What the doctor ordered

Last week some friends and I went to a Naturopathic Doctor at Osa's Garden in Florence, Alabama, who used a machine to read the health of my organ systems, and prescribed to me:

• a 100% raw diet for 30 days
• daily fresh juices of carrot, apple, celery, beet, romaine, tomato, red bell pepper, and raw potato juice, some a few times a day
• high protein smoothies with hemp protein
• rebound exercises (lymph nodes don't drain unless you shake your body or bounce like in dancing, running, jumping jacks, etc)
• good thoughts
• massage coconut oil into skin daily
• coffee enemas (which stimulate the liver and gall bladder to release toxins)
  
• flax seed oil
• deep breathing exercises
• lymph massage
• and sunshine daily

How many times have you gone to a doctor who recommended that you think happy thoughts, massage coconut oil into your skin, and breath deeply in the sunshine??

For the last 6 days I have been on a raw foods diet, which has included not only juices and smoothies but gourmet meals like lasagna and tostadas and and raw chocolate desserts. This cleanse is coinciding perfectly with the Juicing and Raw Foods Retreat at Gray Bear Lodge.
I went through about 2 days of feeling agrivated and tired but since yesterday I feel GREAT!

Raw Food Recipe:
This "Cheezy Bean" Dip recipe, from Let's Get Started Eating Raw Foods by Linda Lagos, is absolutely fantastic and will be enjoyed by ANYONE!!!

1 large red bell pepper
1 tbsp. raw tahini
3 tbsp. nutritional yeast
1 1/2 tsp. sea salt
2 tsp. onion powder
2 cloves garlic
1 tbsp. fresh lemon juice
1 tsp. cilantro, chopped

3/4 cup raw cashews or sunflower seeds
4 sun-dried tomatoes, soaked for 1 hour or until softened
1 small jalapeno
3/4 tsp. cayenne or more to taste (reduce the spice for kids)
1/4 cup water or more to reach desired consistency

Put the liquids into the blender then add all the other ingredients gradually. Add extra water if needed to reach the desired consistency of a dip.

Soaking Time: 1 Hour
Preparation Time: 25 Minutes
Makes: 1 1/2 - 2 cups

I've made this raw food recipe without sun dried tomatoes and it still comes out delicious... Instead of 1/4 cup water I added 1/4 cup tomato juice. In Joy!!