Rejuvenate A 21 Day Natural Detox Plan for Optimal Health

With step-by-step, day-by-day instructions, Silver’s 21-day plan helps cleanse the body of toxins and rejuvenate both the body and mind.
1 Star a HUGE was of time
This book outlines a diet that is a huge waste of time. The diet is impractical, the sections are poorly organized, the shopping lists are worthless (they omit many items needed for meals) and the premise of the whole process is based on pseudo-science and new age mumbo-jumbo. You’d be better off going on a strict, vegan, no protein, no carb diet for three weeks than trying to adhere to this crazy diet! The weight loss experienced by this diet would be due solely to the lower caloric intake and have nothing to do a some ‘magical’ combinations of ‘problem foods’ that you have avoided. Of course, my ‘problem food’ combination is a big mac, french fries and a milkshake — so maybe it does help???
1 Star a HUGE was of time
This book outlines a diet that is a huge waste of time. The diet is impractical, the sections are poorly organized, the shopping lists are worthless (they omit many items needed for meals) and the premise of the whole process is based on pseudo-science and new age mumbo-jumbo. You’d be better off going on a strict, vegan, no protein, no carb diet for three weeks than trying to adhere to this crazy diet! The weight loss experienced by this diet would be due solely to the lower caloric intake and have nothing to do a some ‘magical’ combinations of ‘problem foods’ that you have avoided. Of course, my ‘problem food’ combination is a big mac, french fries and a milkshake — so maybe it does help???
4 Stars Detox programme works well, but format could be clearer.
I’ve used this book’s detox programme twice, once six years ago and once this month, September 2004. I’ve found it really effective. The first time I did it I felt great, plus I lost 16 pounds and 2 inches off my waist, and kept it there for 4 years! So I recently detoxed again because I do like cookies etc! It worked well again. I found the book’s format was very readable, and the articles for each day were interesting. For the daily menus during the 21 day prgramme, I would have preferred it presented more in simple lists and tables, not so many wordy paragraphs. I had to search for the information and write up my own schedule and shopping lists. But that’s not much work, and if you really want the detox to succeed, it’s worth that effort. Very good; reccomended.
5 Stars Sixth Year in a Row
My wife and I have done this cleanse for five years now and will be soon starting for the sixth year. We do it in Jan/Feb every year as a way to recouperate from the holidays and kick-off the year feeling great. As others mention in their reviews, after only 21 days, I feel completely different, lighter (a by product of the cleanse is that you can lose significant weight – a lot of it is water weight which your body usually retains so it can “flush” out the toxins that comes from eating commerically packaged food so a portion of the weight loss comes from the fact that as your body sheds the water when all you eat are organic foods, drink filtered water and no garbage – alcohol, refined sugar, packaged foods, etc.), your skin truly does glow, more energy, and an all-around feeling of well-being. About 20 co-workers have incorporated this into their lives and many friends have also done it simply by seeing the effect it has on me (my wife and I don’t really evangalize it among our friends/family). This is one of the only times I’ve talked the cleanse diet up in public. Yes it’s a bit time consuming as you make most of the food from scratch but that’s the whole point. For three weeks, you hit the pause button on your normal intake of food, and shift your daily consumption routines and get really aware and focused on what you put into your body. Really convienent food tends not to be very good for… which shouldn’t be news to anybody. Those who are lazy and have no will power will not enjoy or complete this relatively short but highly effective regime.
5 Stars Worth the effort
I echo R. Deal’s review sentiments and have a few things to add:
1. Do the entire program with a partner at home! If your spouse or s.o. is eating pizza and Cheetos while you’re eating raw veggies and drinking sprouted barley water, it’s going to be hard.
2. It can be expensive. When I did the 21 day program, I spent over $400 on the list of things to get just to get started. However, that was eating for two replacing the normal food budget in addition to not eating out. Think big picture.
3. The first few days while my body was exorcising the toxins, I was a real grump and had a constant headache. Once I made it past that hurdle, I felt great. Once I finished the program, I felt amazing.
4. Don’t use this as a weight loss method. One of the lamest reviews on this book, from hungrylady or whatever her name was, I believe was way off base. This is a cleansing program as well as a way to learn what foods do to your body and how you can make improvements in diet after the program is over.
5. Use the whole 21 day program if you have the time and are not traveling. Slow down, be methodical, be thoughtful and it will be a great experience.
I also recommend doing two colon-blows at your local colonic house. Once in the first week to help with the toxin evacuation and once at the end of the program. Talk about feeling cleansed.
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