Week 2

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Day 8

Good morning!

We are well into Phase 2. Hang in there! You can look forward to Phase 3 in the near future. It will be an easy, well-deserved and gentle re-entry to regular foods while we reset the digestive fire (aka agni).

One reminder during Phase 2 is to drink copious amounts of water. During Phase 1, you were drinking room temperature water, hot water, plus the Green Tonic . I realize that was a lot. We were trying to rehydrate the body and flush the liver and bile. The idea was to do the best you could.

In Phase 2, the only drink we emphasize is water and perhaps some herbal tea. It is important to stay hydrated by drinking plain room temperature water and sipping hot water every 10-15 minutes, so do your best.

In Phase 3, it is not required to eat apples, or the Beet Tonic and Green Tonic - these are all optional! Water, however, is very important! It can take two full weeks to entirely rehydrate the body.

Discomfort associated with ghee dosages: As you increase the dosage of ghee each morning, evaluate how you feel. If you have any nausea, weakness, discomfort or loose stools, you may want to consider staying at that same dose of ghee or going to a lower dose. If you have some loose stools but are feeling strong, you may keep increasing the dosages of ghee. When in doubt, don't increase the ghee.

Headaches: If you are still having trouble with headaches (and have followed the guidelines on page 139) then take 1/2 tsp of fresh grated ginger in warm water and swallow it all at once. This is a potent boost for a toxic headache. Also, increase your water intake.

Having Trouble?

If you are having trouble with the cleanse, follow any or all of these strategies:

Stop the herbs until you feel better. Then restart them, but only one dose a day with lunch.
Be sure to get the right amount of water and exercise.
Follow the Rejuvenate or Nourish Meal Options until you feel better.

Our bodies are always talking to us. The exact nature of your experience and the difficulties you are having is an indicator of exactly which body system is not working for you. In this way, the symptoms operate as great diagnostic tools to determine exactly where the digestive or detox problem is.

Please document your experience, particularly if you are having trouble. Then, I suggest you set up a consult either with myself or another Ayurvedic practitioner so we can really dig deep and understand your body better. Our bodies are always talking to us. Most of us just don't know how to listen. Use these experiences as a guide to help solve these problems so you can achieve your goal, which is to reset and strengthen your natural detox and digestive capacity - and feel amazing!

Yoga, Breathing, and Meditation

I also want to take a moment and remind you of the importance of the yoga, breathing, and meditation during Phase 2.

While I realize some of you are working during the cleanse and don't have much time for the yoga, breathing, and meditation, do the best you can. Not only do these three activities help relax your mind, create flexibility in the body, and loosen and flush out impurities, their greatest strengths are perhaps how they affect the mind and emotions.

Let me describe briefly what is happening to the subtle body system while we do the yoga, breathing and meditation:

Doing yoga with longer holds allows the prana (and oxygen) to penetrate the deep tissues, muscles and organs of the body.
Once the prana is freed by the yoga, the breathing exercises help to direct this prana, or life force, to the deepest tissues of the body and to the emotions or limbic centers of the mind.
Once the prana is moving freely, this activates another aspect of the subtle body system called the nadis. They are like meridians, and they also concentrate in subtle energy centers called chakras.
As the nadis stimulate the chakras, a process of transformational change is initiated. This process is understood to create more clarity so that the mind begins to loosen its hold on us.

As this happens, the need to be satisfied with food, money, power, or material possessions is weakened, and we can begin a process of emotional transformation. It is a step-by-step journey that often starts by declaring our independence from what others think and then towards being willing to be more vulnerable or sensitive and - maybe scariest of all - to be powerful. Not the kind of power that has power over anyone or anything.

Our nature is to be powerful, much like the sun is powerful. The sun gives life and warmth to just about everything and yet seems to need nothing in return.

MORNING GHEE

Drink 6 tsp of ghee (or 12 tsp if you are following the Advanced Ghee Doses). Increase the dosage only if the previous day's ghee dosage was comfortable.
Follow the Phase 2 guidelines (page 25), in addition to the Essential Guidelines (pages 34-57).

Today's Self-Inquiry Exercise

Day 8 - Drop Childhood Personality Traits

Make a list of what personality traits you had to create as a young child to be safe and secure as you grew up. Who did you have to become?
Then ask yourself, what aspects of that personality are still serving you today as an adult and what aspects of your personality are not?
Which aspects of your personality are holding you back?
Now ask yourself, what would you lose if you dropped those personality traits?

Phase 2 FAQ's

Q: There seems to be a lot of sodium in the Kitchari packets. I am sodium sensitive - is there a way to reduce this?

A: Each one-cup serving of Kitchari contains 20% of the Recommended Daily Intake (RDI), which is currently 2400mg. That means if you ate 5 servings this size, it would put you at the RDI. If you are sodium sensitive, please do not add salt to the kitchari, and just stick with the spice packets. You may also omit the spice packets altogether and create your own low-sodium spice blend.

Q: I am concerned that I am losing too much weight. Should I stop the cleanse?

