My friends and I decided that we will go ahead with the ten-day Master Cleanse starting today. I have been hesitant at first but since I am already getting symptoms of deterioration in my heart, I feel that it is alredy time that I focus again on my physical health. I have been too focused in my spiritual, emotional and mental well-being that I failed to recognize that all four areas go hand in hand in achieving holistic wellness.
Basically this Master Cleanse would enable us to clean our guts since the center of ones health is in the gut. Good thing my doctor gave me a go on this. I was too scared that he would say no :D I will be monitoring my progress on this and hopefully will be able to share some snippets of my journey.
We started with a 3-day precleanse which to me did not do much since most of the things that we started to wean off from the diet, I am not eating. Day 1 would be removing caffeine, refined sugar and processed foods. Day 2 would then remove dairy products and Day 3 is when we get rid of the meat. Day three is a bit challenging only because it is really hard to find a meal that would not require meat (well at least from where I am from where our meals are entirely with either pork, chicken or beef). Also, I wanted to make sure that my husband is on-board with this since he is going to do the cleanse with me too. So I need to make sure that he is not getting discouraged even before we start.
I toook an herbal laxative tonight which scares me thinking about what would come out tomorrow (sorry TMI) hehehe... but I am scared of anything that crawls and they said the parasites that have been living in our gut for a long time would want to go after this cleanse LOL. Hey all of us have that! I tell you you need to be thinking about doing this cleanse too in the future.
Anyway tomorrow is Day 1 for the official cleanse, we will be completely shutting off our digestive system and focus on the cleanse. For 10 days, I will just be taking a Master Cleanse drink made of just lemon, grade A maple syrup, cayenne pepperr and water. OMG for 10 days! I don't know how much I would be able to resist the cravings but I shouldn't worry about the nutrition since I will be getting all the nutritional requirements my body would need from those 4 ingredients.
I will tell more about this as I go on with this. I will be updating this blog post daily to give you an update on what I felt, emotions that came up and the challenges.
DAY 1 - 2/22/2021
So far so good. Probably because I am still excited hehehe.. I am surprised that I didn’t have a hard time getting my husband take the salt-water flush (SWF). I had to mix 2 teaspoons of sea salt with 1L of water and consume it in 10-15 minutes. This would help in flushing out the junk inside. Taking the Master Cleanse Drink (MCD) entire day seems fine. I didn’t have cravings at all and my hubby didn’t complain so all is good. Hehe... there was a bit of challenge though because I have to prepare every hour. I did the concentrate but I cannot prepare way to many since we need to have just enough that we can consume in 8 hours. I think we both had 9 glasses today. I didn’t count at all! But we did get around a glass within 1-1.5 hrs. I felt a bit cold for some reason but maybe because I am Type O. So I guess my body temperature dropped.
I also did my cleansing yoga, focusing on breathing exercises and allowing my blood to circulate. What’s good about today though is that I noticed my blood pressure to be lower.. woo hoo! Not sure if it is the yoga or the drink? Or maybe the meds? Hehe whatever it is hope that as I continue in the next 10 days, I’ll have better readings and that my doc will reduce the dosage.
Anyway I have one more round of MCD today and then will take my laxative and call it a day! :)
DAY 2 - 2/23/2021
OK Day 2 did not start quite well for me. I tried mixing 2tsp of sea salt to 500ml water thinking that it would be easier to swallow the SWF at lower volume and follow through with 500ml plain water. Boy, I am so wrong! :) I felt like throwing up all morning, it was worse than getting morning sickness. Still amazed by how my husband is able to take it without bitching about it hehehe.. I spent an hour in the toilet but it was the most satisfying feeling ever hehehehe!
Overall it was good, no cravings and other challenge with just taking MCD throughout the day. I just have minor issues with my thigh muscles being sore (not sure if this is an effect of the cleanse or the effect of the yoga activity I did the previous day) hehehe..
I have an option to take Swiss Kriss (tablets) or Smooth Move (tea) as laxative and I feel that Swiss Kriss is a better option for me. There is much prep needed for the tea and usually I am already spent by the end of my day. I added YL’s Inner Defense in my regimen to kill any parasites in my body. Anyway I don’t know what tomorrow will be so we’ll see hehehe..
