What’s wrong with Genetic Engineering?

Genetic engineering is a radical technology that breaks down genetic barriers between humans, plants and animals. Once released, these genetically modified organisms (GMOs) can easily spread and interbreed with other organisms, and they are virtually impossible to recall back to the laboratory.

Monsanto provides roughly 90% of GMO seeds in the world. These seeds have been genetically modified to produce their own pesticide or survive repeated spraying of their toxic herbicide Roundup. Monsanto’s GMOs are not designed to increase yields to feed the world, but rather to increase Monsanto’s profits by increasing the use of chemicals such as Roundup and selling their high-priced patented seeds which farmers must buy every year.

Due to the enormous political clout of Monsanto, the American public is being denied the right to know whether their foods are genetically engineered or not.

The following is a list of 10 facts about Monsanto and GMOs, and how they can adversely affect your health, local farmers, and the planet.  We are sharing this information with you courtesy of the “Millions Against Monsanto” campaign. Please share this with your family, friends, and loved ones.

1  No GMO Labeling Laws in the US

Foods containing GMOs don’t have to be labeled in the US. Monsanto has fought hard to prevent labeling laws. This is alarming, since approximately 70% of processed foods in the US now contain GMO ingredients. The European Union, Japan, China, Korea, Australia, New Zealand and many other nations now require mandatory GMO labeling.

2  Lack of Adequate Safety Testing

In May 1992, Vice President Dan Quayle announced the FDA’s anti consumer right-to-know policy which stated that GMO foods need not be labeled nor safety-tested. Meanwhile, prominent scientists such as Arpad Pusztai and Gilles-Eric Seralini have publicized alarming research revealing severe damage to animals fed GMO foods.

3  Monsanto Puts Small Farmers out of Business

Percy Schmeiser is a Canadian farmer whose canola fields were contaminated with Monsanto’s Round-Up Ready Canola by pollen from a nearby GMO farm. Monsanto successfully argued in a lawsuit that Schmeiser violated their patent rights, and tried to force Schmeiser to pay hundreds of thousands of dollars in damages. This type of biotech bullying is happening all over North America.

4  Monsanto Products Pollute the Developing World

Monsanto’s deadly legacy includes the production of Agent Orange and DDT. Now massive aerial spraying of Roundup in Colombia is being used by the US and the Colombian government as a counter-insurgency tactic, contaminating food crops and poisoning villagers.

5  Monsanto Blocking Government Regulations

A revolving door exists between Monsanto and US regulatory and judicial bodies making key decisions. Justice Clarence Thomas, a former Monsanto lawyer, was the one who wrote the majority opinion on a key Monsanto case. Michael Taylor once worked for the FDA, later represented Monsanto as a lawyer, then returned as the FDA’s Deputy Commissioner for Policy when rBGH was granted approval.

6  Monsanto Guilty of False Advertising

France’s highest court ruled in 2009 that Monsanto had lied about the safety of its weed killer Roundup. The court confirmed an earlier judgment that Monsanto had falsely advertised its herbicide as “biodegradable”.

7  Consumers Reject Bovine Growth Hormone

In the wake of mass consumer pressure, major retailers such as Safeway, Publix, Wal-Mart, and Kroger banned store brand milk products containing Monsanto’s controversial genetically engineered hormone rBGH. Starbucks, under pressure from the OCA and our allies, has likewise banned rBGH milk.

8  GMO Crops Do Not Increase Yields

A major UN/World Bank-sponsored report compiled by 400 scientists and endorsed by 58 countries concluded that GM crops have little to offer to the challenges of poverty, hunger, and climate change. Better alternatives are available, and the report championed organic farming as the sustainable way forward for developing countries.

9  Monsanto Controls US Soy Market

In 1996, when Monsanto began selling Roundup Ready soybeans, only 2% of soybeans in the US contained their patented gene. By 2008, over 90% of soybeans in the US contained Monsanto’s gene.

10  GMO Foods May Lead to Food Allergies

In March 1999, UK researchers at the York Laboratory were alarmed to discover that reactions to soy had skyrocketed by 50% over the previous year. Genetically modified soy had recently entered the UK from US imports and the soy used in the study was largely GM.

