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.

Sunday, March 25, 2007

let the detox begin.

so, i started the day with a delicious psyllium/bentonite cocktail. for the newbies out there, psyllium is a fiber that instantly turns into snot upon contact with water. bentonite is clay. yes, clay. for old times sake, i immediately began dry heaving as soon as i felt the thick mass touch my lips. yum. even the smell alone at this point is enough to make me queasy. but still, this stuff makes your shit absolutely amazing. i soldier on. i also began taking some fenugreek - but only about a third of karyn's recommended dosage (2 capsules instead of 6). i've yet to smell of indian food, but give me a couple of days.

it should be noted that i have been to filter 3 times in the past 36 hours trying to score one of their amazing raw peanut butter/flax/sesame/sunflower seed bars. they are amazing, but they don't do me any good when they're sold out and i need a fix. can someone help me out here? i've heard alliance carries them too. in my current semi-crippled state, i'm not too proud to accept donations (of bars).

consumption:
- banana
- kiwi
- zucchini pasta with tahini and sundried tomato sauce
- guacamole with carrots, peppers and jicama
- 3/4 cocoa mole larabar
- green shake - with the addition of frozen mango

i'm quite the heathen.

3 Comments:

Blogger Toestubber said...

It sounds to me like you need more daily protein than a couple of almonds. Then again, I think the whole "detoxification" paradigm is bullshit anyway. Fasting is a good way to get high, but slow starvation isn't good for humans. Trust me, your colon is fine the way it is.

You got hit by a car?! I'm so behind on these things. (By the way: calcium, magnesium, green stuff.)

Maybe I'm wrong, though. You know what they say - we folks on the coasts are always a few years behind the Midwest.

10:10 AM  
Blogger emily said...

BENTONITE IS USED IN SLURRY WALLS.. that's right, when we were talking about it in construction class i was like, i know that stuff, where do i know that? oh yeah, melissa drinks it. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Slurry_wall

ewwww. sorry about the wrist, i want to see the purple cast!

3:10 PM  
Blogger m. said...

bentonite is pleasant - it's creamy, yet gritty. if you ask me, it really should be psyllium used in those walls!

the purple cast is totally hot. i'll try to post some photos one of these days...

toestubber - i thought your status as a californian would mean immediate approval of the green kool-aid. apparently you've managed to retain your east coast skepticism. have you ever even seen a colon?

8:18 AM  

Post a Comment

<< Home