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"Combine 1 tablespoon of liquid bentonite and 1 heaping teaspoon of psyllium husk, mixed into 12 ounces of juice or water. Take this once a day for 2 days, and then twice a day for the next 3 days. You continue drinking the bentonite and psyllium husk mixture twice a day, mixed with the lemonade. You do not take the herbal laxative, however, because it is unnecessary while using the colema board. GOOD TO TAKE: BENTONITE AND PSYLLIUM Bentonite is a natural clay that comes from volcanic ash. Taken internally, it supports the intestinal system in eliminating toxins." - Tom Woloshyn, The Complete Master Cleanse: A Step-by-Step Guide to Maximizing the Benefits of The Lemonade Diet (Get the book.)

"You can always add ground flaxseeds and/or psyllium husk powder to your meals for even more fiber. Victoria BidWell shares "The Fiber Facts" from The Health Seekers' Year-Book to show us the benefits of fiber-rich natural foods: 1. Excluding juices, the Natural Hygiene/raw diet is 100% fiber rich, typically containing 60-90 grams or more of fiber, while the SAD ?with 70% of the fiber refined out ?contains only about 10 grams. Mainstream nutritionists recommend getting a minimum of 25-30 grams a day. 2." - Susan E. Schenck, The Live Food Factor: The Comprehensive Guide to the Ultimate Diet for Body, Mind, Spirit & Planet (Get the book.)

"One excellent source of soluble fiber is powdered psyllium husk. It is often used for intestinal cleansing because of its superior ability to absorb moisture, lubricate the intestines, and mop up contaminants. Other good sources of soluble fiber are flaxseed, guar gum, and apple pectin. Caution: Increasing your intake of dietary fiber too rapidly can cause unpleasant side effects, such as gas, bloating, and even diarrhea. To avoid these unwanted side effects, increase fiber consumption gradually. Soluble fiber requires copious amounts of water to carry it to the colon." - Herbert Ross, DC with Keri Brenner, L.Ac., Alternative Medicine Magazine's Definitive Guide to Sleep Disorders: 7 Smart Ways to Help You Get a Good Night's Rest (Get the book.)

"If you don't use the help of the local store and decide to look for yourself, a good bowel cleanse will have ingredients like senna, cassia, cayenne, bentonite clay, psyllium husk, and aloe. You can also go online to order Dr. Richard Schulze's 5 Day Bowel Detox that I personally recommend: www.herbdoc.com. So don't be shy! Your colon will thank you. If you are too shy to go to the store and ask what they have, then go on the internet and take a look. I recommend a few products on my site as well. Plus... it doesn't have to be spring to clean out your pipes! You can do it any time!" - Kevin Gianni and Annmarie Colameo, The Busy Person's Fitness Solution (Get the book.)

"The day you stop using the colema board you stop the use of the bentonite and psyllium husk mixture, and start using the herbal laxative teas twice daily. You come off the Master Cleanse by following the regular instructions in Chapter 6. Refer to the Resources section for items and information mentioned in this section. CAUTION An advanced cleanse cannot be done easily without professional guidance. Do not try this on your own! If you are interested in pursuing an advanced cleanse, please be good to yourself and search out an experienced practitioner to guide you." - Tom Woloshyn, The Complete Master Cleanse: A Step-by-Step Guide to Maximizing the Benefits of The Lemonade Diet (Get the book.) "You continue drinking the bentonite and psyllium husk mixture twice a day, mixed with the lemonade. You do not take the herbal laxative, however, because it is unnecessary while using the colema board. GOOD TO TAKE: BENTONITE AND PSYLLIUM Bentonite is a natural clay that comes from volcanic ash. Taken internally, it supports the intestinal system in eliminating toxins. The clay releases ions (sodium, potassium, and magnesium) in exchange for the substances they absorb. Bentonite clay comes in liquid form or in a powder. Psyllium is a seed used for medicinal purposes." - Tom Woloshyn, The Complete Master Cleanse: A Step-by-Step Guide to Maximizing the Benefits of The Lemonade Diet (Get the book.)

