My first YouVersion plan, this is a God-inspired, biblically-based devotional to natural health restoration.

Sickness. Offense. Anxiety. No matter what situations in life come your way, God can restore and bring healing. Let’s look at how you can live healed together!

Start your cleansing protocol with a logical plan to begin wellness from the inside out.

In Psalms it says, “Create in me a clean heart, O God.” This is a five-day plan to help you do so.

In this four-day plan, I share how regaining your health is the foundation to restore the pursuit of your spouse and relationship with God.

Once considered counter culture, my natural protocols have been receiving positive results in thousands of practice members for almost forty years. Men, get ready to be spiritually encouraged and physically motivated.

In my most recent four-day plan, I share how we can celebrate God’s goodness through food and community.

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Throughout the past two months during the #DruglessDetox, we have concentrated on food additives, detoxification processes (liver flush & castor oil pack), and various foods that will assist or thwart a purification program. Today, for our last post, I’m going to touch on the most important takeaways for you to keep in mind.

-Consume organically grown fruits (remember that I only promote a ½ red apple per day) and vegetables. When looking at the PLU number, organic begins with “9”.

-Avoid skinning or peeling vegetables, since the skin contains a large amount of the nutrients.

-Eat liberal portions of mixed green salads and raw vegetables twice daily.

-Confine the number of foods eaten at one meal to a minimum.

-Eat fruit at least thirty minutes before a meal (never with a meal, or soon after a meal). Fruit is digested within thirty minutes, so if it follows food which takes several hours to digest, it will sit in your stomach and ferment.

-Use cold-pressed oils, such as olive oil, flax, or sesame seed oils.

-Bounce on a large ball or mini-trampoline four or five minutes a day. This will assist in the movement of lymphatic fluids, critical for proper detoxification.

-Use a shower dechlorinator and chlorine free dishwasher detergent to minimize your exposure to chlorine. Also, you will want to limit bromine exposure (white bread, jacuzzis and pools, select beverages), I would locate fluoride-free toothpaste. Make sure you are taking adequate iodine.

Peppermint Leaf Oil

I regularly promote peppermint leaf as a digestive and purification oil, and is used for both chronic and acute indigestion, gastritis, and enteritis, acting in two distinct remedial ways:

-Peppermint’s essential oils enhance digestive activity by stimulating contractile activity in the gallbladder and by encouraging the secretion of bile.

-Peppermint leaf oils normalize gastrointestinal activity, removing flaccidity and reducing cramps.

Additional #DruglessDetox Resources

Toxicity Questionnaire

Detox Protocol

Detox Recipes

“Dr. Bob’s Drugless Guide to Detoxification”

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If you have been following my thoughts on detox, diet, and other health-related topics, I’m sure you have seen that we suggest protocols that might be considered “different,” but effective. Today’s #DruglessDetox promotes another method of detoxification, which I have personally done, and recommend it to patients who could benefit from the procedure.

The procedure that I am talking about is what I call a “liver flush”, and this week’s content is taken from my “Appendix C” chapter.

The term “liver flush” sounds exactly what the procedure will do, however, if done properly, you will experience quite a few benefits.

If you decide to do a liver cleanse, I suggest using the castor oil pack to “soften” your liver prior to attempting a flush. And like the castor oil pack, I recommend consulting with your healthcare provider before performing the procedure (which is done at home).

Protocol:

1. Drink one quart of apple juice (preferably organic, with only apples as the ingredients) throughout each day for three days. Add 90 drops of a phosphorous liquid supplement and 20 drops of a peppermint herb to each quart of apple juice. The pectin in the apple juice and the phosphorous liquid helps to soften and flatten bile that is thick and pasty in your bladder and liver. The peppermint leaf will aid digestion. Eat as normal these three days, but for your evening meal on the third day, you may want to eat a light dinner, as you will be drinking the olive oil mixture before bed that evening.

If you cannot tolerate that much fruit juice, or are diabetic, use distilled water instead of apple juice. If you use water, you must increase the amount of phosphorous liquid. Put 135 drops of phosphorous liquid and 20 drops of peppermint leaf in each quart of water and drink one quart throughout each day for three days.

2. On the third day after the last meal (before bed), mix the following foods together: one cup of high-quality (preferably organic) olive oil, one cup of pineapple juice, grapefruit juice, and/or natural spritzer (grape sweetened). Add the juice of one whole lemon. Stir this mixture together and drink. The pineapple juice or spritzer serves to help get the olive oil down.

