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| how to prepare and enjoy foods that bring your pH into balance will make a significant difference to the success of your detoxification efforts and to your long-term good health. |
| If you are not familiar with ume plums, also called umeboshi plums, this Japanese delicacy deserves your attention. Made by layering ripe ume plums in sea salt and shiso leaves, the aged fruit is known as an effective blood cleanser, disinfectant and detoxification therapy. During epidemics, ume plums were used to prevent dysentery and typhoid, and Japanese physicians used them to treat victims of radiation poisoning after the atomic bombing of Hiroshima. Although ume plums and ume plum paste are widely sold in health food stores, the Japanese products are made with refined sea salt, a substance best avoided just before and during detoxification therapy. See the Appendix for an ume plum made in California with unrefined salt. |
| Because detoxification places a substantial burden on the body's mineral reserves, an easily assimilated mineral supplement (see Appendix) is recommended. |
| In most people, the diet described here is itself detoxifying. That is, it will probably produce at least some cleansing reactions. To help speed the removal of toxins from the body while reducing unpleasant symptoms, increase your fiber intake. Twice a day, add 1 teaspoon powdered psyllium husks (or a blend of powdered psyllium husk, apple pectin and/or other recommended fibers) to a glass of juice or water, stir or blend and drink quickly before it gels. Gradually increase your fiber consumption until you are taking 1 tablespoon. twice a day in juice, each serving fol- |
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