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SPRING JUICING EVENT at THE ORIENTAL HEALING ARTS CENTER 279-0135 AKInstitute.com Share your progress, results, experience, and questions on our Facebook Page: www.facebook.com/pages/The-Oriental-Healing-Arts-Center One powerful aspect of juicing fresh fruits and vegetables is that this method of preparation has benefits to both Excess and Deficient conditions. In Chinese medicine terms, this means that Juicing appropriately has the potential to balance both Yin and Yang. For example: CLEANSE FAST A cleanse incorporates 1-3 fresh fruit & vegetable A fast is using fresh fruit & vegetable juices as the juices on a daily basis for 1 -3 weeks or even on- only food for 3 days or longer – up to 60 days. A going while also eating healthy. A home enema on home enema on the 3rd day or up to 1 x per week the 3rd day or up to 1 x per week is nice option. is a nice option. Anyone can do a cleanse and this is a great Most people can do a fast, and once you get into method if you have never fasted before. It is very the mindset it can be an extremely enjoyable beneficial to those with deficient conditions. experience as you feel cleaner and lighter. It is very beneficial to those with excess conditions. Deficient conditions include those things where our body is either weakened or maybe even de- generating in some way, and we need resources to Excess conditions are those things where we have build our strength or to re-generate our physical too much and we need to get rid of something : tissues: Overweight Low immune system High blood pressure Arthritis Edema Chronic pain Tend to be hot Tend to be cold For deficient conditions consider incorporating: For excess conditions consider incorporating: kale, ginger root, turmeric, parsley, oranges, red celery, green apples, parsley, cilantro, lemon, apples, blueberries, pomegranate, cherries, garlic, blueberries, pomegranate, cucumber, carrots, garlic. A cleanse is recommended, along grapes, carrots, cabbage, burdock root (gobo). A with eating healthy salads, soups, and snacks of full juice fast is recommended, but a cleanse will fresh fruits – veggies – seeds and nuts. also do a lot of good. 1 What If I Have Both Excess and Deficiency Signs? Very often we have a combination of Excess and Deficiency, usually where a lifestyle of excess choices over time has now brought us to a state of deficiency. An extreme example of this is Cancer, where our body has accumulated excess toxins but at the same time our elimination systems are not working efficiently (deficient) to get rid of the toxins. Another example is Adult Onset Diabetes, where long term excess and inappropriate food choices have drained the strength of our pancreas, liver, and kidneys. Special Note for Diabetes: Watch how you feel while juicing. If you notice your blood sugar going too high cut back on fruits and increase green leafy vegetables. If your blood sugar levels are fine, enjoy a variety of fruits and vegetables. Juicing has been known to greatly benefit both Type 1 and Type 2 diabetes, and may even help eliminate Type 2 (Adult Onset Diabetes) when done properly in combination with healthy eating changes. Involving Your Doctor – Important if You Take Medications If you are taking prescribed medications or have been diagnosed with a disease, it can be very important to let your doctor know that you are going to start juicing so that they can assist in monitoring the dosage levels of your medications and alert you to any significant contraindications. One common recommendation is to avoid juicing grapefruit as it is known to change the absorption rate of many medications. Appropriate juicing has been known to normalize or greatly lower high blood pressure within as little as 2 weeks. It is important to have your medication dosage level monitored so your blood pressure doesn’t get too low. When Is It Time To End the Fast? A cleanse that adds fresh juicing into your daily meal plan can be done as long as you want. When fasting on fresh juices, you should feel wonderful, invigorated, and healthy. If you notice any of the following signs, it may be time to end the fast and GENTLY ease back in to eating food again: Go from feeling energetic to easily tired Unusually cold Hungry in a way that feels important Dizzy and lightheaded Don’t feel well, or go from feeling great to feeling unhealthy in some way 2 Other Ways to Support Juicing Juicing helps to detoxify our body and at the same time provides us with an abundance of very easy to use nutrients. To support our body in getting the most out of this, we highly recommend the following treatments