There are two reasons that I am doing the Master Cleanse now.
First, is because lately I have "felt" my body rejecting foods. This may be a hard concept to grasp. For example, I no longer "want" to eat a hamburger. My body actually has a physical reaction and revolts when I entertain the thought of eating one, even it is from a "fine dining" establishment. My body has started revolting when offered potato chips that are not kettle fried. I no longer enjoy run of the mill restaurant food such as Olive Garden or IHOP. Indian and Thai food need to have a certain "homemade" taste to it and not laden with oils or thick sauces.
In essence I have begun to prefer the simpler tastes. I no longer go for the meatball sub at Subway, I WANT the all vegetarian sandwich - and not even the veggie patty - but just the fresh veggies. You may ask - well why go to Subway then just make it yourself....I would if I could make their vareity of breads and their Sweet Onion Sauce :-). So by looking into myself, I thought at the age of 31 I was ready to do a total body cleanse and figure out what foods my body really wants.
Second is that Akom has decided that he wants to do the Master Cleanse. I know my weaknesses and one of them is the inability to finish anything unless there is someone else doing it with me - well here is my chance.
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I've made gradual changes in my diet over the years, first eliminating meats and fish, and now I made a rather abrupt change to go raw vegan. While I feel definite improvement over the first 2 months, I feel like there is some baggage I carry around which is not allowing me to make the most of my improved diet.
I have an instinctual rejection of all things commercialized, and while intestinal cleansing appears to be a great idea all around, (and even makes perfect sense), I cringe when I read infomercials and ads for all the boxed solutions on the market. When I came across the Master Cleanse, it clicked - a time tested method which nobody (but the Maple farmers) appears to benefit from.
The only critical thing to accomplish before setting out is to set clearly defined goals. For me - it's cleaning out not only the byproducts of an imperfect diet, but also habits and addictions. It is also lightening my being to make it easier to meditate and practice, become somewhat more focused and less ADD-like in my mentality
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