Day 1 Juice feasting Oct 30th ,2011

Hi all,I am back.I am in need of a cleanse and juicing is my favorite way to do it. Its late and I don't have much to say except, watch me do this and see how far I get. I am almost not wanting to add a video ,however I feel this helps me get through my days in a row.

JUICE FEASTING SUPPLEMENTS AND (SUPER)FOODS

THE MOST IMPORTANT THING YOU ARE DOING ON A JUICE FEAST is drinking 3-4 or more quarts of fresh juice each day, and supporting your organs of elimination through enemas, exercise, skin brushing, hot/cool showers, and adequate rest. Supplements are add-ins. Some are very powerful, effective add-ins, but they are still additions. We are not supplements fanatics. Supplements are useful, particularly for re-establishing balance when less than the best diet and lifestyle has been practiced for some years. But supplements can be pharmaceuticalized. What we mean by that is that many, many people use supplements like they use pharmaceutical drugs: to mask symptoms or to make up for poor diet and lifestyle. There is no substitute for a healthy diet and life. We are going to teach you through the 92-Day Juice Feasting Program how to access the most abundant life possible, that does not require heavy supplementation but creates well-being through drawing in the best foods, thoughts, conversations, and experiences. That being said, we have very carefully chosen some very specific and powerful supplements and (super)foods to add into your Juice Feast to help your body more effectively CLEANSE – REBUILD – REHYDRATE – ALKALIZE. Some of these items will break up scar tissue, others reduce inflammation, or pull agrochemicals and industrial toxins from every cell in your body, and a few are just extremely mineral dense to make up for deficiencies established over the years. Below we are going to review what these goodies are, and the potential benefits to you. Here and in the “Juice Feasting Timeline” section, we will cover what professionals suggest as a recommended amount for these supplements and (super)foods, and the amounts that we use when Juice Feasting.

Vitalzym: A Metabolic Enzyme

Vitalzym is a safe and effective alternative medicine formulated for individuals seeking relief from inflammation and fibrosis conditions. As we age, our body’s natural production of enzymes may slow. Supplementation with Vitalzym along with proper diet and exercise helps to maintain normal enzyme levels, balancing your body’s own repair mechanisms.* Vitalzym is a safe option for alleviating chronic pain and inflammation associated with rheumatoid arthritis and fibrosis. Vitalzym helps reinforce the body’s defense mechanism in the following ways: • Fibrin: Normal levels help guard against the formation of fibrin. • Blood: Enzymes help cleanse the blood of debris, maintaining blood health. • Immune Function: Enzymes help maintain healthy immune systems. • Healthy Circulation: Normal enzyme levels help promote blood circulation. • Reduce Inflammation: Helps your body repair damaged tissue, such as post-operative injuries, cuts and bruises. Reduces swelling and inflammation, which often alleviates pain, as is often the case in patients with arthritis or chronic back pain. On the Juice Feast: 3 caps each, morning first thing and evening about 1 hour before bed is what we do. This is a low dose of Vitalzym, and should be safe for everyone. However, Vitalzym does have a blood-thinning effect which could be unsafe for persons on blood thinning medications. As with all of these supplements, consult your health professional.