What YOU Can Do

Buy organic foods at your local health food store, co-op or farmers’ market.

Avoid processed foods, especially those containing corn, soy, cottonseed oil and canola unless they are organically certified.

Call or send a letter to your public officials. Tell them to support labeling and safety testing of GMOs and subsidies to help family farmers make the transition to organic.

Tell the following companies to stop using and selling GMO Ingredients:

Kellogg’s/Kashi • Coca-Cola Kraft/Nabisco • McDonald’s • Frito-Lay General Mills • Quaker Oats • Procter & Gamble • Nestle • Safeway • Campbell Soup • Wal-Mart

Most importantly, SUPPORT MILLIONS AGAINST MONSANTO 

The nation of Finland has now openly admitted that the swine flu vaccine “conclusively” causes narcolepsy, a chronic nervous system disorder that makes people uncontrollably fall asleep.  The Finnish government, in acknowledging this link, says it will pay for “lifetime medical care” for 79 children who have been irreparably damaged by the swine flu vaccine. (Link To Yahoo Article)

Narcolepsy isn’t the only side effect now admitted to be caused by swine flu vaccines: 76 of the 79 children also suffered hallucinations and “paralyzing physical collapses,” say Finnish researchers.

Remarkably, even though the link between swine flu vaccines and permanent neurological damage in children is now openly admitted by the Finnish government, there is absolutely no talk about halting the utterly unscientific ritual of injecting children with flu vaccines in the first place. Not only are flu vaccines harmful to children (as is now admitted), but flu vaccines don’t even work!  A simple daily dose of vitamin D would do far more to halt influenza than any vaccine.  Thanks to our friend Mike Adams from Natural News  for sharing this article.

U.S. refuses to admit vaccines harm anyone

The U.S. government, of course, still refuses to admit vaccines cause any harm whatsoever. Both the government and the vaccine industry continue to push the fabricated fairy tale that “vaccines are safe and effective,” meaning they harm no one but help everyone. Yet the truth is practically the polar opposite: Vaccines harm countless millions of children each year in ways that are usually never linked to vaccines (mild mental retardation, suppressed immune function, learning disabilities, etc.). At the same time, vaccines are all but worthless at preventing infections. Even the vaccine industry’s own research shows that flu shots only work on 1 out of 100 people, meaning they’re completely useless for 99 percent of those who take them.
Instead of admitting the truth that vaccines cause autism, the U.S. government has conspired with vaccine manufacturers to create a Vaccine Injury Compensation Program which essentially pays “hush money” to parents of permanently harmed children to make sure they cannot bring their claims of harm to federal courts Read more: (http://www.naturalnews.com/033635_v…).

Even worse, the medical establishment — which is heavily influenced if not downright dominated by pharmaceutical interests — absolutely refuses to advocate vitamin D as a flu prevention nutrient. Vitamin D is safe, effective and affordable. It’s available without a prescription and could save literally billions of dollars in national health care costs for just pennies per day per person. So why won’t the medical establishment promote vitamin D? Precisely becauseit would cost the industry billions of dollars in lost profits from all the sickness and degenerative disease that is prevented by vitamin D.

Of course vaccines cause autism!

There is absolutely no question in the mind of any reasonably informed person that vaccines cause neurological damage, including (but not limited to) autism. Only the corporate-whore scientists around the world continue their charade that vaccines are not linked to autism; or that vaccines even work in the first place. Most Americans haven’t yet heard the secret interview with Merck vaccine scientist Dr. Maurice Hilleman where he openly admits vaccines carry dozens of strains of cancer-causing “stealth” viruses. Read the transcript here:
http://www.naturalnews.com/033584_D…

Listen to the interview at:
http://naturalnews.tv/v.asp?v=13EAA…

Similarly, most people still don’t know that Dr. Jonas Salk, the celebrated “grandfather” of vaccines who is credited with creating the polio vaccine, was an unindicted medical criminal who committed heinous crimes against humanity in the name of “medical science.” (http://www.naturalnews.com/031564_J…)

In fact, the whole history of vaccines and medicine has been utterly distorted by the medical establishment to paint vaccines in a glorified light of public health. But the real story is that vaccines are now — and have always been — tools for causing disease and promoting sickness so that the pharmaceutical industry can benefit as a result.

