Minerals, veggies and other stuff

[Guest guest]

Hi and flushers (Barry you said this? teehehe),

Yes the mineral balance is extremely important in maintaining balance in the

body's fluid and enzymes etc. The best way to get minerals of course is from

freshly grown veggies right from the ground that is not adulterated with

pesticides, herbicide etc. but organically grown in rich organic soil. Brewer's

yeast is loaded with minerals as is blackstrap molasses to name a few. But when

flushing we want those things that are easy on the body when cleaning house.

What I use to replace my minerals is steamed broccoli with crushed fresh garlic

and carrots or turnips or whatever I might have on hand in the fridge. I will

add a few crushed herbs if I have perhaps some cilantro or parsley and add to

the steam veggie mix. Last week, after my flush, I juiced with the beets & beet

greens (loaded with minerals) carrots, celery and garlic. I could not go one

day last week without doing that juice or I was sore dried up. The soups are

excellent source of replacing the lost minerals also and so this time I have

ready a batch of soup that I made up using cabbage, leek, tomatoes, carrots,

rutebaga, garlic, onion & sea salt. I grate the leek and onion and crush the

garlic so there is none of that in there that isn't boiled down due to the

length of the cooking time,. It's very easy on the body and digestive tract and

when ailing it's one of those that you can give to just about anyone and they

can hold it down...the body just fiends for it for some reason when it is low on

nutrition, sick or dehydrated. I am sure there are a ton of other soups out

there that work just as well but this is one that I have found to work well in

most cases and my kids love it. LOL. It can be frozen too, I tend to make huge

batch of this and so I have plenty left to freeze.

The dehydration is the old pinch the skin on the hand or arm and see if it snaps

back if not your dehydrated, but that isn't the only thing I experience....my

skin is severly dry from tiptoe to tip top and I get this ongoing thirst and my

system feels lack of lubrication all over if this makes sense....liken it to a

heavy work-out in hot humid weather and how the sun dries you out..... I do

believe it is lack of minerals from the extensive flush. I have never been

inclined to ever use salty foods and I have to sometimes pay attention to get

the salt in my body by adding it through the sea salt or the Bragg's Liquid

Amino (this is a vegetable protein from pure soybeans and purified water, it

doesn't have any chems, additives or preservatives, coloring and it is not

fermented making it Kosher certified) This gives me 110 mg of sodum per 1/2 tsp.

and this is what I have been using to steam my veggies, makes a huge

difference...oh and one more thing, you will not get thirsty like you do from

other soy sauce products...not this one, you won't get any side reactions like

you normally do from other sources like table salt etc. .... Seaweed is another

good way to get minerals and iodine and this can be used in soups also.

When I did my flush I used one tablespoon of ES and 8 oz. of water and drank it

all at once...then I put 3 tablespoons in a quart of water and drank that at

four different intervals. So a total of 4 tablespoons. Probably too much?

lol.....this time I plan on using only 2 tablespoons, cut it down in half and

see what happens.

I think the most toxic thing I have to deal with in my body right now is the

build up of chemicals in the liver from the years of cigarette smoking. The

nicotine isn't the only thing the body has to detox, it's the 40 some chemicals

that are highly addictive that is in the cigs too and that isn't talked about

enough to let people know what they are putting in their body and what it is

doing to it besides creating a craving for nicotine.....and the liver being the

detoxifier..... add those chemicals up and when you decide to quit you are

literally a junky. Not an easy thing to get through. Once the understanding of

what the body is going through, the withdrawal isn't just 3 days and your done,

nope, not even close and that doesn't include the emotional addiction, but the

bodies addiction to those chemicals in those sickarettes, once a person is armed

with proper knowledge it can make a huge difference in the quit. Now I am going

on here because I am thinking that there may be a few of you on the list that

might benefit from giving up those things. (thinking about what said

about others benefiting from the posts) Here is a website that is the absolute

best forum to get you through your worst phase. I don't know if I could have

done it without that forum. http://www.quitnet.org

Okay, I'm done with my ramble here, sorry it got so long winded.

Peace

Lu

----- Original Message -----

From: Rachd1961@...

gallstones

Sent: Saturday, March 09, 2002 7:08 AM

Subject: Re: 7th Flush Results ! ! ! ! ! ! !

In a message dated 3/8/02 11:07:11 PM Eastern Standard Time,

demi111@... writes:

> Now I am wondering about the dehydration ordeal with the ES. I was

> dehydrated for days in fact up until about 4 days after my flush....and I

> kept tasting that stuff in my system...I am wondering if anyone else has

> experience this. I even replenished my body with lost minerals and salts,

> and water....still could not shake that dehydration.....any comments? Do

> you think this part of it is necessary after the first flush?

>

Lu

I've never experienced this dehydration that you and Barry are writing about,

but I'm wondering, since you asked in another post about maybe using too much

ES. How much did you use??

