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IMPROVE YOUR DIGESTION AND

ABILITY TO DETOX NATURALLY!
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John Douillard’s LifeSpa

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Boulder, CO 80301
(303) 516 – 4848
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Table of Contents

Medical Disclaimer 4
Introduction 5
Cleansing Supply Checklist 11
Common Cleanse Alterations 13
Brief Summary 15
Step 1: Start Herbal Support 18
Step 2: Rehydration Therapy 21
Step 3: Morning Ghee (Oleation) 22
Step 4: Eat 3 Meals a Day, No Snacks 23
Step 5: Follow one of these 3 Meal Options 25
Add Protein for Blood Sugar Balancing 29
Step 6: Final Flush on the Evening of Day Four 30
Step 7: Stress Relief Practices 31
Kitchari Recipe 36
Cleansing During the Seasons 38
Integrating the Benefits After the Cleanse 42
Further Knowledge 45
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Medical Disclaimer

All material provided from LifeSpa for the Short Home

Cleanse is provided for informational or educational
purposes only. Speak with your medical doctor regarding
the applicability of any opinions or recommendations
with respect to your symptoms or medical condition. The
instructions and advice presented from LifeSpa for the
Short Home Cleanse are in no way intended as medical
advice or as a substitute for medical counseling. The
information should be used in conjunction with the
guidance and care of your physician.

Consult your physician before beginning this program as

you would any detox, weight loss or weight maintenance
program. Your physician should be aware of all medical
conditions that you may have as well as the medications
and supplements you are taking.

If you are on diuretics or diabetes medication, have liver

or gallbladder disease or take any medications, you
should proceed only under a doctor’s supervision. As
with any plan, the weight loss phases of this nutritional
plan should not be used by patients on dialysis or by
pregnant or nursing women.

You must be at least 16 years of age or older to do the

Short Home Cleanse.

These statements have not been evaluated by the Food and

Drug Administration. These products are not intended to
diagnose, treat, cure or prevent any disease.
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Introduction

Many experts believe that the body’s natural ability to

detoxify is perfect and cannot be improved upon.

I would agree that the body has a natural ability to

detoxify even the most harmful toxins, such as heavy
metals, but with the combination of excessive and
consistent toxic exposure, a highly stressed nervous
system and resultant weakened digestive/detox function,
these toxins find their way into the fat cells and brain
tissue.

When we are under stress, the body is told to store fat,

which often results in weight gain, cravings and the
storage of fat-soluble toxins, chemicals and pollutants.

We can process many of these toxins naturally, but it

requires a healthy and strong digestive system. The
ability to detox well is dependent on the ability to digest
well.

The SHC is designed to reset the body’s natural ability to

be a better fat burner and repair the intestinal skin. Fat is
the body’s calm, long lasting, mood-stabilizing,
detoxifying, rejuvenating and endurance fuel. In just four
days, while working and maintaining your regular
schedule, the SHC will support the body’s ability to burn
fat and detoxify itself.

To personalize your cleanse, we recommend scheduling an in-

person or phone Ayurvedic consult.
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At LifeSpa, we offer several ways to detoxify:

The Short Home Cleanse

This eBook provides a step-by-step guide
on how to complete a gentle, yet
powerful, 4-day Ayurvedic cleanse.
Learn more about our SHC supply kit
here: http://lifespa.com/cleansing/short-
home-cleanse/.

The Colorado Cleanse

The Cleanse is offered as two options. The
“Anytime” Colorado Cleanse can be done
at any time of year on your own, using
only the book as guidance. The “Group
Event” Colorado Cleanse is exactly the
same as the “Anytime” Cleanse,
following the same protocols, but with a
significant amount of LifeSpa support,
including:

 Daily support emails

 Access to an online forum with other cleansers and
LifeSpa staff
 Video lectures about each phase of the cleanse
 3 Live Q&A group phone calls

The Group Colorado Cleanse is offered twice a year, each

spring and fall. Join us and hundreds of other Colorado
Cleansers from around the world for the next Group
Colorado Cleanse. Learn more at:
http://lifespa.com/cleansing/colorado-cleanse.
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When to do the Short Home Cleanse

The best time to detox is when you have time to rest and
be without stress. You can do the SHC 4-6 times a year.
Many people like to make a habit of cleansing at the turn
of each season. We have included information about
tailoring this cleanse to each season on pages 38-41.

It is important to be aware of the signs of stagnant lymph

(see symptoms on page 8) as these are an indication of the
need to cleanse. If you typically experience lymphatic
congestion, sluggish immunity or acute histamine
reactions leading up to a particular season, try to do this
cleanse about one month prior to when you usually
experience symptoms.

Benefits of Cleansing and Burning Fat Cells

According to Ayurveda, fat is a

detox fuel. This is because
molecules of emotion, fat-
soluble toxins and chemicals
are stored in our fat cells. When
we burn our fat, we are burning
these toxins along with it.
Examples of the fat-soluble
toxins stored in our fat cells
include preservatives, DDT,
dioxin, pollutants, pesticides
and other damaging chemicals.
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Many Westerners can no longer burn fat, and instead

burn sugar-fuel. When we cannot digest fat well, fat-
soluble toxins can congest the lymphatic system and be
re-routed back to the liver for storage in our fat cells.
Many toxins end up stored in the arteries, heart and brain,
which have high concentrations of fat. Once you become a
better fat burner, which the SHC can facilitate, you will
begin to release these toxins from your fat cells.

