Salt water flushing / Juice Fasting

[Dogmama]

The best book I've found is Stop Your Cravings by Jennifer Workman. She is a registered dietitian and approaches diet, exercise & the mind/body connection through an Ayurvedic position. She has examples of cleanses that she recommends in the Spring & Fall depending on your constitution (Vata, Pitta or Kapha - she has questionnaires so you can determine what you are - most of us are a mix).

[indigoiis]

I would tackle the smoke quit first, and eat as well as possible during that time. When you quit smoking, your body tends to naturally purge a lot of toxins, and you need to eat right and hydrate in order to help that process. Fasting at the same time might be too much at once.

I quit smoking six years ago after multiple attempts. I highly recommend:

www.quitsmokingonline.com (a little hokey, but it works)

with follow up:
www.cognitivequitting.com
www.whyquit.com
www.quitnet.org (a community like TE.)

[malkin]

+1 on quitting smoking

And be NICE to yourself!

[badger]

perhaps late in the game and not as on topic anymore, but I thought I would share my experience with an inadvertent salt cleanse.

A while back I went surfing. Not very well, mind you, where I was gulping sea water probaby by the gallon.

That night, I went to the toilet and was about to pass gas, but what came out was... well... brown water (sorry!). It took me by surprise because I had no cramps or anything.

So, I suppose you can say a salt water cleanse would work, but not sure how healthy it is.

[OakLeaf]

Badger, yuck!

The first time my dog went to the beach he'd taste the water every time we turned our heads.

Luckily we were out of the car before it started coming out both ends simultaneously.

Smart dog though, he never drank salt water again.

[malkin]

Badger, yuck!

Smart dog though, he never drank salt water again.

But was he pure?

Sorry about the surfing Badger, but it's a great story!