Sunday, July 13, 2008

Pre-Juice Feast: Raw Regimen



Day 1 raw

Daily Supplements:
  • Vitaplen Complete
  • Jarro-Dophilus EPS
  • Vegan Hair, Nails and Skin
  • Maca Root 1000 mg
  • Vitamin E 400 iu
  • Turmeric 450 mg
  • L-Lysine 500 mg
  • Vitamin C 1500 mg

Today's consumption:
  • 5 oz. cherry/apple juice
  • 1 apricot
  • 1/4 cantaloupe
  • 3 tbsp. raw cashews
  • 1 tbsp. raw hemp seed nuts
  • finely chopped salad consisting of: iceberg, spinach, radish, mushroom, tomato, mint, cauliflower, black olives, unprocessed wheat bran, raw wheat germ, raw cashews, garlic, ginger root, extra virgin olive oil
  • 16 oz. apricot/grape/apple juice
  • 8 oz. euphrasia officinalis tea
  • 2 brussel sprouts
  • 1 tbsp. flax seed powder
  • 1 orange
  • Homemade dessert: 1/4 cup ground rolled oats, 1/4 cup ground walnuts, 2 tsp. unsweetened cocoa, 1 tsp. cinnamon, 2 tbsp. honey
  • 4 tbsp. peanut butter/honey
  • 4 oz. soy milk
  • 4 oz. almond milk
  • 3 oz. banana/plum/apple puree
  • 6 oz. nepeta cataria tea

After having practiced a vegan diet for 2 3/4 months along with avoiding refined sugar, high fructose corn syrup, bleached or enriched flour, caffeine, and simply anything unnecessary, I think I am ready to move onto raw foods until my juice feast.

Today I have experienced much energy and motivation. During my yoga session I felt blissfully connected to the moment and psyched for my upcoming spiritual journey through my body and mind. My nightly cravings still resurrect my body to indulge in something to eat before I can drift off into unconsciousness. Along with that, I still have great trouble falling asleep naturally after a life of using things to knock me out.

Today is also the beginning of a conscious effort to chew thoroughly, to the level of liquid. I stumbled upon a web page regarding human digestion and I absorbed it like a sponge. In doing so I find myself feeling quite satisfied eating less than usual.

Since the beginning of my health conscious lifestyle, I have undergone many urges to go back to my old ways, but I've developed more tactics of deterring my mind from the enjoyment I derived at the time; I now consider everything mindfully. The brain truly is amazing. I am doing this to establish my health and reach my highest potential as a human being.

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