Last week Monday, May 16, I started a four-week intestinal cleanse program. I was not sure whether or not I would blog about it, but as you can see by this post, I decided to do just that. I will add details with each post about the specifics of this cleanse. For starters, this cleanse involves only eating certain fruits and vegetables, along with some herbal supplements. I am happy to say that I have made it through one week and am now on week number two! As I progress through this cleanse, I hope to be strong enough to go on a partial fast. In week four, I will also do a liver and gall bladder cleanse.

I am doing this along with my wife. We both have chronic health conditions that have not been helped, over the last 20 years, by conventional medicine. I sense that something is fundamentally wrong in my body and my hope is that with this cleanse, I will be able to heal some. So far, it has been difficult at times to give up the foods I like and eat such a limited diet. However God, and my wife doing this with me, has helped me greatly when I find it difficult to stay the course. I can see how cleansing and fasting have a spiritual component. I find that very comforting.