Body Cleansing . . . part 8 of 9 on ELIMINATION
Many ancient texts speak of body cleansing, the need to fast now and then, for both physical and spiritual purification. You don’t have to be a yogi to give your organs of elimination a chance to rest and repair. I don’t sell cleanse products. Arise & Shine’s regimen is purely a recommendation. [...]
8 Comments • Continue Reading →Relief for intestinal gas and bloating . . . part 5 of 9 on ELIMINATION
A healthy bowel produces minimal flatulence, none of it foul smelling or causing pressure, swelling, or pain. Gas is, as Dr. Jensen describes it, “putrefactive fermentations” of undigested proteins. In other words, proteins sit in the gut and become hosts for undesirable bacteria. The problem is, when converting people to a high-fiber, GreenSmoothieGirl diet, [...]
7 Comments • Continue Reading →natural laxatives . . . part 4 of 9 on ELIMINATION
It’s important that we keep the colon and lower intestine clean and powerfully peristaltic. The answer isn’t to gag down some chemically reduced Metamucil stirred into water, while eating the Atkins Diet, like my friend Michelle does. When I occasionally go out on a limb and express concern about her long-term Atkins lifestyle, [...]
9 Comments • Continue Reading →relieving constipation . . . part 3 of 9 on ELIMINATION
When I was 25, I was in the middle of a period of having left behind the solid nutritional education and background I’d come from. I was at work one winter day, and I was totally sick. I was 20 lbs. over my current weight (at age 41), lacking energy every day, unable [...]
6 Comments • Continue Reading →Foods that cause constipation . . . part 2 of 9 about ELIMINATION
Yesterday, pee. Today, poop. Green bowel movements are completely normal (that’s the plant fiber in all those greens you’re eating!). Take a look at the horse poo you see along the road, if you live where you can see horses. It’s indicative of what they eat (alfalfa, all plant foods). You [...]
38 Comments • Continue Reading →Green feces . . . part 1 of 9 on the subject of ELIMINATION, yes, pee, poo, flatulence, colon cleansing, the whole 9 yards.
Dear GreenSmoothieGirl: This is kind of a personal (and slightly embarrassing) question here but I really need to ask it. I have read that dark colored urine means that all the vitamins you take aren’t being absorbed into your body. What about green feces? Is that a good or bad sign? Is it typical? [...]
7 Comments • Continue Reading →THAT old story: Grandma smoked a pack a day and lived to be 108 years old
This Aussie lady named Mary we ate dinner with every night on our two-week cruise to Asia . . . she was so funny. The third night in a row she held court, telling everyone that diet and lifestyle have NOTHING to do with how long you live (a big study she saw on [...]
5 Comments • Continue Reading →Does God want us to eat plant food? . . . part 2 of 4
Words of modern prophets confirm what I said yesterday, that God put plant foods on the planet to but nourish us and prevent disease. Ezra Taft Benson was not only the leader of the 8-million strong LDS (Mormon) Church in the 1980s, but he was also a former head of the U.S. Department of [...]
8 Comments • Continue Reading →Does God want us to eat plant food? . . . part 1 of 4
I have noticed that many readers of my site are Christian, some of them born-again, some LDS (Mormon), others different denominations. Many are devout followers of the teachings of Jesus Christ and his apostles. Scripture contains abundant references to the benefits of eating the plants God put on the earth for our benefit [...]
3 Comments • Continue Reading →Eating right while traveling internationally . . . part 3
On the cruise, of 841 guests, fewer than 5 percent were Americans. The vast majority were Europeans and Aussies, more than 50 percent of the ship from England. (I know, I know–you’re mocking me for how much I love weird statistics, I get it.) My friend Shari and I were each told once [...]
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