Shift – A Game About Love, Fear and Life

I just finished a 10 day master cleanse. It was my first cleanse and I will absolutely do one again. I’ve been dealing with major health issues the last few months. I actually have mercury poisoning and severe adrenal fatigue.Think I shocked my system when I had 5 amalgams (yes they are more than 1/2 silver) removed at once without any Novocaine. I have 5 more to go and was literally bed bound for two months.

I was on a liquid diet of lemon juice, water, Cayenne and Maple Syrup (Grade B) along with two medicinal powder drinks- drs orders to open up my liver pathways and support me in detoxing. The idea was to remove the buildup of toxins that my body has been accumulating. Because my level 2 pathways aren’t open and because of all this inflammation stuff ( I’m now allergic to at least 5 new categories of foods), we decided to hit the reset button by cleaning me out.

I have never felt better.

I went from being unable to walk my dogs across the street or make it through the mildest of yoga classes to in one day going running in the morning, walk mid day (like 2 miles), pilates in the evening and golf after that. My energy levels were unbelievable. My body started healing. A rash I had since the day after the cavities were removed went away, I started walking up hours earlier energized, going to sleep well and even dreaming. I even lost a few pounds.

On the emotional cleansing side, I saw how I use food to override what my body is telling me. When I am super frustrated and agro, usually because I’m nearing my 5th consecutive hour shackled to a computer or when I have some piece of work that has to get out, I usually grab something to eat to get me through it. Because there was nothing to grab for, I had to notice my uncomfortableness and either deal or, more importantly, get up and move my energy.

Before the cleanse I really had a hard time feeling my body. I’ve spent so many years self-medicating and numbing myself that this year’s work has been mainly focused on feeling my body again. The cleanse heightened my senses (OMG my sense of smell was intense!) and gave me the ability to actually listen to what my body wants.

It will be interesting to see how long I can sustain this level of consciousness around what I eat and what supports me. I’m on my 4th day of somewhat normal food and am still craving good for me fruits and veggies and exercise. I’ll see where it goes and the great things is knowing that my health really is in my hands and that I had the power to make myself feel better through diet.

This connection between mind and body has been my focus for the last year or so. I now see the power of nutritional psychotherapy. Yes our thoughts create our reality. However, if we’re not supporting our bodies with the right nutrients to create those thoughts, making a shift, for me anyway, really can feel like bending spoons.

I’m ready to remove the obstacles and let love shine through me.