A: If you feel you are losing too much weight, follow the Nourish Meal Option (pages 74-75) for the remainder of the cleanse, and eat 4 times a day instead of 3. Also, stick with the minimal ghee dosage (you can even stick with 2-3 tsp and not increase at all) and decrease all herbs to only one capsule per day at the midday (lunch) meal. Make sure to eat more avocados when we get into Phase 3.

Q: I am having a lot of trouble sleeping. Falling asleep is difficult and I have been consistently waking up at 3 or 4am. I need sleep! What could be causing this?

A: When the body detoxifies, the liver becomes very active between 10pm and 2am. This stimulation can keep some folks up. One trick is to get to bed early and not wait until 10 or 11pm to attempt sleep. You can also use an herb called Brahmi Brain, or the Sleep formulas by Baynan Botanicals, which boost the body's energy to sleep at night and cool the liver.

Q: I am experiencing constipation and I did not order Elim I. Prunes don't work for me. What can I do?

A: This may be an indication of more dry intestinal mucosa. If you did not order the Elim I, you can try to find Triphala at your local health food store.

Next, stick with the Rejuvenate or Nourish Meal Options as they include vegetables, which are full of fiber that will help get things moving. Also remember to do the daily yoga and exercise, as movement can help improve digestion as well.

In addition, during your daily self-massage, rub your belly for one minute in circles in each direction on an empty stomach. Aim to do this each morning and evening. All of these suggestions, plus extra hydration, should help stimulate the bowel.

Q: Digestive related pain? Does significant diarrhea today count? Can I keep up the ghee? The diarrhea takes a few hours after the ghee to set in. Should I give it one more day?

A: If the loose stools are uncomfortable then back off the ghee to a dose that makes it tolerable. The key is comfort and your stamina. Also, stop the Liver Repair for a few days and see if this helps. It is a bile flusher and can sometimes cause too much bile in the gut and loosen the stool.

Q: Yesterday I had a huge emotional release... I sobbed and sobbed. Last night I woke up a few times crying in my sleep... I'm not on my period and my reaction came out of the blue. Is this the releasing of old emotions that you are mentioning?

A: It is definitely common to feel emotional releases like this during the cleanse and is a good sign that you are turning over fat cells and emotional and physical toxins, so congratulations, you're on your way to being a lighter cleaner you! The self-inquiry activities I am offering in the daily emails can bring on this type of release as well. Release is normal, especially when detoxing.

Namaste, badass! You're almost there!

Ana

Day 9

Have you been dreaming more during Phase 2?

Having vivid and/or unusual dreams is actually quite a natural process and a good sign. According to Ayurveda, old emotions are stored in the fat cells. When we start burning off fat cells, we can have some emotional releases that take the form of a dream.

It is said that the dreams experienced during the night are just stress releasing, but the dream you wake up remembering is the one worth analyzing, as it may be more prophetic;)

Kitchari Challenges

Making the kitchari taste good is an art. Try dry roasting the spices in a frying pan before adding them to the water with your rice and beans. Cook the kitchari well into a soupy consistency, adding lots of water. Then, as long as you are not sodium-sensitive, my personal favorite tip on this cleanse is to add salt. There are only a few very healthy salts to choose from. As salt was one of the traditional ways we received minerals, I recommend these salts, which each have 80-90 minerals:

Redmond Salt, from the salt mines in Utah
Himalayan Salt
Celtic Sea Salt
Herbamare Organic Seasoning Salt

Trouble Digesting the Kitchari? Try soaking the rice and beans overnight. In the morning, rinse and drain them before cooking your kitchari, and cook with a small piece of kombu (about 1/2 inch). You can also increase your dose of either Warm Digest or Cool Digest to 2 capsules before meals to increase your digestive strength.

Remember Your Meal Options: If you are just plain bored with the kitchari, remember the different Meal Options. Don't let that blood sugar crash! One trick is to soak some raisins overnight and cook them in plain kitchari with cinnamon, or chop some apples and add that to the kitchari (before cooking) to give it a sweet touch. If you are doing well, stay with the plain kitchari.

MORNING GHEE

Drink 8 tsp of ghee (or 15 tsp if you are following the Advanced Ghee Doses). Only increase the ghee dosage if the day before was comfortable.
Follow the Phase 2 guidelines, in addition to the Essential Guidelines.

Today's Self-Inquiry Exercise:

Day 9 - Take the Risk to Be Joyful and Loving

I know this cleanse can bring up some emotional stress. If you have been irritable or emotional, then please review the past self inquiry exercises to break some old emotional patterns. These patterns rear their ugly heads when we are stressed and while we are detoxing old fat cells. You are here. So please, go for it!

By now you may be realizing more about some of your personality traits. You may begin to see that most of what irritates you is a choice. We often try to make others wrong - and ourselves right - to feel safe. Write down how it feels to be right, and how it feels to make someone wrong. You may notice that being right isn't as rewarding as it seems.

