Today is the last day of my mono-diet - a winter, ayurvedic cleanse consisting of the following for 14 days:
Kitchari - a meal of mung beans, white basmati rice, plenty of ghee, and broccoli, beets, cauliflower, carrots (basically whatever veggies you want to add), and any spices.
1 probiotic (10 billion live per day) and 2 liver support pills
At least 64 oz of filtered water per day
That's it for 14 days.
This is a nourishing cleanse and extremely easy on your digestive system. Although I found eating the same meal for two weeks booorrring, I loved the way it makes me feel! I have sustained energy throughout the entire day, no sugar highs/crashes (which I have really noticed since I'm not eating sugar of any kind) and no lethargy due to certain foods (gluten? meat?). The best way to describe it is my energy is sustained and balanced, I feel great from the inside out, and I LOVE IT.
In my experience this cleanse was 100% worth doing. Aside from how awesome I feel both physically and mentally, I APPRECIATE so much more the fact that on a daily basis I am able to eat a variety of foods for the energy I intake. Many fellow human beings would feel lucky to eat this every day of their lives, just to have something to eat. I feel amazing, and when I'm back to a regular diet of whatever I want, I will more often choose food for the way it will make me feel after eating it. This was a lesson in food as energy - if the input is awesome, so will be how you feel.
I'll finish my cleanse tomorrow, just in time for Winter Solstice 2011 and in preparation for 2012. Excited for new beginnings!
Kitchari - a meal of mung beans, white basmati rice, plenty of ghee, and broccoli, beets, cauliflower, carrots (basically whatever veggies you want to add), and any spices.
1 probiotic (10 billion live per day) and 2 liver support pills
At least 64 oz of filtered water per day
That's it for 14 days.
This is a nourishing cleanse and extremely easy on your digestive system. Although I found eating the same meal for two weeks booorrring, I loved the way it makes me feel! I have sustained energy throughout the entire day, no sugar highs/crashes (which I have really noticed since I'm not eating sugar of any kind) and no lethargy due to certain foods (gluten? meat?). The best way to describe it is my energy is sustained and balanced, I feel great from the inside out, and I LOVE IT.
In my experience this cleanse was 100% worth doing. Aside from how awesome I feel both physically and mentally, I APPRECIATE so much more the fact that on a daily basis I am able to eat a variety of foods for the energy I intake. Many fellow human beings would feel lucky to eat this every day of their lives, just to have something to eat. I feel amazing, and when I'm back to a regular diet of whatever I want, I will more often choose food for the way it will make me feel after eating it. This was a lesson in food as energy - if the input is awesome, so will be how you feel.
I'll finish my cleanse tomorrow, just in time for Winter Solstice 2011 and in preparation for 2012. Excited for new beginnings!