This cleanse will help detox and nourish your lymphatic

system. The lymphatic system drains the wastes from
your body and controls and regulates your immune
system. It is pumped through muscular contractions, so if
one is sedentary, the lymphatic system will also
eventually become sedentary and will deposit toxins in
lymphatic-related tissues such as the breasts, skin, joints,
and muscles. When the lymph system become sluggish,
you may experience:

 Bloating around the  Joint discomfort that

abdomen moves around the body
 Breast swelling or  Occasional constipation
tenderness  Occasional headaches
 Cellulite  Halitosis
 Cold hands and feet  Sore feet in the morning
 Mild fatigue and lack of  Swollen hands or feet
mental clarity  Water retention
 Acute itching  Sluggish immunity
>>> Please read my free video and article, The Miracle of
Lymph, at http://lifespa.com/lymph for more information.

Molecules of emotion - or mental toxins, according to

Ayurveda - such as anger, fear, sadness, jealousy, etc., are
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lipophilic, which means they take safe haven in our fat

cells, which can result in physical and emotional
disturbances for years and years. Burning our fat cells
allows for the release of old patterns of behavior that we,
perhaps subconsciously, find ourselves repeating year
after year.

We have many reasons to burn our fat cells other than

just for the sake of our vanity!

Benefits of Cleansing with Ghee

The Ayurvedic superfat, ghee (clarified butter), has been

used to release fat-soluble toxins from the fat cells for
thousands of years. Research shows that ghee can assist in
the removal of environmental toxins through a process
called “lipophilic-mediated detoxification.” This is where
the ghee attaches to the toxic fats and helps pull them out
of the body.

In one study with 88 subjects, 48 of them underwent a 7-

day detox of ingesting ghee to pull or detox fat-soluble
toxins while on a no- fat, meat or dairy diet. The
researchers measured 9 different environmental PCB
toxins and 8 pesticide toxins. They saw a 46% decrease of
the PCBs measured, and a 56% decrease of the pesticides
measured.

Ghee also has exceptionally high levels of butyric acid,

which coats the lining of the intestines and feeds healthy
intestinal bacteria, boosts immunity and supplies fuel for
the cells of the digestive tract.
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During the cleanse, you will be taking increasing amounts

of ghee each morning, while enjoying a nonfat diet the
rest of the day. This process flushes the sluggish bile
through the bile ducts and gallbladder, boosts fat
metabolism, and supports adequate production of HCl in
the stomach. All of these things are needed for the proper
and efficient digestion of normally hard-to-digest foods,
such as wheat and dairy.

The Digestive System

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Cleansing Supply Checklist

You can purchase an SHC Supply Kit, or customized

supplies, at http://store.lifespa.com/Short-Home-Cleanse-
br-4-Day_c_28.html, or alternative supplies locally.

Basic Cleanse Supplies:

We will discuss each item in detail further in this eBook.

 Organic ghee
 Kitchari ingredients: organic split yellow mung dahl
beans and organic white basmati rice or LifeSpa’s
Organic Kitchari packets.
 Three of LifeSpa’s herbal formulas, or alternative
herbal support:*
 Warm Digest, Cool Digest OR Gentle Digest
 Manjistha
 Turmeric Plus
 LifeSpa’s Garshana Gloves for dry skin brushing, or a
natural bristle skin brush.
 LifeSpa’s Lymphatic Massage Oil for daily self-
massage, or alternative massage oil.
 Laxative ingredients: Epsom Salt, olive oil and 1
lemon or prune juice (details on page 30).
*Alternatives to each herbal formula are given on pages 18-20.
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Optional Cleanse Supplies:

 Elim I
 Sugar Destroyer
 Nonfat protein powder made from unadulterated
protein concentrate (not from an isolate), such as
LifeSpa’s Whey Pure.
Post-Cleanse Supplies

 Gut Revival**
 Flora Restore**
 Flora Restore Max**

**Read more about these unique probiotics on pages 43-45.

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Common Cleanse Alterations

When ordering your SHC Kit, you are given options for
alterations depending on if you tend to experience
constipation or have candida.

The following are instructions for each alteration.

Constipation / Sluggish Bowels

This alteration adds Elim 1 to your kit.

Elim 1 Protocol:
 Start by taking 2 capsules first thing in the
morning (AM) and 2 capsules before bed (PM).
 If you do not move your bowels early the next
day, take 3 capsules each in the AM and PM.
 Continue increasing daily until you start
eliminating once a day in the morning. The max
dose is 6 capsules in the AM and 6 capsules in the
PM.
 Once you start eliminating 1–2 times per day
within 1-2 hours of waking up, stay at your
current dose in the AM and PM for an additional
two-week period.
 After two weeks, slowly wean off by decreasing
your dosage by 1 capsule in the AM and PM every
two weeks.
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Candida
This alteration substitutes 3 of LifeSpa’s Organic 1 pound
Mung Dahl bags for the 6 Kitchari Packets and adds Gut
Revival Probiotic to your kit.

 During the Cleanse: Instead of using kitchari

as your meal staple throughout the cleanse,
use only the mung beans. Add candida-diet-
approved grains such as buckwheat, quinoa,
millet and amaranth. Add plenty of greens and
lean chicken and/or beef to your meals during
days 1-4.
 After the Cleanse: Follow up with a quality,
colonizing probiotic regimen. Take 1 sachet of
Gut Revival per day for a month post-cleanse.