In addition, it is time to create action steps to move through and expose these behavior traits as the illusions they are. If you are afraid of someone or something, create a plan to let yourself be free to interact with them as your open, free, and loving self. Make an effort to express affection where you would usually not. It doesn't have to be big, just a subtle way of letting your joy out. Remember, it is your joy and your life. Why should we let anyone keep us from experiencing the most precious part of ourselves?

Take a risk to be joyful and loving!

Phase 2 FAQ's

Q: I forgot to increase my dosage of ghee this morning. Can I do it throughout the day?

A: Please do not ingest any extra ghee throughout the day. If you had some ghee in the morning and follow a NON fat diet throughout the day, you will get the detox benefits even if you did not increase the ghee. If you are feeling good and handling the ghee well, you can jump straight to the correct ghee protocol for tomorrow. Or, you can increase gradually by taking today's ghee dosage tomorrow, plus one or two teaspoons and doing this for a few days until you "catch up." Do what feels best.

Q: For the last few days I have had pain on the right side of my abdomen and it concerns me. Is it just a cleansing reaction or should I do something?

A: If this is a pain under the right rib cage, then reduce the amount of ghee you are taking as this might be your gallbladder not being willing to digest the ghee. If this pain persists, please see your doctor or other licensed primary healthcare provider.

Q: I am experiencing really bad headaches and took pain medication. Will that nullify the benefits of the cleanse?

A: No, this may be one of the best times to get away with taking pain meds because their impact is on the liver. During this Ayurvedic cleanse, we are cleansing and flushing the liver, so its ability to detox the medication is actually at a high right now.

Q: I have been tolerating the cleanse very well - but I have not lost any weight yet! My main goal during this cleanse was to lose weight. Any suggestions?

A: This is an interesting question and, while most folks do get the desired weight loss they set out for, sometimes the weight loss is sluggish. The number one reason for this is that, in order to let go of extra weight, the body must be convinced that the stress war is over - the body holds onto fat when under stress.

Sometimes this process just takes time. Some folks don't start to lose weight until the very end of the cleanse, and others don't until a few weeks after the cleanse. If the digestion is perfect, then we have to evaluate the stress levels as a factor to contend with.

Q: I am having cold symptoms. Should I quit the cleanse? If I do, do I have to start from the beginning or can I pick up where I left off?

A: Having cold symptoms doesn't mean you have to stop the cleanse. This is a detox time, and the main purpose of a cold is to detox you. While it might be uncomfortable, it is alright to continue. If it is too uncomfortable, then quit and restart the cleanse in a couple of weeks - yes, from the beginning. Sorry;)

Q: How can I stop the ghee burps? Is it a sign that something is wrong?

A: Try drinking ginger tea before and after the ghee. Also, try taking 1 cap of the Warm Digest and 1 cap of Beet Cleanse before the ghee to help make it more digestible.

Q: I am having pain in my lower back. What should I do?

A: Take a hot Epsom salt bath, as hot as you can take it, for 20 minutes. Make sure you are eliminating - if not, this can cause low back pain. For constipation, take Triphala or Elim I. Be sure to do your daily yoga as well and keep your quads and hamstrings stretched out the best you can.

Q: Even though it's 68-70 degrees, I'm chilly. I need a fleece jacket inside and outside. Is this an expected result?

A: This is common. You are in fat metabolism, so some of your insulation is leaving. In addition, the cleanse slows your metabolism, which will also make us feel chilly. I often notice the same. It will reset during Phase 3.

Q: I started getting heartburn without acid and no burping about three hours after breakfast today. Doing yoga or mild exercise makes it worse. I am taking the Cool Digest as directed. I know I should increase to two Cool Digest before meals but wondered if there was anything I could do when I'm between meals?

A: Yes, in addition to increasing the Cool Digest, one of the best things you can do - believe it or not - is to be religious about sipping the hot water.

Q: I crashed! I don't understand what happened. I was fine the first few days on kitchari - I felt good. Then today, my blood sugar crashed and I kept getting hungry within a few hours after eating. The Groove got lost.

A: Move to the Nourish Meal Option to reset your blood sugar (pages 74-75). Once you feel stable again, you can work your way carefully back to the Rejuvenate and Transform Meal Options.

Q: I just started my menstruation. Are there any contraindications of the cleanse/herbs with menstruation?

A: Sometimes when the body is cleansing, menstruation is provoked and can come unexpectedly. There is no conflict with these herbs and this cleanse while menstruating.

Q: I am having trouble with the 'starchiness' of eating only kitchari. I pre-soak overnight and cook with LOTS of water but am having acid reflux about an hour after eating. Any suggestions?

A: I would increase the dose of the before-meal herbs to 2 caps of each and make sure you take them with 12 ounces of water, 15 minutes before the food. You can even go to 3 of each if needed. This is likely due to sluggishness in the upper digestive system. Remember to also try kombu seaweed with the beans when you cook them.

Stay the course - you can do it!