"Use a fiber supplement such as flaxseed, psyllium husk, or Aerobic Bulk Cleanse (ABC) from Aerobic Life Industries daily. Use occasional cleansing enemas for removing toxins for quicker healing. (See colon cleansing and/or enemas in Part Three.) Note: Always take supplemental fiber separately from other supplements and medications. Considerations Q Chemicals used in bubble bath products may cause dermatitis and may even irritate the tissues of the lower urinary tract sufficiently to cause bloody urine. This is most likely to occur if you soak in treated bathwater for too long." - Phyllis A. Balch, CNC, Prescription for Nutritional Healing, 4th Edition: A Practical A-to-Z Reference to Drug-Free Remedies Using Vitamins, Minerals, Herbs & Food Supplements (Get the book.)

"Feeling full after small meals • Abdominal bloating after meals • Excessive gurgling noises in the stomach "^xt^^ Diet: Add 2 tbsp of loose psyllium husk to food a day—it can be sprinkled vF* on cereal or salad. Introduce foods that are high in fiber into your diet. The fiber should be mixed with, or followed by, about 8 oz of water to w prevent binding. In the long run this works well, although it may be a little ^ uncomfortable initially. Avoid foods that irritate the gut such as gluten, sugar, and dairy products, although irritants do vary from person to person." - Marshall Editions, 1000 Cures for 200 Ailments: Integrated Alternative and Conventional Treatments for the Most Common Illnesses (Get the book.)

"But not everyone can stomach the rather bland taste of psyllium husk fiber, and for those, my next recommendation is a product called Benefiber, made by the same company that makes Ex-Lax. Benefiber is made from guar gum, a natural fiber that I also use as a thickening ingredient in many drinks and shakes. Benefiber can be easily added to your soups, drinks and recipes to give you additional fiber without all the grit of psyllium husk fiber." - Mike Adams, Grocery Warning: How to recognize and avoid the groceries that cause cancer, diabetes, heart disease, high cholesterol, high blood pressure, and other common diseases (Get the book.)

"In contrast, serum total cholesterol and LDL cholesterol decreased in patients who consumed 5.1 g psyllium husk twice daily for 26 weeks. This double-blind, placebo-controlled, parallel, multicenter study included men and women (ages 21 to 70 years) with hypercholesterolemia, but otherwise free of major organic disease. No serious adverse events were reported. Total cholesterol decreased by 4.7% LDL cholesterol decreased by 6.7% in the Psyllium group compared to placebo (Anderson et al, 2000)." - Thomson Healthcare, Inc., PDR for Herbal Medicines, Fourth Edition (Get the book.)

"I don't regularly use this product myself, because I prefer psyllium husk fiber, but I have used it before and found it to be quite easy to take. It also has no flavor, which is good since you don't eat fiber for the taste anyway. Low-sugar cereals like Hi-Lo As a kid I grew up on breakfast cereals like Frosted Flakes, Lucky charms, and Cocoa Pebbles. And to this day, I still enjoy an ice cold bowl of sweet tasting cereal with milk, although I only use soy milk these days since I wouldn't dream of drinking cows' milk." - Mike Adams, Grocery Warning: How to recognize and avoid the groceries that cause cancer, diabetes, heart disease, high cholesterol, high blood pressure, and other common diseases (Get the book.)

"Forty-nine subjects received either the psyllium preparation, Plantago ovata Forsk, or placebo in combination with their antidiabetic drugs. Results showed psyllium significantly decreased cholesterol levels and improved type 2 diabetes. Psyllium therapy was also safe and well tolerated (Ziai et al, 2005). Constipation Forty-three percent of patients had some improvement in a study involving 149 patients suffering from chronic constipation treated with 15 to 30 g/d of Plantago ovata seeds for a minimum of 6 weeks." - Thomson Healthcare, Inc., PDR for Herbal Medicines, Fourth Edition (Get the book.)

