The Daily Mail August 6th.
The ten-day fruit juice detox of the stars
Article by Tanya Gold

We were greatly inspired by the work of Dr Gerson and his book "A Cancer Cure. Results of 50 Cases". Dr Gerson attracted the friendship of Nobel prize winner Albert Schweitzer, MD, by curing Schweitzer's wife of lung tuberculosis after all conventional treatments had failed. Gerson and Schweitzer remained friends for life, and maintained regular correspondence. Dr. Schweitzer followed Gerson's progress as the dietary therapy was successfully applied to heart disease, kidney failure, and finally cancer. Schweitzer's own Type II diabetes was cured by treatment with Gerson's therapy. For twenty years he treated hundreds of cancer patients who had been given up to die after all conventional treatments had failed.

Bernard Jensen also inspired us with his work and his book "Tissue cleansing Through Bowel Management". (Amazon)
Bernard Jensen is one of the pioneers of using colon cleansing to improve a person's quality of life. In this book there are some amazing stories of things he saw accomplished through colon cleansing and removing this rubbery matter. . You can buy this book on amazon.com and from some large bookstores. Quote:

"The heavy mucus coating in the colon thickens and becomes a host of putrefaction. The blood capillaries to the colon begin to pick up the toxins, poisons and noxious debris as it seeps through the bowel wall. All tissues and organs of the body are now taking on toxic substances. Here is the beginning of true autointoxication on a physiological level. One autopsy revealed a colon to be 9 inches in diameter with a passage through it no larger than a pencil. The rest was caked up layer upon layer of encrusted fecal material. This accumulation can have the consistency of truck tire rubber. It's that hard and black. Another autopsy revealed a stagnant colon to weigh in at an incredible 40 pounds."

Why are we toxic? Why don't we feel well? Why do we get sick?
In a nutshell, the answer lies in the pollution, chemicals and toxins in the air, food and water we consume; and in our busy and often stressful lifestyles. Any negative thoughts, feelings and emotions we may have can also create congestion and toxins in the body.
Cooked, frozen, canned and processed foods have been depleted of many vitamins, create toxins and drain the life force from the body. They destroy the constructive bacteria in the intestines, poison the bloodstream - thereby feeding disease, clog the body's lymph system, drain the enzyme reserve and overwork and clog the elimination systems. These foods also strain the glandular system, overwork the digestive system, cause stress, congestion and mucus and produce the ideal environment for parasites.

What happens during the Detoxification Program?
The juices, broth, herbs, holistic treatments, sauna, yoga postures and meditation, as well as plenty of rest and relaxation all work together towards cleaning out the intestines and giving the body time to heal itself.

Although the colon tends to accumulate thicker layers of old toxic waste than the other areas, the majority of what you will see coming out of you will be from the small intestine. If the small intestine contains blockages around the duodenum area (the small intestine next to the stomach), the secretions from the pancreas, liver and gall bladder ducts (the source of many digestive enzymes) have been blocked. Therefore, you can assume that your body's ability to digest food properly has been greatly impaired.

Most nourishment is assimilated in the small intestine (although some may be absorbed through the stomach and colon). If there are blockages here, then the body's ability to assimilate food properly has been greatly impaired. You could have been eating the most perfect, organic foods to no avail

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Accompanying the mucoid layers is often an imbalanced intestinal flora. This can produce bizarre reactions such as consistently breaking down healthy tissue which drains a person's energy. This is also the main cause of gas and bloatedness

Cleansing Reactions

Generally, the older or weaker the person is, or the more polluted the intestinal tract, the more likely there will be a cleansing reaction. Cleansing reactions may reveal themselves as headaches, skin eruptions, or in the very symptoms of the disease you are trying to get rid of. You may experience other reactions such as dizziness or "spaciness". People with Candida (which could be related to parasites) often feel weak or tired while cleansing. To help you through the cleansing reactions, remember that they are an indication that your body is crying out to be cleansed.

Our experience however, over the past 20 years, is that the majority of clients experience an increase in vitality and energy after a few days. A recent case was a participant who, by the medical establishment, had been given 3 to 6 month left to live due to pancreatic cancer. He left after completing our two weeks program bouncing with energy and could not wait to get on with his life. (April 2005). He is still doing fine and leading a very active life.
No we do not treat cancer. That is for the medical profession. We treat the whole person.

Meat eaters may have more reactions than vegetarians only because, as a rule they have more waste to get rid of. Occasionally a very toxic mucoid layer may loosen from the intestinal wall and its debris will flood the system with temporary toxic waste. If this happens you may feel nauseous and weak. That is the time for an extra Clysmatic - this helps to move it out fast. As soon as that toxic substance comes out, you'll feel better immediately.

You will notice as you cleanse that your tongue will turn white and furry and your breath will be foul. This is somewhat a reflection of what is happening inside the digestive canal. You may notice that your abdomen swells. As more and more mucoid layers are removed, the swelling will go down and the tongue will gradually become less furry. This is a good gauge as to how clean you are becoming. For when you are all cleaned out, your tongue will be shining pink and your breath will be sweet. Even your bowel movements will become sweet-smelling.

After Detoxification

Once the entire gastrointestinal tract is cleansed of the hardened mucoid matter and you are consistently eating foods that maintain that purity, you will begin to reap the benefits. Actually, just getting a little out will help enormously. The body is now better able to absorb the nutrients from the food you eat, and you will be surprised at how little food the body actually needs. Also, the transit period of the food moving through the digestive tract becomes shorter. As long as this continues you will never be constipated again and you will not continue to build up mucoid fecal matter.

The purification program has cleansed the entire gastrointestinal tract or alimentary canal - all the way from the tip of the tongue to the anus. You have now eliminated the cause of putrefaction and fermentation; you have eliminated the perfect breeding environment for billions of diseased bacteria, germs and parasites. This means that the blood and every cell of your body is no longer being poisoned. The major organs are no longer being overloaded and working overtime - trying to correct and eliminate toxins.

Beyond Detoxification

The body is now able to rapidly repair the damage done in the past - and the miracle of the body is that it will repair itself. Once the body is clean and healthy, energy earlier spent on digestion and repairs can now flow to the mind or higher centers - facilitating increased creativity, clear thinking, joy and love.

The Detoxification Program should be a step towards a healthier lifestyle. If you reform your eating habits and change your diet after the fast, your blood and lymph will be able to keep your tissues clean for longer than they would if you were to continue polluting yourself with bad eating habits. We also recommend that you read "Fit For Life" by Harvey and Marilyn Diamond. Available from Amazon

Moinhos Velhos is situated by the Barragem da Bravura (a man made lake or dam) in a nature protected area. Here you can walk for hours in an unspoiled natural environment. Yet we are only 15 minutes from the city of Lagos and one hour from the airport at Faro. There is a special energy at Moinhos Velhos, possibly due to the thousands of small quarts crystals throughout the valley. We are also situated on one of the twelve syncronisity lines, which only come together two places, in Tibet and at Damanhur in Italy. We believe that the valley must be under divine protection, during the terrible fires in 1993 which raged out of control for a week and burned everything around us into cinder, not one blade of grass was harmed in Moinhos Velhos Fasting and Detox valley.

In 1992 we were guided to establish our Holistic Health Retreat, and since our first fasting program and detoxification retreat in 1993, people have been coming from all over the world to share our concept and to participate in the unique experience of a Fasting and Detoxification Retreat at Moinhos Velhos. . Many experience a complete transformation in their lives and some come back every year for a tune-up. In the average group 25 to 30 % have to been to a Moinhos Velhos Fasting and Cleansing Retreat before. They love it so they come back.

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