Buddy's Blog

Emily's testimony

2009-05-06T00:07:00.001-07:00

Hi Alva!

I first ordered Detox in 2001. I had been feeling emotionally and physically drained for weeks. I drove nearly 3 hours total on my daily commute to work, I worked 6 days per week, and sometimes I worked more than 8 hours each day. I'd known the benefits of keeping up with the condition of my insides before--I used to juice and eat raw foods periodically. Got my first colonic years ago. But I had gotten off track because of my crowded life. I'd seen the Detox ad for years, and this divine time, I saw it in Essence or I saw a brochure somewhere. I knew I'd been picking up whatever I felt like eating, whenever I wanted to eat it. I ordered.

One day, it was all I could do to get to work. When I dragged in, even my supervisor looked at me at said, "You don't look like yourself. What's wrong?" I wound up at the nurse's office, and I was instructed to go home. I took 10 days off. On the 2nd day, Detox arrived in the mail. Each day, as I drank the tea, and drank the lemon/honey recipe you recommended, I read things that encouraged me--the Holy Bible, books on fasting (don't you have a list of recommended readings? I already had some of them), Sugar Blues, Quick Fasting, I prayed the Prayer, and I told the Lord I needed help...and I rested.

Seven days later, I had lost 17 pounds !!! I kept going, even after returning to work. I ate fruit, veggies, and light meats (tuna, salmon, etc.). People started running up to me asking what in the world had happened!!! My skin was like a baby's, even the whites of my eyes seemed whiter. My "bat wings" I'd developed under my upper arms were gone, and I mean it, I had energy, I was encouraged, inspired.

I sold a few packets back then as a result...I know that weight loss is just ONE of the benefits of ridding myself of the residue of processed food, junk, too much fried food, etc. I've been through a lot since then, and I need help again. I did a search to find you again...the word "detox" did not lead me to your site. But when I typed in "detox tea sold in Chicago", there you were---www.internalcleansing.com

Today, I ordered a case, I am looking forward to a new testimony. I've even taken pictures today in anticipation of the changes to come.

Thank you for all you and your husband and family do to educate and inform us getting down to basics of taking care of our insides....and the life-long benefits.

God Bless You!!!

Emily

I'm hungry, watermelon is out of season

2009-05-05T00:00:00.000-07:00

You indicated eating watermelon to help with hunger. What can I replace watermelon with being that it isn’t watermelon season?
Honey dew, cantaloupe, apples, carrots, celery, veggie broth, anything unprocessed that is mostly water.
Great. Thanks.

Tyrie lost 14 pounds in 5 days

2009-03-08T17:44:00.000-07:00

Alva
Thanks for shipping the product, I received it yesterday and here is my testimonial, as promised:
I have been using DetoX for quite some time but I followed the instructions to the T the last time and the results were amazing! After the first day I wasn't hungry and my stomach felt flatter. After 5 days, I weighed myself and had lost 14 pounds. My skin was clear, I looked 10 years younger, and felt so much better.
I have maintained the 14 pound weight loss but would like to take off another 20 pounds and I know of no better way then the detox way. I love detox and will use it until the product doesn't exist which I hope is never. Thanks Alva for keeping detox alive, I will always be a customer and would eventually like to sell it if at all possible. thanks
Tyrie, Baltimore, March, 2009

Avoiding holiday weight gain

2008-12-20T08:08:00.000-08:00

November and December are always our worst DetoX sales months because we know weight loss is a lost cause during the holidays. January is our best month because we are trying to lose that holiday weight.

We intend to change that and turn November and December into our best months. There is so much temptation around the holidays, we can use them to establish Holiday eating patterns that do not allow for weight gain.

Here is my plan. I tested it over Thanksgiving and intend to perfect it during Christmas and New Years.

Four days before the holiday (in this case Sunday), I begin DetoX and continue for 3 days. Then a day of fruit, veggie broth, salads, and veggie soup (in that order). I enjoy the holiday meal making sure I fix my own plate.

Sunday before New Years Day, I start the same process.

It worked like a charm over Thanksgiving. I ate a little of everything and enjoyed myself. I didn't weigh myself but I think I may have lost a couple of pounds.

Buddy

Don't be confused by diet soda

2008-12-17T23:36:00.000-08:00

A storm is brewing in New York because the State wants to tax regular soda and not diet soda. The implication is that diet soda is better for you than regular soda. In fact diet soda may be worse than regular soda since it contains artificial sweeteners (chemicals) which may be (and probably are) worse than plain old sugar.

