A Cleaner New Year

To be honest 2008 was a bit of a doozy for me but what doesn't kill you makes you... different When I look at 2009 I'm raising my chin a little.

I don't do new year's resolutions per se but I am a fan of self-improvement and self-reflection. One of several areas of self-improvement that come to mind is being a little healthier. Mainly, eating better and exercising more (or just some).

So to start it off tomorrow, I'm beginning a 10-day "Master Cleanse." What the F, you ask? The Master Cleanse is what you need to do in order to become a Master of the Universe, if you do it enough. This, you see, is my lifelong goal.

The Master Cleanse was invented in the 1940's by some wackjob named Stanley Borroughs and is also known as "the Lemonade Diet." The cleanse, not Stanley. The diet consists of a concoction of filtered water, freshley squeezed lemon juice, grade B maple syrup, and cayenne pepper. Yes, cayenne pepper.

This cleanse essentially detoxifies the body and has been known to give the beneficiary more energy, better rest, and to cure joint pain and other disease in addition to delivering explosive diarrhea. If that weren't enough, you can supplement the diet twice a day with a sea salt flush (intestinal douching) and/or Herbal Laxative Tea. I choose D - all of the above. I am oddly, really, really, looking forward to this.

I whipped up my first batch tonight for all day tomorrow and it looks heavenly.

I'll keep you posted!