Last year I had my first colonic ever. And it might be one of the first colonics ever to be widely distributed on the Internet.
As I always say, a cleanse is not truly “cleansing” unless you have a colonic to flush out your system.
So, last week, during my cleanse, I experienced a new type of colonic with the Libbe machine that was….a more pleasant experience, if you wil,l so I thought you might be interested to see how easy this beneficial treatment can be.
**Service provided for free without expectation for press. When hearing about the method, I was intrigued so I brought along my Zi8 in case I found it to be worth your time.
Before you begin a cleanse there are few things I would recommend you do.
MENTALLY PREPARE
You need to take time to really think about what you want to achieve with a cleanse. Also, when your body releases toxins, it could drastically effect your emotions. There is no telling what you’ve been storing up. Finally, you should know at some point, you will be hungry and/or just mentally psych yourself into wanting to eat just to eat. How do you plan on overcoming that obstacle and maintaining your course?
ORGANIZE YOUR SCHEDULE
You need to prepare not only mentally, but also in terms of your schedule. Even if you’ve cleansed before, you don’t know how you are going to react this time. So I suggest trying to avoid long interactions, important meetings, deadlines, anything that might make you anxious. Don’t plan lunches and dinners if possible. The food will be tempting and you won’t focus on your company. Also avoid large social situations in case you do feel uneasy or short-tempered. It’s ok to stay busy, but I suggest keeping to yourself,
MAKE AN APPOINTMENT FOR A COLONIC
A colonic is necessary in my opinion. Because you aren’t getting the fiber from the veggies to move things along, you’ll need to schedule one on day 3, 4, or 5. Some experts suggest getting 2 to fully cleanse the walls of your intestines.
YOU WILL CONTINUE TO EXERCISE
Plan on exercising. Sweating is another way to detox. And if you maintain the cleanse, you should feel a surge of energy and capable of light workouts. Yoga can be physically and mentally cleansing.
LIGHTEN UP YOUR LOAD
Try to eat light the day before. Don’t shove down your favorite meal in fear you’ll never taste it again. All of your favorite foods will be there on the other side.
STOCK UP ON WATER
In between juices/meals, you should be drinking eight ounces of water. This is actually harder than it sounds, but it will help with your “movements.”
Don’t ask me why or how I became the poster child for colonics on the Internet. One video lead to another and here I am hosting a TMI episode (seems appropriate given the title of show) and blogging ridiculous amounts of information on poo.
I admit, it’s a little incessant. But, I keep getting emails questioning the procedure, warning me of the harm it will causes internally, or my favorite, “it really hurts doesn’t it?” NO, it doesn’t! See for yourself.
So today, on TMI, the girls and I offer you our personal experiences, and expert Tom DeVito answers the basic questions you should ask and need to know the answers to.
(2 P.S.’s - I had a million other slogans for that picture, and I’m sure you do too. But I couldn’t get myself to type them over myself. If you want to make one, on the other hand, I would find it funny, and I might post it! Secondly, when the hell is Skitch going to make a PC version?! I did that in Paint. Ugh.)
To answer some of the Frequently Asked Questions you have about colonics, I videoed Tom DeVito, the owner of Release (where I go for treatment), to give you honest-to-goodness, truthful answers.
Don’t be disillusioned by his casual attire, this guy knows his shit.
Courtney Friel, a long time friend of Julia’s who I have met several times, came up to me to say she was a fan of my work. Here’s how the conversation went:
Courtney: Hey Mary, I saw your video (as in my colonic). Haha.
Me: I’m glad, did you like it? Did you learn something?
Courtney: I did, it was so funny. But, didn’t it hurt?
Me: Not at all, you saw it all.
The second conversation went like this:
Me: You look amazing. You’re stealing my thunder.
Courtney: We’re the only blondes at the party, isn’t it fun?