The horrifying truth about the vaccine industry and medical establishment

Remember, this is the same industry that got caught conducting outrageous medical experiments on Guatemalan prisoners (http://www.naturalnews.com/033483_G…). These are the same people who ran Tuskegee experiments on African Americans, too (http://www.naturalnews.com/029924_m…).

Do you honestly think these same vaccine criminals would not also use innocent children for their own mass inoculation medical experiments? Remember: These are hard-core, Nazi-style criminals we’re talking about here. This is who runs the pharmaceutical industry. The former chairperson of Bayer, for example, was a convicted Nazi war criminal who was indicted and sentenced at the Nuremburg trials:

Don’t believe me? Read your history:

“Dr. Fritz ter Meer, a director of IG Farben who was directly involved in developing the nerve gas, Zyklon-B, which killed millions of Jews, was sentenced to seven years in prison but was released after four years through the intervention of Rockefeller and J.J. McCloy, then U.S. High Commissioner for Germany. An unrepentant Fritz ter Meer, guilty of genocide and crimes against humanity, returned to work in Bayer where he served as Chairman for more than 10 years, until 1961. This same ter Meer, a convicted Nazi war criminal, went on to become one of the initiators of the Codex Alimentarius Commission in 1962, an organization that was nurtured by the World Health Organization (WHO), the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO), and latterly the World Trade Organization (WTO).” (http://www.naturalnews.com/024534_E…)

Governments know vaccines maim and kill children — that’s exactly why they push them so aggressively

You see, every world government already knows that vaccines are murder. They know vaccines kill and maim children. They know vaccines cause autism and neurological disorders. They know this and then they keep promoting vaccines anyway. Why? Because they are mass murderers who have philosophical roots in Nazi Germany and the eugenics movement. Even today’s FDA can be traced backed to eugenics and population control. Bill Gates, who promotes world vaccination, openly admits that vaccines and health care can “reduce world population by 10 to 15 percent” if they “do a good job.” (http://www.naturalnews.com/029911_v…)

Don’t believe me? Watch Bill Gates say it himself in this video:
http://www.naturalnews.tv/v.asp?v=A…

Vaccines are not given to children with the “accident” that they kill some children and cause neurological disorders in others; no, they are given to children BECAUSE they cause neurological disorders, organ failure, infertility, reduced intelligence and numerous other side effects.

Today’s vaccines create tomorrow’s health care customers, you see.

Vaccines keep Big Pharma in business based on repeat profits

How else is Big Pharma supposed to ensure its future profits if the population were actually allowed to stay healthy? The whole point of vaccines is to DAMAGE HUMAN HEALTH and rake in trillions of dollars in long-term profits from all the suffering and disease caused by those vaccines.

C’mon, folks: Do you really think all these for-profit companies are trying to HELP humanity? Do you really think drug company CEOs are goody-goody humanitarians who would give up their shareholder profits and drive their own companies out of business by promoting lasting health?

Wake up, people. Wake up and smell the coffee. Drug companies think absolutely nothing of murdering Nigerian children (http://www.naturalnews.com/023654.html) or even using your own children as medical experiments as long as they make more money in the process. And as the editor of NaturalNews, having seen countless documents, tips, testimonials and other sources of information that have been given to me over the years, I can tell you with absolute certainty that the pharmaceutical industry is actively using vaccines to CAUSE degenerative disease as a way to lock in future profits from that disease.

Vaccines are a business continuity strategy used by the for-profit pharmaceutical industry

It’s just like a greasy car mechanic throwing some solvents into your gas tank so that you have to come back for engine repairs after a few hundred miles. The drug companies are willing to do anything to guarantee their profits, and that includes committing acts of genocide against the human race as long as it fattens their bottom line profits.

