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Case Study: Natural Cleanse/Fast, Part Four

Our case study participant, Laura, has completed her Epsom salt, grapefruit, and olive oil cleanse.  After mucho time spent in the potty, what do you think, Laura?

 

“To imagine that crap, no pun intended, had been plastered inside my body for who knows how long was revolting and proof positive that colon cleansing is necessary to remove all of the old poop, toxins and parasites from building up in your system and toxifying your blood.  Not to mention, following the cleanse, I was 7 pounds lighter, most of which was poop, and no longer felt bloated or tired!

 

“I started the cleanse on a Friday, spent most of Saturday pooping, and Sunday morning was back to normal.  I began eating some broth and other foods easy on the stomach and committed myself to a lifetime of eating healthy organic foods and cleaning my colon every few months.”

 

This is what I love to hear.  It sounds like Laura’s experience was completely positive, so I give this case study a five out of five!

 

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Case Study: Natural Cleanse/Fast, Part Three

The last we saw, Laura had just completed her all-natural cleansing day of only consuming grapefruit, Epsom salt, and olive oil.  So let’s see if she ends up spending the entire night in the loo.

“I couldn’t sleep because I could literally feel my colon opening up and it almost felt like marbles were rolling around inside me.”  Nice visual!  This is how you know it’s working, people!

“There were some strange noises and sensations, and I definitely felt nauseated at several points.  My dad was doing the cleanse, too, but he never felt sick to his stomach like I did.  That feeling soon passed, and the flood gates began to open, literally.

“It was disgusting yet amazing seeing the nastiness that was expelled from my liver and intestines.  I had never inspected my poop in the past, but the things that showed up in the toilet required me to hold my nose while looking into the toilet with a flashlight inspecting the “results.”  Green pea-sized balls, sheets of long green and yellow crap that looked almost like saran wrap the way it was bunched together, and even some tar-like poop arrived in the toilet bowl.  That sounds gross, but it’s impossible not to check out the things your body expels when they are so different from the things you see on a regular basis.”

Gross, Laura.  Seriously—I thought that there was no way I could be grossed out after writing this blog for months on end, but your description of your poop was…gross.

 

Let’s see how Laura feels prior-cleanse tomorrow.

Case Study: Natural Fast/Cleanse, Part Two

To refresh your memory, our case study participant Laura has decided to start a natural cleanse by fasting and consuming only grapefruit, Epsom salt, and olive oil.  Let’s see how the cleanse actually went…

 

“The day I decided to do the cleanse was on a Friday.  I had a light breakfast of fruit and half a grapefruit for lunch.  That afternoon I drank my first dose of the Epsom salt, olive oil, and grapefruit mixture.  It was really hard going down, but I knew it would help me in the end so I gulped it down and then swished my mouth out with water.”  Yuck.  That definitely doesn’t sound tasty.  I offer you serious kudos, Laura, for sucking it up and chugging it down!

 

“The next serving was just before bed.  This time, I used a straw to drink the mixture to reduce the taste, and I held my nose!  It sounds silly, but not smelling the mixture made drinking it a lot easier.  I immediately lay down on my side in bed, although it was early, and began to wait.  I knew what was coming and that I could spend all night in the bathroom, so I tried to get some rest.”

 

Smart girl, Laura.  Because it’s safe to say that all colon cleansing methods lead to one place:  the potty.

 

Case Study: Natural Fast/Cleanse, Part One

Our newest case study participant is Laura.  There are many different reasons that someone would want to try colon cleansing, so we asked Laura where her interest came from.

 

“In my early twenties, I went on the South Beach Diet and successfully lost 15 pounds.  However, as I was reading the diet book and learning more about the foods we eat and how they affect our bodies, I began to wonder if all the junk food, toxins, hydrogenated oils, and various medicines I had taken over the years were still partially in my body and affecting my life through migraines, cravings, acne, and other symptoms.

 

“Soon, I began to read about the benefits of cleansing the colon as well as the liver. This sounded like an excellent way to rid my body of all the bad toxins, parasites, and fecal matter that had built up over the years. I wanted a natural method and didn’t want to add more chemicals or toxins to my body. So, I chose to use a natural method of fasting, grapefruit juice, olive oil, and Epsom salts over a 48 hour period.”

I am stoked to see what Laura experiences during and after her all-natural fasting and cleanse.  We’ve seen all of our case study participants use specific products, but we have yet to find someone who has tried a home remedy-type cleanse.

 

Come back tomorrow and see how Laura’s natural methods pay off.