Ana

Day 10

**You may be happy to know that today is the second to last day of ghee!**

TOMORROW NIGHT you will take a laxative to flush accumulated toxins out of the gut and liver...so make sure you don't plan a night out to the movies or something 😉

Final Flush Protocol

The final flush is very important. DO NOT SKIP IT! Even if you will be needing to stop Phase 2 early, please do the final flush on your last day of ghee and kitchari. For more details on the final flush, see your eBook.

Choose the laxative that is best for you:

For sensitive digestion or looser stools, bowel irritation or gallbladder or liver issues: Take 1 ½ cups of prune juice.
For normal elimination: Dissolve 1 Tablespoon Epsom salt in 1 cup of water. Add 1 Tablespoon of olive oil and 1 teaspoon of lemon juice.
For sluggish, hard or constipated bowels: Dissolve 1 ½ Tablespoon Epsom salt in 1 cup of water. Add 2 Tablespoons of olive oil and 2 teaspoons of lemon juice.

Warm the Belly First

If possible, take a hot bath just before taking the laxative. Or, if it is more convenient for you, take the laxative and then take a bath, hot shower or place a hot pack on your belly. When you warm the belly, the intestines will relax and release more fully and comfortably.

Ghee Dosages for the Final Two Days

How Much Ghee Do I Take These Last Two Days?

Remember that comfort is key: keep increasing only if you are comfortable. Do not increase the ghee dosages if you have been struggling with loose stools or nausea. If you experience nausea after the ghee, you can follow the ghee with a cup of ginger tea and raw honey.

If you have been feeling uncomfortable after the ghee, try increasing the Beet Cleanse and the Warm or Cool Digest to 2 caps before each meal (but not before the ghee).

If you start feeling good during Phase 2, this means you are in a fat metabolic state. In this case, if you have been using the Rejuvenate or Nourish Meal Options, you may try going to a more simple diet, and perhaps try the Transform Meal Option if you feel strong enough. If you have been feeling really good, there is no problem being a little bit more aggressive these last two days.

Feeling Good? Please Share the News

Many of you have written to let me know how good you feel already. If you are experiencing some exciting benefits at this point, please share them with us on the forum! I will be updating you on some of our success stories in the next few days - all of which will be completely anonymous. If you'd like to share, please simply reply to this email.

If you cannot detect any obvious benefits yet, don't worry and hang in there. Results continue to emerge through Phase 3 and after that too!

MORNING GHEE

Drink 8 tsp of ghee (or 18 tsp if you are following the Advanced Ghee Doses).
Follow the Phase 2 guidelines, in addition to the Essential Guidelines.

Today's Self-Inquiry Exercise

Day 10 - What's Your Emotional Footprint?

Ever wonder what your emotional footprint is like? Imagine yourself walking through a garden - do the plants expand and reach out to greet you, or do they contract and reel out of your way? Do we even know that how we walk through the garden makes an impression on our environment? This impression is our emotional footprint.

In life, we often wonder why someone is acting mean to us, and we figure they are having a bad day and either let it go or react to their anger.

Consider this: perhaps a day or two ago you were making fun of that person or being critical of them, or somehow being passively aggressive toward them. Perhaps you hurt them without realizing it. This is your emotional footprint.

What you are experiencing today may be the result of your unconscious actions yesterday. Be careful how you walk through the garden, because each step may literally come back at you!

Phase 2 FAQ's

Q: I am on the Transform Meal Option and still having severe heartburn. I increased my dosage of Cool Digest to 2 caps before each meal, and it hasn't made a difference. What can I do?

A: First, try stopping the herbs altogether for a few meals. If that helps, add the herbs back in but move them closer to the actual meal so that you are taking your before-meal herbs right before you eat, and your after-meal herbs in the middle of your meal. That will help buffer them. If the heartburn recurs and stopping the herbs helps, please stop taking the herbs again. If that doesn't work, shift to one of the other Meal Options.

Q: Can I use nutritional yeast as a seasoning on my kitchari during Phase 2?

A: Good question. Nutritional yeast can be alright during Phase 2 if you are feeling weak and need more stability, as its expansive nature will slow down the cleansing process. However, if you are feeling good on your current Meal Option and do not wish to slow down the detox process, and you are just looking for different flavoring options for the kitchari, I suggest holding off and trying other spice blends - or cooking in some veggies or soaked raisins - instead.

Q: I was taking my chia seeds every morning with my ghee to aid with constipation. Since the chia has fat in it, is it okay to take it with meals?

A: The chia seeds are okay when one is constipated because the Omega 3s digest differently than the other fats. Their purpose is to heal the villi. There is really a very small amount of fat in the seeds and thus not enough to be absorbed as a fat dietary source. Plus, morning is the one time of day in Phase 2 that we can have some fat, so you should be fine.

Q: Today I woke up after 9 hours of sleep and am pretty listless, plus my thoughts are heading towards weepiness and depression. I sure cannot continue like this.

A: I would suggest you back off on this morning's ghee dosage to 3 tsp. Take the castor oil tonight as a flush, which may lighten your mood. You will have 1 extra day of Phase 3. In addition, please take 4 sublingual tablets of B12 Boost/complex each day.