Natural Cellular Defense (NCD): Zeolite

Some 70,000 chemicals are being dumped into our environment, 65,000 of which are potentially hazardous to our health. We live in a virtual sea of pollutants, and carry many of these toxins within us. They can be found even in unborn children. A 2004 study by the Environmental Working Group identified 287 industrial chemicals in babies’ umbilical-cord blood, including 180 known to cause cancer and 217 that are toxic to the brain and nervous system. IN MY MASTERS RESEARCH to develop the most effective nutrient dense Juice Feasting program for my students to cleanse – rebuild – rehydrate – and alkalize, I recently learned about a naturally occurring mineral called zeolite, which has a unique, negatively charged, crystalline structure. Zeolite is formed from the fusion of lava and ocean water, and combines all four elements. It has been used for more than 800 years in Asia as a remedy for overall health and well-being, and is on the FDA’s GRAS list (generally recognized as safe). Zeolite is available commercially in a purified, activated form, in Natural Cellular Defense. The results of research on zeolite is very impressive: 1. Zeolite appears to prevent and may become an important treatment for cancer. In one study, 78 percent of the 65 participants with terminal cancer (all types) are now in complete remission for 12 months (LifeLink Pharmaceuticals, 2005). 2. It has a chelation-like effect in removing heavy metals (particularly lead, mercury, cadmium, and arsenic), pesticides, herbicides, PCBs, and other toxins from the body. These toxins are strongly correlated with the occurrence of a wide range of diseases, including cancers and neurological disorders such as Alzheimer’s, autism, and dementia. 3. Zeolite also improves liver function, indirectly improving elimination of pesticides, herbicides, and xeno-estrogens. 4. Zeolite appears to block viral replication, and may prove to be a potent anti-viral and general remedy for all viruses. To date, 40 anecdotal cases of herpes zoster have reportedly been healed. Preliminary anecdotal case studies suggest that it may help alleviate rheumatoid arthritis, multiple sclerosis, and hepatitis C as well as the common cold and flu. 5. Zeolite’s binding power was proven during the Chernobyl disaster, when tons of it were used to remove radioactive cesium and strontium-90 before they contaminated local water systems. 6. Zeolite creates a natural buffer in the system by establishing an optimal pH level (between 7.35 and 7.45), which in turn activates healthy brain function and a strong immune system. 7. It shows promise as an effective detoxifier for prospective mothers. Recently, at the Tree of Life Rejuvenation Center, Zeolite was added to the protocol for the 10-day detoxification program for prospective mothers. In two women who just completed the program, toxins in their breast tissue dropped significantly – from 12 in one and 13 in the other to only two – over the course of seven days. Although anecdotal evidence and centuries of use in Asia suggest that zeolite is safe to use even during pregnancy and breastfeeding, its safe use in pregnancy has not been proven in double-blind studies. 8. According to testimonials, zeolite promotes a sense of well-being, clarity, and happiness. It appears to do this as a consequence of eliminating toxins and also, according to preliminary research, by increasing serotonin production. One study suggests that zeolite also helps relieve depression. 9. Anecdotal reports suggest that zeolite increases energy, immune function, and general health. 10. Zeolite neutralizes the formation of nitrosamines in the stomach. Found in processed meats, nitrosamines are one cause of stomach cancer. Another positive effect on the stomach, according to many anecdotal reports, is relief of acid reflux. 11. Testimonials suggest that zeolite captures triggering antigens, which cause allergies, migraines, and asthma, decreasing the rate and severity of these symptoms. 12. Zeolite directly absorbs free radicals and thus decreases free radical activity and damage to the body. This zeolite product is a clear, tasteless, and odorless liquid that, taken daily as oral drops, supports us in living healthy, happy, and active lives in an increasingly toxic world. For an excellent article on zeoliote, read Natural Cellular Defense and zeolite – is it the next big thing in nutritional therapies for cancer and chronic disease? by Mike Adams of NewsTarget.com On the Juice Feast: Natural Cellular Defense: 3 drops, 4 times per day in juice or water. It is easiest just to place three drops in each juice when you make your 4 quarts in the morning! NCD can be taken for the entire duration of the Juice Feast.

Superfood: Bee Pollen Granules

Bee Pollen is my number one favorite superfood. There are several reasons we include pollen as part of the Juice Feast: ONE: NUTRITION: Pollen is said to contain all the elements necessary for the sustenance of human life.  The San Francisco Medical Research Foundation estimates that pollen has more than 5000 different enzymes and co-enzymes, which is more than any other food in existence.  The high amount of enzymes, such as catalase, amylase, and pectin-splitting enzymes, make pollen an aid to digestion.  Some research suggests that pollen is absorbed directly from the stomach into the bloodstream.  Pollen is a vegetarian source of human-active B12, most of the B vitamins, vitamins A, C, D, and E, rutin, all the essential amino acids, the essential fatty acid called linoleic acid, fats, complex carbohydrates, simple sugars, RNA and DNA, steroid hormone substances, a plant hormone similar to a secretion of the human pituitary called gonadotrpin, 15% lecithin, and many other unknown factors.  According to research by doctors from France, Italy, and the former USSR, pollen is the richest source of protein in nature.  Gram for gram, pollen contains an estimated 5-7 times more protein than meat, eggs, or cheese.  The protein in pollen is in a predigested form and therefore easy to assimilate.  Pollen is also abundant in trace minerals, such as calcium, phosphorus, magnesium, iron, manganese, potassium, copper, silicon, sulphur choline, titanium, and sodium.  These minerals are highly assimilable because they are bound organically from plant metabolism. TWO: COMPASSION: We miss chewing anything on a Juice Feast. This is one thing that you can chew on for the entire Feast, whether it is 7 days or 92. THREE: LIFE PRACTICE: This is a major longevity food. By eating about 1 Tablespoon per day, you will develop a strong positive bond with this food that will last for a lifetime. When buying pollen, get it from a reputable source, organic, and preferably from a refrigerator. It should cost no more than $12-15 a pound, and can cost as little as $6-7 when bought from the beekeeper. On the Juice Feast: 1 Tablespoon per day, maximum. Everyone who is new to bee pollen should start by placing 1 pollen granule under the tongue, to check for an allergic reaction. About 1/2 of 1 percent of the population is allergic to pollen as a food, but please check. If you are in doubt, please consult an allergist. Many people using pollen who have allergies during pollen season find a partial or complete resolution of their allergies by combining a plant-based diet and eating bee pollen as a life practice.