We are not dealing with ethical, principled human beings in the pharmaceutical industry, folks. We are dealing with criminal-minded monsters who have found a way to selfishly enrich themselves at the expense and suffering of others.

And they relish in it. They get off on watching children suffer and die from their vaccines. They get a rise out of the fact that they are pulling off this scam with such success that the sheeple of the world will actually line up at their local pharmacies and beg to be injected with the very chemical adjuvants and live viral materials that will destroy their health and turn them into lifetime medical victims.

The sick, demented medical elite who engineer all this (which includes top people at the FDA, by the way), are like modern-day vampires who suck the life out of innocent little children in order to feed their own devilish appetites for wealth and power. And watching it all happen every day in America, Finland, and everywhere else around the world is absolutely infuriating. That’s why I work so hard to expose these medical quacks for the true criminals they really are. These people who lead Big Pharma and the vaccine industry would infect your baby with cancer if it guaranteed them chemotherapy profits two decades down the road.

These people should be arrested, thrown in prison and charged with their role in these crimes against humanity. Occupy Wall Street is just one movement that’s rising up in opposition to the total scam of the fraudulent banking industry and the Federal Reserve, but we need another movement: Occupy Big Pharma where the sick, degenerate masses who have been harmed by all these vaccines and deadly pharmaceuticals march on the drug companies and arrest their CEOs for crimes against humanity.

I know that day is coming. There will be a day when the angry, diseased masses figure out the depth of the medical crimes that have been committed against them in the name of “public health…” and they will rage against the machine.

To all the vaccine company CEOs out there: Enjoy your millions right now, because there will come a day when you have to answer for how you got that money and who really had to pay the price for your financial windfall. Hundreds of millions of children are harmed today around the world because of vaccines, and that number will continue to rise with each passing year that we allow humanity to be chemically assaulted by these biological weapons known as “vaccines.”

Listen to the full interview here:
Complete Interview with John Robbins

Check out this video clip of our recent interview with John Robbins, featuring information about how to live “The New Good Life: Living Better Than Ever in an Age of Less”.

John Robbins is also author of the international bestseller DIET FOR A NEW AMERICA: How Your Food Choices Affect Your Health, Happiness, and the Future of Life on Earth, THE FOOD REVOLUTION: How Your Diet Can Help Save Your Life and Our World, HEALTHY AT 100: The Scientifically Proven Secrets of the World’s Healthiest and Longest-Lived Peoples, THE AWAKENED HEART: Meditations on Finding Harmony in a Changing World, and RECLAIMING OUR HEALTH: Exploding the Medical Myth and Embracing the Source of True Healing.

John’s work has been the subject of cover stories and feature articles in The San Francisco Chronicle, The Los Angeles Times, Chicago Life, The Washington Post, The New York Times, The Philadelphia Inquirer, and many of the nation’s other major newspapers and magazines. His life and work have also been featured in an hour long PBS special titled Diet For A New America.

The only son of the founder of the Baskin-Robbins ice cream empire, John Robbins was groomed to follow in his father’s footsteps, but chose to walk away from Baskin-Robbins and the immense wealth it represented to “…pursue the deeper American Dream…the dream of a society at peace with its conscience because it respects and lives in harmony with all life forms. A dream of a society that is truly healthy, practicing a wise and compassionate stewardship of a balanced ecosystem.”

by Steve Prussack
Host of Raw Vegan Radio

I made it through the second day of juice feasting and for the most part, felt great today.  My energy was pretty high, and was able to get a lot of work done around the house.  The weather was unusually hot today in Southern California, so we took advantage with a walk along Santa Monica Pier.  There were moments that were not so easy, especially when walking past restaurants and watching my fiance prepare food for her son.  Those are the moments that are hard right now, but I am sure they will get easier as the Feast progresses.  I have read that the first 3 days are the hardest, so I am thankful to have gotten this far (which isn’t far at all, compared to how much longer I should keep this up).

Today’s Juices

1.  Carrot/ Apple/ Swiss Chard/ Ginger
2.  The Master Cleanser (Lemon, Water, Cayenne Pepper, Agave Nectar)
3.  Honeydew (SO good)
4.  Carrot/ Apple/ Purple Kale/ Parsley
(Also 1 Quart of Coconut Water)

I drank a total of 1 gallon of juice today.