I'd also be interested to hear what your procedure is for replenishing lost

minerals and salts and how you knew they were lost in the first place. Are

you referring to specifics or is this just an overall sort of " insurance " to

be sure that you aren't low? I'm always interested in people's health habits

so if you'd care to share any more about that, I'd like to hear it.

in health,

rachel~

[Guest guest]

Thanks for sharing your procedure, Lu. That's sort of like the Potassium

Broth that is recommended by Dr. Schulze and others, except they strain out

the veggies. I love soup - so this is an easy one for me to include!

in health,

rachel~

demi111@... writes:

> What I use to replace my minerals is steamed broccoli with crushed fresh

> garlic and carrots or turnips or whatever I might have on hand in the

> fridge. I will add a few crushed herbs if I have perhaps some cilantro or

> parsley and add to the steam veggie mix. Last week, after my flush, I

> juiced with the beets & beet greens (loaded with minerals) carrots, celery

> and garlic. I could not go one day last week without doing that juice or I

> was sore dried up. The soups are excellent source of replacing the lost

> minerals also and so this time I have ready a batch of soup that I made up

> using cabbage, leek, tomatoes, carrots, rutebaga, garlic, onion & sea salt.

> I grate the leek and onion and crush the garlic so there is none of that

> in there that isn't boiled down due to the length of the cooking time,.

> It's very easy on the body and digestive tract and when ailing it's one of

> those that you can give to just about anyone and they can hold it

> down...the body just fiends for it for some reason when it is low on

> nutrition, sick or dehydrated. I am sure there are a ton of other soups

> out there that work just as well but this is one that I have found to work

> well in most cases and my kids love it. LOL. It can be frozen too, I tend

> to make huge batch of this and so I have plenty left to freeze.

>

[Guest guest]

I just wanted to chime in here and say that I started using Bragg's Liquid

Aminos a couple of years ago and I think it's great stuff. I even put it on

popcorn - lightly sprayed and then add some nutritional yeast flakes. (hey -

don't knock it 'til you tried it.) As I was reading what you wrote about

salt I was thinking that this might explain why I've had somewhat of a

craving for popcorn in recent weeks. Maybe that's my brain's translation of

the need for salt. Hmmm...interesting!

in health,

rachel~

demi111@... writes:

> . I have never been inclined to ever use salty foods and I have to

> sometimes pay attention to get the salt in my body by adding it through the

> sea salt or the Bragg's Liquid Amino (this is a vegetable protein from pure

> soybeans and purified water, it doesn't have any chems, additives or

> preservatives, coloring and it is not fermented making it Kosher certified)

> This gives me 110 mg of sodum per 1/2 tsp. and this is what I have been

> using to steam my veggies, makes a huge difference...oh and one more thing,

> you will not get thirsty like you do from other soy sauce products...not

> this one, you won't get any side reactions like you normally do from other

> sources like table salt etc. .... Seaweed is another good way to get

> minerals and iodine and this can be used in soups also.

>

[Guest guest]

In a message dated 3/9/02 10:27:48 PM Eastern Standard Time,

demi111@... writes:

> Oh I never thought to use it on popcorn, that sounds really good to me! I

> think I will have to try this. I think you are right, your craving for

> popcorn is more than likely due to the connection with the sodium.

> Thanks for the popcorn tip.

> Peace

>

You're welcome. It's just one of many usually useless tips that I have on

hand. (not many people are familiar with Braggs Liquid Aminos, much less

nutritional yeast flakes!!)

But about those cravings. I think it's interesting how the body communicates

with the mind and the mind translates a nutritional need into something

familiar. Fortunately popcorn isn't an unhealthy choice! Sometimes,

though, that craving can be for something unhealthy that does have a health

element to it. Like the calcium in chocolate, perhaps? Or the salt on

potato chips (another thing i often have cravings for - hmmm...is there a

pattern appearing here?). The trick, though, is to recognize what the

nutritional element might be in a craving and then supply that through a

healthier alternative. I think this is interesting stuff and it's a major

component in listening to our bodies - a very important skill to develop, in

my opinion...

in health,

rachel~

" And now I know, as sure as any immutable law of nature, that the value of

our existence can only be measured in the hearts of those we love and who

love us in return. In the end, my family was my greatest joy. "

(from " In Her Defense " by Horn)

[Guest guest]

Oh I never thought to use it on popcorn, that sounds really good to me! I think

I will have to try this. I think you are right, your craving for popcorn is

more than likely due to the connection with the sodium.

Thanks for the popcorn tip.

Peace

Lu

----- Original Message -----

From: Rachd1961@...

gallstones

Sent: Saturday, March 09, 2002 7:34 PM

Subject: Re: Minerals, veggies and other stuff

I just wanted to chime in here and say that I started using Bragg's Liquid

Aminos a couple of years ago and I think it's great stuff. I even put it on

popcorn - lightly sprayed and then add some nutritional yeast flakes. (hey -

don't knock it 'til you tried it.) As I was reading what you wrote about

salt I was thinking that this might explain why I've had somewhat of a

craving for popcorn in recent weeks. Maybe that's my brain's translation of

the need for salt. Hmmm...interesting!

in health,

rachel~