Day One: The Master Cleanse

So today I delved into this food-less cleanse in order to rid myself of built-up toxins and sludge in my body. It's weird going head-first into it, not really assessing the fact that I'm about to go 10-12 whole days without eating, psyching myself into thinking it's going to be easy. 'At least I'll be full of water, right?' Day 1 was easier than I thought; who knew you wouldn't die skipping a day of food entirely? I do have a pal doing the cleanse at the same time as me so we can encourage each other and keep each other afloat. I am afraid of people who will bring me down, saying I'm being anorexic and unhealthy. The cleanse gives you essential nutrients and is over a short-term amount of time. The fast consists of; fresh squeezed lemon juice, Grade-B maple syrup, good cayenne pepper, and water. I got the idea from a wonderful man who came in from Honolulu to care for a man here in Eugene with stage IV lung cancer. He uses the Gerson Therapy method based on using the power of natural plants to nourish the patient with the enzymes and nutrients he needs to beat the disease. Using diet as the most basic tool to supercharge our immune systems to attack disease seems so obvious, yet in our age of Western medicine, somehow so impossible to trust. I am extremely excited to start my new life; protecting my body, not allowing my American-conditioned taste buds take control of my body. I'm starting things off right by detoxifying my body to prepare it for this new way of life.