Weight Loss

I have lost 2.4 pounds already.  My starting weight was 182.4, and today I am down to 180.  I am excited to lose more weight and become more lean.

Detox Symptoms

I am surprised at how much I am detoxing already.  I had a headache all through the night while I was sleeping.  I woke with a runny nose.  Other symptoms included slight nausea here and there.  I did an enema this evening, which really helped.  I scraped my tongue several times and found a lot of mucous gathering on the tip.  Even as a type this blog post, my stomach is rumbling.  I can feel my body shifting and changing.  I am amazed that our bodies start to clean out just from consuming fresh organic raw fruit and vegetable juices.

Vivid Dreams

Last night, I had some very vivid dreams.  I have heard others have had similar experience during a juice feast.  In one dream, I was talking to the spirit of all plants.  She was showing me how difficult I was as a child at times.  She explained to me that it wasn’t my fault, and I just didn’t know better.  Also, she told me my fiance Julie could have chosen many other paths in life.  I am glad our paths led us back to each other after over 20 years apart (we were high school sweethearts and reunited 2 years ago).

I am looking forward to the rest of this journey…I am not sure how many days I can do before my body says enough…but it would be great if I could make it the whole 92 days (no promises).

by Steve Prussack
Host of Raw Vegan Radio

They say the first 3 days of Juice Feasting is the most difficult.  If that is true, I am grateful to have made it through the day.  It was definitely not always easy though.  I felt like my head was in a cloud for the first part of the day.  This was NOT good timing, as I had an important meeting with a pretty large group and not sure how I came off.  I felt dizzy at times.  Later in the day, my energy returned and I felt really good.  Then, to my surprise, I underwent some heavy detoxing.  My body released a considerable amount of toxins, and it felt amazing.  I am shocked to be detoxing so much so quickly, but it reaffirms my decision to go through this long-term cleanse.  I actually had to pause from writing this blog post to detox some more.  Not fun…but better out than in.

My Juices Today

1.  Carrot/ Apple/ Parsley/ Spinach
2.  Honeydew
3.  Celery, Cucumber, Spinach, Kale (Yay! I am finally able to have a REAL green juice)
4.  The Master Cleanse (Lemon, Water, Cayenne Pepper, Agave Nectar)
1/2 Quart Coconut Water

I drank a total of 1.5 Gallons of Juice today.

Weight Loss

I have lost 3.4 pounds on this cleanse so far. I now weight 179, down from initial weight of 182.4.

Random Thoughts

All in all, I am happy with the progress on this cleanse.  I try not to think ahead about how long I will be doing this, and find it easier to take it day by day.  I have been thoroughly enjoying David Rain’s Juice Feasting website at http://www.juicefeasting.com.  There are daily videos and other inspirations to keep motivated throughout the cleanse.  I play the videos while I am making my juices in the morning.  I have to say, making the juices takes a considerable amount of time.  I make the juices for me and Julie, so that may be why it’s taking so long.  Julie joins me for some of the prep and juices when she can, which helps a lot.  Julie has decided to break the cleanse tomorrow, so I’ll be continuing on my own.  It takes me about 3 hours to juice for the entire day at this point.  I am sure when I am making juice just for me, it will be much less.  I’ll let you know.

Other challenges today:  Julie was making a vegan hot dog for her son and it smelled really good.  I needed to distract myself, so had a coconut during this time.  Since my body is getting everything it needs, it really becomes a psychological challenge to stay motivated.  I start to think about wanting solid foods, but it passes.  Also, the idea of snacking has become difficult.  I would often have a snack at certain times of the day, and now I feel a little empty during those times.

A long road ahead….but I am hoping the cravings for solid food is gone for now.

by Steve Prussack
Host of Raw Vegan Radio

Today met with a busy schedule which made the cleanse more challenging.  While my energy was good throughout the day, I did have some cravings out of nowhere.  The idea of eating again was starting to seem very appealing to me.  While I didn’t succumb to any temptations, the thoughts were more strong than usual.  I came up with a decision on how long I would like to do the Juice Feast.  I will talk more about that in today’s post.  But first….