Eat from the Rejuvenate or Nourish Meal Options. Stop the Liver Repair.Please also make sure you are doing the yoga, breathing, meditation and Self-Inquiry every day. Though it takes extra time, it will help move these emotions through more easily as you are detoxifying them from your fat cells. If you continue to feel worse, stop the cleanse and see your healthcare provider.

Q: I am doing the cleanse protocol and following it impeccably. I am extremely bloated and expanded, is this normal during the cleanse?

A: This might all be due to congestion in your gallbladder, compromised bile flow or a weak digestive fire which can cause the bloat. Increase the Beet Cleanse, Liver Repair and the Warm Digest or Cool Digest to 2 caps with each meal, rather than one.

We're almost there!

Ana

Day 11

Welcome to the last day of Phase 2!

For some of you, this is a HUGE relief...

I am sure you will be sad to not eat kitchari during Phase 3 😉

Here's the good news: if you are really loving it, you can continue eating it right through to the end. But it is not my recommendation. I would rather see all of us move back towards a plant based diet during Phase 3.

This Morning's Final Ghee

Today we have the largest, and final, dose of ghee. Only take the highest dose if you have been tolerating the previous doses well. Don't push the ghee if you are not feeling well with it. By "not feeling well," I am referring to nausea that lingers for more than an hour, very loose stools, or any digestive discomfort.

This is the important liver, bile, and intestinal cleanse day. The ghee will push the bile in a big way and the epsom salts or prune juice tonight will flush the bile and the intestinal tract. The intestines have been a dumping ground for many impurities during Phase 2. Tonight we will flush them out!

Tonight's Laxative Therapy (Virechana) (see page 82)

Remember to enjoy a shower, hot bath, or hot water bottle to warm your belly before taking the epsom salts or prune juice. If you prefer, take it in the early evening around 5 or 6 PM so that the laxative effect wears off by 10pm or so. If you wait too long, it may be a night of some interrupted sleep.

Tomorrow we begin Phase 3!

I bet you can't wait to drink fresh apple, carrot and beet juice for breakfast with seeds and raisins. Or a bowl of oatmeal with pumpkin seeds, cooked apples and cinnamon. For lunch you can eat rice and beans, steamed vegetables, soup or a Green Tonic. If you like the Green Tonics as I do, then continue having it. The beets are also fine, but not required.

If you haven't yet done so, please take the time to read the Phase 3 chapter in the Colorado Cleanse eBook. I will provide detailed instructions in tomorrow's email about the Phase 3 diet and the Digestive Strength Protocol.

Enjoy the last day of ghee! You made it!

MORNING GHEE

Drink 10 tsp of ghee (or 21 tsp if you are following the Advanced Ghee Doses).
Follow the Final Flush instructions.
Follow the Phase 2 guidelines, in addition to the Essential Guidelines.

FAQ's About Phase 2 and the Final Flush

Q: I normally eat a very alkalizing diet including lots of greens - most of the time I eat two salads a day. I had to add a green drink in the morning and some green vegetables at lunch. I have to keep my body very alkaline. Is this going to mess up my detox?

A: No, the main key during Phase 2 is to follow a non-fat diet, which you are doing. That said, over-alkalizing has its risks as well. I would suggest to beware of any extremes regarding diet, as I have seen many go too far in the alkaline direction.

Q: If I am eating 4 meals a day, should I be taking the herbs 3 times a day, or 4?

A: Regardless of which Meal Option you are following, and how many times a day you are eating, please do not take the herbs more than 3 times a day.

Q: I have to work early/travel on day 12. Should I do the final flush on a different day?

A: If you have to wake up early the next morning and go somewhere, do the final flush earlier in the evening or a day earlier or a day later. If you do it a day later, stick to the diet but don't do the ghee that morning.

Q: Is the final flush going to be very uncomfortable? What should I expect?

A: You will have 3-10 loose bowel movements. There may be some cramping in your belly, but you will feel lighter and cleaner. The ghee has moved toxins to your lymph, which has brought them to your digestive tract via the liver. The final flush will help clear all these toxins out.

Q: I feel really great. Can I continue on the ghee and kitchari for another few days?

A: No, please do no more than 7 days of Phase 2. It is now time to transition back into a plant-based diet. Remember, more is not always better.

Congratulations on completing Phase 2, badass!

Ana

Day 12

You made it to Phase 3! EPIC!!!!!

You are awesome - and almost done with the cleanse! Please read up on Phase 3 in the eBook. While this part of the cleanse should be easy and a pleasant relief, it may be one of the most important phases of the cleanse to do well. You can also check the Day-by-Day Guide of the book for the main points.

So often we do a detox or a fast with discipline, only to go nuts and ravenously eat everything under the sun when we end it. In this Ayurvedic Cleanse, we are going to take these next three days to prepare the body to re-enter a normal diet by turning the eliminative function and digestive fire back on.

When we do go back to eating seasonal foods, we will be ready to naturally digest well, metabolize fats, assimilate and detox on a daily basis.

