Counting Down

With 5 days to go counting today it seems sure that we will complete this adventure. We didn't go into this planning a long colon cleanse, but it has been interesting. First, when they say you'll shrink your belly doing it they're right. I'm not sure there is anything more magical than the fact that the cleanse helps to flush things out. The goal in the book is that you would have a bowel movement shortly after each main meal (30 minutes). They say the first time through a lot of people could take 2 weeks to get there depending on your original diet. My diet must have been pretty good because I am not even a full 4 days into this and I am like a clock now. There is the proof I always needed that I'm not full of crap or at least not literally.

Pam remains at 10 pounds lost and I just jumped past with 10.5 pounds. That is obviously related to the cleanse and it's results. I'm actually chomping at the bit to get into the Dr. for my yearly checkup so I can see the difference in  the lab results from last year. I have to wait until early March for that, and since I turn 50 in April I know he is going to send me off for a colonoscopy, but I still can't wait.

Here  are some things to consider. 90% of the pesticides left on citrus fruit is in the peal. If you are planning to peal and eat your citrus buy whatever is cheapest, but if you plan to squeeze it into a drink or zest it for a recipe, or run it through a juicer buy organic. The last thing you want is concentrated pesticides in your juice or recipes. The same is true of cucumbers, squash, and anything else that grows above ground. If you don't buy organic peal it.

The cheapest place to buy organic salad greens, carrots, baby spinach, and apples is Costco. They don't have organic cucumbers or citrus. Trader Joe's has organic lemons and some other veggies. Fred Meyer has lots of other organic green such as Kale and Chard, cucumbers and squash. Since the peal of most vegetables carries a lot of nutrients it is worth any additional cost to reap all of the benefits.

I'll stop preaching after this last one. We vote for what is available and actually what is produced with our shopping dollars. When stores see the organics going faster they order more and the wholesalers do the same and at the end of the day the farmers that actually care about the quality and healthfulness of our food supply grow more and prosper which makes it more viable for the next organic farmer to begin and prosper.

Pesticide free food sounds good doesn't it? More later.....