Mike's Challenge

A Life Saving Illness

In my 20's, a serious illness ended up saving my life. At the time I was a professional athlete in the sport of windsurfing and had unknowingly contracted Hepatitis-A from infected food. Flu symptoms were my first indicator but I knew something else was wrong. I went to several doctors that told me I still had the flu and to just go home rest and take asprin and drink 7-up.?? Even in my naive 20's I didn't think that either of those could make me better. 3 doctors later, I finally gave up on western medicine. I went to my acupuncturist who immediately correctly diagnosed me with an inflamed liver.

Doctors Said I'd Be Sick For a Year

By this point, (10 days after the asprin and 7-up treatment), my liver and bile production had completely shut down and my eyes and skin were turning yellow (jaundice). Knowing that I was seriously ill, I went back to the doctors with my blood results and they confirmed that I had Hepaititis A and gave me the bad news. I would be seriously ill for about 6 months, and I could forget about my windsurfing career for at least a year. I did a little checking around and learned that at that time, around 50% of people hospitalized for advanced Hepatitis, died there.

Natures Food To The Rescue

Living alone in Hawaii, I was sick, yellow and scared. I called my mom for advice. The next day she dropped everything, got on a plane with a Champion Juicer and showed up at my door with strict instructions from her Naturopathic Doctor.

My First Detox / Cleanse

I was told to eat no solid food, for a minimum of 10 to 14 days, and lived primarily on fresh squeezed vegetable juices like carrot , celery, beet, and smaller amounts of fresh squeezed fruit juices. I could also drink all the vegetable broth that I wanted. Mom would gently boil a giant pot of green leafy vegetables, carrots, beets, zuccini, and anything else good for you, strain it and feed me the liquid. I was also to do 2 coffee enemas each day, and hold that liquid in my colon as long as I could while massaging my stomach. I didn't know it at the time but I was doing my first colon cleanse. For the first week, I was extremely tired, and felt even worse. I vividly remember wanting to die. I was in so much misery for a couple of days, but mom convinced me that it would pass. All of the toxins and poisons in my body were being released and they could only be eliminated so fast and this made me feel worse. The misery did pass and I started to regain strength after about 8-10 days.

A Life Saving Passage

On about the 12th or 14th day, during my morning enema, I had this strong need to use the toilet and could not believe what came out of me. Sounds gross but I was so curious I went and got a pair of tongs and pulled this thing out of the toilet and laid it on the bathroom floor. It was about 3/4 inches around, 8 to 10 inches long and literally as hard as a rubber tire. I even tried to cut it with a knife but it was as hard and compacted as tire rubber. My father died of colon cancer on his first year of retirement at 55 years old, and his father succumbed to cancer of the colon at the young age of 52. I now know the hepatitis and of course my mom's intuition were such a blessing. I am 100 percent absolutely convinced that my first colon cleanse in my 20's, and the elimination of that toxic strand of hardened mucous ...SAVED MY LIFE.

"Six weeks later I was in the best shape of my life!"

The best part of my story is that 6 weeks after the doctors said I'd be in bed for 6 months and have no energy for a year, I HAD MORE STRENGTH, ENERGY AND VITALITY THAT I HAD EVER EXPERIENCED IN MY LIFE. My cure??? Raw fruits and vegetables and mom's care. I flew to Japan and won a major cash prize competition on the 7th week. I had just experienced firsthand the powerful force in the body that heals itself when given the chance.

Regular Cleansing - A Way Of Life

Remember, I was only 24 years old and had already collected, compacted and stored away in my colon, soon to be cancer forming mucoid plaque. I have continued to do regular cleanses. My favorites are a modern version of the Master Cleanse, and the Blessed Herbs Colon Cleansing Kit. After every one, regardless of the circumstances going in, I finish a cleanse feeling on top of the world.