Superfood Concentrate: Vitamineral Green

Vitamineral Green v 3.70 is the most current evolution of a 14 year quest for excellence, nature’s original first food. It now has double the probiotics as the 3.55 version and the grasses have a finer grind for increased assimilation within the body. There was no increase in price either. It simultaneously represents the innate wisdom of nature and the advancements of science. It contains an extremely potent & comprehensive array of nature’s most nutritive and cleansing superfoods, grown and processed to maximize their benefits. It was designed to be the most nutrient dense and comprehensive superfood product ever offered. Vitamineral Green contains a full spectrum of naturally occurring, absorbable and non-toxic vitamins, minerals (including calcium) and trace minerals (including naturally colloidal and better). Vitamineral Green contains no synthetic or isolated nutrients (not excreted as expensive yellow urine or stored as toxic deposits). “Manufactured” by Mother Nature herself; not a chemist. Also naturally occurring are all the essential amino acids (protein), antioxidants, fatty acids, chlorophyll, soluble and insoluble fibers, tens of thousands of phytonutrients, and a plethora of other synergistically bound, organic nutrients. 100% whole food nutrition. Vitamineral Green also represents a promise. A promise to you that its creator has done everything possible to ensure that it is the best superfood and nutritional product available at this time (Jameth Sheridan, N.D.) Vitamineral Green is a unique and extremely potent combination of nature’s most deeply nourishing, cleansing, and rebuilding superfoods. Its ingredients are specifically grown, processed, and combined to maximize their beneficial effects. Supports healthy bones, regular bowel movements, cleanses and nourishes the blood, colon, liver and kidneys, plus more! Nutrient Dense Superfood *100% Whole Food Nutrients *Absorbable Nutrients *Completely Non-Toxic in any amount. This is pure superfood! *Best Value Superfood – Compare To Others (ounce per ounce or gram per gram) *Amber Glass Bottle with Oxygen Absorber *Loaded With Enzymes & Life Force *100% highly functional, power packed ingredients – 31 TRUE Superfoods in all *NOT DILUTED with apple fiber, barley malt, sucanat, rice starch, large amounts of lecithin, or anything else *Alkalizing Organic food *100% Vegan – and Cruelty Free Ingredients: 100% Organic/Wildcrafted Land Vegetables: Whole Leaf Barley Grass , Whole Leaf Wheat Grass , Nettle Leaf , Shavegrass (Horsetail) , Alfalfa Leaf Juice , Dandelion Leaf Juice , Kamut® Grass Juice , Barley Grass Juice , Oat Grass Juice , Burdock Root , Broccoli Juice , Kale Juice , Spinach Juice , Parsley Juice , Carob Pod , Ginger Root , Nopal Cactus , Amla Berry Algaes:  Spirulina , Broken Cell Wall Chlorella Wildcrafted Aquatic Vegetables: Icelandic Kelp , Nova Scotia Dulse Enzymes: Optimum absorption of Amylase, Lipase, Protease, Cellulase, Bromelain and Papain Comprehensive Probiotic Mixture – Beneficial Organisms. Includes Exclusive NSO, (Natural Soil Organisms) and Implantable Species. A. Agilis, L. Acidophilus, R. Arrhizus, DDS-1 Acidophilus, Bifidus, L. Bulgaricus, A. Brasilienese, B. Brenis, P. Chrysosporium, A. Citreus, L. Casei, P. Calcis, S. Cellulasae, P. Denitrificans, S. Faecium, S. Fradiae, P. Flourescens, A. Globiformis, S. Griseoflavus, P. Gelatic, B. Lipolyticum, A. Luteus, A. Lipoferum, A. Lwolfii, B. Laterosporous, P. Marinoglutinosa, , B. Macerans, P. Nigraclens, P. Putida, L. Plantarum, B. Pumilus, B. Polymyxa, B. Stationis, L. Salivarius, B. Subtilus, B. Succinogenes, A. Simplex, B. Subtilus, S. Thermopolis , A. Terreus, M. Verrucaria, T. Viride. , K. Zopfit. Net Wt.: 16 oz Grasses are nature’s first food. Vitamineral Green, which contains grasses plus more, is definately nature’s original first food. Vitamineral Green is a very high quality potent nutrient product and can be used as part of a Juice Feast. On the Juice Feast: In your juices, up to 2 Tablespoons per day of this or other Green Superfood Powder Concentrate, such as Pure Synergy, Nature’s First Food, etc.