Juices of the Day

1.  Celery/ Spinach/ Kale/ Cucumber
2.  Pineapple/ Grape/ Ginger
3.  Honeydew
4.  Cilantro/ Celery/ Apple/ Carrot

I drank 1 Gallon of Juice today.  After speaking to my friend Dr. Jameth Sheridan, I decided to add another supplement to my Vitamineral Green.  Dr. Jameth recommended I add Vitamineral Earth as a tea.  After drinking it, I could sense how powerful this product is for detoxification and balance.  I haven’t had a reaction yet, I drank it only an hour ago.

Weight Loss

I remain at 173 lbs today, for a total weight loss of 9 lbs since beginning the Juice Feast.   (starting weight was 182.4).

Got Energy?

I had great energy throughout the day today.  I decided to go to the gym for some light weight training.  I brought along a bottle of Vitamineral Green to drink in between sets, and this worked out really well.  I am going to keep exercising everyday now.  I think it will help me to calm some of the excess energy I have (plus it’s great to get in the habit).  I was working out inconsistently before the Juice Feast, but am not committed to make it a daily part of my routine.  My exercises include rebounding for cardiovascular and lifting weights.  When the weather is warmer, I include bike riding and roller blading.

In other news, I officially announced that my company is putting together a Raw Food World Summit called “Rawpalooza”, which will launch in mid-January.  While I haven’t announced the line up yet, stay tuned…we have a list of close to 50 raw food/ conscious living World-Class leaders and experts signed up for the event.  This will take place online, virtually, so you can enjoy it from the comfort of your home.  Stay in touch for more details.

OK, so I decided today I am going to Juice Cleanse for a total of 30 days.  While the protocol recommends 92 days, this modified version just feels right for me.  I may change my mind at some point and decide to go longer, but this is how I am feeling today.  First, I feel disconnected from bonding with my family during meals.  Second, I am going to make Juice Feasting a big part of my life (meaning I will do this a few times a year).  Third, this is getting expensive.  I am buying top-quality organic produce at a variety of health food stores and it really starts to add up.  Again, I may change my mind.  David Rain has a criteria list for ending a Juice Feast and I am not sure I am meeting them at this point.  With the cravings today, the idea of eating food sounds so good.  I’ll confirm this decision next week, just to make sure this decision is not based on the idea that I would love to bite into an Avocado Boat.

(Note:  Avocado boats are an invention of mine.  You cut an avocado in half…take out the pit.  Sprinkle Celtic Sea Salt, Cayenne Pepper, and Nutritional Yeast on each side—-Enjoy! Kids love it too).

Thanks for sticking around…more fun tomorrow.

by Steve Prussack
Host of Raw Vegan Radio

Every day is different on the Juice Feast, and this one had its ups and downs.  While most of the day was met with euphoria and energy unlike before, the evening was some of the most severe detoxing since I began this program.  It was extremely difficult and my stomach is still in pain.  I wonder what is being stirred up and released.  It takes a lot of energy to have this level of deep cleansing and I am completely exhausted.  Here were the juices…

Juices of the Day

1.  Cucumber/ Celery/ Parsley/ Kale
2.  Pineapple/ Strawberry/ Ginger
3.  Honeydew
4.  Celery/ Spinach/ Kale/ Cucumber
Snack:  16 ounces of Raw Lemonade (Lemon, Water, Agave Nectar, Ginger)
Vitamineral Green Drink from HealthForce Nutritionals

I drank 1 Gallon of Juice today.

Weight Loss

I remain at 173 lbs for the second today, for a total weight loss of 9 lbs since beginning the Juice Feast.   (starting weight was 182.4).

Euphoria

I experienced a high state of euphoria for the majority of the day.  The cravings from yesterday were completely gone.  I am not sure what triggered the euphoric feelings, but it was really incredible.  It was a feeling of being high, peaceful, and filled with joy.  However, the tide turned and I experienced some severe symptoms like unlike before.

