Day 18 - I *heart* my spine

Today was a good day! The cravings weren't so bad today. I don't really think I had any, actually. I kept drinking juice, and lots of it... and it helped! :)

I got some great advice from David and Katrina Rainoshek on cravings. From now on, I'll try to remember that cravings are fleeting and I shouldn't worry about them too much. I've honestly felt a bit depressed lately, but that's finally lifting. I think, if the "going back 120 days for each day of juice feasting" theory is true, then I'm about 19-20 right now... and that was a rough time for me. Maybe there are some repressed emotions that my body is reliving....

In any case, today was a great day! I drank TONS of juice. I also did an enema with the burdock root tea.... I wasn't able to hold it for very long; it made me release a lot of stuff. I can't believe it's 18 days and I'm still having solid BMs.

Today I had:

1.25L water+msm+lemon (up to 1tbsp of msm)
1.25L celery/red chard/parlsey+kelp+spirulina+msm
1L apple/red cabbage (yum!)
1.25L pineapple/pear
1L young coconut water + left over pineapple juice
1L apple/kale
1tbsp coconut oil

5.5L of juice!!!! Can you believe it!!?!?!! I sure can't! :) I'm so proud of myself. Now if only I could remember to take my hemp oil. I just find it so thick... I might just take it on its own instead of adding it to the juices.

Also! Today I went to the chiropractor for my regular adjustment. I get adjusted every 2 weeks. I used to go a lot more often, but most of my subluxations have been fixed. When I first went to the Chiropractor, I was subluxated in 51 out of 56 possible subluxations. Now, 51 has turned into 7. My chiro asked me how the juice feast was going and I told her it was going pretty well. She was amazed at the changes in my skin and mentioned how radiant my face is and how I'm glowing. :) I noticed that myself, this morning. I am starting to get 'the glow'. :)

Edgar Cayce reported that people with psoriasis usually have subluxations in the specific areas which "upset the coordination of circulation through the kidneys and the liver". I'm happy that my spine is doing a lot better than it was. Not only am I in less pain, I know that my brain is communicating effectively (as the messages pass through my spine) to all parts of my body. This is greatly enhancing my quest for smooth, healthy skin. :)

That's all for today :)

- Ben

PS: Katrina gave me some homework so I'm going to go read the "Positive Diversions" file (Day 5) on juicefeasting.com :) Should help me with the cravings. :)

Day 17 - Reflecting on Edgar Cayce

I watched a show on TV recently about Edgar Cayce. His life is just absolutely amazing. The show focused mainly on his prophecies; how he predicted the 1929 stock market crash, WW2, etc. Cayce also could diagnose and describe how to cure various conditions. The man had no medical background. He was a simple farmer with the extraordinary ability to go into a deep trance that enabled him to place his mind in contact with all time and space. From this state he could respond to questions as diverse as, "What are the secrets of the universe?" to "How can I remove a wart?"

It's interesting that Edgar Cayce described psoriasis as being a cause of 'leaky gut syndrome' before LGS was ever diagnosed on anyone:

The cause is the thinning of the walls of the intestinal system, which allows the escaping of poisons - or the absorption of same by the muco-membranes which surround same, and becomes effective in the irritation through the lymph and emunctory reactions in the body.

- Edgar Cayce

Why is juice feasting helping?

"An effective cure for same is first being mindful of the diet, during the periods when these necessary elements would be given for creating those activities within the system to close such conditions."

"The diet during such periods should be more of vegetables than of meats or sweets, so that there are those reactions that make for better unification in the membranes' reaction within the body."

One of Cayce's recommendations is to have American Saffon (Hong Hua in Chinese medicine) tea to detox the body and slippery elm in the drinking water in the morning to help repair the colon.

I haven't been doing those two things... but I think after day 30, I may start doing this. I guess this means I'll be drinking a lot more water! Hehhe :)

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Now back to Juice feasting! Would you believe, I cracked a mason jar today? I was sooo mad because it had yummy pineapple/blackberry juice in it! I had set it down gently onto the fridge and a circular hole formed at the bottom of the jar and juice started spilling everywhere! It made a big mess in the office lunchroom. I cleaned it all up as much as I could and then I called the building cleaners to take care of the stuff I couldn't fix (carpets!).

Embarassing! Also, I got chards of glass in my hand... urgh! All good now!

Today I had:

1.25L water+msm+lemon
1.25L celery/collard greens/cilantro+kelp+spirulina+bee pollen
1L young coconut water+a wee bit of pineapple/blackberry juice
1L carrot/orange

I was short today...but I blame the mason jar incident! hahaha! oh well! I also forgot to take my hempseed oil and coconut oil! Eep! I became a bit narcoleptic ... so ... sorry :)

That's it for now :)

- Ben