Suggested Add-Ons

 Sugar Destroyer Protocol: Take 1-2 capsules of

Sugar Destroyer before meals during the
cleanse. Finish off the bottle in the 2 weeks
post-cleanse.
 Whey Pure Protocol: Mix two scoops
into water and drink with your main
meal, or mix into oatmeal (see
Polydiet Meal Option on page 26).
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Brief Summary of the SHC

 First Thing Each Morning

Day 1: drink 2 tsp melted ghee.

Day 2: drink 4 tsp melted ghee.
Day 3: drink 6 tsp melted ghee.
Day 4: drink 8 tsp melted ghee.

You can drink the ghee plain or mix with 1/2 cup of
warm milk, such as rice, almond, coconut, or organic
vat-pasteurized, non-homogenized cow’s milk. Wait a
1/2 hour before eating anything.

 Digestive Herbs
Take 1 capsule (500mg each) of Warm Digest, Cool
Digest OR Gentle Digest before each meal with 12
ounces of room temperature or warm water.

 Cleansing Herbs
Take 2 capsules (400mg each) of Manjistha and 2
capsules (500mg each) of Turmeric Plus twice per day
after meals.
 3 NONFAT Meals per Day (No Snacking)
Follow a nonfat diet of seasonal vegetables, fruit and
kitchari. Eat a light breakfast, a big lunch and a light
and early dinner. Please see Meal Options on pages
25-29.
 Hot Sips and Daily Ounces
Sip warm-hot plain water every 10-15 minutes and
drink half your healthiest body weight in ounces of
plain, room-temp water per day.
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 Daily Stress-Relief Practices

 Meditation
 Yoga
 Breathing (pranayama)
 Light exercise
 Before bathing, use raw silk skin brushing
Garshana Gloves to alkalize your blood and
stimulate your lymphatic system.
 Take hot Epsom Salt baths: add 1 quart of Epsom
Salt to your baths and soak for 20 minutes.
 After bathing, do self-massage with warm
Lymphatic Massage Oil.

 On the Evening of Day Four

After a hot Epsom salt bath, take one of the following
laxatives (based on your digestion – read more details
on page 30):

 1 ½ cups of prune juice.

 Or 1 tablespoon of Epsom salt dissolved in 1 cup
of water with 1 tablespoon of olive oil and 1
teaspoon of lemon juice.
 Or 2 tablespoons of Epsom salt dissolved in 1 cup
of water with 2 tablespoons of olive oil and 2
teaspoons of lemon juice.
In 1-15 hours (average 4-6 hours), you should
experience a laxative effect that will remove toxins the
ghee has loosened in the body.
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After the Cleanse

After you complete the cleanse, to repopulate the gut
with good bacteria, LifeSpa recommends a series of
colonizing probiotics:

Gut Revival: Restores probiotic balance in the

gastrointestinal tract. Take 1 packet a day for 1 month,
or continue the protocol for longer if needed.

Flora Restore: A unique blend of colonizing probiotics

to help breed healthy microbial diversity in the gut.
Take 1 a day for 3 months. (The more concentrated
formula Flora Restore Max is available if needed).

Optional - Elim I: If you experience bowel

sluggishness during or after the Short Home Cleanse,
consider taking Elim I to soothe and reset bowel
function without creating a dependency.
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STEP ONE: Start Herbal Support

Take the following three Ayurvedic LifeSpa herbal

formulas during this cleanse, and for about 1 month
afterwards to finish the bottles.

Note: If you experience any discomfort during the SHC,

stop or reduce the herbs, then slowly re-start at a lower
dose, until you find the dose that feels best this cleanse.

Digestive Formula
Take 1 capsule of Warm Digest, Cool Digest OR Gentle
Digest before each meal. These herbal formulas are
designed to support your digestive fire, as your digestion
will slow down during the cleanse while your body
focuses on detoxifying. Please decide which formula is
best for you:

Warm Digest increases the digestive fire and supports

your body’s own digestive enzyme production to
improve digestion. It is helpful for occasional flatulence,
nausea and indigestion.

Alternatives to Warm Digest: Chew 2 slices of ‘ginger

pizza’ 15 minutes before meals. To make ‘ginger pizza’:
slice fresh, raw, peeled ginger root into thin rounds.
Sprinkle with lemon juice and sea salt. You can make
enough to last for a few days and store them in the fridge.

Cool Digest supports the mucosa of the stomach wall and

balances excessive stomach acid. Take Cool Digest if you
experience occasional heat, heartburn, acidity or
indigestion.
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Alternative to Cool Digest: Drink one cup of hot water

mixed with a pinch of each: ginger, cumin and fennel
powder. Drink with your meals.

Gentle Digest: The five spices in Gentle Digest are

extremely gentle and help to reset digestive function
while balancing acute digestive issues such as gas and
bloating. Studies show that they support fat and sugar
metabolism by boosting bile acid and pancreatic enzyme
flow.

Alternative to Gentle Digest: Toast ⅓ teaspoon of cumin

seeds in a pan using NO oil, until slightly brown. Ground
toasted seeds into a powder. Mix with ⅔ teaspoon of dry
ginger powder. Put the teaspoon of powder in 1 ½ cups of
water and boil down to ½ the volume (¾ cup). If desired,
add a pinch of black salt and a few drops of lemon juice.
Sip warm as a tea before each meal.