3. Immediately after drinking the olive oil, go to bed for the night. Put your knees up to your chest. Lie on your right side for thirty minutes. The oil will go to the gallbladder and liver. These organs will not know what to do with the oil, so they will overcompensate and throw off the accumulated bile residue. It will be best for you to lie on your right side for as long as you can while falling asleep.

4. Take an herbal laxative the next morning. The next day, take an herbal laxative to flush the sluggish bile out of your colon.

Additional Tips:

1. Colon Cleanse: We have seen better results when patients have colonic irrigation prior to their flush. This clears the pathway for stone elimination. We also encourage, after your flush, to have another colonic. If you have yearly colonics, I recommend the colonic after the flush.

2. All females who pass thick, pasty bile and are estrogen dominant (determined by saliva testing) should eat beets, either fresh raw grated or baked for three months prior to the flush. Beets will help to soften the liver/gallbladder unit.

3. Frequency. If you are very sick (cancer), consider flushing once a month for a few months. Everyone is different, and there are no absolute rules. For prevention, flush at least once a year. Others should do it more frequently.

Results & More Info:

You might notice, stones you “pass” will be green and float. It also appears that there is no guarantee that you will pass any material from your body. Additionally:

-Females with a fair complexion with freckles and having one or more children, would have better results by adding beet fiber and at least an apple a day to their diet. Minimize cooked food and eat more whole, fresh, raw fruits and vegetables during this time.

-Females on HRT products, birth control pills, or recent, long or short-term medication should follow the protocol mentioned above.

Conditions that might benefit from a liver cleanse:

-Blood sugar problems

-Chemical sensitivities

-Cholesterol problems

-Digestion problems

-Dizziness

-Dry tongue and mouth

-Elevated bilirubin and/or liver enzymes

-Elimination problems

-Extreme fatigue

-Eye problems

-Female reproductive complaints

-Hair problems

-Headaches

-Mental problems/depression

-Muscle/skeletal problems

-Nail problems

-Pain in right side of abdomen

-Respiratory problems

-Skin problems

-Susceptibility to infection

-Unexplained weight gain, or gain weight easily

If you have every done a liver flush, I welcome your comments about your results.

Photos & Examples of Liver Flush

Additional #DruglessDetox Resources:

Toxicity Questionnaire

Detox Protocol

Detox Recipes

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When you were growing up, did your parents ever warn you if you did something inappropriate, they would make you swallow castor oil as punishment? What they probably did not mention, is that castor oil, when applied topically (and not internally) is one of the most effective healing oils for body purification.

One of the safest detox regimens I personally recommend to patients, and do myself is the application of a castor oil pack. Some of the symptoms which I have seen improvement from others include a positive response to mononucleosis, dysplasia of the cervix return to normal, and a normalization of digestive distress. (The following will answer a few questions about castor oil)

Why is castor oil a healing oil?

Castor oil is a triglyceride of fatty acids, and almost 90 percent of its fatty acid content consists of ricinoleic acid. Ricinoleic acid is only found in castor oil, and because of its high concentration, is thought to be responsible for castor oil’s healing abilities including the prevention of viruses, bacteria, yeast, and molds.

What do I need for a castor oil pack?

First, I recommend discussing your “need” to do a castor oil pack with your healthcare provider. If they think that this would be a wise purification program for you, this is what you need and instructions: (Taken from my “Castor Oil Pack” chapter)

Necessary Articles:

– Castor Oil (100 percent pure, cold-pressed)

– Wool Flannel (cotton flannel should not be used)

– Heating Pad

Procedure:

– Fold the wool flannel so that it is three or four layers thick.

– Saturate the wool flannel with castor oil.

– Place the saturated wool flannel in a baking dish and heat slowly in the oven so that the pad becomes hot, but not too hot to place on your skin. Set your oven on low heat and watch your pad carefully and frequently, so it doesn’t burn.

– Rub some oil into the skin on your abdomen.

– Lay the warm-not too hot-wool flannel over your abdomen.

– Cover the plastic wrap.

– Cover with a heating pad for one hour. It is important to keep the area as hot as possible. This is why a heating pad is recommended instead of a hot water bottle. A hot water bottle cools too quickly and does not maintain a consistent, hot temperature.

– When finished, remove the flannel and was your skin.

– Store the flannel in your baking dish covered with plastic wrap or in a ziploc bag. It does not have to be refrigerated. Castor oil is very stable and does not become rancid like other oils.

– If the flannel becomes discolored, other than the normal color of the oil on it, it will probably be due to the drawing of toxins out of your body. When this occurs, was or discard the flannel.

(Note, make sure to wear clothes that can get ‘oily’)

If you do this, I would love to hear about your body’s response.