"A Simple Intestinal Cleansing Program You will need: • A fiber/bulk agent, such as psyllium husk powder or combination fiber product containing, for example, psyllium husk, barley fiber, guar gum, oat bran, and fruit pectin. Triphala or flaxseed powder are other options. • Bentonite liquid or Kalenite internal cleansing tablets (acacia gum, plantain leaf, blessed thistle, cloves, red clove tops, cornsilk extract 4:1, yellow dock root extract 4:1, butternut bark) or colon-cleansing formula tablets (chickweed, Irish moss, cloves, plantain, rosemary, bayberry bark, and cornsilk extract)." - Ralph Golan, M.D., Optimal Wellness (Get the book.)

"High-fibre phytomedicines, also used as bulk laxatives such as ispaghula and psyllium husk, lower plasma lipid levels and can be used as adjuncts to a low-fat diet. Oat bran (Avena sativa) and guar gum (Cyamopsis tetragonolobus; see also Chapter 18) lower cholesterol levels; these are thought to act by binding to cholesterol. Garlic, Allium sativum L. H (Allii sativi bulbi) The plant and the drug The garlic bulb (Allium sativum, Liliaceae) is composed of a number of small bulbs or 'cloves', covered with papery, creamy-white bracts." - Dr. Michael Heinrich, Joanne Barnes, Simon Gibbons and Elizabeth M. Williamson, Fundamentals of Pharmacognosy and Phytotherapy (Get the book.)

"The majority is insoluble Fiber, Cellulose, Pentose in the cell walls of (grain) plants, in bran, psyllium husk, vegetables, and fruit; absorbs water, moistens and excretes wastes, gallstones; cleanses intestinal walls, diverticulitis (infectedpockets) caused by chronically hard stools, constipation; for circulation, anti-hemorrhoids and varicose veins. Polysaccharides regulate the flow of digestive Enzymes to extend the digestion of food Gums and Pectin, and slow the absorption of Carbohydrates evening out sugar and Fat absorption, binding to Glucose preventing the quick release ofblood sugar." - Joseph E. Mario, Anti-Aging Manual: The Encyclopedia of Natural Health (Get the book.)

"Psyllium Latin name: Plantago afra, Plantago isaghula, Plantago ovata (Plantaginaceae [plantain] family) Other common names: blond psyllium husk, flea seed, Indian psyllium husk, ispaghula, plantago, plantain GENERAL DESCRIPTION Psyllium is a low-growing annual that has been cultivated for thousands of years in Asia, Europe, and North Africa. It was one of the first medicinal plants brought to the Americas from Europe. Reaching a height of only sixteen inches (forty centimeters), psyllium bears narrow leaves and clusters of minute off-white flowers." - Phyllis A. Balch, CNC, Prescription for Herbal Healing: An Easy-to-Use A-Z Reference to Hundreds of Common Disorders and Their Herbal Remedies (Get the book.)

"A Simple Intestinal Cleansing Program You will need: • A fiber/bulk agent, such as psyllium husk powder or combination fiber product containing, for example, psyllium husk, barley fiber, guar gum, oat bran, and fruit pectin. Triphala or flaxseed powder are other options. • Bentonite liquid or Kalenite internal cleansing tablets (acacia gum, plantain leaf, blessed thistle, cloves, red clove tops, cornsilk extract 4:1, yellow dock root extract 4:1, butternut bark) or colon-cleansing formula tablets (chickweed, Irish moss, cloves, plantain, rosemary, bayberry bark, and cornsilk extract)." - Ralph Golan, M.D., Optimal Wellness (Get the book.)

