19 October 2009
Breakfast Juice
Strawberries
Lunch Juice
- Spinach
- Tomatoes
- Carrots
- Cucumbers
- Celery
- Onion
- Garlic
- Water
Dinner Juice
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After two days of fasting I had little to no energy, was dizzy, dehydrated, and ready to pass out. The fast should not have done that, but it is my belief that the medications I am on (that you are supposed to eat with) were metabolized differently, and it made fasting harder. I also had diahrrea from the veggie juice (too much information, i know, but in the interest of science). I decided to eat because I have passed out and had to get bags of fluid at the hospital before, so I know what it feels like, and I was about there. I am still juicing, however, and experimenting with new combination. I love my juicer. The strawberry-kiwi-rhubarb juice was the best yet IMHO. Better luck next time
16 October 2009
Juiceman, Jr.
I have decided to eat nothing and drink only fresh organic fruits and vegetables that I juice myself in my new Juiceman, Jr. juicer. I’m not sure how long the juice fast will be, between 10-20 days. I am going to chronicle my experience here to keep track of progress and recipes, and to benefit anyone who might want to try a juice fast. I will be listing my “meals” in terms of ingredients. The quantity is dependent on personal preference and availability. I just used what I had that I thought would be good combinations and added quantity until it looked like I had enough juice.
Equipment
- Juiceman, Jr., purchased on sale at Target for $29.00 (on amazon.com for $73.42)
- Chef’s Knife
- Paring Knife
- Utility Knife
I am purchasing my fruits and vegetables at the East End Coop, primarily. My other options are Right by Nature Natural Foods Market and Trader Joe’s. There is also the Whole Foods Market, but I find that too expensive, and the Market District Giant Eagle, which I find too crowded.
Resources I am using for my research include the following books and websites, more to be added as my research grows
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Juice Fasting and Detoxification, by Steve Meyerowitz
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There is a Cure for Arthritis, by Paavo Airola
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DAY 1 MENU
BREAKFAST JUICE
- Apples (Gala apples, pink lady apples, granny smith apple, honey crisp apple)
- Pears
- Ginger
- Water
LUNCH JUICE
- Tomatoes
- Carrots
- Celery
- Cucumber
- 1/2 Onion
- 4 cloves Garlic
- Lemon
- Water
SNACK JUICE
- Mango
- Carrots
- Ginger
- Water
14 August 2009
What do you want first? The good news or the bad news? Give it to me straight, the bad news. Well, I got a rejection letter in the mail from Dos Passos Review on Saturday and a rejection e-mail on Wednesday from Crazyhorse. Well, that stinks, but isn’t terribly unheard of. How about the good news? Well, Babel Fruit e-mailed me on Monday and wants to publish two of my submitted poems. That’s awesome! So what is this Babel Fruit? Glad you asked.
Babel Fruit (www.babelfruit.org) is a literary initiative developed in cooperation with the Inetnational Cities of Refuge. I first found it when I was doing research for City of Asylum Pittsburgh. It is a journal of “writing under the influence of the other.” It is edited by Ren Powell (www.renpowell.com)
My poems should be up in about a week. Stay tuned.
SP
14 August 2009
photo by Rhonda Marie Rose: http://picasaweb.google.com/rhondamarierose/SampleAtStationSquare#
Sample of Station Square is one of the WPA Humane Society’s biggest events of the year. People buy passports which they can get stamped that entitles them to sample the food of each of the restauarants at Station Square, and also enter into a raffle for a grand prize. Volunteers are needed to handle the animals, to punch passports, and to assist however needed. My assignment was as dog handler for PEANUT, a 8 yr old male Lhasa Apso.