The Storm

The evening met with detoxification.  The timing couldn’t be worse, because Julie and I went to a movie (The Muppets-  We needed a light-hearted fun movie and this couldn’t have been more perfect.  If you grew up when The Muppets were popular, you will LOVE this movie.  It is definitely not just for children.  It’s a sweet and loving film.)

I had to leave the movie for a while and try to relax my stomach.  It was pretty terrible.  I am cleansing on a deep level now, there is no doubt.  I think my body is stirring up and letting go of another level of toxins that have been built up for a long time.

The interesting part of today is how great I felt early on, sort of like the calm before the storm.  I have been thinking of taking more supplements in the upcoming days to really deepen the cleanse.  I figured since I am going for 30 days, I want to get the best out of this opportunity.  I know it won’t be easy, but after tonight, I am prepared to take this to another level (seems this is what my body needs now).

While I am drained and exhausted, I am glad I didn’t neglect to post my current status.  I am not sure what tomorrow will bring, so stay tuned.

by Steve Prussack
Host of Raw Vegan Radio

I actually missed a day of blogging yesterday from being super tired, but I have so much great information to share today!  I had a difficult time yesterday and part of today with the re-emergence of cravings.  Maybe this is happening because the holidays are coming, and I walk the streets of LA watching people snack on food.  The restaurants pump the smells of some of my favorite comfort foods from back in the day of my SAD diet addictions.  Whatever the case, I really thought I might break the cleanse today.  I overcame the urge, but came up with a good direction so I can really go deeper with this cleanse.  I’ll tell you more about that later.  In the meantime, here are the:

Juices of the Day

1.  Cucumber/ Celery/ Dandelion Greens/ Parsley/ Cilantro (I will never mix Parsley and Cilantro again. This was tough to get down!  Too strong!)
2.  Pineapple/ Red Grapes/ Ginger
3.  Carrot/ Apple/ Celery
4.  Celery/ Spinach/ Kale/ Cucumber

I drank 1 Gallon of Juice today.

Weight Loss

I went down to 172 lbs yesterday, and remain at that weight today.  I am happy to share that I have dropped 10 lbs of toxic fat since starting this cleanse!  (starting weight was 182.4).

Got Comfort Foods?

Yesterday was hard enough, given that Julie and I went to Real Food Daily for dinner where I consumed 2 green drinks.  I asked a waitress if she felt bad for me (poor guy, only drinking juices around the holiday time).  It was tough, because the couple sitting next to us was sharing a gluten-free pizza.  I didn’t mind watching Julie eat her raw collard green wrap.  For some reason, raw foods aren’t a problem for me.  The difficulty is with the old comfort foods.  The smell…of course they make me salivate.  I know that David Rain would tell me not to put myself in these situations, but I really enjoy being in raw and vegan restaurants.

Introducing the “Power” Juice Feast

I had mentioned earlier on that my family and I are going skiing at the end of the month at Big Bear Mountain in Southern California.  I had planned to bring enough lemons to just have the Master Cleanse while on vacation, but have recently had a change in plans.  This is our first vacation as a family in two years, and I just don’t want to be in the position of detoxing while we are away.  It’s bad enough that they don’t have any veg-friendly restaurants in Big Bear…but they don’t even have a health foods store!!  So I have decided to adapt the cleanse, and am going to go a total of 23 days.  But I am not going to give up on the idea of making this more intense.  I want to experience enough cleansing to really get the most benefit.  I was talking to my friend Jameth Sheridan of HealthForce Nutritionals the other day, and it made sense to me to really amp up this cleanse.

HealthForce Nutritionals offers an incredible Healing Cleanse (3 different levels), which lasts a week long.  So beginning tomorrow, I am going to incorporate HealthForce’s Level 2 Healing Cleanse into my Juice Feast.  These cleanses are intense, but I am ready to take this to the next level.  I can’t wait to tell you how it turns out.  You can read up more on Jameth’s cleanse here:
HealthForce Nutritionals Website
(Note:  HealthForce Nutritionals are a sponsor of Raw Vegan Radio.  I receive a 15% commission on anything you purchase from their online shop.  I personally use their products and endorse them regardless)

If you are doing the cleanse with me, maybe you would like to really super-charge your cleanse too?  I have done HealthForce’s Level 3 Healing Cleanse, which is their most intense.  I had some serious detox reactions when I did that one.  Since I have already detoxed considerably in the past 16 days, I felt the Level 2 would be just sufficient.