"Psyllium Latin name: Plantago afra, Plantago isaghula, Plantago ovata (Plantaginaceae [plantain] family) Other common names: blond psyllium husk, flea seed, Indian psyllium husk, ispaghula, plantago, plantain GENERAL DESCRIPTION Psyllium is a low-growing annual that has been cultivated for thousands of years in Asia, Europe, and North Africa. It was one of the first medicinal plants brought to the Americas from Europe. Reaching a height of only sixteen inches (forty centimeters), psyllium bears narrow leaves and clusters of minute off-white flowers." - Phyllis A. Balch, CNC, Prescription for Herbal Healing: An Easy-to-Use A-Z Reference to Hundreds of Common Disorders and Their Herbal Remedies (Get the book.)

"Finally, P&G's concern about unfair competition also was resolved; boxes of Metamucil now display a heart health claim: "Diets low in saturated fat and cholesterol that include 7 grams of soluble fiber per day from psyllium husk, as in Metamucil, may reduce the risk of heart disease by lowering cholesterol." Thus authorization of the health claim for psyllium husk led to a thorough blurring of the distinctions among claims for the health benefits of foods, supplements, and over-the-counter drugs." - Marion Nestle, Food Politics (Get the book.) "Unlike other food additives that carry warning notices, such as sulfites, artificial sweeteners, or even psyllium husk, olestra was the first additive likely to be consumed in large quantities; a i-ounce serving of potato chips contains up to 2 teaspoons (10 grams). In contrast, diet soft drinks contain only milligram amounts of artificial sweeteners, and Kellogg's Ensemble cereals were designed to contain 2.4 grams of psyllium husk per serving. On quantitative grounds alone, olestra raised unprecedented public health and regulatory issues." - Marion Nestle, Food Politics (Get the book.) "Psyllium Husk Similar issues of science as opposed to commercial pressures apply to functional foods supplemented with psyllium husk, the dried seed coat of the stemless annual herb Plantago ovata. Psyllium is grown in India, where it is commonly used as a household remedy for constipation, and it is the active ingredient in over-the-counter laxatives such as Metamucil. Its bulking action in part explains its ability to cause cholesterol to be excreted rather than absorbed from the intestine." - Marion Nestle, Food Politics (Get the book.)

"Note: There is a separate monograph for psyllium husk. Actions Regulation of intestinal peristalsis. Synonyms: Black psyllium seed, Dark psyllium seed, Fleawort seed (Engl.), Graines de psyllium, Herbe aux puces (Fr.), Flohsamen, Heusamen (Ger.), Semen Pulicariae (Lat.), Semilla de zaragatona (Span.). Origin: Native to the Mediterranean region, where it is also cultivated (especially in France). The material of commerce is imported from France." - Josef A. Brinckmann and Michael P. Lindenmaier, Herbal Drugs and Phytopharmaceuticals: A Handbook for Practice on a Scientific Basis (Get the book.) "Eur.), psyllium husk (USP) This herb is official in both the Ph. Eur. 4th edition 2002 and the USP 25th revision 2002. In addition to the husks of Plantago ovata FoRSSK., the USP monograph also permits the husks of P. psyllium L., syn. P. arenaria WALDST. et Kit., and P. indica L. The drug is obtained by mechanical crushing of the ispaghula seeds, followed by air separation of the husks using a blower. The drug consists of light pink to beige flakes or small fragments with a very high swelling capacity since the mucilage is almost entirely located in the seed husks (episperm)." - Josef A. Brinckmann and Michael P. Lindenmaier, Herbal Drugs and Phytopharmaceuticals: A Handbook for Practice on a Scientific Basis (Get the book.) "For a description of psyllium husk USP, see: Plantaginis ovatae seminis integu-mentum. Odor: Nearly odorless. Taste: Bland, somewhat sweetish and mucilaginous. Fig. 2: Plantago psyllium L. A low growing, annual herb with lanceolate to narrowly linear leaves. The flowers are arranged in short spikes. St. Zul. 1509.99.99: Flohsamen Plant sources: Plantago afra L, syn. P. psyllium L. 1762, non 1753 (psyllium seed-plantain) and Plantago arenaria WALDSTEIN et. Kl-TAIBEL, syn. P. indka L. (Spanish or French psyllium), Plantaginaceae." - Josef A. Brinckmann and Michael P. Lindenmaier, Herbal Drugs and Phytopharmaceuticals: A Handbook for Practice on a Scientific Basis (Get the book.)

