Day 5 - Deborah

Planning on doing the Master Cleanse today also. I am still fully committed to eating raw. The Master Cleanse is raw lemons and water and I believe this will help me digest the vegetables when I go back to eating Raw on Day 6. This site gives you a good understanding of what the cleanse can accomplish. http://themastercleanserecipe.org/

I believe this is what happened to me:   "The raw food lifestyle is in no way about being perfect. It’s all about individual progression – no two of us have the same body or lifestyle. If you’re new to raw, it’s so easy to get so excited, yet so overwhelmed with all the new information. I highly discourage going from a standard diet to 100% raw overnight. Besides setting yourself for disappointment and failure, your body will most likely go into a detox shock mode you may not be prepared for. Few people have had success with the all or nothing approach and I applaud them. Read a lot…there’s a wealth of information out there, online and at bookstores. Take it day by day with baby steps and always listen to your body!"

As far as Wine goes, I found this:    http://www.theorganicwinecompany.com/
As a general rule, alcohol isn’t raw except for wine and sake because they’re fermented, not cooked, at very low temperatures. But we should be mindful of the source and choose organic, biodynamic and sustainable products. A lot of wineries use animal-based resins for the filtration process and produce waste that results in polluting the environment.

Sunshine of Your Love Drink:   

2 oranges, peeled and seeded

3 - 4 carrots
1 apple
small knob of ginger
1 lemon, peeled

Push all ingredients through a juice or blender. The main benefits of this juice include revitalization of the body, good for cold and glowing skin. Beauticians usually prescribe this juice because of its extremely good effects on the skin. But the benefits are not limited to the skin. It has a cleansing and boosting effect to the whole body.

For a good basic Green Smoothie - Blend the following ingredients:

2 bananas, broken into pieces
1 peach, sliced or chopped
1 handful blueberries or strawberries
1 or 2 handfuls dark leafy spinach greens

Put all of the ingredients in your blender starting with the bananas and other fruits, followed by the greens on top. Add a cup of water or more as needed to get it to blend well. Blend until smooth.

You'll be surprised by how good it tastes!   See you tomorrow!