drinking the green kool-aid

Green kool-aid is how I like to describe the cult-like experience of raw food, or really any crazy diet. People always seem half-fascinated and half-horrified by my commitment to cleaning my colon, so I thought I'd share my experiences in excruciating detail. As with any train wreck, it's hard to look away. Nonetheless, I've managed to pick up some comrades along the way, as a result of my dear friends' curiosity and solidarity. Others interested in drinking the green kool-aid, holla.

Wednesday, October 25, 2006

a new kind of kool-aid?

for those of you who kindly followed me on my cult-infused raw food journey, it's time for another attempt to clean my colon while inflicting minor bodily torture and dismissing modern medicine. today i join the ranks of beyonce as i drink the golden-colored kool-aid, better known as the master cleanse.

for those of you not familiar with the master cleanse, basically it involves consuming nothing but a lemonade made of:
  • lemon juice
  • grade b maple syrup
  • cayenne pepper
  • distilled water
beyond the lemonade, the other components of the master cleanse include a variety of things to empty your colon and clean the digestive tract. in other words: laxatives!
  • senna tea
  • saltwater
and my dear old friends from the raw diet:
  • pysillium
  • bentonite
to be clear, i love a clean colon. i am not doing a "reduction cleanse" in an attempt to lose weight. i will cleanse for as long as i can, but i do have not a specific length in mind. there is a lot less to keep track of with this cleanse, but i will again attempt to be as scientific as possible by tracking general consumption, weight fluctuation, general side effects and mood. really, isn't this all about my feelings? if you care to join me, let me know. i love solidarity.