Additional #DruglessDetox Resources:

Toxicity Questionnaire

Detox Protocol

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So far we have discussed symptoms that encourage a purification program, certain systems and body organs that aid in the detoxification process, and this week we are going to look at herbs (legal ones) which are known to assist in detoxification. (This week’s content, comes from my “Herbs for Life” chapter).

There are three major functions of herbs, and a variety of herbal therapies that we will look at. Herb’s major functions include:

Eliminating & Detoxifying: Using eliminative herbs that act as laxatives, diuretics, diaphoretics, and blood purifiers.

Maintaining: Using herbs that counteract the physical symptoms, allowing your body to heal itself.

Building: Using herbs that tone your organs.

Herbal Therapies (In which we will look at four in detail, include)

-Stimulation

-Tranquilization

-Blood Purification

-Tonification

-Control of Fluid Balance

-Sweating

-Vomiting

-Purging

Stimulation

This approach is to stimulate the vitality of the body to “throw off” sickness. Herbal stimulants, when combined with other herbs, promote their functions of eliminating, maintaining or building. Effective stimulants are ginger, cayenne, garlic, black pepper, and cloves.

Tranquilization

This therapy is best used when there is unrest, nervousness, or irritation that comes with overcoming the disease condition. I often see patients who are under extreme amounts of stress and consume too much sugar. Herbs that can assist in this circumstance include slippery elm bark, marshmallow and comfrey root.

Blood Purification

These are the most significant of all herbs. Many herbalists would agree that if you can purify the blood and eliminate acid, then your body would function optimally and all diseases would eventually subside. The best herb for blood and lymph purification is echinacea. You can take echinacea daily, which I do. Other blood purifiers include burdock root, dandelion, red clover, sarsaparilla, and sassafras.

Control of Fluid Balance

Our emotions are strongly linked to the balance of fluids in our bodies and thus can also change very quickly. In fact, emotional changes are frequently related to changes in your water balance.

If you retain too much water in your body, it can lead to feelings of weakness, paranoia and depression. If you have too little water retention, it can result in explosive anger. Excessive water, when taken with meals, can disrupt normal digestion by diluting the stomach’s acids and enzymes. Herbs that help with this condition are horsetail, uva ursi leaves, and juniper berries. Using these herbs helps the flow of urine, decreases blood pressure, and helps purify the blood.

If you have questions about what herbs to take, consider a nutritional consultation.

Here are additional herb resources from our website.

Dr. Bob “Approved” Winter Herb Protocol

“Get to Know” Peppermint Leaf

“Get to Know” Gaia Herbs

Video:

The Drugless Doctor: Detoxification

Pictures of Herbs (Garden): 

From Previous Weeks:

Toxicity Questionnaire

Detox Protocol

Send us your herb garden photos on our Facebook page!

Dr. Bob

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The simplest answer is to understand that detoxification and/or purification is a two-step process that:

A. You learn how to avoid putting new toxins into your body

B. Take new and simple steps to help your body flush out the existing toxins, thus giving your body a chance to heal itself.

Today, we are going to look at three organs in your body we need to be aware of their role in the detoxification process.

A healthy colon is essential for a healthy body. Diets that consist of unrefined, processed foods which are low in fiber contribute to a sluggish colon. Besides “elimination”, your colon contains the largest concentration of bacteria in your body, and these bacteria have important roles including the synthesis of folic acid, B-vitamins, and vitamin K from foods. “Waste” material that stagnates in your colon, alters the proportion of healthy bacteria to disease-producing bacteria. The “bad” bacteria that decompose proteins and carbohydrates, resulting in the production of toxins.

You are probably well aware that your colon is an elimination organ, and colon hydrotherapy can provide therapeutic improvement to a sluggish colon. Common body signals to a sluggish colon are:

-Constipation

-Halitosis (bad breath)

-Skin blemishes (acne, eczema)

-Headaches

-Low Back Pain

-Lack of Energy

If you do choose the have colon hydrotherapy/colonics, I recommend only twice a year in the fall (before Thanksgiving) and spring (before Memorial Day). *More Colon Articles

Your liver is another organ heavily involved in purifying your body. Simply, it absorbs what it needs and dumps what it does not want. Some of the most important functions of your liver include:

-Metabolizing proteins, fats, and carbohydrates; thus providing energy and nutrients.

-Storing vitamins, minerals, and sugars

-Filtrating your blood and removing chemicals and bacteria.

-Creating bile, which breaks down fats

(Click for more info on your digestive system)

There are three ways to keep your liver clean, two of which I will go into more detail in the coming weeks and they are: Castor Oil Pack a few times a week, liver-healing herbs, and eating beets.