Manjistha
Take 2 capsules, 2 times per day after meals. Manjistha is
one of the most powerful blood purifiers and lymphatic
de-stagnators in Ayurveda. It supports the natural
function of the lymphatic system, optimizing the delivery
of nutrients and the removal of wastes from our cells. It
may make your urine look reddish, which is normal.

Alternative to Manjistha: Take Red Root tincture, a

commonly available herb that helps de-stagnate and
detox the lymph. Take 1 dropperful in warm water after
each meal.
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Turmeric Plus
Take 2 capsules, 2 times per day after meals. In this
formula, Turmeric is combined with a very small amount
of black pepper. This combination increases absorption
rates by 2000%! Turmeric Plus supports the body’s natural
response to stress, while supporting the liver, skin and
immune system.

Alternative to Turmeric Plus: Drink 1 cup of dandelion

root tea after each meal. Or take a plain turmeric
supplement (preferably not an extract) at 500mg, 2 times
per day after meals.
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STEP TWO: Rehydration Therapy

One of the simplest and most important aspects of the

SHC is that we rehydrate the digestive tract, as well as all
the cells throughout the body. This is a two-pronged
approach which involves two separate but
complementary protocols:

Hot Sips
Hot water softens the intestinal tract, moves the lymph,
and hydrates the cells much more effectively than cold
water. To create this softening, porous atmosphere in the
body, sip boiled warm-to-hot water throughout the day.
Take 1-3 small sips of warm-to-hot boiled water every 10-
15 minutes.

Daily Ounces
It is generally advised to drink half your healthiest body
weight in ounces of water per day, even while not
cleansing. During the SHC, it’s important to drink this
much plain, room temperature water in addition to the Hot
Sips protocol, above.

Why Plain Water?

You may be wondering if you can swap your water out
for lemon water, herbal tea, juice, carbonated water,
coconut water, rice milk, or kombucha. During the SHC,
it’s important that the water for both our Hot Sips and
Daily Ounces is plain. Plain water has a hydrating effect
that not even lemon water can replicate.

I know it’s a lot of water, so just do your best!

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STEP THREE: Morning Ghee (Oleation)

If you have no gallbladder, trouble with your gallbladder,

or difficulty digesting fat, please follow these guidelines.

 If you do not have a gallbladder, please substitute the ghee

with coconut oil, as coconut oil is easier to digest without a
gallbladder.
 If you have gallbladder issues or trouble digesting fats
(nausea and indigestion after eating a fatty meal), please
stick with 2 teaspoons of coconut oil each morning during
the SHC, and do not increase.
 Check with your medical doctor or with Dr. John Douillard,
DC, CAP to adjust your protocol if you have challenges with
fat metabolism.

Morning Ghee Protocol:

 Each morning, melt the prescribed teaspoons of ghee
and drink on an empty stomach.

Day One: 2 tsp. of ghee

Day Two: 4 tsp. of ghee

Day Three: 6 tsp. of ghee

Day Four: 8 tsp. of ghee

 If it’s difficult for you, mix the melted ghee into a ½

cup of warm rice, almond, coconut or organic vat-
pasteurized, non-homogenized cow’s milk. Drink the
warmed mixture all at once.
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If needed, you can add a pinch of nutmeg, cinnamon

and/or cardamom for taste.
 Wait a ½ hour before drinking or eating anything.
 If nausea occurs, sip ½ - 1 cup of warm-to-hot water
with fresh grated ginger root.

If nausea persists, do not increase the dose of ghee the

next day. Take the same dose or less! Be sure to eat
breakfast (from your Meal Option of choice) a ½ hour
after your Morning Ghee, even if you feel full. This
will help settle the stomach.

STEP FOUR:
Eat Three Meals a Day, No Snacks

During the SHC, our goal is to teach our bodies how to

enter into and maintain fat metabolism. One of the best
ways to kick start this process is to eat three meals a day,
without snacking in between. This gives the body a
chance to run out of its normal, go-to fuel, which is
carbohydrates – and switch to the calmer, more stable,
detoxifying fuel of its own body fat.

The key to success with this is to make lunch your main

and largest meal of the day. During lunch, take time to sit
down, relax and enjoy your meal, with no newspapers,
books, listening to the news, watching screens or
electronic devices – perhaps just some good company and
calm conversation. This will help you leave the table
satisfied.
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From there, you can aim for a lighter, smaller and earlier
supper.

Eating this way requires some blood sugar stability. If

three meals a day with no snacks is not possible for you
yet, start with four meals, and work your way down to
three at a comfortable pace.

Don’t strain too much, as stress and strain cause the body
to store fat rather than burn it.

Foods to Avoid
To gain the most benefits from your cleanse, avoid these
foods:

 Important: Avoid all foods with fat, such as oil, butter,

avocado, nuts and seeds or dairy and fatty meat or fish.
 Avoid bread, flatbread, crackers or any baked goods as
they slow down your detox.
 Avoid heavy foods (such as butter, yogurt, nuts, oils,
cheese, pizza).
 Avoid sprouts and curds (including tofu), pickles,
vinegar, and alcohol.
 Avoid soy (including tofu, tempeh, miso, edamame).
 Avoid raw, uncooked vegetables and cold drinks, cold
foods, and caffeine.
 Avoid white sugar, honey, alcohol and recreational
drugs.
 Avoid creamy (dairy) foods and spicy foods.
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STEP FIVE:
Follow One of These 3 Meal Options

Please note that eating only kitchari is not for everyone.