I want to tell you that Pure Synergy works! The best description I can offer is that it feels as if the cells of my body have more aliveness. I cannot recommend it highly enough. Thank you for making it available and for all the attention to quality that is evident in its preparation.” — Frank Hoffman, M.D., founding member of the American Holistic Medical Association.
Pure Synergy is a superfood blend of 60 different plants, herbs, and superfoods. This product was developed and perfected over a 20-year period by Mitchell May, PhD. It was originally conceived to help Mitchell May recover from a severe car accident that caused extreme nerve and tissue damage.
Pure Synergy is one of the only superfood products that can rival Nature’s First Food in quality and effect. We offer this product to you as healing blend that is particularly supportive of the nervous system and immune system.
Pure Synergy’s IngredientsThe following 60-plus ingredients are the world’s finest and most potent superfoods, and they are in every bottle of Pure Synergy!
SYNERGIZED ALGAE
3.40 grams/serving Fresh freeze-dried, cold-dried or Refractance Window dried: Pure Spirulina Crystals; Pure Klamath Crystals (Aphanizomenon flos-aquae)*; HGP Chlorella; Dunaliella salina; wildcrafted Kelp, Alaria esculenta, Kombu, Bladderwrack, Dulse, Dumontiaceae (Cryptosyphonia woodii). Algae are some of the earth’s most ancient and nutritionally rich life-forms. Daily, they produce over 70% of the earth’s oxygen supply while transforming the sun’s energy into a powerhouse of essential nutrients. By weight, Synergized Algae contains more protein, iron, vitamin B12, trace minerals, RNA, DNA, chlorophyll and beta-carotene than any other known natural food source. Synergized Algae possesses every known mineral essential to human nutrition. Our exclusive formula provides the most complete spectrum of algae available. To ensure the potency of Pure Synergy, we include organic and wildcrafted fresh freeze-dried, cold-dried or Refractance Window dried algae.
SYNERGIZED PHYTONUTRIENTS & ENZYMES
2.87 grams/serving Fresh freeze-dried enzymatically active Sprouts of Millet*, Quinoa*, Broccoli*; Apple Fruit*; fresh freeze-dried Blueberry*, Raspberry*; Green Papaya Fruit*; natural plant Enzymes (Amylase, cellulase, Lipase, Protease). Due to their lush, vibrant colors, organic apples and berries are an extraordinarily concentrated source of important antioxidant phytonutrients, including quercetin, ellagic and phenolic acids, anthocyanins and proanthocyanins. These phytonutrients are so beneficial that scientists now urge people to consume apples and berries daily. The berries in Pure Synergy are organic and fresh freeze-dried to fully protect and concentrate all their valuable compounds and vital enzymes.
Found in all plants and animals, enzymes are essential to maintain our health, digest our food and repair the tissues in our bodies. Without them, life ceases. Pure Synergy contains a combination of specially grown natural and organic sprout enzymes that offers a unique nutritional profile. The enzymes in Pure Synergy help maximize digestion and assimilation of all Pure Synergy’s valuable ingredients. In addition, our plant enzymes provide a natural source of highly active antioxidant enzymes.
SYNERGIZED CHINESE MUSHROOMS & HERBS
2.61 grams/serving Reishi*, Shiitake*, Maitake*, Agaricus*, Cordyceps*. Standardized 7:1 herbal extract: Astragalus Root, Fo-Ti Root, Poria cocos Root, Codonopsis Root, Atractylodes alba Root, Rehmannia Root, Tang-Kuei Root, Eleuthero Root, Paeonia lactiflora Root, Citrus Peel, Jujube Fruit, Ginger Rhizome, Schizandra chinensis Fruit, Polygala Root, Ligusticum wallichii Root, Licorice Root. Deeply nourishing and completely balanced for both men and women, the blend of Chinese mushrooms and herbs in Pure Synergy offers one of the most venerated Chinese herbal formulas. For over 4,000 years, generations of Chinese doctors and healers have revered these herbs and mushrooms for their ability to restore and nourish chi – the natural Life Force.
