Gall Stone Flush

Today was day four, last day of the cleanse. After three days of juicing with a small cheat at the end of day three for a couple of Guinness to enjoy with the Canucks game;) Yesterday was the prep for Gall Stone Flush as followed by the words of Paul Pitchford in his book Healing with Whole Foods.

A full day of eating apples, green apples are best but any apple will do. Eat at least 4 or 5 apples however feel free to eat as many as you like. You can also drink water, herbal tea and apple juice.

In the evening 2/3 of a cup of virgin olive oil should be warmed to body temperature, mix in 1/3 cup fresh lemon juice. Slowly sip this mixture immediately before going to bed. He recommends laying on your right side with the right leg drawn up. Stones should be softened by the morning and should pass in the stool.

*This flush should be done with the guidance of an experienced health practitioner*

He adds that gall bladder cleansing clears residues of excess from the liver..... something that can be good from all of us, stones or not, from time to time. I also went ahead with a salt water flush after my first bm this morning to be sure I was really flushing everything out.

Add 2 tsp sea salt(not iodized table salt) to 1 litre of warm water and drink as quickly as possible. You should hear your stomach start to rumble, don't be too quick to run to the bathroom, let it brew;) This is where I really saw the green stones pass; some the size of a green pea and a few that were two or three times this size. The salt water is being passed so you get a clear picture.

I feel lighter and more energized after this cleanse. What comes out in the morning is equally as vile as drinking warm olive oil..... get through that and you somehow shift your relationship with food(even if just a little), an urge to eat clean unprocessed foods, purified in the body, more energized and ready to leap into all spring has to offer in the markets after the heavier foods of winter...... hibernation is over;)