Here we go again!

Well, I'm at it again!  I'm doing another cleanse.  This one is more specific, though.  Lately, I've been feeling really icky.  Yes, that is the medical term for it, "icky."  Basically, bloating, nausea, sluggish (meaning low energy, not that I've been creeping on the ground and avoiding salt), and a little constipated.  So I had my boss aka chiropractor Dr. Jack Sharratt check me out, and he suggested that it could be my gall bladder.  My other boss aka Certified Natural Health Professional (and mother) Jean Weddle is always telling me that I need to work on my gall bladder and liver.  So I figured Dr. Sharratt was right.

So I'm doing a five day gall bladder flush.  It's not as bad as it sounds.  Which is my way of saying I choke it down and survive!  Here's the deal.  The juice of a lemon and an ounce of organic olive oil every night before bed.  Then, in the morning, an ounce of olive oil, the juice of a lemon, a clove of garlic, and a shake of cayenne (capsicum) pepper.  YOWSERS!  Then I chase that with 8 ounces of grapefruit juice (100% juice, unsweetened).  The shot is a little rough, but the juice is delicious, so I get it down without much difficulty.

Then after that, I drink 2 cups of warm herbal tea.  It's a formula made by Nature's Sunshine called Gall Bladder Formula.  I open 2 capsules into a large mug and fill it with hot water and let it cool down and drink it. Then no food for an hour, but I promise, after all that, food is the last thing I want!

For the rest of the day, I have to be sure and drink plenty of water (as usual, especially with any type of cleanse), and avoid sugar.

So today is day one of my gall bladder flush.  It's the end of the day and I have a little headache, my appetite is pretty low (which is good, for me), and I'm not overly looking forward to my lemon juice/olive oil shots tonight.  But if it will make me feel better, I'm willing!  It's only five days this time.

I need to get better about posting on a regular basis. :-)