If you know me, you know I have been a beet promoter for many years, and it’s the “B” in Dr. Bob’s ABC’s. Consuming ⅓ cup of beet fiber per day can help lower your cholesterol upwards of 40%, and it helps to keep fat from accumulating in your liver. Click here to watch my beet recipe. (Recipe Link)

The final purification organ we are going to look at today is your gallbladder. The gallbladder, which if you remember last week’s article, is an organ that many oftentimes remove, but that is oftentimes not necessary.

Have you ever heard of the word “bile”? It’s not the most pleasant word, but your gallbladder is the storehouse in your body for bile. Bile’s role is to break down fats from large globules to smaller ones which are more water-soluble. If you do choose to remove your gallbladder, essentially you have lost proper fat metabolism in your body, which can precipitate heart problems. Make sure to eat your ½ red apple per day, which will help bile flow in your body.

#DruglessDetox Action Steps (For This Week)

– Be aware, journal, then limit the amount of processed food you consume

– Drink water from a pure source

– Do not drink fluid WITH your meals

– Consider a colon hydrotherapy session

– Add ⅓ cup of beet fiber to your diet

From our previous #DruglessDetox posts:

Toxicity Questionnaire(From my “Drugless Guide to Detoxification”)

Biotics Research Detoxification Protocol

More Information

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When you were growing up, or even now, when your tonsils were swollen to the point of agony and embarrassment, did you end up removing them? What if I told you, that removing your organs, including your tonsils, is like disarming a warrior or cutting the “warning signal” on your car’s dashboard. In fact, I believe when an infant is born, there should be tags on our organs saying: Do Not Remove. (This week’s subject is taken from Chapter 3 of my “Drugless Guide to Detoxification”)

The reason why I use tonsils as an example, is they belong to the system in our body called the lymphatic system. The lymphatic system serves as part of the defense mechanism in the body and activates lymphocytes and carries fats for digestion. The reason why our tonsils swell (if you still have them), is they are protecting you. They also serve as the storehouse of sulfur in the body, which is needed to make cartilage for your structural health. Healthy sources of sulfur include eggs, onion, and garlic. IF your lymph nodes are swollen and sore, I would recommend limiting dairy, exercising your muscles, and drink more water. It’s important to understand that when an organ in your body is doing their job, you should not remove them! (Click the image for more info on the lymphatic system)

Ways to Keep Your Lymphatic System Pure:

-Your colon has one of the largest concentrations of lymphatic nodes. It’s important to drink a minimum of one quart of water per day to help clear toxins out of the colon. Your lymphatic system serves as the “warriors” and looks to take care of the foreign invaders, but if the colon is congested it can be backed up.

-Limit your gluten consumption. Since our colon is a dehydrator, the gluten can create coverings on the intestinal walls that are thick and pasty.

-Ladies, consider the ingredients in your makeup. When I spoke at a meeting, I mentioned that a female absorbs up to seven pounds of lipstick throughout their lifetime. A massage therapist who was in the audience said that when a female patient receives a massage with lipstick, it is absorbed during a lymphatic massage.

-Focus on whole foods that promote bowel movement(s). Mixed greens and mostly raw (lunch) and steamed (dinner) vegetables should be a part of your diet.

-Eliminate the consumption of soda and alcohol (yes, alcohol). Alcohol, including wine, even in moderation still needs to be processed. Some of today’s literature says alcohol will help your heart, but this isn’t always true.

#DruglessDetox Continued

1. Visit our first #DruglessDetox post and fill out our Toxicity Questionnaire. Then, consider a consultation with Dr. Bob to discuss proper steps to purification.

2. If you are considering a detoxification protocol, either 10 or 21 days, the following from Biotics Research is what we use at The Drugless Doctors practice.

3. Fill out a Diet Journal for 21 days to see if you see any patterns that could contribute to good or poor health.

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Are you familiar with the phrase “Garbage in, garbage out”? Never has the phrase been more appropriate when it comes to what we put in (food and drink) and on (skin) than the present. This week’s focus for the #DruglessDetox is taken from my chapter “You Are What You Eat”, and we’ll be looking at factors which can be inhibiting our health.

Additives:

Do you read the ingredient labels/Nutrition Facts which you purchase? I suggest you begin to do so, in order to know exactly what you are putting into your body. If there are ingredients that you cannot pronounce, they are most likely an additive. Food additives are chemical substances which are added to food to preserve, improve appearance, and generally make the product more appealing overall.

If you ever see a product you are considering to purchase that has a Red, Orange, Blue, Yellow and then a corresponding number, I would NOT purchase. These ingredients have been linked to hyperactivity and behavioral problems.

