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3 Day Cleansing Program: Mucusless Diet & Herbal Combinations
Learn the safest program for detoxification through simple juice cleansing revitalization by nourishing the body with live foods found in the “mucusless diet.” Understand how to bless body and mind with vitality, strength and immunity. Also contained are 63 of Dr. Christopher’s famous herbal combinations with descriptions of their components, uses and benefits.
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100 pages, Kindle Edition
First published January 1, 1996
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About the author
John R. Christopher
33 books32 followersAdopted as a baby and suffering from health problems in his childhood, John Raymond Christopher dedicated his life to the study and practice of herbalism.
Christopher developed over fifty herbal formulas, founded the School of Natural Healing in Springville, Utah, and wrote several books and pamphlets on herbalism and natural healing.
Christopher developed over fifty herbal formulas, founded the School of Natural Healing in Springville, Utah, and wrote several books and pamphlets on herbalism and natural healing.
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July 4, 2014
Excellent booklet.
Want to get rid of any disease and willing to completely change your lifestyle in order to do it? Then this booklet is for you. It tells you exactly how to go about it. The book is short,to the point and contains awesome advice that works if you are willing to follow it.
Dr. Christopher was famous for his saying "There is no such thing as an incurable disease, only incurable people." By "incurable people" he meant those who aren't willing to do what is needed (diet and lifestyle change) in order to heal.
Want to get rid of any disease and willing to completely change your lifestyle in order to do it? Then this booklet is for you. It tells you exactly how to go about it. The book is short,to the point and contains awesome advice that works if you are willing to follow it.
Dr. Christopher was famous for his saying "There is no such thing as an incurable disease, only incurable people." By "incurable people" he meant those who aren't willing to do what is needed (diet and lifestyle change) in order to heal.
February 4, 2023
I have a more recent version of this, which is more like a booklet (and not listed in Goodreads).
This booklet begins with a 3-day cleansing (juice fasting) protocol. It is similar to Dr. Norman Walker's Fresh Vegetable & Fruit Juices as well as Professor Arnold Ehret's Mucusless Diet Healing System-- Dr. Christopher recommends both of these books, in fact. It begins with drinking 16 ounces of prune juice and 1-2 tablespoons of olive oil upon awakening for each of the 3 days of the cleanse. This is followed a half hour later by 8 ounces of fresh raw juice of choice (either apple, carrot, citrus, grape or tomato-- you pick just one and stick with it for the entire 3 days). This is followed a half hour later by 8 ounces of distilled water. You continue to alternate between fresh juice and distilled water every 30 minutes until 1 gallon of each is consumed for the day. Two more doses of olive oil need to be worked in some time during the day as well (the purpose of this is to lubricate the gall bladder). It's important to swish the juice in the mouth for some time before swallowing so that adequate digestive enzymes are activated. If constipation is a problem during these three days, Dr. Christopher's Lower Bowel Formula is recommended as a supplement. The point of this cleanse is to detox and to rid the body of excess mucus. This is a juice fast, but if a person is still hungry after all this juice, they can have the matching fruit or vegetable that they are taking as a juice (so, carrots sticks if you chose carrot juice). You can expect a "healing crisis" as you detox-- these manifest as shifting aches and pains and a general feeling of weakness at times. But these are all good signs that the body is ridding itself of toxins.
After the 3-day cleanse, it is recommended to ease back gradually into solid food, starting with the addition of vegetable and other fruit juice. After the transition, for an ongoing diet it is recommended to avoid salt, eggs, sugar, meat, milk, flour and flour products because these are all mucus-producing. If these 3-day cleanses are well tolerated yet further detoxing is required, one can do a water-only fast for an additional 1-3 days following the juice fast before transitioning back to solid food.
For those with chronic health problems (such as cancer), further instructions are given for a post-cleanse dietary routine with exercise. Instructions are given for how to soak and cook whole grains over very low heat so that they are still a living food even after cooking. There are a few recipes. Instructions are given for how to do castor oil fomentations over the liver to further help with detoxing. Dr. Christopher recommends jogging a mile daily to help the lymph flow (work up to that amount if you're not in shape); and gives instructions for how to do deep breathing exercises (to be done morning and night). He also recommends walking barefoot on the grass 10-15 minutes daily to ground the static electricity in the body.
One final extended 6-week herbal cleanse protocol is given for those with long-term health problems (to be done while eating the mucusless diet). These include taking Dr. Christopher's supplements: mainly additional supports for the liver, bowels, kidney and blood stream.
The last section of the booklet is a list of Dr. Christopher's supplements and the ingredients found in them-- only a few of which are even mentioned in the previous section of the booklet as part of the cleansing program. But it's interesting to see the different formulas he offers and what they're used for.
