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bamboo: long before the medicine man (or woman) came along, humans have used fasting (i.e. water only) as a means of cleansing the body and ridding itself from illnesses. sure, our body is meant to cleanse itself, but can only do so in a most natural state (by water fasting or eating raw fruits, veggies and nuts). eating healthy is all relative, so it's not a good measure for letting the body cleanse itself.

i've done the master cleanse a few times. the longest i have done it was for 14 days. i am a huge foodie, but i wanted to cleanse my system and i wanted to try something other than raw fruits & veggies or just water. the first day or two i felt horrible and tired, but i did not attribute that to the cleanse. my body was detoxing. after the 3rd day, i had so much energy and my skin looked amazing! everyone told me so and asked what product i was using or if i got a facial. after i told them it was from the cleanse, they said it would be impossible for them to do it. it's not for everyone, but there's lots of ways to detox, including the most pure form: water fasting.

there's lots of info out there and it's pretty interesting. i have several friends who are raw food vegans and swear by it. when you ask them what led them to it, it's usually the same answer: knowledge.....that's why i try not to read too much...lol. honestly, i absolutely believe in that lifestyle, i'm just not ready to commitl.

yeah I lasted a day. someone brough mcdonalds french fries to work and I caved. I also had a terrible cold hit and DESPERATELY needed to take some meds. I want to try again but I think I might just be too weak (and hungry ahah)

Very tempted to try a cleanse because my eating habits are not exactly the best.  While I understand that people routinely fast, I too like bamboo, have some questions and hesitation towards it.  Here's what I don't get.  Sometimes I get over eager and cut down on calories and carbs and after one day, I have the worst headache.  This can't be good. 

Some people can lose 10+ lbs while cleansing for a few days.  I don't think the human body is supposed to go through such a quick weight change. 

That being said, I would try a cleanse but would like some advice on how to avoid the "my stomach is eating itself" feeling that I'm sure I'll get.

bamboo: i wasn't trying to be patronizing. just giving my 2 cents. there's lots of info out there. i know you don't want anecdotal evidence, but that's how i started on my quest for more knowledge of homeopathic healing. i suffered with allergies for 10 years (10 dreadful years) and used to take every medicine under the moon. i have lots of friends and family in the medical field, so i would always get the latest and greatest new medicine. a friend of mine, a cardiologist (who practices allopathic medicine, but incorporates homeopathic medicine) suggested i just stop taking it all together. so i did. i also did a 14 day master cleanse and a 10 day water cleanse, along with practicing yoga. soon enough, my allergies were gone. it's been this way for the last five years.

if you want more info, there's lots of great reads out there. as for websites, there's curezone.org (their motto is "educating not medicating"), google raw food vegan (because i don't remember specific sites at the moment), and for books, there's "fastfood nation," (i don't remember if they talk about cleasnes, but there's lots of great info on the chemicals in our "food"), and paul bragg and joel fuhrman (eat to live) also have some great books out there. there's also a new film that was released this year. i can't remember the name, i think "50 day water fast," or something. it's about a guy who goes on a water fast under medical supervision. there's more, i can't remember them all. like i said, my friends who are raw food vegans swear by it and have adapted the lifestyle because of the knowledge. while i believe in it, i stopped seeking it because i'm just not ready for that lifestyle change. it's like they say, "when the student is ready, the teacher will appear." i was ready at one point and right now i'm not. i am glad it helped me get rid of my allergies.i am not opposed to medicine all together, but i would much rather seek a homeopathic solution before trying out any kind of medication. my motto is "different strokes for different folks." it's good that you are looking into it. i know a lot of great doctors out there, but there's just so much information that i would rather research something myself and decide how i want to proceed. seeing as how medicine is not meant to cure, but supress, i try to find alternatives. i know a lot of people who are not in the medicine field, but because of illness on their part or a loved one's, now have extensive knowledge of certain deseases and treatments.

please don't feel like i am being patronizing. just passing along some info from a non-scientific, albeit educated person. i could go into great lengths about this, but i don't want to bore anyone else on a message board...lol. feel free to pm me if you'd like more info.