"You can also add 1 to 3 teaspoons of this cleansing mixture (mix Vi oat bran and xh psyllium husk powder) to your liquids and foods 2 to 3 times daily. This mixture works wonders! Another miracle to try are flax seeds. I introduced them years ago and millions have benefitted. Soak 3 tbsps of flax seeds in cup of distilled water for 3 hours (gets gel-like). Add 1 tbsp to cup of water and drink an hour after dinner. You can presoak enough mixture for 2 to 3 days and keep in fridge. Use as a hot or cold drink, add honey if desired." - Patricia Bragg and Paul C. Bragg, The Miracle of Fasting: Proven Throughout History for Physical, Mental & Spiritual Rejuvenation (Get the book.) "You can also add 1 to 3 teaspoons of this cleansing mixture (mix Vi oat bran and V2 psyllium husk powder) to your liquids and foods 2 to 3 times daily. This mixture works wonders! Another miracle to try are flax seeds. I introduced them years ago and millions have benefitted. Soak 3 tbsps of flax seeds in cup of distilled water for 3 hours (gets gel-like). Add 1 tbsp to cup of water and drink an hour after dinner. You can presoak enough mixture for 2 to 3 days and keep in fridge. Use as a hot or cold drink, add honey if desired." - Patricia Bragg and Paul C. Bragg, The Miracle of Fasting: Proven Throughout History for Physical, Mental & Spiritual Rejuvenation (Get the book.) "To help keep them clean and open, make a mixture using equal parts raw oat bran and psyllium husk powder. Add 1 to 3 tsps daily to juices, pep drinks, herb teas, soups, hot cereals, foods, etc. Also I take one cayenne capsule (40,000 HU) daily with a meal. Another way to guard against clogged tubes daily is add 2 Tbsps soy lecithin granules (fat emulsifier) to your beverages, veggies, soups, etc. Take 50 to 100 mgs regular-released niacin (B-3) with one meal daily to help cleanse and open the cardiovascular system. Skin flushing may occur; don't worry about this as it shows it's working!" - Patricia Bragg and Paul C. Bragg, The Miracle of Fasting: Proven Throughout History for Physical, Mental & Spiritual Rejuvenation (Get the book.) "Vi tsp raw oat bran 1 tsp raw honey, optional V2 tsp psyllium husk powder 1 tsp soy protein powder Vi tsp lecithin granules 1 tsp raw sunflower seeds Optional: 4 apricots (sun dried, unsulphured). Soak in jar overnight in distilled water or unsweetened pineapple juice. We soak enough to last for several days. Keep refrigerated. In summer, you can add fresh fruit in season: peaches, strawberries, berries, apricots, etc. instead of the banana. In winter, add apples, kiwi, oranges, pears or persimmons or try sugar-free, frozen organic fruits. Serves 1 to 2." - Patricia Bragg and Paul C. Bragg, The Miracle of Fasting: Proven Throughout History for Physical, Mental & Spiritual Rejuvenation (Get the book.)

"The best way to add fiber to your diet is to purchase psyllium husk fiber, mix a tablespoon with a large glass of water, and drink it down once or twice each day. You can also boost your consumption of fresh vegetables and whole grains. • Add stevia to your diet. Stevia is a wonderful sweetener that has virtually no calories, no carbohydrate impact on your system, and it has been safely used by hundreds of millions of people around the world for many years. You can purchase stevia online or at any health food store, and you can add it to virtually any food or beverage you eat." - Mike Adams, Grocery Warning: How to recognize and avoid the groceries that cause cancer, diabetes, heart disease, high cholesterol, high blood pressure, and other common diseases (Get the book.)

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