Balanced blood sugar and comfort allow the
nervous system to disarm and relax, which is key to
a beneficial detox. Considering this, please choose a
Meal Option that will not cause stress or strain.

Kitchari (also called khichadi, kichari or khicharee) is an

Ayurvedic superfood, and the staple of each of the three
SHC Meal Options. A simple, porridge-like blend of beans
and rice, kitchari is often referred to as the Indian comfort
food. But perhaps contrary to the western idea of comfort
food or even health food, kitchari has many nourishing
and cleansing benefits.

We have included the recipe below or you can purchase

LifeSpa’s easy-to-prepare Organic Kitchari packets, which
are a mixture of delicious organic rice, beans and spices.
The spices come in a separate spice packet so you can add
as much or as little as you like according to your taste.

Kitchari is high in protein and is extremely comforting to

your digestive tract and intestinal mucosa. You can learn
more about kitchari at: http://lifespa.com/whats-so-
amazing-about-khichadi/.
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Polydiet Meal Option

Kitchari, steamed vegetables, oatmeal,
salad, fruit and protein*
As this is the most diverse Meal Option available to you
on the SHC, we recommend that everyone start with the
Polydiet Meal Option.

The Polydiet Meal Option is designed to be deeply

nourishing even as you clear toxins out of the fat cells and
escort them into your colon.

While the base of this Meal Option is ideally kitchari, if

you need a change, you can substitute with a different
small bean (lentils, whole mung beans, adzuki beans) and
a whole grain cooked together into an easily digestible,
porridge-like consistency.

To this kitchari base, add steamed vegetables, salad (raw

seasonal vegetables), oatmeal, and other gluten-free
grains.

If you wish to eat fruits, Ayurveda

recommends that you always eat
them separately from other foods.

Additionally: Eat sweet fruits

separately from sour fruits, and
always eat melons separately.
Only eat all-fruit meals if you
have stable blood sugar, and
ideally every other day at most.
Breakfast is the best time for an
all-fruit meal.
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Duodiet Meal Option

Kitchari and Steamed Vegetables*
If you feel ready for a more limited variety of foods, you
can try eating just kitchari and steamed vegetables or
vegetable soup (homemade and nonfat vegetables cooked
with herbal seasonings and optionally pureed).

The Duodiet Meal Option is still nourishing in terms of

giving you a multitude of minerals and vitamins, but it is
slightly more rejuvenative to the liver and other organs as
the fare is simpler and easier to digest than that of the
Polydiet plan.
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Monodiet Meal Option

Kitchari Only*

Please only attempt the Monodiet Meal Option if you have

successfully done the SHC or the Colorado Cleanse before, or
you have worked up to it in this cleanse.

To maximize your cleanse and reap the most benefits, eat

only nonfat kitchari, three meals a day. This will be
incredibly beneficial to your digestive tract and extremely
detoxifying. When you eat a mono diet, your body can
focus the energy that normally goes towards digestion to
cleansing and healing other systems. This meal plan is a
truly transformative option for both your body’s detox
process and your psychological relationship to food.

Always eat your largest serving of kitchari midday, when

your digestion is the strongest. For dinner, eat early and
eat a smaller serving.

If needed, on this Meal Option you can add lean protein

and/or eat 3-4 meals per day to keep your blood sugar
and energy stable.
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*Add Protein for Blood Sugar Balancing

Feeling hungry, dizzy, moody, tired, nauseous, or
uncomfortable? The body will not burn fat when it is
under stress, so a major key during this cleanse is to be
sure you are feeling comfortable. The best way to
accomplish this is to keep the blood sugar balanced.

If your blood sugar is imbalanced, add two scoops of

nonfat protein powder, such as LifeSpa’s Whey Pure, or
lean chicken or turkey to your meals. While the key here
is to avoid fat during the SHC, more protein may be
needed to keep the blood sugar stable. If you are crashing
in between meals, make sure you are on the Polydiet plan,
have a nonfat snack that is high in protein and plan to eat
more protein at your next meal. Though the goal is not to
snack, it can take some time to get the blood sugar to a
balanced enough place to handle that much time between
meals.

From my experience, it can take

a few weeks to balance blood If you need extra blood
sugar support: You can
sugar, so there is no need to
take 1-2 capsules of
rush it during this cleanse. As LifeSpa’s Sugar Destroyer
I’ve mentioned, at no time before meals.
during your cleanse should you
feel like you are starving or suffering, as it is very
important that your nervous system stays calm.

If this is your first time, I recommend that you begin with

the Polydiet Meal Option and, in future cleanses, work
your way to the Duodiet and Monodiet. You will still
benefit from a thorough detox on the Polydiet plan.
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STEP SIX:
Final Flush on the Evening of Day Four

On the evening of day four, eat an early and light dinner.

Wait 2 hours and then take a hot Epsom salt bath. If you
cannot take a bath, take a hot shower, then rest with heat
on your abdomen for 10-15 minutes to warm the belly.
Then take your laxative.

