Last May (2016), my diet had taken a few too many detours from its unrefined and unprocessed whole-foods base. It was catch-as-catch-can, which sometimes meant toast for breakfast, a sandwich for lunch, a lot of coffee in between, and hopefully capped off by a reasonably balanced healthy dinner. Of course, there were some sugary pick me ups factored in as well. While I wasn't feeling terrible, I wasn't feeling great either. So when a friend suggested a Boulder (Colorado) "group cleanse" led by the dynamic Steinbock duo, holistic pediatrician Roy and nutritionist Debbie Steinbock,
http://mindfulfamilymedicine.com. I jumped at the chance. While it wasn't my first cleanse rodeo - I try to do at least one intensive (three-week) whole foods based cleanse a year - I was curious what Roy and Debbie would add to my cleanse lexicon.
I wasn't disappointed. The Steinbocks presented a very thoughtful, well-designed diet and supplement guide that urged high quality, whole foods and supplements over sugary, refined, and processed foods. Their cleanse, basically a low allergenic, anti-inflammatory, whole foods diet, had great recipes, smart supplements and intelligent, grounded advice.
But what really rocked my world was one particular aspect of the cleanse regarding hydration-the watercure.