This is not an argument in defense of soda. Neither soda nor diet soda should be consumed by anyone interested in their health. The current diet soda vs soda argument only serves to confuse since both are manufactured and sold by the same people.

Soda is a poor substitute for traditional fermented drinks such as root beer and ginger ale. Fermented drinks aid in digestion and general health. they take time to prepare but it is time well spent.

Click the following link for a ginger ale recipe.
http://www.bakespace.com/recipes/detail/Homemade-Original-Ginger-Ale/31193/

Benefits of DetoX

2008-09-13T10:50:00.000-07:00

We are adjusting internalcleansing.com to be more benefit oriented and could use your help in framing those benefits. We are only listing benefits which we can back up with testimonials and we would greatly appreciate any descriptions of your experience or updates on your progress.

* You lose weight fast
* lose weight without counting calories
* weight loss without hunger
* lose weight on your schedule
* weight loss without will power
* look better as you lose weight
* lose weight in a traditional manner
* lose weight as you receive the benefits of cleansing
* improve digestion as you lose weight
* break habits as you lose weight

Beet Kvass

2008-09-12T22:42:00.000-07:00

For the more adventuresome among you I hope you will join me in investigating fermented food. I've been looking for a tonic that would compliment DetoX and found beet kvass which I have been experimenting with for the past few weeks. The following article gives the recipe and a great explanation in the form of questions and answers.

beet kvass article

Beet kvass is a traditional Slavic drink which I found in a cookbook, Nourishing Traditions, by Sally Fallon. I highly recommend it to all who are interested in traditional health practices.

I lost 5 pounds over the 4th of July

2008-07-06T21:05:00.000-07:00

It's probably more accurate to say I lost the 5 pounds over the week which included the 4th. I was about to post a disappointing entry for the week because I failed to achieve my goal of detoxing 2 or 3 days before the 4th. Stuff kept getting in the way and I only managed to get in 2 half days. I can only attribute the 5 lbs to the fact that I'm eating very little meat and very little bread. My goal is 50 pounds in 10 weeks (this is week 2) and I'm very close to on track.

Madeline's lost 64 pounds

2008-07-05T20:52:00.000-07:00

She called to order 3 cases and told Alva she had been over 200 and was now under 140 pounds. We don't know the details of how she did it or how long it took. That's probably best because people need to find their own rhythm.
Madeline did ask why we don't promote DetoX as an anti-aging product. She says she's 38 years old and people think she is a teenager. Good question

I expressed my intention to lose 50 pounds

2008-06-28T18:22:00.000-07:00

I expressed my intention to lose 50 pounds at a dinner this week and friends asked 3 questions in succession.

Why try to lose so much weight?
How do you intend to lose it?
Why not simply exercise more and eat less?

I hope to motivate a discussion by sharing my answers
Why try to lose so much weight?
Its not so much about losing weight as it is transforming myself into a different level of health. In order to lose 50 pounds and keep it off, eating better and eating less will have to become habitual. Losing 50 pounds takes me 25 pounds below what I consider normal. It is 25 pounds below my high school weight. It is what I weighed (175 lbs) when I was in the best shape of my life. Weight will simply be the yardstick by which I measure my progress toward a healthier me.
How do I intend to lose the 50 lbs?
I intend to cleanse 2 or 3 days each week and eat little (if any) meat or bread on the remaining days. Usually the cleansing will involve DetoX but I intend to experiment with other cleansing regimens.
Why not simply exercise more and eat less?
I consider exercise an important as a cleansing activity and for maintaining a balanced weight. I will do light exercise every day. For me, exercising to lose weight doesn't work. Eating less is easier said than done and is the reason I intend to cleanse 2 or 3 days each week. DetoX slashes my appetite.

I kept putting off my spring DetoX

2008-06-24T20:20:00.000-07:00

I looked up and it was summer. I was sluggish, stomach bloated, gaseous, allergies flaring up, and I had a headache. I knew DetoX would solve those issues so I started--middle of the day, no lemons, and a 400 mile drive coming up.
Day 0
Usually this is a preparation day. I make the lemonade, make the tea, and drink 1/2 cup before bed. This time my objective was simply getting started. I made the tea at about 1pm, drank 1/2 cup, drank a lot of water (no lemons), nibbled at dinner, and had another 1/2 cup DetoX before bedtime.
Day 1
Bunch of bowel movements early (odorless, floating). No lemonade so I drank 1 1/2 quarts of water then 1/2 cup of DetoX. Felt sluggish all day and a little hungry in the evening so I ate some cherries. I think hunger and fatigue were due to the absence of lemonade. drank 2nd 1/2 cup before bed. No sneezing. No headache.
Day 2
Bowel movements sank to bottom of the toilet (dark mucous with a metallic odor). Again drank six cups of water before morning DetoX. bought lemons and made 2 quarts of lemonade which I drank before evening detox. No hunger, no headache, sneezed once, stomach noticeably flatter, and less fatigue.
Day 3
Bowel movements less frequent but still sink (yellow with a milder odor). Drank the 6 cups of water before DetoX (I'm starting to like that ritual). Drank 1 quart of vegetable juice and began my transition to solid food with watermelon and tomato soup. The only reason I'm not continuing with DetoX is a 400 mile drive to chicago tomorrow.

