Cleanse Without Fasting / Issue #127 - April 30, 2008

Home Spa Lady's
Tips of the Week
Issue # 127 - April 30, 2008
Publisher: Marilee Tolen RN
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Home Spa Lady ~ Simple Solutions for Self-Care At Home
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In This Issue
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1. Cleanse Without Fasting

2. Essential Oil Tip: Lemon

3. Success Tip: Robin Williams

4. Recipe of the Week: Creamy Asparagus Soup

5. HSL's Joke or Cute Quote of the Week

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1. Cleanse Without Fasting
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(Video below - 1 min 49 sec)

Fasting is not for everyone who wants to cleanse, for a variety
of reasons:

--They don't want to go through that 3 day funk
--It's too difficult to run a family and cook for others
--The initial low blood sugar crashes are too inconvenient
--The readjustment in eliminations are too uncomfortable
--They can't afford to loose stamina at work
--There is no support system in place

This is not to say that fasting isn't beneficial, I think it's
great and it has some awesome benefits for health and beauty.

But I would rather eat and cleanse, than not eat and cleanse.

I attended a two week intensive cleansing retreat last March in
Southern California where we alternated raw foods for 4 days with
3 days of juicing fasting. I lost so much weight that I really
didn't want to loose (10 pounds in the first 3 days) and when I
got home I ended up eating more food than I normally eat, and
gained all the weight back plus more. I think my body went into a
starvation mode and my metabolism stepped down a few notches.

So, from that experience I decided to delegate part of my daily
intake to substances and foods that will continuously cleanse my
body.

Now, if I were to tell you there was something we could eat every
day that will help take toxins out of your body, would you be
interested in finding out what that was?

First, let me describe to you its features:


--It was used by the Egyptians for cleansing
--When we eat it, it doesn't get digested
--It's not absorbed into the bloodstream
--It absorbs water and swells up
--It becomes like a gel that also absorbs toxins
--It slows down absorption of sugar so it keeps blood sugar down
--As it moves through your intestines, it 'scrubs' the walls of
your intestinal tract
--It makes you feel full so you can even lose weight
--It also reduces cholesterol

What is it?
Soluble fiber.

What foods consist of soluble fiber?
Oats and oat bran, nuts, barley, flax, oranges, apples, and
carrots to name a few.

But one of the best things you can take as pure soluble fiber for
the mere purpose of a good cleanse is psyllium. Psyllium is a
fibrous seed and often made in the form of a powder for
cleansing.

Do you know that psyllium was used in ancient Egypt and was
described in the Ebers Papyrus (medical documents of 1500 BC)? It
was used for its laxative and antidiarrheal properties. What does
that tell you? It tells you that it can have both effects, so
therefore it is "balancing".

Other early Old World uses of psyllium seeds were to treat sores
of the mouth and throat, stop nosebleeds, treat complications of
the liver, and help to fix loose teeth. Psyllium was administered
to assuage complications from scurvy and worms.

The plant itself is 'plantago' and other parts of the plant are
known to be medicinal as well. Native Americans and Aztecs used
plantago husks and leaves as cough remedies, for wounds, insect
bites, and headaches.

Where do we get psyllium?
Many cleansing products on the market contain psyllium. One of
the most popular products found on grocery store shelves is Metamucil
- but that has other stuff in it including lots of sugar.

Here are two sources for a more natural and healthy psyllium
product:

--Trader Joes Store (if you are lucky enough to have one near
you) has a product of pure psyllium call Secrets of the Psyllium.

--Young Living has a product called ICP Multiple Fiber Beverage
along with oat bran, aloe, flax and fennel, and some other things
including essential oils that are good for the digestive system.

One very important thing to remember when you take psyllium:
Drink Water!

http://snipurl.com/what_psyllium_does
(1 minute 49 seconds)


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2. Essential Oil Tip: Lemon
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(Video - 1 min)

The essential oil of lemon is probably one of the most
under rated essential oils. There are so many wonderful
things that lemon essential oil can do for our health.

One is cleansing.

Simply put a drop of therapeutic grade lemon essential oil
in a glass of water (note I said glass!) and drink it throughout
the day.

It alkalinizes and cleans up the body!

http://snipurl.com/lemon_cleanses
(1 minute)

For more info or to order therapeutic grade lemon essential oil,
contact your Young Living distributor or go to:
http://tinyurl.com/aenfp


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3. Success Tip: Robin Williams
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Spring is nature's way of saying, "Let's party!"
~ Robin Williams


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4.Recipe of the Week: Creamy Asparagus Soup
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2 lbs asparagus
1 large yellow onion, chopped
3 Tbsp unsalted butter
5 cups chicken broth
2 sprigs of fresh thyme (leaves only)
1/3 cup heavy cream
1 Tbsp dry vermouth
A squeeze of fresh lemon juice
Salt and pepper


--Cut tips from 12 asparagus 1 1/2 inches from top and halve
lengthwise if thick (Reserve for garnish - cut stalks and all
remaining asparagus into 1/2-inch pieces)

--Cook onion in butter in a 4 or 6-quart heavy pot over
moderately low heat, stirring, until softened.

--Add asparagus pieces and salt and pepper to taste, then cook,
stirring, 5 minutes.

--Add 5 cups broth, thyme, and simmer, covered, until asparagus
is very tender, 15 to 20 minutes.

--While soup simmers, cook reserved asparagus tips in boiling
salted water until just tender, 3 to 4 minutes, then drain.

--Purée soup in batches in a blender until smooth.

--Transfer to a bowl (use caution when blending hot liquids), and
return to pan

--Stir in cream

--Stir in vermouth and a squeeze of lemon juice

--Season with salt and pepper

--Garnish with asparagus tips


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5. HSL's Joke or Cute Quote of the Week
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An 85-year-old couple, after being married for almost 60
years, died in a car crash.

They had been in good health the last ten years, mainly due to
her interest in health food and exercising.

When they reached the Pearly Gates, St. Peter took them to their
mansion, which was decked out with a beautiful kitchen,
masterbath suite, and a Jacuzzi.

As they looked around, the old man asked St. Peter how much all
this was going to cost. "It's free," St. Peter replied, "this is
Heaven."

Next, they went out in the back yard to survey the championship-
style golf course where the home was located.
They would have golfing privileges every day. Each week, the
course changed to a new one, representing the great golf courses
on earth.

The old man asked, "What are the green fees?" St. Peter replied,
"This is heaven, you play for free."

Next, they went to the club house and saw the lavish buffet lunch
with the Cuisine of the World laid out.

"How much to eat?" asked the old man. "Don't you understand yet?
This is heaven, it is free!" St. Peter replied, with some
exasperation. "Well, where are the low fat and low cholesterol
tables?" the old man asked timidly.

St. Peter lectured, "That's the best part - you can eat as much
as you like of whatever you like, and you never get fat and you
never get sick. This is Heaven."

With that, the old man went into a fit of anger, throwing down
his hat, stomping on it, and screaming wildly.

St. Peter and his wife both tried to calm him down, asking him
what was wrong.

The old man looked at his wife and said, "This is all your
fault! If it weren't for your blasted bran muffins, I could have
been here ten years ago!"


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