Deirdre (Earth Clinic) on 06/04/2009
I followed the MBP instructions exactly today and did my 1 teaspoon of cinnamon in a small amount of water, followed by a bigger cup of water. I waited 15 minutes while I juiced 1 beet and 5 stalks of asparagus, which yielded 1/3 cup of each (Robert recommendation for the first week). After I quickly drank the juice (didn't taste bad whatsoever, very surprising), I quickly ate an apple and then a carrot. Am happy to report there was no nausea, exactly as Robert reports on his website. I need to make a trip to Whole Foods to buy all organic ingredients soon as asparagus contains one of the highest amounts of pesticides! Our local grocery stores carry organic apples, but not beets or asparagus.
If anyone knows where to buy organic cinnamon in bulk, please send along the recommendation. Thanks!
Replied By T (Maryland, USA) on 06/04/2009
EC: Thanks for the suggestion T! I will check them out for the cinnamon.
Apparently asparagus isn't as high in pesticides as other vegetables... here's a link to a website called Shopper's Guide to Pesticide that someone recommended recently on Earth Clinic Planet: http://www.foodnews.org/fulllist.php
Deirdre
Replied By PR (Houston, Texas) on 06/05/2009
I like listening to Robert's teachings online as he share some real helpful jewels that I haven't learned anywhere else. Robert has a great way of looking at the over picture of how nutrients work in and with the body. Especially being careful to keep balance in your body when using herbs and nutrients. I am looking forward to your future postings as you progress with Mini Beet Protocol.
Replied By Deirdre (Earth Clinic) on 06/18/2009
Then, ha ha, I foolishly decided to do a significant increase in the amount of beet juice, even though it was advised against on Robert's website. I was very excited to get on with my detox, you see! On day 8, last Friday to be exact, I drank 3/4 beet and 3/4 cup asparagus. Oh oh oh... The next 20 minutes were terrible! And then the side effects in the ensuing 48 hour were rough! I had to hang near the sink right after drinking the beet juice because of severe, horrendous nausea. I gobbled down 2 apples and 1 carrot, which did help. Finally the nausea passed. I then had severe brain fog for the next 2 days. I couldn't think straight and had a difficult time finding words to communicate. I am not kidding!
Mind blowing side effects - you are not kidding, Robert!!! Uggh. There is NO WAY I could do the Major Beet Protocol of 3 cups of beet juice in one day!! Sad to say, I haven't been able to bring myself to drink more beet juice at the moment. I am instead happily drinking these yummy green smoothies (greens in the blender with various fruits).
So for anyone considerig the mini beet protocol... go very very slowly and up the beet juice in small increments. Otherwise, suffer the consequences like me, the foolish one.
Replied By Theo (Ottawa, Ontario, Canada) on 06/21/2009
I was a little saddened to read your message about having stopped the Mini-Beet Protocol (MBP). Any chance you are going to try this again? One of the things I love most about EarthClinic is the empirical evidence. Unlike many other websites filled with noise, EarthClinic's members experiment with folk remedies/claims and report the results. This is why EarthClinic is so helpful.
With that said, MBP is making some pretty big curative claims here. I have read Robert's website and listened to all 4 hours of audio posted. To me, the following items stuck out as rather unbelievable:
- Crow's Feet
- Love Handles & Cellulite
- Gray Hair
- Hair Loss (Listen to the 2008-07-12 audio at the 01:20 mark. Apparently carrot's and MPB will guarantee no hair loss.)