Missing keys to weight loss

2008-06-14T08:13:00.000-07:00

If you cannot lose weight. If you continually gain weight. If you lose weight only to gain it back. You may have missed the connection between weight loss and cleansing.

Are you missing these keys to weight loss?

2008-06-10T23:38:00.000-07:00

Are you missing these keys to weight loss?
This is the primary headline on the internalcleansing.com homepage and is meant to introduce our contention that people who have difficulty losing weight (or keeping it off) have not recognized (or acted on) the connection between weight loss and cleansing.
Weight loss is a by-product of cleansing
In other words, people who cleanse, lose weight. You don't have to take our word for it. Weight loss is a universal experience of people who cleanse and that is why the majority of our home page is devoted to testimonials.
Weight loss from cleansing is fast
Why spend 8 weeks losing 8 pounds when you can lose 8 pounds in 4 days and devote your energy to keeping the weight off.
DetoX breaks bad habits
The ability to keep weight off is directly connected to your ability to transition to a healthy lifestyle. In other words, during those 4 days, when you lost those 8 pounds, you did not do, or want to do, the things which caused the weight gain. Your ability to resist those habits in the future is greatly enhanced.

What is different about our DetoX

2007-10-05T23:54:00.000-07:00

Julie asked:

Why is your detox program/ product different from the rest?

Dear Julie
I'm going to explain what I think is special about our DetoX:

The herbs areall-natural, unprocessed and consumed as a tea

Processing herbs into pills, capsules, or tea bags requires powdering or pulverizing thereby destroying the herb's volatile oils. An instructive test is to put a handful of herbs in a blender and reduce to a powder. A strong aroma will fill the air and dissipate after about 1 minute. that aroma was the oils evaporating into the atmosphere.
Unlike pills and capsules, you smell and then taste an herbal tea. Saliva mixes with the tea in your mouth. Aroma and taste are the beginning of digestion and the beginning of detoxification. With pills and capsules, your brain has no idea of what it is you swallowed

We recommend consumption during a juice fast

fasting and detoxification go hand in hand

No hunger

the fast is easy

I could go on and on but to understand requires giving DetoX a try.
Buddy

The benefits of cleansing

2007-10-01T11:05:00.000-07:00

Victoria was kind enough to include this comment with her second order:

Comments I have already tried your product and am very impressed with the results I have seen.

I have been suffering with a really bad stomach and your detox has helped out so much. I also noticed that a skin rash I have come up when stress is in my life clear up. This to me is a wonderful thing. The pain is gone and my rash has not come back.

Victoria W, NC

Kick start weight loss

2007-09-30T23:05:00.000-07:00

Derrick ordered online and was kind enough to leave the following comment:

I used this product before a long time ago. I now need a boost to help me kick start my weight loss again. Thank you

Derrick, NY

She lost 20 pounds and a double chin

2007-09-15T11:52:00.000-07:00

I don't usually send in updates but was moved to send over an email to commend you on an awesome product you've made available to the public. Since using your product in June (this year), I've lost a total of almost 20lbs & counting!!! My wedding & engagement ring was getting to the point where they were getting too tight for me to wear anymore. I was up to a size 12 in pants (I dreaded how my summer clothes that I bought last year would look on me)!!! Now, I'm getting in clothes I wasn't able to even slide my thighs into early Spring.
That's a blessing, indeed!!! My face has lost a great deal of weight, where people can actually see how nicely I'm losing (it used to be round and I was starting to get a double chin for heavens sake). My waist line has me continuously proudly checking in amazement at the shrinkage.
Needless to say, I'm beginning to feel like my attractive self again.
I'm a 32 years old female and feeling great at my shrinking figure.

Again, I thank you for such a wonderful product!!!

Be Blessed!
Maranda J, NY

Referred by Monique's prayer

2007-09-05T18:11:00.000-07:00

I was doing a detox program a few years ago, and while doing research online I ran into your site and Monique's prayer. I did not order the tea at that time, but started to say the prayer.

