Greg and I have finished our 5 weeks of cleansing one week ago and are now getting the rewards. For myself, I am pleased to be able to say that I go to the bathroom 2-3 times a day. A real nice treat after years of being a once a day person. And the same goes for my husband.

The cleanse has been a great learning experience both physically and emotionally. For one and a half years Greg has had a terrible sinus problem of having phlegm-mucus dripping down the back of his throat. It has subsided for a few weeks at a time after completing various treatments but has always come back. During the gentler phase Greg had a cleanse reaction where he got a sore throat for 3 days, lots of runny nose and mucus like a cold would bring. However, this did not zap his energy so we knew it was a cleanse reaction. Following that, his phlegm-mucus drip down the back of his throat completely disappeared. It did return however during the master phase. But now that his body is finished the cleanse and is absorbing nutrients well, we are expecting that the combination of the cleanse with his latest holistic treatment will be the final end of his phlegm-mucus drip problems. He says that he is definitely feeling better again.

I am feeling good too, my skin is much clearer complexion and I am following the ideas of emotional cleansing that Richard Anderson wrote in his Cleanse and Purify Thyself, book. I am really glad that we had that book while going through the cleanse. A great experience for both of us.

Thank you,
K and G

Thanks! L

We cleansed with two meals a day for two weeks, then one week of one meal a day and now we are into the 4th day of our 1 week fast. Some of the dishes I prepared from your book my husband said "This is so good we could serve this to company!"

I went to the health food store down the block from my office and told them about your book and told them they had to get this in stock and tell every person who comes in to buy cleansing herbs and products to buy it. I am going to bring the book to town and let the manager of the store review it...hopefully he will take the advice of this thoroughly satisfied customer!

Our cleanse is going great. I feel really good considering I had an out-patient operation at the beginning of the third week. I had to take anti-biotics for several days after, however I stayed on schedule with the program.

I am grateful to The Great Spirit for guiding me to find you on the Internet and giving me the determination to cleanse once again.

With warmest regards,
BM

First of all I want to give you a big, heartfelt thanks for the support you show all of us cleansers. Also, I originally ordered the cleanse kit in January, and after resisting it for many months I'm nearly through my fourth week! I was and am amazed at how much easier the cleanse program is than I expected. I think one of my prior fears is that I'd be going to the bathroom all the time and, well, it's not a pretty picture when I'm on the road with clients every single day, and usually for several hours! I made the schedule work for me with your many guidelines and am happy to say that my stamina and energy have increased considerably, and I've lost 21 lbs. in the process! I still need to lose an additional 60 lbs. and look forward to doing the liver cleanse later. I was pleasantly surprised to find that I don't crave the chips and other junk that I would eat every day, nor have I missed meat, dairy, breads, etc. I cannot tell you how much I'm enjoying your recipe book (The Cleanse Cookbook) and creating my own recipes. Even my "meat & potatoes" husband likes my creations and keeps telling me to write them down. He begs me to fix your vegetable chili! I have been a major junk food junkie for most of my adult life, as well as a very heavy smoker (which I did quit 3 years ago). Needless to say, my body has been very toxic... The first half of my life was poisonous, but the second half will be based on nothing but good health, and to you and Dr. Anderson I send love!

PW

In addition to the psyllium/bentonite shakes, herb teas and fresh fruit & vegetable juices, I drank one gallon of water every day --- 16 oz. every 90 minutes beginning at 6:00 a.m. Except for the 1st day I had no cleansing reactions at all. The water really helped!

I received a colonic on each day of the master phase -- 2 here at home and 5 from a colon therapist. Eliminated mostly yeast and mucus, some mucoid plaque and parasites. Most of the mucoid plaque came out during the gentle phase and the power phase. What amazed me was averaging 3 bowel movements every day INCLUDING the seven days where I had scheduled a colonic. Let's hear it for the psyllium, bentonite and the cleanse HERBS! (There were no "side effects" from taking the cleanse herbs FIVE times a day during the cleanse fast phase either.)

The highlights for me were the fresh-from-the-garden salads on each day of the cleanse. There was a half of an avocado (store bought) --- I call them "green ice cream" --- included on every salad. The dressing consisting of olive oil, lemon juice, nutritional yeast and kelp granules & cayenne was yummy, too.

