By NO means am I an expert in enemas/colonics, but I have funnily enough just read a contra-indication with using coffee as an enema.....especially people with heart problems, nervous disorders and the like.

Now, I'm NOT fully aware of the difference b/w an enema and colonic.....or if there is any difference.......but the colon is designed to absorb water, therefore by doing a colonic with coffee, all you're doing is absorbing the coffee which then defeats the purpose of trying to give it up.

So hope that gives you another point of view in regards to it.

You can use herbal teas strained for your home-colonic.  Depending what "problem" you have, you can choose different herbs for different issues.  If you want any more info on this, I'll be more than happy to pm you with other alternatives.

Coffee can be extremely deadly.......from what I read, 25 cups a day can kill a person.  NOW before anyone shoots me down with,"WHY would anyone drink that much in a day.  No-ONE does that.  What a stupid comment"....please hear me out.  The reason that comment was made is because coffee is legal......millions of people drink it and think nothing of it and its effects.

So my way of thinking is that by doing an enema with coffee is only going to do you more harm than good.  As funny as this sounds......people get "addicted" to doing "coffee enemas"!!!  Because they're absorbing the caffeine into the colon directly.  What's the difference between drinking it and pushing it up the other end?!!!

Now, this is just some opposite info so that you can make up your own mind.  Look it up for yourself. 

Look up a man by the name of Dr Richard Schulze.  He's the man I'm paraphrasing from.

In any event, enemas/colonics are a great way of cleansing yourself.  If you're not up to it or confident enough to do it yourself.....which I'm going to try in the near future myself.......go somewhere where they do it professionally.  At least that way, you'd know then what to expect from it.

Take care

Luv

Rita

Yes, absolutely agree that it's always worth doing your own research and going with what makes sense and 'feels right' to you. Colon cleansing, never mind the coffee, is a controversial subject. I've had amazing benefits from it, but that's not to say that it's for everyone.

ggxx

I finished my three weeks on Monday but haven’t really had time to write a big long post. As you can tell my three weeks 100% raw actually turned into three weeks of me dealing with addictions!! I’m not disappointed though, it addressed some issues for me that I thought I’d dealt with. I was away last week and stayed in a place that was about 30 min from the shops so I couldn’t go and buy myself a coffee in the morning. I was staying with a work mate who is a smoker, I succumbed to my cravings and ended up having cigarettes in the morning to replace the coffee. So what does that tell you??? It mustn’t be the actual caffeine or nicotine that I’m addicted to, if that was the case then a cigarette wouldn’t have helped with my coffee cravings. I guess I’m addicted to the habit and also the numbness it causes. If I’m consumed with thoughts of these substances then I’m not thinking about other more important issues.

I also realised that its a block which is stopping me from achieving other things in my life. I’m always telling myself that when I stop smoking, drinking, procrastinating etc etc I will throw myself into a healthy diet, exercise, meditation and concentrate on achieving my goals.  Every week I say ‘next week I’ll start’, but next week comes and I’m still stuck in the same place. So what’s my pay off why cant I seem to move away from the things that are so destructive??

I’ve been thinking about this question a lot lately and I have come up with this; I have soooo many things that I want to achieve and to be honest I think I’m getting a little scared of actually achieving them. I’ve gotten to a point in my life where I realise that I actually CAN achieve my goals and live my dreams, in fact I’m already starting to. But to fully get there I know I need to change a lot of things that have been my safety blanket for so long. It basically means moving from the known into the unknown which is a frightening concept. 

Sorry to bore you with all my internal dribble, I didn’t intend for this to be a therapy type thing for me Lol, but I guess you cant determine what little demons will come out of the closet when you embark on a new lifestyle.

I’m going to stick to raw, from the changes that I’ve made with my diet I feel a lot better emotionally and physically. I’m now planning on doing the 100 day raw food challenge which starts on Friday. I don’t think I’ll go for 100% raw I’m now thinking it may have been a little too ambitious. I’m going to do what Gosia suggested and do a one day challenge everyday, I really think its a great idea.

Thanks for the suggestion Gosia it really makes it seem less daunting. If one day doesn’t go to plan then I’ll just try another one day challenge the next day.

Bye for now

VD xx

Hey Veggie girl. Addictions are strange things that can be overcome. I do not think of it as internal dribble! Not at all. I have my addicitons too and it's great that you can talk freely about them becuase if no one does then everyone will think they are the only ones! No....

You sound very positive and calm about it which is great.

Congrats on your breakthrough!

xoxoxo

Hey Veggie, Have you thought about having caramel shakes? You can make these up beforehand and they will be great. I use almond milk, dates and mesquite and banana. They are delish! I'm funny with cacao. Some send my adrenals into a spin and others I'm fine with. I'm not sure why this is.

I enjoy my cacao in the morning. You could also try to reduce the amount of cacao you eat and add an extra date or two.

Ohhhhh good luck with your running. I'm looking forward to getting back into it. Missing my running so very much but the upside is that I can now go bikeriding! I have found versatility.

xoxoxxo

Mesquite rocks!  It is so like caramel, it's not funny.  One of my favourite favourite superfoods on the planet.

Veg - steady on with that cacao!   

A level dessertspoon is about the most that I use in a smoothie (morning only, never later in the day). 

A teaspoon of cacao is still chocolatey & scrumptious, and will reduce any heart palpitations or shaky highs/lows.  It is powerfully alchemical is our friend cacao.

Mesquite comes from the pod of a desert tree. Like carob, it's dried and ground into a fine powder and is one of the most sensational sweetners I've had to date. Very low on the old GI index too apparently.

xxoxo