Choose the laxative that is best for you:

 For sensitive digestion or loose stools, bowel
irritation, or gallbladder or liver issues: Drink 1 ½
cups of room temperature-to-warm prune juice.
 For normal elimination:
Dissolve 1 tablespoon Some cleansers do not
have a laxative effect.
Epsom salt in 1 cup of water.
If you’ve been eliminating
Add 1 tablespoon of olive oil well throughout the
and 1 teaspoon of lemon cleanse, it’s possible your
juice. Drink the mixture. bowels were already
 For sluggish, hard or flushed out, taking the
constipated bowels: built-up toxins along. If
you have not been
Dissolve 1 ½ tablespoons of
eliminating well, you can
Epsom salt in 1 cup of water. take another dose of the
Add 2 tablespoons of olive same laxative therapy the
oil and 2 teaspoons of lemon next morning or evening.
juice. Drink the mixture.

You will likely experience a laxative effect in 1-15 hours

(average time is about 4-6 hours). Do not eat anything
until the laxative effect has worn off. Sipping room
temperature or warm water is fine.
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STEP SEVEN:
Stress-Relief Practices

If you want to make your

SHC more of a whole-being
retreat, you can follow all or
some of these practices.

These important daily

routines will help unwind
your nervous system, quiet
your mind, de-stagnate your
lymphatic system and
increase the benefits of your
detox.

You are encouraged to continue all of these practices –

except the hot Epsom baths – for at least one month after
your cleanse, or indefinitely!

Light Exercise
Practice light exercise in the morning, such as yoga,
walking, hiking, or swimming. If you are used to regular
rigorous exercise, it is good to slow down during this
cleanse. Breathe through your nose, rather than your
mouth, while exercising.

Learn an effective 12-minute workout at:

http://lifespa.com/be-fit-thin-calm-in-12-minutes-a-day/.
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Breathing Technique
Each morning and evening before meditating, follow this
cooling and calming 8 minute technique:

 With your right hand, take either your thumb and

middle finger or thumb and ring finger – whichever
is more comfortable – to either sides of your nose, so
that both fingers are ready to close a nostril.
 First, gently close your left nostril and inhale through
your right nostril.
 At the top of your breath, switch the plug and exhale
through your left nostril with the right nostril closed.
 Inhale through the same nostril – the left – with your
right nostril still closed.
 Switch the plug and exhale through your right nostril
with the left nostril closed.
 Variation: Long, slow inhalations and exhalations are
more relaxing, while shorter inhalations and
exhalations are more energizing.
 Repeat this cycle for 5-10 minutes, 1-2 times per day.
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Meditation

Do 10 or more minutes of meditation each morning and

evening to quiet your mind.

Deep breathing for 30 seconds before meditating can help

oxygenate the brain and still the mind. Check out my One
Minute Meditation video, which also explains how to do
an extended meditation: http://lifespa.com/one-minute-
meditation/.

Learn more about LifeSpa’s meditation eCourse, the

Transformational Awareness Technique: Six Meditations
to Emotional Freedom, at http://lifespa.com/self-
help/ecourses/transformational-awareness-technique/.
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Self-Massage (Abhyanga)

Before bathing, use Garshana

Gloves (made of raw silk) or a
body brush to alkalize your
blood, enhance circulation and
stimulate your lymphatic
system.

While dry, briskly massage

your whole body towards
your heart. Use long strokes
on the limbs and circles on the
joints.

Perform Abhyanga in the

shower using warm
herbalized Lymphatic Massage
Oil.

Here’s how:
1. As soon as you enter a hot shower or bath, apply an
herbalized oil and massage deeply into the skin.
Massage towards the heart with long strokes on the
limbs and circles on the joints. Focus on areas of
lymphatic concentration, such as the head, neck,
chest, abdomen and feet.
2. Once the oil is rubbed in, continue with shampoo,
conditioning etc. Use minimal soap, if any!
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3. When ready to exit the shower, use a wet wash cloth

to rub the oil off your skin.
4. Finally, before leaving the shower, apply a new
fresh thin coat of oil all over the body.

Note: When you use the oil in the shower, the water will
naturally and evenly spread a very small amount of oil
all over the body and wash off any excess. The result we
are going for is moisturized, but not greasy.

Espom Salt Baths

Take hot Epsom salt baths: add 1 quart of salt to your

bath and soak for 20 minutes.
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Kitchari Recipe

If you prefer not to make your own kitchari, we carry pre-

mixed, delicious LifeSpa Organic Kitchari packets which
include rice, beans and a packet of spices that you simply
toss into a pot and simmer for 30 minutes.

The recipe below makes enough to last you for 3 or 4

meals. You can play with the mix of spices. Traditionally,
for ease of digestion, kitchari is eaten more like a soup
than a pilaf. This is why our recipe includes more water
than you would normally add for cooking rice.

 1 cup uncooked split yellow mung beans* (see ‘for

weak digestion’ below)
 ¼ - ½ cup uncooked white basmati rice
 1 tbsp. fresh ginger root
 2 bay leaves
 1 tsp., each: black mustard seeds, cumin and
turmeric powder
 ½ tsp., each: coriander powder, fennel and
fenugreek seeds
 1 pinch hing - also called asafoetida (optional)
 7-10 cups water or vegetable broth
 ½ tsp., salt (rock salt is best)
 1 small handful fresh chopped cilantro leaves

It’s important to use YELLOW SPLIT MUNG DAHL

beans because they are easy to digest and are more
detoxifying. They are available at some Asian or Indian
grocery stores or through LifeSpa. Choose organic when
possible. Different spellings include “moong” and/or
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“dal.” Please note that, for kitchari, it is preferable not to

use the whole or sprouted mung dahl beans as they are
harder to digest.

