hi cleansers,

just wanted to throw a caution flag out there for y'all

i did a cleansing diet for a few weeks. i was 'run down' but i didnt really realize it, i didnt get enough sleep a couple nights, got a cut and it quickly got infected, swelled up, etc etc.

anyway i'm on the mend now, but i realize
* i dropped weight too quickly
* i went too long without getting enough protein and that slowly made my system and defenses weaker

note that i was eating citrus, drinking lemon and water, eating veges, getting exercise, and thought that everything was fine - i know i was getting lots of vitamin c so that wasn't the issue. but its like all my reserves were getting used up, and then when i needed them they weren't there and my body crashed. i'm still eating a clean diet (no sugar, white flour, etc) but i'm making sure to get enough protein. i realize that protein is a controversial issue, but for me, its something that i need.

the longer i experiment with diet, the more i'm convinced you cant make up any rules that will apply to all people. so the flip side of this is that you should read what everyone says, but you have to listen to your own body and please not do anything too radical, or it will end up hurting you more then helping.

my other tidbit since you've read this far, is i think its ok and probably natural for your diet to go in cycles. so maybe there are periods when you eat a 'heavy' diet, and then times when you eat a light diet, and then time for cleanses as well.

hth