May I Be Frank?

May I Be Frank documents the transformation of Frank Ferrante’s life. Frank
is 54 years old, obese, depressed and addicted. He stumbles into a local
raw, organic and vegan restaurant in San Francisco, Café Gratitude.  When
Ryland, a server at Café Gratitude asks Frank “What is one thing you want to
do before you die?” Frank replies, “I want to fall in love one more time,
but no one will love me looking the way I do”.

Ryland, his brother Cary, and Conor, his best friend, are inspired by the
possibility of helping Frank.  For the next 42 days, Frank will eat only raw
food, practice gratitude, visit local holistic practitioners, and get a
weekly colonic.  Ryland, Conor, and Cary get to support Frank’s miraculous
transformation.  Frank gets a new body, a clearer mind, and most
importantly, a soaring spirit.  May I Be Frank documents the essence of the
human condition and what it truly means to fall in love again.

Oil Pulling

Ok, update for me! I was only able to do the Master Cleanse for about 6 days because I just have to eat on my job. I know that sounds weird, but to those of you who know what I do, you know that I have to be VERY normal about food on a daily basis. So, since I stopped shy of my total cleanse, I was left with the fuzzy tongue.

For those of you new to cleansing, when you detox, a fuzzy tongue happens as your body is casting off toxins. Go to the mirror and look at your tongue. What color is it? Is it fresh and pink? Does it have a grayish film over it? Is it almost white? Your tongue is actually a mirror of your body. I posted a simplified chart of the tongue in relation to the body above.

What to do with a fuzzy tongue. I just didn't want to leave it like that and I am not able to cleanse. It makes my mouth have an "old" taste to it. Bad.

I went hunting for a solution.

I think I found one.

OIL PULLING

Basically, you take a mouthful of oil (I'm alternating between Sunflower and Coconut Oil with a drop of peppermint essential oil to give it a better taste) and you swish it in your mouth for about twenty minutes. Spit it out (in the garbage, not down drains so it doesn't clog) and it should be foamy and white and full of toxins. Apparently, that action, pulls toxins out of the body. You can read more about it here. I have been doing it once or twice a day. I've heard it also whitens teeth, strengthens gums and enamel, and makes your tongue pretty in pink! I'm actually photographing my tongue each day so I can REALLY tell if there is a difference. If there is, well, I'll let you know!

Just Me & My Enema....

Tracey...this post is NOT for you. In fact, ANY ONE who doesn't want to hear this....please don't read on. Also, if you have EVER dated me or kissed me or thought me sexy in ANY way....and you have found this website through my other one...PLEASE don't read on. Please. Just don't do it. For me. I mean it.




Last night, I took out this funny looking thing that I bought in the states called an enema bag. I didn't know what the hell to do with it. I read up online. I mean, I knew the gist of it. I've been to a Colon Hydrotherapist in the states and it was kind of awful...laying on a table, bare bottom, the hydrotherapist there (yes, a man, but somehow I took comfort in the fact that he was gay) shoving a tube up you and filling you with water and then releasing it as you watch years of fecal crap seep out through a tube in front of you. You just watch it sail by. You look at your CH and wonder how you should react. You do nothing. You just lie there, vulnerable, tube up your ___, and feel embarrassed that there is so much built up. Yep, you just lie there, did I mention you're exposed, and you know that the gay hydrotherapist is judging your bowels and you ALSO know that he has EVERY right because you've eaten ONE too many Mexican tortillas made from white flour than you should have! Ack!! To cover up your addiction to Mexican food, you try to make small talk, avert his eyes from all the years of stuff being forced out of you, but you just can't. This is the one time in your life you have no idea what to say. At all. Nope. Nothing. Just nothing. Just lay there and watch.

So, that was the last time I ever tried to clean out my bowels manually. Last night, I began again. It was kind of hard for one person. Where do you reach, how should you sit, can you make it to the toilet in time, is it supposed to feel like this? How do you work the bag valve (never figured that one out, by the way, just had to pinch it closed with my fingers as I filled the bag up). I ended up doing it all in the shower. Many people recommend doing it in your bed, laying down, with a towel under you just in case...how in the HELL does that work? I dont know, but I didn't want to take any chances. So in the shower I stayed. Hanging the bag from the shower curtain rod and then just sort of standing there and leaning to the side. Not my finest moment. I realize this. And after I did it, nothing really happened...until 30 minutes later when I was dressed, relaxed, lying in bed and contemplating my failed enema.

Final word: Success!! (I gage that by seeing lots more stuff come out of me than in a normal bowel movement)

Final word if you're NEVER going to shove a plastic tube ANYWHERE up your person: try Smooth Move tea, it's a natural laxative and pretty cool. I wish I had brought some with me here!


(I could have gotten WAY more detailed, and if you need that, let me know and we'll exchange a more personal email!)

The Master Cleanse Begins!

I LOVE this scene with Kelly from the Office. I love that it mocks the Master Cleanse. Last time I did the Master Cleanse was at the end of 2008. I did it for ten days. It was one of the hardest things I have ever done and it made me feel better than almost ANYTHING I have done for my health.

It was living through hell...but it was fascinating to see the changes throughout my body.

I'm planning on doing it another ten days. I might have to make a FEW exceptions because the nature of my job demands that I eat on the job occasionally. But I've made the commitment to eat raw foods if that happens.

The biggest things I can say about the Master Cleanse:

1. Many, many people think I'm crazy for doing it. It causes you to have a fuzzy tongue, grease comes out of skin and hair, you basically "pee" out your bowel movements, you feel sick for awhile before you feel better.

2. The intake of acidic lemons gets rid of the build up of Uric Acid (the thing that cements our joints together causing stiffness, soreness, arthritis (in some). Doing this cleanse once a year is actually REALLY good for your system...at least, it is for my system. I'll be posting more about Uric Acid in the next few days.

3. It's a BIG test for your mental health and an insight on your dependance on food. You can kind of get obsessed by the thoughts of food...and at the same time, you're breaking those food addictions that cause you so much grief. It's a BIG MIND TRIP.


WHY I'M DOING IT--
It starts me off breaking my sugar addictions. It clears my mind and my body of toxins. It focuses me and I feel it will help me build the mindset I need for the next few months and beyond.



There is more, so much more. It takes me two days of ALMOST fasting to work my way up to it. Yesterday and today I did the cleanse BUT ate dinner. Tomorrow is my first day of doing ONLY the cleanse.


And in an hour, I'm going to give myself my first enema at home. Lord help me. Should I blog about that? Or is that too much?