I got this bad boy

http://www.target.com/Jack-LaLanne-P..._qi_detaillink

I did NOT pay that price!

I LOVE the Gerson stuff, and have watched many of their videos. My movie queue is filled with stuff about our food chain, and food production and how the quality of our food is so horrible compared to just 20 years ago.

Most soil needs at least 52 nutrients to grow a good crop. Niacin, sulfer, iron, manganese, magnesium, and so on. Todays commercial crops are grown with 3! thats right 3 NPK and that causes our crops to be deficient and the bugs attack it. That means we need to either spray it with pesticides, or create genetically engineered crops that are naturally resistant to a certain weed killer, and then all the crops get dusted in this stuff that would normally kill everything including the crops, but because it was engineered to not react to it, it lives! Have you seen the mile after mile after mile of corn crops grown in the USA? 70% of them are UNuseable! they must be processed into something else in order to be used. You cant just pluck an ear of corn and boil it up. it has to be ground and milled and converted. its grown to produce HFCS or ethanol or animal feed which is HORRIBLE for our animals to be grain fed.

ok, rant over. it must be the juice talking. I am horrified by the stuff that sits on our grocery store shelves that passes as food. No wonder our poor little bodies are suffering with auto immune stuff.

I have that detox headache that is making me quite upset. I think its going to be an early night for me. gonna lay in bed and watch a movie.

im sorry, what was the question?? im so lost right now. im just wandering.

oh, about the juicer. its VERY easy to clean, and VERY quiet. I have heard the Brevelle and Omega juicers in you tube videos and they sound like jet engines! This one is really quiet, and has very few peices to take apart, but rinses like a dream. I quickly rinse it all off and put it back together when I am done juicing so when I need it, its clean and ready to go.

VERY happy with my purchase, and even if you get the white one for $50 cheaper its an awesome machine. The pulp is dry and not soaking wet like the Black and Decker juicer. it didnt cost me $300 like the Brevelle and it doesnt take up half my counter like the montel williams thing that btw, has VERY bad reviews. Folks say its extremely loud, it breaks easily and it does a bad job. Tons of bad reviews on QVC and amazon for it.

I'd love to have one. Maybe I can save up for one.....or add it to my Christmas list!

Speaking of genetically modified crops.....Google "Monsanto" and you'll get a crash course. It's scary and maddening what they get away with.

Day 3! I cheated last night.

Woke in the dead of night to my crying adult son asking me to come get him. G/f went tiger blood wild and broke his new glasses, tried to scratch his eyes out and punched him in the head several times like a full grown man. Cops were called, she was hauled, and I was called. So, I went down 2 states this mornng to rescue my battered son. I had a snack protien bar. I am not sure if I was shaky due to stress, adrenaline, or blood sugar, but it didnt kill me to eat it.

Day3 continues. I just made a beet/apple/mango/sprout/blackberry juice for my lunch. I had a spinach/apple/mango/blackberry juice for breakfast.

I am clearer in the head today. I was really lost in a fog yesterday and my brain hurt! it felt like someone slugged me. I guess thats detox. anyway today brought brighter skies.

(((((Dej)))))

Well, if all you did was cheat with a protein bar, that's not so bad. I think I would have been juicing vodka with the veggies after that night!

it was a zero sugar bar at that! I miss diary! OMG I have craved milk, ice cream, whipped cream, butter! anything dairy! its been my biggest give up.

Dinner is spinach/sprouts/kale/orange/lemon/blackberry/apple with ice and water to thin it out a bit. YUM!

omg I am starting to wear a bit thin, but my tummy feels soooo much better! the pain is gone, things are moving, my bloat went away, and my hug is better. Cant beat that!

Will you start slowly adding back in solid foods?

I've been doing alot of research on juicers and the one you got seems to be the best I've found so far. I was surprised at the terrible reviews the Montel Williams one got. And it wasn't just one or two.....it was every single one of them!

I found this deal on the Jack LaLane juicer but haven't decided whether or not I'm going to do it or not. It will be a big chunk out of my budget but I've wanted to start juicing for a long time. Here's the link to what I found:

http://www.powerjuicer.com/power-juicer-deluxe.php

thats a good price for the stainles model. I reccomend the stainless one as the white one can stain a bit from all the juices.

I will start adding in food on Fri or Sat, I will start by adding a light breakfast, and juicing the rest of the day, and then the next day a light breakfast, light lunch...you get the idea.

Im telling ya, I am enjoying my juicer. its easy to clean, its really quiet compared to those fancy models, and it give pretty dry pulp that I am adding to recipes in the house.

I didnt think I would have the courage to do this juice fast thing, but my poor broken tummy sort of demanded that I give it a rest.

GAWD I hate MS!