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 →chronic constipation . . . part 6 of 9 on ELIMINATION
You always hear about how when Elvis and John Wayne were autopsied, they had 10 or 20 lbs. of impacted fecal material in their digestive tract due to chronic constipation. I have no idea if that’s urban legend. Your M.D. scoffs at the idea of cleansing, at the idea that there’s a buildup of [...]
20 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 →Beets . . . and GreenSmoothieGirl network TV debut
So I taped an episode of a major network reality TV show last August. It’s really how this site got started: I was told by the TV people they’d be flooded with emails of people wanting to reach me, so a friend told me I should put up a site. It’s taken on [...]
3 Comments • Continue Reading →iron supplements
Q: Dear GreenSmoothieGirl, my little girl is anemic and also has been constipated for years. She is taking a prescription iron supplement and also Miralax. Couldn’t I tweak her diet for better iron absorption or something without overloading her on beef, liver, etc? A: You’ve read about the beef recall. I would skip the [...]
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