DAY 3: 2/24/2021
Day 3 wasn’t that bad at all but it is getting more challenging taking the SWF. I was contemplating about taking the laxative instead the next day instead of SWF. I am worried that my hubby isn’t saying much.. not even a complaint! He would just take whatever I hand him when I thought it would be a struggle for the entire 10 days hehehe.. I shouldn’t be bothered right? I frequently check him for anything he feels or any discomfort.. he’s like nada! Hmm..
As for me, I feel a bit sullen today so I went ahead an lay down my bed and listened to sound bath by Healing Vibrations on YT. I listened to their endocrine cleanse video and it helped relaxed me. I still didn’t do yoga today, ahh my thighs! Hope tomorrow I would be able to :)
I attended Tom Woloshyn’s Master Cleanse class today and I am glad I did. I had more understanding of how this works and it isn’t just another diet fad. This focuses on cleaning your body and reviving your gut and digestive system. I feel a lot better actually compared to when I was eating the usual junk I enjoy bingeing on. I am still waiting tho to eliminate the waste since I feel that my body isn’t releasing them yet.
I also attended Ed Dailey’s class on Super Gut, very timely when I am working towards cleansing the gut. His class made me crave for baked salmon and Brussels sprouts haha! My list of what to eat after cleanse is building up heehehe.
Entire day went fine, we had 11 glasses today. I decided to add 1 more tablet of the laxative and a capsule of YL’s Inner Defense and see how it would make me move the junk out. We’ll see.. for now Day 3 is over :)
Best quote for today, from Tom, is “when life hands you lemons, Master Cleanse.”
Day 4: 2/25/2021
Trigger warning: TMI
When they said “never trust a fart,” I thought it was said in exaggeration but boy I was so damn wrong! :) I didn’t expect that I would even experience it but noooo I was now a victim.. a living testimonial LOL!
Anyway, remember I decided to add another tablet of the Swiss Kriss as laxative? Not a good idea! :) I didn’t sleep last night cuz I kept running to the bathroom haha! Also there is a feeling of pain, similar to diarrhea whenever I need to go. So I guess 2 tabs should be enough. My husband seems fine tho with 3, so I will keep giving him 3. I also deferred taking laxative in the morning as alternative for the SWF since it might not do well from last night’s struggle. So I had to suffer taking the 1L SWF again T___T
I wonder if this cleanse would help my husband sleep better at night. He normally doesn’t get deep sleep so most of the times he feels tired waking in the morning. So hopefully this would show improvement. Anyway I hope this would help him a lot!
Day isn’t over yet but I feel like writing an update already cuz it’s only been 3 hrs since I woke up and I feel that I am already half through my day :D hehehehe! I might do yoga today, my thighs isn’t that sore anymore so yeah.. see you in a bit!
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I did yoga this afternoon and my favorite part was the gong. I feel weird though, it was a good weird feeling, as if there is energy flowing in my body. It was perfect! Doing the yoga kind of lifted up my spirits so yeah.
I was a bit worried about my husband though, he hasn’t been talking much and just taking what I give him. I am worried that things are going through his mind as his body cleanses his emotions as well, and he is not telling me! Maybe I am just too paranoid hehe.. I hope though that it would heal whatever need healing in his body and mind.
Anyway, I think that would be it for today, I did about 9 glasses today a little less than what I normally have from the past days but all is good. :) See you again for another update tomorrow. :)
Day 5: 2/26/2021
Half-way through! There isn’t much about today aside from the more usual trips to the bathroom. I felt that I am getting less hungry compared to when I first started the cleanse. I started to crave chewing something hehe but not to an extent that I would want to stop the cleanse already. For some reason my body is wanting to go on beyond 10 days hehehe..
I so got used to the routine of prepping the MCD for me and my husband that it became a habit. I normally consume about 9-10 glasses in a day, but the need to have one declined.
SWF is still a pain in the ass :D hahaha.. I haven’t tried taking laxative in lieu of the SWF but I will give it a try this weekend. Five more days and we are done! Jia you Miyo!
Day 6: 2/27/2021
Nothing unusual today except that I noticed that I eliminate less, not sure if it was because I switched from taking SWF to laxatives instead. I didn’t feel hungry or needing to take more MCD like before, I think I pretty much done with 6 but I tried to get to 8 today since my blood sugar might drop like crazy.
