, and she has lots of great info on her website.

Yeah, that was crazy.
It even got Jase thinking.
(He was raised on fast food and has only now started giving in sans grumbling to whole grains and the occasional green stuff on his plate.)
I'll look up that site - does she have the detox right there or does she want you do buy something first?
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If you simply want to start feeling better, than start excising the foods you know in your heart and mind aren't good for you. Is it easy when you have a husband and daughter?
Well, only you can answer that. It's a choice. Is it easier to eat crap or be healthy?

It's not as easy as it could be - and I'm not sure I'll have the patience to wait for sprouted anything anytime in the near future - but I do generally move in the general direction of healthy foods.
We generally don't have junk food in the house (the stray Ben & Jerry's being the major exception - and that b/c once we eat that wee little container, it's gone and cannot be revisited). No chips, store-bought cookies (ok, sometimes ginger snaps...but only every couple of months), etc.
The least healthy things that we generally eat're pan-fried (in EVOO) chicken or fish, Jase's every-couple-of-weeks dinner of Cinci Chili (though I'm attempting to trasition the beef over to ground turkey...we'll see how that flies), and pizza (I make that from scratch w/ my own two little hands on Fridays.)
On that - have you ever had a problem digesting Quinoa?
I introduced that into our diet a while back...and end up w/ little Quinoa...things...in my...er, yeah...for a few days after we eat it.
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I'm not trying to be an elitist. I eat dairy sometimes. I wish I could be completely vegan, but I'm not. At least not yet. I don't eat only organics, because the cost is sometimes prohibitive, and here in Central PA they're not always available. And today I took a sliver of birthday cake (it's vanilla bean cheesecake ).

Alas, I cannot see our house w/o dairy.
Have you ever seen Wallace & Grommit?
Meg's Wallace when it comes to cheese.
It's actually pretty amusing sometimes - mid-thought she'll belt out, "Cheeeeese Plllleeeeasse!" and she's still on whole milk (I try to go Organic on that but can't always swing it...we just barely don't qualify for WIC). I do go for organaic yogurt, mostly b/c that's the only kind I can find in the Commissary w/ active cultures.
Backtracking, I go for Organic whenever we can, but that ends up not being too terribly often - it may make up 15% of our total food intake for a given month - partly b/c of price and partly because we're in southeastern Alabama.
Interesting Note: I went looking for a breadmaker locally.
I found one.
Surrounded by a sea of deep-fryers.
Yaaaaay Deep South!
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So what kind of detox interests you, Prox? Let's talk about it some more.

Like I said, one that's fruits, veggies, whole grains w/ the odd herb or four or so...and that's not too terribly cost prohibitive.
The first part won't be too difficult - most meals lately, I'm completely giddily happy w/ a big plate of mixed greens drizzled w/ spiced-up olive oil.


*awaiting answer*

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proxieme
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posted February 28, 2006 05:11 PM     Click Here to See the Profile for proxieme     Edit/Delete Message
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I find it at Trader Joe's. (GAWD I that place!!)

*tear*
I MISS MY JOE!

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proxieme
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posted February 28, 2006 05:11 PM     Click Here to See the Profile for proxieme     Edit/Delete Message
Double trouble

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posted March 15, 2006 11:18 PM     Click Here to See the Profile for BlueTopaz124     Edit/Delete Message
Speaking of detox...this is a book I found at our local Powell's and have tried a few recipes...very good book - Blissful Detox by Louisa J. Walters/Aliza Baron Cohen/Adrian Mercuri

The diet is based on the yin/yang principle and approach to detoxing on the dietary therapy of Chinese medicine, which deals with the properties of food and their effects on health and prevention of disease...


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trillian
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posted March 25, 2006 09:47 AM     Click Here to See the Profile for trillian     Edit/Delete Message
Proxie...I have not forgotten you. I will get to this as soon as I can. Forgive me for keeping you waiting.

Trillian

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