It's interesting how your sense of taste changes throughout the cleansing program. It becomes keener, I think. Toward the end we were making some V-9 juice (-- it's better than V-8!). All ingredients were organic, most came from our garden and a Champion juicer was used to make the juice. It consisted of: carrot, beet, celery, tomato, cucumber, green pepper, parsley, ginger and garlic. I must say, it was fabulous.

Anyway, I enjoyed the cleansing very much. The program is definitely the Cadillac of all cleansing programs. The fasting/cleansing programs I've done in the past did a great job, but were more rigorous. The regimen was easier and my energy and mental alertness were better. I look forward to repeating this cleanse in six months --- and hopefully every six months for the rest of my life (my age is 51, by the way).

Many thanks for your help and support!

B

As far as the cleanse is going, it has gone great so far for both of us. I started a week earlier than my husband and we are both in the gentler phase right now. It has been a adjustment, but not too bad and we are both having the expected results. We feel great, I have gone off all of my very long term sinus medications. That certainly impresses me, I have struggled with sinusitis for 12 years now! So quitting all of the sprays and such is quite an accomplishment.

We have both lost about 20+ pounds and that is a nice side effect as well...

Thanks for the cleanse support, they are quite informative and helpful!
Take care,
E and A

Thanks for Everything,
L

Since then I have been applying the principles in the book to eating and have totally given up animal products, I'd been only eating dairy, chicken, and fish for 18 yrs, no red meat. Since becoming a "legit" vegetarian over the last few months I've lost another 15 pounds and feel healthier than ever, and I don't miss those familiar foods. In fact if I eat even a small amount of something animal related or devitalized I feel bad, as if my body is saying DON'T! I find that I need much less food to be nourished and am having fun experimenting which foods my body likes best. I also have noticed that when exercising now I never get tired and I also don't get sore! My body has so much energy that it can go and go like the energizer bunny, and there is no body odor when I sweat because it's clean! Anyway, I just wanted to share some ongoing success with respect to the cleanse and it's inspiration for me to change for REAL from a toxic lifestyhe.

S

Shortly after Lent began, I found your Cleanse Cookbook in a health food store in Wichita, KS. I felt like I'd been hit with a ton of bricks! I had been wanting for years to do a cleanse program, and I've been on diets galore, but have not ever had much success in sticking with any kind of such a program. I have had such problems trying to figure out from among so many dietary approaches the one that is RIGHT for ME!! When I found your cookbook it was such an amazing thing to see the recipes, and that I could really fix meals on that list near the front of your book that actually taste good and satisfying! The cookbook information on cleansing squares with what I have researched over the years, and I am so happy to have found it and eager to learn more from Dr Anderson's books.

So I bought it, and the next day I started cleansing. I used your list of foods near the front of the book and started playing with your recipes. I confess I only fixed a few of them, and then found myself becoming creative and making up my own!

I have lost 15 pounds since about a week after Lent started, and I will be finishing this round of cleansing the week after Easter. This is such a victory for me...I have never been able to lose weight without a tremendous effort. But this program has helped me melt it off. Since I have quite a lot more to lose, I plan to take a week off and then launch into another phase of cleansing. I want to thank you for this cookbook!

It really has helped me figure out what to do with all those veggies!

Again, thanks so much for your Cleanse Cookbook! It has truly answered a long-time need and given me much hope.

Sincerely,
ER, RN

His weight dropped from 178 to 148 pounds. Most dramatically, after the cleanse, his cholesterol had dropped from 353 down to 193!

Better yet, he doesn't feel like drinking beer, and he tried one of his favorite old hot dogs two days after the cleanse, and it made him feel terrible, so he said he may never eat them again. Mr. Meat-and-potatoes is now almost a vegetarian!

Thanks for the opportunity!

K & C
 

In addition to losing weight, I have renewed energy and feel years younger than my 60+ years. I'll be on a moderated cleanse and whole foods diet for the rest of my life. It has been easier to do and more effective than I ever imagined!

JH
San Diego, CA

In the meantime, I have been the one spreading the word of this cleanse program to friends and colleagues of mine here on the East Coast.

Thank you!

JK
Washington, D.C.