during your juice cleanse or fast: Massage – moves all of the fluids in our body and flushes the tissues, excellent complement to a nutritional detox program. We have a student clinic and professional massage therapy. Oriental Bodywork – our professional massage therapists can incorporate acupressure, moxa, cupping, gua sha, tuning forks, energy work, auricular therapy, and essential oils into a specialized massage for you. Acupuncture – get a special digestive treatment in our student acupuncture clinic or Sunday community clinic. Acupuncture is also a great adjunct to assist with weight loss. Meditation – If you’re going to clean your body, this is the perfect time to clean your mind. Meditation takes on its deepest and most meaningful states during times of cleansing and fasting. Be sure to attend our meditation workshop “Be The Peace”, Saturday May 18th, 6:30-8:30pm, $65. Healing meditations with the Meditation Man himself, Tao Shih Pei Wo Lun. 5-Element Nutrition Challenge: Be sure to take part in our challenge as a way to take charge of your health, improve yourself and your vitality, decrease pain, and overall feel so much better you won’t be able to help smiling more and sharing vibrant happy energy and kindness with all the people around you. Complete the Challenge Form: - Fill in side 1 before you start - Do the juice cleanse or fast for 1-3 weeks - Fill in side 2 when you are done - Drop the form off at The Oriental Healing Arts Center by 5:00pm Sunday June 30th - All forms are entered in a drawing and the winner will receive a Gift Certificate to Natural Pantry for juicing supplies and a Gift Card for your choice of a 1-hour Oriental Bodywork Massage or personal 5- Element Nutrition Consultation ($250 total value) 3 Some of Cynthia’s Favorite Tips & Juice Combinations: TIP #1: I love to keep a few staples on hand, and add in some extras when I find them at the store or farmers market and the look really good. There’s a lot you can do with just 3 or 4 basic items, and as long as you don’t try to get too elaborate it’s pretty hard to go wrong. TIP #2: The biggest mistake people make is using too much fruit and not enough greens or other veggies. I try to include both in almost all my juices, but sometimes I’ll have a great rice & veggie stir fry and just do a fruit juice with that. TIP #3: If you make a juice that is too bitter, or if you are playing around with all veggie juices and get one you don’t like, try warming it lightly on the stove (NOT boiling or heating too high) and using it as a broth over rice, a soup base, or add into spaghetti sauce. If you add a little pepper, a chopped clove of garlic, and a spoonful of Hemp or Flax oil, you can usually turn it into something delicious. 5 Easy Recipes: 2 oranges, 2 apples, 1 carrot, 3 kale leaves, 1 handful parsley, 1 slice ginger root ½ pomegranate, ½ cup blueberries, 2 apples 1 head romaine lettuce, 2 apples, 2 oranges, 2 carrots, 1 slice ginger root 2 apples, 4 carrots, 1 clove garlic, 1 handful parsley (great immune boost) 4 kale leaves, 3 oranges, ½ cup blueberries Local Resources for Organic Produce: Natural Pantry City Market Organic produce section in Carrs and Fred Meyers Full Circle Farm weekly organic food box (www.fullcirclefarm.com) & our local farmer’s markets OTHER RESOURCES: http://gerson.org/gerpress/ - juicing & nutrition, movies/documentaries, books, recipes, inspiring blog http://www.fatsickandnearlydead.com/ - documentary & website filled with tons of juicing info http://www.squidoo.com/juicer_recipes - all kinds of juicing info and interesting tangents Follow Cynthia on Twitter @TouchOfTao 4 5-Element Nutrition Challenge: Juicing (1-3 weeks) Complete & Turn In at The Oriental Healing Arts Center By June 30, 2013 For Entry Into Prize Drawing Name:_______________________________________ Start Date:___________________________ My purpose for this challenge is to: Rate how you feel before and after in these 5 important areas of health: BEFORE JUICING: Do this right now, before you start doing anything. On a regular basis, how do you rate these areas of your life? 1. My normal eating habits are: terrible ok but needs improvement very healthy Comments: 2. How many hours of sleep do you get each night on average? Do you sleep through the night or have interrupted sleep? Do you wake up feeling refreshed and invigorated? Do you drink coffee to get going in the morning? Comments: 3. How much stress do you feel like you are under? not much average a lot! Are there any emotions that are either exaggerated or you hold in because of the stress? (anger, frustration, hate, worry, sadness, fear, lack of purpose/meaning) 4.