10-Day Cleanse Starting October 1st

Today's Ecstatic Eating!tm Recipes:
Kale salad:
1 bunch Lacinato kale, massaged with Mom's homemade dressing: 2 cloves garlic chopped, then mashed into a paste with 1/4 teaspoon sea salt, with 1/2 inch olive oil in measuring cup, some Bragg's Amino Acids and 1 teaspoon Organic Stone Ground Mustard (with apple cider vinegar - this keeps it raw and alkaline); then 2 beautifully shredded beets tossed in (shredded with the blade of my food processor), along with 1 sliced Granny Smith apple and a bunch of Crimini mushrooms rubbed down with Bragg's; sliced and tossed in. This was beyond delicious, and I put so much love into it xo
Pâté: ~ 2 1/2 cups soaked sunflower seeds and ~ 2 oz. soaked pecans; soaked in an uncovered bowl overnight with water to cover; then drained and rinsed
Food processed with: 1 red pepper, some spinach leaves, lots of fresh dill, Garam Masala Tandoori seasoning (organic paprika, organic cumin, organic coriander, organic garlic, organic ginger, organic cardamom), and some cayenne; with lots of olive oil, some tamari, 1/2 teaspoon sea salt, 1 stalk celery
Karita's amazing smoothie: Filled Vitamix (64 oz.): Water, box of organic strawberries, soaked high-level raw almonds, maple syrup, a pinch of Himalayan sea salt, a little bit of agave and lots of ice cubes
I love to honor my body with the right foods when it's hungry. What feels great is knowing I eat more of the foods that nourish and nurture my body. That is such a different feeling than filling up with foods that don't digest and assimilate easily, which leaves me with a bloated and low-energy feeling.
Have you ever noticed when that happens to you?


It is the most perfect time for a cleanse with Autumn moving in. This weather pulls us to crave more food for warmth and often quickly put on weight. Then it's March and we wonder how fifteen pounds came on; sound familiar?
Cleansing lets go of all the waste we've accumulated in our bodies; both physical and emotional. We clean out, thereby lightening our bodies and boosting our immune systems.
I'm already noticing people all around with sniffling noses and coughs; their Autumn colds are right on track. Shift your food and you shift your health.
I will be using The Master Cleanser format, as written by Stanley Burroughs in his book by the same name. This will be so different from the 31-day cleanse I did last April - May. Ten days seem like so short next to that! Isn't it interesting how everything becomes relative to what we've already experienced in our lives? I remember when the prospect of ten days would have seemed really daunting, and now my body is craving it and ready to start.
I chose Master Cleanser because the maple syrup makes me think of Autumn and the cayenne warms the body and circulates the blood. My Spring cleanse had the green energy of spring with its gallon of juice-feasting a day. This time of year, I want a cleanse that is simple, warming, nourishing and cleansing. My goal is to feel grounded and ready for the cooler weather when I'm done.