1. Wash the split yellow mung beans and rice together

until the water runs clear.
2. Heat a large pot on medium heat and then add all the
spices (except the bay leaves) and dry roast for a few
minutes. This dry-roasting will enhance the flavor.
3. Add dahl and rice and stir.
4. Add water and bay leaves and bring to a boil.
5. Boil for 10 minutes.
6. Turn heat to low, cover pot and continue to cook until
dahl and rice become soft (about 30-40 minutes).
7. Add cilantro leaves as a garnish just before serving.
8. Add salt to taste.

* For weak digestion, gas or bloating: Before starting to

prepare the kitchari, first parboil the split mung dahl
(cover with water and bring to boil), drain, and rinse.
Repeat 2-3 times. OR, soak beans overnight, drain, and
cook as directed.

Flavor Options
Instead of using the spices in the recipe above (or the
spice packet in your LifeSpa Organic Kitchari), you can
experiment with Italian herbs, lemon with dill, just
cinnamon, or salt with lemon and pepper. Please stay away
from spicy flavors (such as Mexican or Thai) or any fat (oils,
nuts, avocado, seeds or butter). If you add vegetables, just
remember that it will be considered the Polydiet or
Duodiet Meal Option - not the Monodiet.
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Cleansing During the Seasons

Let’s examine how nature ensures our

good health with its natural detoxification cycles.

Winter Cleanse
In the winter, as the weather gets cold and dry, nature
provides a harvest of nuts, grains, soups and stews. This
is a naturally occurring higher protein, higher fat diet.
This is why squirrels eat nuts – the nuts act as warming
insulators for the long cold winter. This high protein, high
fat time of year is when we store minerals, vitamins and
nutrients as preparation for nature’s New Year, which
begins in the spring.

Winter is the season for deep rejuvenation for the nervous

system - something we all need due to our very stressful
lifestyle. The right kind of detox and rejuvenation, such as
the SHC, can be miraculous in the winter.

During winter, eat foods off the Winter Grocery List at

http://lifespa.com/winter-grocery-list-vata-balancing-diet/.
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Spring Cleanse
Spring’s first line of duty is to
detox all of the excess fats and
proteins and holiday foods we
stored all winter. It is nature’s
cleansing season.

The first foods that are

harvested in the spring are the
bitter roots, like dandelions
and the florescent green
sprouts that fill the valleys
every April and May. The
bitter roots sweep the excess
mucus out of the sinuses and
intestines, while the
chlorophyll-rich sprouts
fertilize the gut to re-establish
our natural intestinal flora,
which is our good bacteria.

These are followed by an abundant spring harvest of leafy

greens and berries. The leafy greens are wonderful
alkalizing lymph-movers and blood-cleansers, while the
berries are detoxifying antioxidants to finish the
detoxification process of the spring.

The problem is that while we watch these foods pop up

every spring, we rarely eat enough of the spring
harvested foods to get the benefits of nature’s New Year
detox. If you lived on a farm, you would quickly realize
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how fast and furious the harvest is in the spring. You

simply can’t eat the leafy greens and berries fast enough.
So, this spring, take advantage of nature’s detoxification
season and eat more greens, sprouts, bitter roots, berries
and cherries. A detox program such as the SHC will
emphasize nature’s focus on detoxification at this time of
year.

During the spring, eat foods off the Spring Grocery List at
http://lifespa.com/spring-grocery-list-kapha-reducing-
diet/.

Late Summer and Fall Cleanse

The late summer, and right through the fall, are effective
times to cleanse for other reasons. As the summer heats us
up, the body swells and is ripe for deep tissue detox. At
the end of summer, the blood,
liver and lymph are loaded with
toxins ready to be eliminated.

During the summer, eat foods

off the Summer Grocery List at
http://lifespa.com/summer-
grocery-list-pitta-reducing-diet/.

During the fall, eat foods off of

both the Summer and Winter
Grocery lists as the weather
transitions back and forth
between warm sunny days and
cooler days.
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Also, eat 2-3 tart apples every day through the end of
October to cleanse and cool the excess pitta that
accumulated during the summer and thus prevent runny
noses, congestion and excess mucus as the cold weather
sets in.

Seasonal Grocery Lists & Tips

You will find a grocery list for all the seasons in my book,
The 3-Season Diet or you can download them off my
website for free at http://lifespa.com/welcome/new-to-
eating-healthy-with-ayurveda/.

To receive a FREE monthly guide, join our 3-Season Diet

Challenge. Each month’s guide includes seasonal grocery
lists, superfoods for that season, recipes, lifestyle tips, an
article and a video.
http://lifespa.com/3seasondietchallenge/
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Integrating the Benefits After the Cleanse

Ending the Cleanse

On the day after the SHC, break the cleanse gently with a
soup or soupy hot cereal of well-cooked veggies and
grains. My favorite first meal is baked sweet potatoes.

Eat Seasonally
Seasonal foods lists for everyday (non-cleansing) life are
available at http://lifespa.com/welcome/new-to-eating-
healthy-with-ayurveda/.

My book, The 3 Season Diet, goes into depth about eating

with the seasons, regularly eating 3 meals a day, and
recipe ideas. http://store.lifespa.com/3-season_diet.html.

Eat Less
Calorie-restricted diets are
good for much more than
your waistline. Recent
studies have linked a
calorie-restricted diet with
greater longevity! A good
rule of thumb is to eat until
you are only ¾ of the way
full – rather than all the
way full.