I am planning on creating some videos of this journey this week, but my work load has been pretty intense.  While I am putting together the pieces for my upcoming “Rawpalooza” Raw Food World Summit, I am talks with “The Shift Network” to create a healthy eating summit as well.  If I wasn’t so busy with work, I would definitely attempt Level 3 again.

My Very Special Guest Host!

One last thing…my friend Cory Churko (Guitarist for Kelly Clarkson and Shania Twain) is going to be a guest host on Raw Vegan Radio this week.  He is going to interview me about this journey, so that should be a lot of fun.  I’ll let you know more about that, but to listen to Cory on Raw Vegan Radio (he was a great guest), have a listen here:
Interview with Cory Churko on Raw Vegan Radio

Thank you for stopping by, and I’ll be back tomorrow after day 17 (and day 1 of the HealthForce Healing Cleanse).  Good night…

by Steve Prussack
Host of Raw Vegan Radio

Another day of deep, intense cleansing and amazing on every level.  My body has been letting go of some deep-rooted toxic waste, and it is stirring up all kinds of emotions.  This leads to an increase in sensitivity, but on another level, improved perception.  I feel I can see through people, and really align myself with people I resonate with…this is a great power to have, and one I think I am possessing because of my level of clarity.  I made a short video today, which I hope to post over the weekend.

My friend Brother Echo launched the first Raw Vegan Organic Food Truck, I went to check them out, as you’ll see it in the video this weekend. He and his partner Andrew have manifested an incredible service, and I will support them as much as I can.  Their website is http://www.opensourceorganics.com and I am 100% behind these guys and their mission.

Here is their video from opening day (Note: I came by for a visit):
http://opensourceorganics.com/2011/12/17/open-source-truck-1-first-day-on-the-road/

Juices of the Day

1.  Celery/ Cucumber/ Spinach/ Cilantrore i
2.  Carrot/ Apple/ Cilantro/ Celery/ Lemon/ Parsley
3.  Beet/ Carrot/ Ginger/ Apple/ Kale

I drank 3 quarts of Juice today.  I followed the protocol for HealthForce’s Healing Cleanse Level 3 (advanced cleanse).

Weight Loss

I still weigh 172 pounds.  I have lost 10 pounds since starting the cleanse (starting weight was 182.4).  While my weight is the same, I am feeling so much lighter in my new body.  What a big difference 10 pounds make, it really is incredible.

Increased Sensitivity

As I mentioned before, I am a lot more sensitive because of the toxins being released from deep inside my body.  I want to focus on the positive vibrations, because one thing that has come up is the ability to see through people who clearly have bad intentions.  While I would usually ignore these situations, I find myself communicating my feelings directly to them (better out than in, just like with cleansing).

I’m looking forward to a weekend of more intense deep cleansing.  Hopefully, I can rid my body of these parasites and heavy metals.  Funny, no matter how healthy we eat, we are all victim to an environment that dumps a lot of poison into our bodies.  I could not recommend the  HealthForce Healing Cleanse along with juicing more…it has really made a huge difference on every level.  My eyes are clear, my mind is sharp, my energy is high, and I am feeling better prepared to meet any challenges that life may bring.

I hope this blog has served some inspiration in your own health journey.  I have been reading classic books every night, like Norman Walker’s Becoming Younger, Raw Fruit and Vegetable Juices, The Natural Way to Vibrant Health, and Natural Weight Control.  He is a true inspiration and was well ahead of his time.

Thanks for joining me here.  Your posts have been inspiring, I really appreciate the feedback and support the last 3 weeks.  Sunday will be my last day of the cleanse.  I will transition (slowly) to a 100% raw vegan diet.  Perhaps you would like to join me?