The Chinese herbs in Pure Synergy are hand gathered in China and prepared in the traditional manner, producing a full-spectrum, standardized concentrate seven times more potent than concentrates produced by other processing methods. Unlike any other dried extracts, our Chinese herbal extracts are specially concentrated and then dried, per our specifications, on pure astragalus. This proprietary process allows us to eliminate genetically modified fillers and carriers, such as maltodextrin (cornstarch). Our Chinese herbs are prepared exclusively for us at a government-licensed pharmaceutical company utilizing state-of-the-art laboratory equipment, and they are never irradiated or fumigated.
For centuries, Taoist priests and Oriental physicians have valued the therapeutic mushrooms in Pure Synergy for their health-preserving and life-extending power. These powerful organic mushrooms are currently being researched by the National Institutes of Health.
SYNERGIZED GREEN JUICES
1.72 grams/serving Fresh freeze-dried or cold-dried: juice concentrates of Wheat Grass*, Barley Grass*, Oat Grass*, Alfalfa Grass*; Parsley Leaf*, Spinach Leaf*, Kale Leaf*, Collard Leaf*. Imagine the tremendous energy that bursts forth every spring, renewing life and greening meadows with fresh grasses and wildflowers. We harvest our organically grown grasses during this time to fully capture the powerful regenerative energy and stored nutrients that plants contain in this vigorous stage of growth. Pure Synergy contains only grass juices extracted from the tough, indigestible cellulose fibers so that the grass’s valuable phytonutrients are released in our digestive systems. Our grasses are juiced at their peak of potency, concentrated and then immediately cold-dried to keep their special nutrients fresh and active.
Our Synergized Green Juices blend is a splendid source of protein, enzymes, minerals, vitamins and nature’s wonder ï chlorophyll. This blend is further enhanced by the addition of our specially grown, freeze-dried, organic green leafy vegetables, which provide an abundance of vital phytonutrients, such as lutein, sulforaphane, octacosanol and carotenes.
SYNERGIZED  WESTERN HERBS
1.15 grams/serving Fresh freeze-dried: Nettle Leaf*, Red Clover Flower*, Burdock Root*, Yellow Dock Root*, Skullcap Flower* and Leaf*, Dandelion Leaf*, Ginkgo Leaf*. Rosa canina Fruit (Rose Hips)*. Native cultures and early herbalists in the Americas prized tonic herbs for their ability to balance, regenerate and revitalize the body. These treasured herbs are unique in their ability to provide enhanced benefits when they are consumed daily for long periods of time. Unlike other companies, we offer these highly prized, tonifying herbs organically grown and fresh freeze-dried. We do this because freeze-drying is the only drying process that captures the full spectrum of their active constituents and ensures their optimal potency and freshness.
SYNERGIZED NATURAL ANTIOXIDANTS
2 milligrams/servingBotanical extracts of Rosemary Leaf, Clove Bud, Sage Leaf. Natural Vitamin E. Because oxidation rapidly destroys the nutritional value of foods, Pure Synergy contains a completely natural and proprietary antioxidant blend of the essential oils of three powerful spices proven to preserve the freshness of highly sensitive nutritional components. Our Synergized Natural Antioxidant blend helps to ensure that your Pure Synergy remains as fresh as it was the day it was made.
Because oxidation rapidly destroys the nutritional value of foods, Pure Synergy contains a completely natural and proprietary antioxidant blend of the essential oils of three powerful spices proven to preserve the freshness of highly sensitive nutritional components.
*Organically grown and processed in accordance with the California Organic Foods Act of 1990 (organic certification by Quality Assurance International).
The above statements have not been evaluated by the Food and Drug Administration. This product is not intended to diagnose, treat, cure, or prevent any disease. It is a dietary supplement intended solely for nutritional use.
Pure Synergy is made with organic ingredients and does not contain any fillers or artificial chemicals, preservatives or sweeteners. Nor are any ingredients used that have been irradiated or fumigated, that have unsafe levels of pesticide, fungicide or herbicide residues or that contain any pathogenic bacteria. Moreover, GMO’s (Genetically Modified Organisms) are completely avoided. The Synergy Company, which produces this product, is 100% operated on wind power.