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I get the feeling you're thinking about fasts.  There are many of the opinion that fasting is not good for the body.  Basically it is starvation.  A cleanse is different.  When cleansing the body's systems, the organs of elimination get a rest and you clean out the buildup of toxins that clog these organs.  If your organs of elimination are not working properly, generations of toxins get reabsorbed by the body.  This can lead to dis-ease of the body, mind and emotions.  We are constantly exposed to toxins in the air, water and enviroment let alone our food.  As adults we often don't make good food choices and as a result we get toxic.
The cleanse I'm on was prescribed by my chiropractor, it includes taking digestive enzyme & green foods supplements.  Basically you eat as many veggies you want for breakfast & lunch with fruit for dinner.  Raw nuts and sushi are the protein, and avocados the healthy fats.  There's a drink taken 3x daily before meals that includes apple juice, unsweetened cranberry, ACV, lemon juice and water.  Honey is the only sweetener to be used in small amounts.  Apples may be eaten anytime of day, as much as you want.
This cleanse uses nutrition to clean and tonify the body.  Its not easy...I've already cheated a couple of times.  I'm only cheating myself, and I get back on track with the next meal.  Hubby had to go out of town on short notice and I think I cheated from emotional impulse.  I think I learn alot about my habits & tendancies regarding food when I do a cleanse.  I intend to do the cleanse 2x a year-at the autumnal equanox and the spring equanox.  This is my second cleanse this year.

This is really after the fact, but you look great as Ariel and Marry Poppins! 

Pan- a liver cleanse helps to detox the 2nd largest organ of elimination (our skin is the 1st) to help decrease allergies, wakeup sluggish digestion/elimination and keep excess fat off the body.  Most liver cleanses are nutrition based:veggies, apples-no grains, sugars and limited other fruits.

Juri-thanks very much!  It's never too late to give (or recieve  ) a compliment!!

Maroula-thank you!

New additions to the collection (#115 & 116)
Pastel Skies Swingstix
and my first swap
Seamaid's Seduction Spiralstix

Yay!  Now I have a pair to compliment my seafoam geishastix.

How exciting for you!  Post post is eminating your bliss.  I am happy for you.

Well, I didn't get as much practicing in today as originally planned.  Instead, I napped.  This was the first time since we started letting the boys out during the day that Jupiter actually let me get some sleep.  He usually jumps on me several times, kneading my neck, face, the blanket and then tries to suck on my earlobe, lip, nostril, tip of my nose and even my eyebrow.  I'm suspicious that he was taken from his mother too soon or he thinks I'm his kitty mommy.  Anyway, he was less aggressive with those behaviours today.  Yay, 'cause I got some sleep and nobody was fighting.

I didn't feel like washing my hair before going to my chiropractic appointment so I took my sleeping braided pigtails and turned them into a single french braid.  I haven't done a french braid in weeks since I don't sleep in one anymore and I must say it turned out quite nicely and stayed though more napping in the afternoon.

Yah, I'm a napper!  I do so much problem solving in my sleep!

I guess since not much is happening with my hair I've fallen a bit behind in writing in my journal.

Collection update (#117 & 118)

Lilac Explosion Artistix
and
Magic Clouds Decostix

They're so lovely.  They'll go with lots of my clothes!!!

I'm a bit obsessed lately with Halloween.  It is my favorite holiday and since I've found www.frightcatalog.com I've gone crazy!  Me thinks hubby will be scared out of his witts when the bill comes!  Now I'm just waiting for the stuff to come.  I've got a diagram drawn and have the layout and now just have to be patient-without buying more stuff!!!

Hair is healthy and looking great, so oiling ends at night with my braided pigtails is working for me!!!

The Fright Catalog is great! I've been getting the paper version for a couple of years. But it's definately not something I can look at while eating, tho. 

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