Here’s one thing I wanted to share about my experience, being at day 6 in my cleanse. For the past months, my blood pressure is ranging at 171-197/102-119 even with meds. My doc decided to double the dosage of my maintenance meds to help alleviate the symptom. He warned me though that it would be very tough to get me to normal but getting to around 150 systolic is our goal. I asked him about doing a cleanse and he told me that if it would help, then I can do it. I just need to make sure that I monitor regularly.
After 3 days pre-cleanse and 2 days into the cleanse, I noticed that I am already in below the goal range 136-153/87-103. Still high but my doc said unless we find the root cause, we can’t expect it to go lower. Day 4 into the cleanse, my range is at 136-146/87-97. Day 6, I checked again and guess what? It was 129/86 woo hoo! You know what’s even more amazing? I actually reduced my dose back to original since they said when doing the cleanse, it is advisable to wean off medication. I am not comfortable doing that for the time being but I went back to the previous dose that was given to me when my blood pressure is lower.
I plan to continue on doing the master cleanse for a longer period so I can hopefully wean off my meds for good. This made me excited to see my doc next month :D hehehe.. Hope he would agree to further reduce my meds. I am just glad that my doc considers how I wanted to be treated. I usually negotiate with him not to get me into medication provided that I would work through it with proper diet and nutrition. There are cases where he won’t agree if he thinks I am at risk but most of the time, he just let me be. :) Hope I get better news in the next days.
I am at awe with how our body can fully heal itself if only we give it rest and opportunity to do so. This cleanse would be a regular regimen for me moving forward. I cannot give up the sinly foods that I enjoy but knowing that I will be able to flush off any junk it leaves in my body is a compromise that I am willing to give quarterly.
Day 7: 2/28/2021
Wow I can’t believe that I am in day 7 already. Time flies! I think I am enjoying the experience so much that I am actually not feeling like I am torturing myself hehehe... I actually feel good! Normally when I try a restrictive diet or program, in just few days I would feel really bad and that I would just stop doing it. With the cleanse, it is the other way around. The only craving I got was the thought of chewing something and tasting different flavors... but it isn’t that much of a craving that I really feel bad and wanting to stop.
I am happy too that Warren, my hubby, is doing this with me. I am surprised that he lasted this long without complaints! I was anticipating that I would have a hard time making him do it and that I would end up forcing him to, but for some reason, he just did it. :) I hope it would also do good for him. He isn’t talking much about his experience but I am assuming he is feeling good about it, since he is still doing it with me LOL
Anyway I am excited to chew LOL Three more days and then I would be in another post cleanse for 3 days. I am still figuring out some vegetable broth recipes that Warren would willingly take in hehehe.. This makes me crave for spinach and scallops soup hehehe.. anyway it is just the start of my day and I haven’t even taken MCD yet. I don’t feel hungry at all! I’ll update you more later today. I probably do yoga so yeah.
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Days 8-10 3/3/2021
The last 3 days of cleanse is a bit drag hahaha but the best thing I noticed is that my blood pressure has been consistently low :) I am surprised that I actually did it! When I first heard about this cleanse, my first reaction was, not another fasting fad! I am so glad to have friends who encouraged me to do this and to just take the plunge. This experience is life changing to me and it showed me how important it is to keep the gut healthy.
I may have achieved getting this cleanse to completion (and convincing my hubby to do it too) but the real challenge is maintaining it. I didn’t want to just be relying on a cleanse and go back to my old ways of eating junk.
So before I ended my 10 days, I went ahead and did something that I have been wanting to do since 2017. I reached out to Dr. Harvey de Baron, of Baron Method, to finally coach me into changing my lifestyle and focusing on nutrition to drive my health. I have wanted so hard to wean off meds, and the only way to do it is to go hard on health.
I have the tools and knowledge about eliminating toxins in my household and body. I have education about the clinical use of essential oils to reduce our dependency on meds for mild to moderate symptoms, preventing excess burden to our liver and kidneys. However, I lack knowledge in nutrition. So this wellness journey that I am in is taking me to finally learn about nutrition. So I can continue to build a healthier lifestyle of me, my husband and kids.
So as I end my 10th day, instead of thinking about the endless cravings and mukbang sessions that I will be doing in the next few days, I am excited to start preparing healthy meals made of REAL food for my family :) It would cost me, but at least in a long term, would save us hospital bills and expenses for developing chronic illnesses from the cumulative effect of junk that we brought in our tummies.