Eat 3 Meals a Day,

No Snacks
Continue to eat three meals
a day without snacks.
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Eat enough at breakfast to make it through to lunch.

Enjoy a big, relaxing lunch.

Eat an early, light supper.

Avoid snacks.

Restore a Healthy Ecosystem in the Gut

Repopulate the good bacteria in your gut by adding small

amounts of lacto-fermented or cultured foods to each
meal to maintain a healthy intestinal flora. Consider a
high-quality probiotic that has been proven to adhere to
the gut wall and proliferate. Learn more at:
http://lifespa.com/eating-fermented-foods-seasonally/.

Gut Revival
LifeSpa's Gut Revival is a high-
potency probiotic that is ideal for
individuals seeking a truly
comprehensive revival and
restoration of healthy intestinal
micro ecology, while neutralizing
the proliferation of toxins. The
specific probiotic strains bacteria in
this therapeutic formula have been
shown to survive the digestive tract, adhere to the gut
wall, restore healthy flora and support the production of
short-chain fatty acids.
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 Protocol: 1 packet each day with your main meal

for a month.

Flora Restore MAX

For quick reintroduction of healthy
gut bacteria, Flora Restore MAX is a
clinically researched, heat-stable,
four-strain probiotic that contains
100 billion CFU per capsule. We
recommend a course of Flora Restore
Max between courses of Gut Revival
and Flora Restore.

 Protocol: 1 capsule each day with your main meal

for 1 month.

Flora Restore
After taking Gut Revival for one
month and then Flora Restore MAX
for one month, consider following
up with LifeSpa’s Flora Restore - a
wonderful maintenance probiotic
that is safe to use in the long-term.

 Protocol: 1 capsule each day with your main meal

for 2 months.
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Elim I
For prebiotic nutrients and further
support for the bowel, Elim I
combines moisturizing herbs with the
famous Ayurvedic bowel toner
Triphala and a small amount of
psyllium for easy movement of the
bowels, moving waste out of the
system and providing nourishment
for new beneficial bacteria to flourish in the intestines.

 Protocol: 2-4 caps in the am or pm without food,

or as directed by your healthcare professional.
After 2 weeks at the effective dose, begin to wean.

Further Knowledge

Enjoy additional FREE eBooks available on LifeSpa.com:

Blood Sugar Secrets for Health and Longevity

You may be well aware of the pre-
diabetes epidemic that experts say
will affect all adult Americans in the
next ten years, but I wonder if you
are really aware of the hidden sugars
in many so-called “health foods.” My
Blood Sugar Awareness Video Quiz,
along with this eBook, are attempts to
raise your blood sugar awareness and inspire you to stave
off some of the havoc that sugar wreaks on the brain, skin,
cells, heart, gut, joints and more. Most importantly, I’ll be
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teaching you how to take responsibility for your blood

sugar health in the short and long term. Download it here:
http://lifespa.com/blood-sugar-secrets-health-longevity/.

Safe Liver and Gallbladder Cleansing

I have been administering this liver
and gallbladder flush in my practice
for more than 30 years with great
success. Until now, I have never
publicly published this cleanse. I have
always felt that, while it is a very
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anyone anytime. To ensure the best
results and avoid any potential side effects, there are a
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before proceeding with the flush. In this eBook, I will
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For decades, I have helped
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Download it here:
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The Protein Solution:

Combat Hidden Signs of Protein Deficiency
A host of recent fad diets have been
emphasizing protein as a key
component of a healthy diet. Some
fads say you need more, claiming it
will increase energy levels, activate
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theories and controversies circulating about protein. In
this eBook, I aim to shed some light on what you need to
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Download it here: http://lifespa.com/self-help/ebooks/the-
protein-solution-ebook/

Dr. John’s Guide to Taking Herbs

Are you taking a herbs and
supplements that you would like to get
the most out of? Now that you have
figured out which herb to take, let’s
focus on how to adjust when and how
you take them. This will help to
quickly boost their positive impact on
your well-being. Download it here:
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taking-herbs-ebook/
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Ayurvedic eCourses available on LifeSpa.com:

Transformational Awareness Technique:

Six Meditations to Emotional Freedom
Using the meditations taught in
this eCourse, we teach our
minds not to incur stress in the
first place, and we intentionally
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emotional patterns with new,
healthier ones. This course is a
practical extension of the
burning of fat cells that we do in the Short Home Cleanse,
as these fat cells are where the molecules of emotion are
stored. http://store.lifespa.com/Transformational-
Awareness-Technique-eCourse-online_p_1050.html

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The 28-Day Ayurveda
Challenge is a self-paced
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that you can do every day, no
matter how busy you are.

Each day, I will show you how to implement a new

Ayurvedic technique through a daily email, video and tip
sheets. Learn more here:
http://lifespa.com/self-help/ecourses/ayurvedic-
challenge/.
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Ayurvedic Pulse Reading eCourse

Over the years, John Douillard
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Your free Monthly Guide includes seasonal grocery lists,

superfoods for that season, recipes, lifestyle tips, an article
and a video. http://lifespa.com/3seasondietchallenge/.
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Ayurveda 101 demystifies the
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About John Douillard

Dr. John Douillard, DC, CAP is a

globally recognized leader in the
fields of natural health, Ayurveda,
and sports medicine. He is the
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Dr. Oz show, and featured in USA Today, LA Times, and
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