Overall, this looks like a doable routine and not as complicated as some others I've seen. I'm not sure about the olive oil and wheat germ oil, though (ugh!). Also, I wonder about the prune juice since I don't think this can be juiced at home, even if plums were available year round (I've never tried to juice this fruit before, however). That would leave you with having to buy pasteurized, lifeless juice in a bottle for that part of the regimen. With juice, you want it raw and fresh with the living enzymes and antioxidants available for immediate absorption. I have not tried this particular cleanse at this time but am thinking about giving it a go in the future-- maybe when plums are in season, if not before. I like that Dr. Christopher recommends taking a sabbath, even from his supplements, every 7th day, to give the body rest.
This booklet begins with a 3-day cleansing (juice fasting) protocol. It is similar to Dr. Norman Walker's Fresh Vegetable & Fruit Juices as well as Professor Arnold Ehret's Mucusless Diet Healing System-- Dr. Christopher recommends both of these books, in fact. It begins with drinking 16 ounces of prune juice and 1-2 tablespoons of olive oil upon awakening for each of the 3 days of the cleanse. This is followed a half hour later by 8 ounces of fresh raw juice of choice (either apple, carrot, citrus, grape or tomato-- you pick just one and stick with it for the entire 3 days). This is followed a half hour later by 8 ounces of distilled water. You continue to alternate between fresh juice and distilled water every 30 minutes until 1 gallon of each is consumed for the day. Two more doses of olive oil need to be worked in some time during the day as well (the purpose of this is to lubricate the gall bladder). It's important to swish the juice in the mouth for some time before swallowing so that adequate digestive enzymes are activated. If constipation is a problem during these three days, Dr. Christopher's Lower Bowel Formula is recommended as a supplement. The point of this cleanse is to detox and to rid the body of excess mucus. This is a juice fast, but if a person is still hungry after all this juice, they can have the matching fruit or vegetable that they are taking as a juice (so, carrots sticks if you chose carrot juice). You can expect a "healing crisis" as you detox-- these manifest as shifting aches and pains and a general feeling of weakness at times. But these are all good signs that the body is ridding itself of toxins.
After the 3-day cleanse, it is recommended to ease back gradually into solid food, starting with the addition of vegetable and other fruit juice. After the transition, for an ongoing diet it is recommended to avoid salt, eggs, sugar, meat, milk, flour and flour products because these are all mucus-producing. If these 3-day cleanses are well tolerated yet further detoxing is required, one can do a water-only fast for an additional 1-3 days following the juice fast before transitioning back to solid food.
For those with chronic health problems (such as cancer), further instructions are given for a post-cleanse dietary routine with exercise. Instructions are given for how to soak and cook whole grains over very low heat so that they are still a living food even after cooking. There are a few recipes. Instructions are given for how to do castor oil fomentations over the liver to further help with detoxing. Dr. Christopher recommends jogging a mile daily to help the lymph flow (work up to that amount if you're not in shape); and gives instructions for how to do deep breathing exercises (to be done morning and night). He also recommends walking barefoot on the grass 10-15 minutes daily to ground the static electricity in the body.
One final extended 6-week herbal cleanse protocol is given for those with long-term health problems (to be done while eating the mucusless diet). These include taking Dr. Christopher's supplements: mainly additional supports for the liver, bowels, kidney and blood stream.
The last section of the booklet is a list of Dr. Christopher's supplements and the ingredients found in them-- only a few of which are even mentioned in the previous section of the booklet as part of the cleansing program. But it's interesting to see the different formulas he offers and what they're used for.
Overall, this looks like a doable routine and not as complicated as some others I've seen. I'm not sure about the olive oil and wheat germ oil, though (ugh!). Also, I wonder about the prune juice since I don't think this can be juiced at home, even if plums were available year round (I've never tried to juice this fruit before, however). That would leave you with having to buy pasteurized, lifeless juice in a bottle for that part of the regimen. With juice, you want it raw and fresh with the living enzymes and antioxidants available for immediate absorption. I have not tried this particular cleanse at this time but am thinking about giving it a go in the future-- maybe when plums are in season, if not before. I like that Dr. Christopher recommends taking a sabbath, even from his supplements, every 7th day, to give the body rest.
January 26, 2020
Very informative and helpful. It is very detailed. I only wish they had shopping list for herbs. I think overall I can be truly helped and will recommend this to others.
It deserves a good rating and I am familiar with most of the herbs presented. The formulas are well worth trying.
It deserves a good rating and I am familiar with most of the herbs presented. The formulas are well worth trying.
September 6, 2019
Nice book good information to use of you want to get healthy or and stay healthy
This is a book to read to the end. And a book you can always refer to because it has a lot of information
This is a book to read to the end. And a book you can always refer to because it has a lot of information
September 3, 2025
not worth buying this book
Pages are missing and it’s a waste of money. The original book must be good but this book is not worth my purchase due to missing pages and I feel cheated.
Pages are missing and it’s a waste of money. The original book must be good but this book is not worth my purchase due to missing pages and I feel cheated.
September 25, 2017
Brilliant
Informative, easy to read and understand. Anyone who has even a vague interest in natural health should have this book on their bookshelf.
Informative, easy to read and understand. Anyone who has even a vague interest in natural health should have this book on their bookshelf.
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