We have all worked hard to get to this place. Hopefully you are all feeling good. I have been getting a lot of great reports thus far. Maybe you noticed how mindful you became when eating each bowl of kitchari, as it was the only meal to be had for a while. I know I was made quite aware of how mindless I have become when eating my regular meals. Now, as you dream about real food, plan to savor every bite.

It is so easy to get distracted when eating. As we enter the process of re-setting digestion, let's make a point to reconnect the mind with the body during this precious process of eating. Bon appetit!

This email is a little longer than usual. Please take the time to read it, as I cover important details that will help you avoid any potential challenges.

PHASE 3 DIET

Here is your dietary protocol for the next 3 days:

Enjoy fresh fruits and veggies.
Eat as many salads and steamed veggies as you like - make this the main focus! If it is cold weather in your area, focus more on steamed veggies.
Rice, beans, oatmeal and potatoes will help make each meal satisfying.
Add seeds and avocados for healthy fat and protein. (Remember to avoid nuts, oils and ghee).
You do not have to eat beets, apples, apple juice or the green smoothie.
Do not add any gluten, sugar, oils, wheat, dairy, allergens, or processed foods to the diet.

The key during Phase 3 is to be Gluten-Free, Dairy-Free and Low Fat (not non-fat), and to eat a whole foods diet. See your Colorado Cleanse book for details about Phase 3.

Here are some delicious meal suggestions:

Spinach or carrot soup with celery, onion and garlic.
Steamed veggies with lemon and salt.
Lentil chilli with brown rice and a salad.
Green smoothies: you can get creative with your favorite spring berries, greens and sprouts. Add seeds for protein and fat to sustain you between meals.
The Recipe Inspirations in the Cleanse eBook will give you many more delectable ideas.

BENEFITS OF PHASE 3

During the Digestive Strength Protocol, we will be turning the digestive fire back on - perhaps for the first time in years. If you had difficulty with constipation, loose stools, acid reflux, or nausea during the cleanse, it's an indication that your digestive fire is weak. When the digestive fire becomes weak, it sets off the following chain reaction:

All of the toxins default back to your liver due to compromised intestinal villi and gut-associated lymph.
The bile gets thick and we don't digest fats well, nor do the stomach acids become neutralized after leaving the stomach.
The unmitigated acids irritate the gut wall and cause boggy mucus that congest the villi.
This causes indigestion, compromised detoxification and - what's worse - the stomach stops producing acids to break down food, in order to prevent irritating the gut wall.
This lack of acid in the stomach leads to the inability to digest heavier foods like wheat, dairy, and other hard-to-digest foods.

Resetting the Digestive Fire

Now that the bile is thinned and the liver is decongested, there will be adequate bile to mitigate the acids when we turn the stomach fire back on. Once restarted, we will be able to break down hard-to-digest proteins in wheat and dairy, and emulsify toxins in the stomach, so that the bile has no problem finishing the job.

The stomach is our first line of defense against bacteria, parasites, viruses and the innumerable man-made fat soluble toxins we encounter each day. While it would have been nice if we could have just turned the stomach fire back on in the beginning, there is a reason why the body turned it off in the first place, and this is what we had to address during Phases 1 and 2.

If we were successful in preparing the body to digest, assimilate and detox during Phases 1 and 2, the fire will go on easily. If it doesn't, there is a reason for that, too. That will be the topic of the Daily Emails as we move into Phase 3.

Rehydration Therapy

Continue sipping hot water and also drinking one half of your ideal body weight in ounces of water per day. This is especially important now as we turn the digestive fire back on. Water protects the stomach lining so it can permit the increase of stomach acid production. Don't strain, just do the best you can.

Yoga, Breathing, and Meditation

Please continue to incorporate this into your daily routine. In the weeks after the cleanse, we are more able to develop long term flexibility, so please take advantage of this opportunity now.

DIGESTIVE RESET

Phase 3 Guidelines
Essential Guidelines

Before Meals:

Today, take 2 capsules of Beet Cleanse and Warm Digest or Cool Digest, 15 minutes before each meal, with 12 ounces of warm lemon water. This is instead of our previous dosages (not in addition to).

Continue 1 capsule of the Sugar Destroyer as you have been doing.
Sip 4 more ounces of lemon water during the meal.
To make the lemon water: squeeze the juice of 1 lemon into 16 ounces of warm water.

After Meals: Herbal Protocol

Continue to take 1 capsule each of: Manjistha, Liver Repair, Regenerate and Turmeric Plus.

Phase 3 FAQ's

Q: Is it okay to use oils during Phase 3?

A: No, wait until after Phase 3. During Phase 3 we are on a low fat diet. Oils that are naturally in foods like avocado and seeds are fine. But pressed oils - such as ghee, olive oil, coconut oil, and sesame oil - are too concentrated. Nuts, too, should be avoided, as they are too rich for Phase 3.