Picture Of Foods With Additives:

However, there is one food additive that has proven to be detrimental, so much so, that it might be banned completely, and that is trans fat.

Trans fat, or partially hydrogenated oils, are one of the leading health challenges facing our society today. They are man-made and can create havoc on our detoxifying organs (liver, colon, and kidneys).

Additionally, they attempt to fool mother nature. Our bodies literally live and die at the cellular level, and the cells in our body become perplexed when trans fat is in abundance. In addition to raising your LDL cholesterol level creates these bodily complications:

-Inflammation response

-Small holes in your cell membrane

-Correlates to low birth rate

-Precipitates childhood asthma

-Decreases the red blood cells’ response to insulin

Our last focus for this post, is not necessarily from food, but from the containers they are packaged.

Estrogen overload is a major health challenge today, affecting both male and females of all ages, and Bisphenol A, more commonly known as BPA is disrupting hormone levels in everyone.

Exposure to BPA can occur from everyday things like car exhaust, conventional foods, fingernail polish, paints, and even magazine ink. BPA, from all of these, can contribute to a congested liver, leading to varicose veins, skin tabs on the neck and cherry hemangiomas (red dots on your body).

I know what you are thinking, and we all need to live life. Here are my takeaways for this post and how you can minimize the unnecessary additives in your daily environment.

-Avoid plastic containers made of polycarbonate. Any bottle or container made of polycarbonate on it has No.7 on the bottom.

-When you store food, use glass, porcelain, or stainless steel dishes.

-Don’t wash polycarbonate containers in the dishwasher. The detergent may break down the plastic, which would release BPA.

Videos For This Week’s #DruglessDetox

1. “Get To Know” Detoxification Part 3

2. #DruglessDetox-BPA

3. “Get To Know” Cholesterol

Additional #DruglessDetox Resources: 

-Toxicity Questionnaire

-Information about our Detox Bundle

-Detox Recipes

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• 150-200 pounds of sugar per person. Refined, processed sugar depletes the body of minerals as well as B vitamins and other important enzymes.
• 28 pounds per person of French fries.
• 54 gallons of soda per year

These foods can cause stress on an already “stressed” body, which can lead to a state of toxicity and contamination. Additionally, excessive amounts of female hormone estrogen can be found not only in women, but men also.

“How Can I Change This, Dr. Bob?”

I recommend cleaning your liver and making sure you have enough vitamin B in your diet. Another solution is to focus on consuming organic food, where you can find more here.

There is one organ that is a giveaway to me and to others around you that determines if your body is toxic or not: Your skin. Acne is common in youth that are going through hormonal changes, but it is a marker of liver function for adults, too. If you are someone who has adult acne, I recommend drinking a minimum of one quart of water per day. Drinking this amount of water will help to clear your colon, allowing toxins to move through your bowels.

How toxic is your body? Fill out the questionnaire below and if you want, set up a consultation in order for us to create the correct protocol for you.

1. Toxicity Questionnaire

(Click here for rest of questionnaire)

2. “Get To Know” Detoxification Part 2 (Again, prior to my Dr. Bob’s 20:12)

3. #DruglessDetox Supplement Bunde (Click here to view in our store)

This is the supplement protocol we use in our practice. It is based on a 10 or 21 day “program”.

4. Detox Recipes

5. Visit The Drugless Doctors in Westlake or Elyria, Ohio. 

For more information on my “Drugless Guide to Detoxification”, click here.

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I find it funny that the question never begins with “Should I” or “When do I”, it’s “how”, suggesting they already have their mind made up a detox is something their body needs.

It’s true you should be asking these questions if you feel the need to purify your body, but detoxification is not a “diet” or a “juicing” plan, rather, it is a lifestyle towards optimal health.

Over the next nine weeks, the #DruglessDetox, which finds its blueprint from my “Drugless Guide to Detoxification”, will serve as a purification program that will help you remove unwanted debris (aka toxins) and restore your body to optimal function.

I will be posting new and guest blog entries on Tuesday, but each week, I will always have a “Toxicity Questionnaire” available, and a #DruglessDetox supplement bundle that is a good starting point for purification.

1. Toxicity Questionnaire (Click here for rest of questionnaire)

2. Get to Know-Detoxification Part 1  (Video). This was taped prior to my Dr. Bob’s 20:12

3. #DruglessDetox Supplement Bundle

If you would like to follow a “program”, this is one that we do in our office, either 10 or 21 days. However, if you want to make small, incremental changes, my book offers daily suggestions.

4. Detox Recipes

5. Visit The Drugless Doctors in Westlake or Elyria, so we can help answer your detoxification questions.

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