Day One
A little after midnight and day one of the Ayurvedic based detox begins. I’ve yet to go to the organic market for my supplies but plan on getting an early start tomorrow. I’ve already found and explored Sevananda Natural Food Market. It boggles me to think every single item in the store is organically based. I’ve never really enjoyed grocery shopping but look forward to exploring this market more.
Starter list
This should be enough to get me started for the first three days. I plan on trying different juice recipes so I want the produce to be as fresh as possible. I already have a good juicer.
celery
spinach
parsley
potatos (2 to 3)
cabbage
onion
broccoli
tomatos(9 tomatos)
green onions
green pepper
red bell pepper
romaine lettuce
ground celery seed
garlic clove
Bragg Liquid Aminos
miso
dry sea veggies
green tea
vegetable base stock
tomato juice
pure honey
distilled water
Aloe Vera Juice
Gotu kola (tincture)
Licorice oil (tincture)
For teas:
licorice
cardamon
cinnamon
ginger
eucalyptus for face steaming
ACV Tonic
I’ve experimented quite a bit with fasting over the last couple
of years. After reading The Miracle of Fasting by Paul C. Bragg I started having a ACV tonic everyday. It’s simply a teaspoon each of apple cider vinegar and pure honey mixed in a glass of distilled water. I guess everyone has heard about the virtues of apple cider vinegar. They even sell it in pill form. But I’ve convinced myself the ACV tonic is the best way to take it and I do believe it is beneficial as part of an overall healthy addition to what goes in my mouth. No, I don’t believe it’s any kind of miracle weight loss tonic. Otherwise I would be drinking it straight from the bottle.The first time I really had to hold my nose and gag it down but since finding the right mixture vinegar/honey ratio of 2 teaspoons into a 12 ounce bottled water I even started liking it. I plan to work up to the three doses a day as recommended by Bragg.
ACV links:
Benefits of Apple Cider Vinegar
Apple Cider Vinegar Weight Loss
Apple Cider Vinegar and Beautiful Skin
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