Q: I am vata and pitta, but have lots of pitta imbalance/heat going on right now. I got the Warm Digest but do not want to take it as it will heat me up too much. What should I take instead, the Cool Digest? If I order it from you I won't have it for about a week so how should I proceed with Phase 3?

A: Slice up some ginger into bite-sized pieces, sprinkle with lemon juice and salt and chew 2 pieces before your meals until you receive the Cool Digest.

Q: My instincts are telling me to do oil bastis (enemas) in the evening to help counteract the dryness. Will an evening oil basti interfere with the fat metabolism stage?

A: No it won't. You should be okay if you choose to do it.

Start that digestive fire,

Ana

Day 13

Good Morning - and welcome to day two of Phase 3!

Our Phase 3 diet of greens, veggies and fruits will help to kick start the elimination function and provide a chlorophyll-rich environment for restoring the good flora in the gut. We are also ramping up the digestive strength by increasing stomach acids with the Warm Digest or Cool Digest. Just two more days left!

This is a story I just love to tell that I think is worth repeating:

Dr. Douillard was volunteering with his wife at his 9 year old's school awhile back sorting pen pal letters from their sister school in Africa. He read one that I thought would be interesting to share with you. Here is the paraphrase:

My father is a hunter. He hunts animals like monkeys, antelope and wild pigs. It is now grasshopper and white ant season. I love eating fried grasshoppers and white ants. Let me go and wash my clothes.

That makes a week of kitchari sound like a gourmet treat! Just thought I would offer some contrast. By the way, I think grasshoppers and white ants are gluten-, dairy- and sugar- free, making them suitable for Phase 3;)

Key points about the Digestive Strength Protocol:

As we re-kindle the digestive fire, there are some things to be aware of. If you are taking Cool Digest, you probably will not encounter any of the below scenarios.

The Warm Digest will stimulate digestive heat. The question is, will the body tolerate it? The usual case is that the body turned the digestive fire off for a reason and if we just fire it up, the body may reject the concept. It will begin to do that by causing acid reflux (a burning feeling in the gut or stomach), loose or burning stools or any other sign of digestive discomfort.

The optimal feeling is like someone is pre-heating the oven. It is a warm feeling in the stomach or throughout the abdomen that takes place before, during, after, or in between meals. If you don't feel this, then we should try a few different things:

First, be sure you are truly hydrated. One of the main reasons we take the herbs 15 minutes before meals with a big glass of water is because the stomach lining needs the water to buffer the strong acid produced in the stomach to break down the food.

There is a bicarbonate layer beneath the stomach lining that is about 80% water and if the stomach is properly hydrated before the meal, this bicarbonate layer will buffer the stomach acid and allow the stomach to produce a good amount of the needed acid. If you are dehydrated, the stomach acid will simply not be allowed to be produced. This effect is very different from that of drinking lots of water with the meal, which can over dilute the stomach acids and weaken the digestion.

Second, evaluate your liver and gall bladder function. A week or two after the Cleanse, test your ability to digest hard to digest fried, greasy or heavy, fatty food. If this is a problem, then likely the gallbladder is congested or the bile has become too thick.

If this is the case, then I would suggest a phone consult to figure out a strategy to reverse this. Simply not eating fatty foods is not the ideal long-term solution.

With all of that being said, if you feel any discomfort from the Warm Digest during Phase 3, stop taking it or take less. If you can take 1 capsule before each meal, as during Phase 2, then continue that until the bottle is empty. You can also order a bottle of Cool Digest and start the 3-day Digestive Strength Protocol with the Cool Digest instead (even if it is a week later). In this case, just follow the herbal protocol, there's no need to reinstate the Phase 3 diet.

After you finish this protocol - assuming you did well - some continued support may still be needed to totally reset the fire. You can also carry some Warm Digest in your purse or car. If you are going out for a late dinner or a very heavy meal laden with gluten and cream sauces, it might be wise to take some Warm Digest before, or even after, the meal.

One more day left!

DIGESTIVE RESET

Phase 3 Guidelines
Essential Guidelines

Before Meals:

Today, take 3 capsules of Beet Cleanse and Warm Digest or Cool Digest, 15 minutes before each meal, with 12 ounces of warm lemon water. This is instead of our previous dosages (not in addition to).
Continue 1 capsule of the Sugar Destroyer as you have been doing.
Sip 4 more ounces of lemon water during the meal.
To make the lemon water: squeeze the juice of 1 lemon into 16 ounces of warm water.

After Meals: Herbal Protocol

Take 1 capsule each of: Manjistha, Liver Repair, Regenerate and Turmeric Plus.

Phase 3 FAQ's

Q: I've suffered with Candida for many years and depending on how strict I stay on my no sugar diet, that's an indicator of how I manage the candida and in turn how well I feel. As a result of the candida I have suffered with severe allergy and sinus issues. Since day one of this cleanse my congestion has increased dramatically. I'm constantly blowing my nose and hacking up tons of mucus. It feels like I've had a head cold for a week now. Is this a sign of detox and is there anything I can do to help release this?

