Colon Cleanse

"Toxin Absorber" Recipe / Hack / Deconstruction
I made my own "Toxin Absorber"
After taking a full course of the Blessed Herbs Colon Cleanse Kit, I wanted more of the fiber packets. The "Kit" was a great first learning experience, but as I practice a lot of DIY in health decisions, I was compelled to look at the math. Please read the last paragraph of this post.

Cost of materials from iHerb.com:

Now Foods, Peppermint Gels, 90 Softgels $8.28
Source Naturals, Psyllium Husk Powder, 12 oz (340 g) $5.03
Now Foods, Bentonite Powder, 100% Pure Clay, 1 lb (454 g) $11.46
Life Extension, Apple Pectin Powder, 227 g $11.06
Items: $35.83
Shipping: $6.00
Total: $41.83

So, a toxin absorber packet contains 10 grams, about 4 tablespoons of powder.
My guesstimates:
ginger 1 gram? = 1/2 tsp?
psyllium 1 rounded tsp = 5 g (68 portions in the bottle I purchased)
bentonite clay 1/2 tsp = 1.37g (331 portions in the bottle I purchased)
apple pectin 1 level tsp = 2.8g (80 portions in the bottle I purchased)

Therefore I would have enough materials to make 68 packets, plus have lots of clay and pectin left over. To purchase 68 packets would cost well over $120. I paid $41.83 (discluding the ginger powder, but instead I bought the Peppermint gels which contain also ginger and fennel oils). I'm not going to count pennies here, when clearly there is a big savings in the DIY.

That said, Blessed Herbs kits represent what I'm guessing is no small amount of field-tested advice and herbalist knowledge and experience. Their documentation is very specific and was extremely helpful to me in getting started. I purchased both the colon cleanse and the "Internal Cleanse" together. It was a great first experience with this level of fasting. The Kit gave me the confidence to embark on and complete the full 9-day cleanse including 5 full days of liquids-only fasting. I was able to live a normal life, albeit a little hungry at times, during use of the kit. I would recommend Blessed Herbs to anyone wanting to do a fast or colon cleanse.

If anyone out there uses this idea for DIY toxin absorber, I hope you will consider safety first. Use the knowledge accrued by Blessed Herbs for success. We all know there are huge markups in the supplement industry. It's the knowledge about the products we need and should be paying for. Many companies do not provide the information and support that Blessed Herbs does.

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