And I do feel much better, several days after the cleanse ended. I’ve had much more energy and, most importantly, I think I’m eating a lot better after that experience. Prior to it, while I was eating a vegan diet and relatively healthy, I was including a lot of things that I just don’t crave anymore. Namely things that aren’t fruits and vegetables. Though, I do still have a hankering for vegan pizza!

McDougall writes the chapters like magazine articles and he’s got that whole “hook” at the end of the chapter going to propel you into the next chapter. The writing is pretty good, but the content is what is so inspirational.

The runners profiled in the book are a rag-tag bunch of misfits who are running for their lives. And boy do they run! They run 100 miles and keep going. They run in blistering sun, freezing cold, and up mountains for marathon lengths…and keep going into the night.

One of the runners in this book, if I remember correctly, is so hard core he had a surgical procedure done to remove his toe nails. Now that is some hard core running.

I recommend it for the contagious thrill you get from vicariously living alongside these nutty runners for the length of the book. I swear, by the last chapter I had (brief) aspirations of running off into the wild and never stopping.

I’ve never done a juice cleanse but I do eat lots and lots of veggies (I do eat animal protein too though) and I’m wondering if the benefits of the natural fiber you eat in apples, cucumbers, carrots, etc. is better than just juice because the fiber is also cleansing the inside of your gut and intestines?

Also, you didn’t mention this, but if you take a natural Vitamin C supplement and crank it up to maybe 2000 mg a day and drink LOTS of water it will (1) boost your immune system, (2) help promote urination which is the body’s natural cleansing system, (3) make your skin look great. The downside to Vit C if you are not used to taking it is it will increase the urge to purge not just urine. You need to ramp up gently over a few days and like I said make sure there is lots of water.

Thanks again, I like the recipes. Would be curious to see if you feel any better now, a few days later, or if the effects wore off right away?

Carol

The weight loss was only one of the reasons I did it though. Even if I gain those pounds back, I feel a lot better overall. Though, that might not last if I step on the scale and it’s back where it was when I began. We’ll see.

i tend to listen to things while i’m working on DIY projects and cleaning house. also, sometimes when i’m drawing or crafting for long periods of time. autopilot things that require use of my hands and eyes.

my friend on WTF is victor varnado. i think he was on a few months ago.

I haven’t listened to Luke Burbank’s show, but I think he’s on Wait! Wait! Don’t Tell Me! a lot, right?

Who is your friend from WTF?! That’s so awesome. He gets some great guests, and, as of today, he’s officially going to be broadcast on IFC as well.