When I started another detox this year with a friend I pulled that prayer out and gave her a copy. That detox required 3 buckets of enemas everyday for two weeks! I decided to order the tea because I just didn't have the time for all of those enemas, and I didn't want to reabsorb all of the toxins that were being released in my body from all the other things I was doing.

So, I ordered a pack last month. I shared it with my husband and a co-worker. My husband said "we need some more... I love it!"

So here is my second order.

Marcia

Cote lost 35 pounds in 30 days

2007-08-29T20:39:00.010-07:00

My Story
"I first used DetoX in 1997. I lost 35 lbs in 30 days with no hunger. It was amazing. My skin improved, I slept better at night, and had energy in the day. I instantly developed better eating habits. I kept the weight off for 2 ½ years until I sprained an ankle. During my recovery I went back to my old eating habits and gained again. Recently, I DetoXed for 10 days and lost 17 lbs. In the 10 days I went from 188 lbs-175 lbs and in the next few days when I weighed again, the scale read 171lbs. I'm excited all over again."
Cote Lind, IL

Teresia lost 35 pounds

2007-08-07T15:16:00.000-07:00

I have been using Detox since December of 2006. I have lost approximately 35 lbs, with diet and exercise. I try to do a cleanse once a month for at least 4 days. I love your product.

Michelle from Alaska

2007-07-29T21:46:00.000-07:00

I received 2 packets from a girl friend over the Christmas Holidays. I didn't use it until about April, May. I really saw the difference in my weight loss. I have recently gone on a junk food binge and feel like a need a renewed start on my healthy eating and thought this would give me the jump I needed. Please rush me my shipment. Thanks!

Michelle

Questions from Ireland

2007-07-16T17:22:00.000-07:00

I would like to know how the product is used; If there are any side affects; For how long the product has been in the market; Whether it is safe for a breastfeeding mother; How long delivery will take and cost (to Ireland); If there are any guaranties to really help in loosing weight;

Our product is traditionally used during a juice fast. Each pack makes a quart (4 cups) of tea. You drink 1/2 cup of tea twice per day (morning and evening) and honey lemonade all day (we give you a recipe for the lemonade). If you get hungry (most people are not hungry) we suggest eating fruit.
Some people experience cramping on their initial use. Nausea is sometimes a problem. They are sometimes called cleansing reactions and usually do not repeat after the first use.
We have sold DetoX (and only DetoX) continuously since 1992
Breastfeeding mothers should not use DetoX
About 1 week to Ireland. No additional charge.
We only guarantee satisfaction.
Thanks for your questions

Spiritual Cleansing

2007-07-16T16:39:00.000-07:00

From Alva
Pastor Bradford placed his second order today and related the following:
He fasts every quarter to cleanse his body physically and spiritually and stays on our product for 4-5 days. It (detox) took some getting use to at first(going to the bathroom and not eating), but now its a breeze. He eats fruit like watermelon, strawberries or any juicy fruit. He has a daily prayer regimen that intensifies during his fast. He adds a daily shot of wheat grass and continues his work out program. He tries to keep God's temple"his body" in good condition.

Am I a good candidate for DetoX?

2007-07-15T17:15:00.000-07:00

Hello: I am a post menopausal woman of 54. I am 5'4" tall, and presently weigh 125 lbs. Ideally, I would like to lose 8-10 pounds.

Would I be a good candidate for your DetoX program? Can you please email me any information suitable for my particular needs?

Thank you in advance for your kind response.

Patricia,from CA

Dear Patircia
We are of the opinion that everyone is a good candidate for cleansing and people who cleanse lose weight without trying. The first time I used DetoX I lost 15 pounds in 7 days and my experience is not unusual.
Buddy

We did good

2007-07-14T17:05:00.000-07:00

Hello Buddy & Alva

I received that package and have started my cleansing. Here is a reference letter below for you to add to your client feedback file. I will send you another one once I have finished the product.

It is with great pleasure that I write this letter of reference for Internal Cleansing. I have purchased many products from online vendors, but none as professional nor as prompt as International Cleansing. If I had any questions, I received a timely response via email or spoken communication. Buddy & Alva is very accessible, unlike other online vendors that usually only provide email communication. The goods I purchased were of a higher quality than promised, and I am very pleased. I was provided with confirmation of invoice, payment receipts, shipping tracking, and even a follow-up call to make sure that the items received were satisfactory. Buddy & Alva kept me in the loop throughout the entire transaction, and I highly recommend Internal Cleansing.
Sincerely,
Sandra Henry