A: Sinus mucus, like you are experiencing, is a sign that your gut is releasing lots of mucus as well. It is in this gut mucus that the candida proliferates. So I would suggest to stay the course - it's likely that good things are happening.

Enjoy these last couple of days!

Ana

Day 14

Congratulations on completing the Ayurveda Spring Cleanse!

Today, I'll be talking about what we can do to maintain the amazing shifts we have been experiencing during the cleanse, as well as what we can take out into the world from this experience. If we continue to practice these principles, there is no end to the benefits, right?!

Integration

One of the most rewarding aspects of the Cleanse is that people report not having any more cravings for comfort foods. While we all missed treats and even dreamed about them during the cleanse, I love that by the end of Phase 3, most of us are feeling quite satisfied and not itching to race to our favorite pizza place. If you're feeling that way, then stick with it. The weight loss that you have started can continue effortlessly.

If you have lost the desire for heavy foods and wish to continue with a cleansing diet, try eating a diet free of wheat, dairy, and sugar for as long as you are comfortable. This will allow the villi to totally heal and the digestive fire to be fully rekindled.

To stay balanced, follow these Ayurvedic principles:

Eat a diet of seasonal foods. Seasonal foods lists for everyday (non-cleansing) life are available on Dr. Douillard's website at lifespa.com/EatSeasonally
Continue eating 3 meals a day with no snacks, making the midday meal your largest meal of the day, and having a light and early supper.
Continue the daily yoga, exercise, meditation and breathing as often as you can.

THREE ASPECTS OF LOVE

According to Ayurvedic Psychology, there are three aspects of love: compassion, gratitude and unconditional love. Unconditional love is the ultimate form of love, but there are certainly situations where unconditional love just doesn't fit. It is here that we practice the other two aspects of love.

I have been asking you to be aware of when you feel constricted, irritated, or afflicted in any way and to respond to that "affliction" with affection. This is hard at times because we are so conditioned to react emotionally to certain situations. Take these aspects of love into the world.

Compassion

By practicing compassion in uncomfortable situations, we find that we can watch it with a sense of clarity and realize why that person may have acted so harshly.

Once we see why that person is being manipulative, abrupt, mean, or aggressive, we can offer love to them in the form of compassion. We can look to their past and see why they are so negative and begin to understand why they turned out the way they did.

Compassion also offers us something else. If you were on a battle field and you saw someone bleeding to death you would likely feel compassion for that person. Before you could help them, you would have to put down your weapon, take off your armor and dis-arm yourself.

Compassion is a wonderful technique to take off your emotional armor. Once the armor is off, you can truly offer this aspect of love to them in the form of compassion.

Compassion is an amazing practice which allows us to engage in the process of disarming. It frees you to feel the next aspect of love, called gratitude.

Gratitude

Gratitude is grace. It is the appreciation for the opportunity to serve, to learn, to grow. Once you truly engage in the process of being grateful you will open the door to joy. The result of practicing gratitude is to naturally be joyful and loving for no reason.

Love

Please take these aspects of love into the world! Start with your family and loved ones first, and then expand to include your community. As we continually respond to our afflictions with affection and practice these aspects of love when it is not popular to do so, I believe we can, brick by brick, with small steps, change the world;)

DIGESTIVE RESET

Phase 3 Guidelines
Essential Guidelines

Before Meals:

Today, take 4 capsules of Beet Cleanse and Warm Digest or Cool Digest, 15 minutes before each meal, with 12 ounces of warm lemon water. This is instead of the previous dosages (not in addition to).
Continue 1 capsule of the Sugar Destroyer as you have been doing.
Sip 4 more ounces of lemon water during the meal.
To make the lemon water: squeeze the juice of 1 lemon into 16 ounces of warm water.

After Meals: Herbal Protocol

Continue to take 1 capsule each of: Manjistha, Liver Repair, Regenerate and Turmeric Plus.

Phase 3 and Integration FAQ's

Q: The cleansing has been so good for my body. BUT, my tongue is white and "heavy." What do you recommend?

A: Phase 3 should help with this. We accumulated toxins in the gut during Phase 2, which often appear on the tongue. When we flush the toxins with the fresh fruits, veggies and herbs of Phase 3, your tongue will clear.

Q: Can I continue Warm Digest and Turmeric Plus indefinitely? Would there be any negative side effects to continuing Warm Digest and Turmeric long-term?

A: Turmeric is a food and so good for so many reasons. You will find that you need the Warm Digest less and less as your digestion strengthens and that you will need it more in the winter, during detox times and for heavy or late meals. It's best used for support "as needed".

Q: I have been feeling some significant lower back pain the past two days which has been bad enough to keep me awake at night. The location of the pain is lower than my kidneys (which is originally what I thought was hurting) and includes my butt and quads. Have you ever come across this complaint before? Should I be doing anything different to avoid this pain?

A: This is not usual but the detox can possibly affect the muscles of the low back. Stretch your quads - the big muscles on the front of your legs - and take a few hot epsom salt baths. That should help soften the pain.

To your OM-azingly cleansed self,

Ana

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