Many of the ingredients in my vegetarian recipe are powerfully alkaline. A benefit of alkaline foods is that they contain a considerable amount of negative ions that will bind to free radicals. Negative ions can also subdue levels of a neurohormone called serotonin, and have a calming effect on the body.

There are many benefits to alkalizing foods. Most of what ails us is due to inflammation. This broth is also an anti-inflammatory food.

Ingredients… 

4 carrots cut in 2 inch chunks

4 stalks of celery

4 red radishes

1 beet, quartered

Big handful of fresh green beans

Big handful of fresh Italian parsley,

1 leek, quartered (tops cut off) (wash well inside)

4 okra split in half

2 inches burdock root

3 red skinned potatoes, quartered

½ head of green cabbage

3 1-inch chunks of peeled ginger root

A few shavings of turmeric root or a few shakes of turmeric powder

2 green onions

2 tbs of extra virgin coconut oil

3 cloves of garlic

2  cucumbers,  cut in 1 inch chunks

Small handful of Himalayan Sea Salt ( 2-3 tbs)

A few dashes of cayenne pepper

2  tbs Braggs Raw Apple Cider Vinegar

2 cloves

1 gallon of water and…

a cup of red wine (optional)

Now, here’s the best part…

Put it all in the slow cooker, turn it on low and go do something else for 8-24 hours.

Strain out all ingredients, discard veggies and keep the Anti-Inflammatory Alkaline Cleansing Broth. Add more salt or pepper to taste. If you don’t have all of the ingredients that I used, that’s fine, just make it with the ingredients that you do have, it should turn out great!

Sip on it all day and do a broth cleanse. Or, replace a few dinners in a row with the broth. Add free range chicken to it if you want. Most of all, enjoy making it and be thankful eating it.

WARNING: I have a big slow cooker.

Monosodium glutamate, mono sodium glutamate (MSG), is a compound added to foods prepared at home, in restaurants, and by food processors. It’s main purpose is to enhance flavor but unfortunately it comes with some serious baggage. Neurotoxic, brain damaging, cellular destructing, baggage. Not to mention that it has HUGE (sorry for the pun) effects on being overweight and obese.

The FDA politely describes MSG as “the sodium salt of the amino acid glutamic acid and a form of glutamate.” Similar in appearance to salt or sugar crystals, it doesn’t have a particular  flavor of its own. However, the FDA reports, “Scientists believe that MSG stimulates glutamate receptors in the tongue to augment meat-like flavors.”  If MSG wasn’t harmful, it wouldn’t be hidden under a variety of different names.

Remember this list…

I dare you to go through your pantry and look at anything in a package or a box and not find these ingredients. Please…learn to read labels!

High levels of MSG can lead to… hypothyroidism, inflammation, high blood pressure and obesity…that we know of. In particular, MSG directly stimulates the pancreas to release insulin, which in turn drops blood sugar levels. Studies show an over release of insulin can lead to Type II Diabetes. If you are suffering from any of the following symptoms then you could be suffering from a condition known as MSG symptom complex…

• burning sensation in the back of the neck, forearms and chest
• numbness in the back of the neck, radiating to the arms and back
• tingling, warmth and weakness in the face, temples, upper back, neck and arms
• facial pressure or tightness
• chest pain
• headache
• nausea

Msgtruth.org calls MSG the “anti-appetite suppressant.”  Meaning that it actually has the ability to make you hungrier. It’s also possible to become addicted to MSG.

Here’s the ugly part of big business… If billion dollar companies make foods that include an ingredient that makes us crave more of it, what does that do to their bottom line? Can you say “billions?”

If you’ve ever noticed how eating lots of fast food makes you crave it even more?

This could be due in part to MSG, not just your willpower. This is why MSG can lead to weight gain. Consider avoiding this stuff at all costs.  You’ll be shocked to find out how many of the foods that you eat each day are laced with MSG.

In January 2009, a team of researchers at Princeton University and The Cancer Institute of New Jersey discovered the gene involved in breast cancer metastasis.  The gene effects cells susceptibility to glutamate excitotoxicity.  This gene is involved in the metastasis of breast cancer and other malignant tumors. Currently, excessive glutamate neurotoxicity due to MTDH, is believed to cause dementia.

Here’s an eye opening, life-changing video telling the TRUTH about how rampant MSG is. It could even be in your infants formula. MSG contains excitotoxins and causes brain damage and new research is saying it can cause cancer as well. It’s my declaration that 100 years from now, people will look back on this and say “What were they thinking?”

If you’re feeling ‘poisoned’ inside, you’re not alone. That’s one reason I recommend our CleanseToThin^TM colon cleansing powder. It gently eliminates toxins and waste build-up, leaving you healthier and feeling clean.

Here are a few great resources on the subject.  Truth In Labeling and http://www.msgtruth.org/related.htm

Bentonite clay is a part of many cleansing routines. Generally between one teaspoon and one tablespoon bentonite clay is mixed into water two or three times a day as a way to draw toxins out of the body. The clay passes through the body without being digested, but along the way, it absorbs water and swells up like a sponge.

However, according to the Canadian Journal of Microbiology, bentonite is absorbing more than just water; it’s absorbing pathogenic viruses and microbes, pesticides, chemicals and intestinal irritants. Once they’re attracted to the “sponge-like clay”, the chemicals stay adhered until they leave the body.

When your intestine is cleaner, you can assimilate the nutrients better from your food and supplements.

A colon cleanser containing bentonite is a good cleanser, sweeping away the excess toxins held in an organ that benefits most without the toxins!

But it’s also acting as an adsorbent, pulling chemicals to itself that remain in the intestinal tract, such as residues from prescription medications that linger, affecting health. Bentonite binds the bad guys!