In my previous article, Fasting Journal: My First Day of a 3 Day Cleanse & Fast, I had given you some details of a health program that will be part of the new Gnostic Warrior Health Series. As I mentioned in that article, the first two days of the cleanse, you only eat specific cleansing herbs, fruits and vegetables with absolutely no sugars, coffees, salts, meats etc. Then on the third day, you do a complete 24 hour distilled water only fast with no foods, juices etc. on this last day of the cleanse.

I do not like to think too much about food lists and ingredients. The reason, is because I know there are some very intelligent people on the internet who have already done much of this research for me. With their great work, my life now becomes easier and that is the whole point of utilizing the internet for research. Awesome search engines like Google makes our lives much easier by saving us all years of research, like it has for me in seeking the best information there is on these type of diets. This is how you can co-create your own life with the help of other people from around the world, like me who have done it themselves.

The best 48 hour cleanse I found, was a detoxifying food list that I had taken from Dr. Oz.com, which he had graciously published. After researching the ingredients and facts of the cleanse, I was 100% sold on his meal plan. The meals are fairly easy to make and they taste pretty good. My favorite foods are the breakfast of Quinoa with Prunes and also the fruit smoothie.

IMPORTANT: For a detox diet to truly work, you need to maintain these three key organs by nourishing your body with the right nutrients. This 48-Hour Weekend Cleanse is based upon eating certain “detoxifying” foods that will keep these systems running smoothly.

Food List of the 3 Day Cleanse and Fast

Breakfast: Quinoa With Prunes

Start your morning off with a bowl of quinoa; this healthy whole grain is also a complete protein, and it’s high in phosphorus and fiber. Top it with prunes; they’re high in fiber and sorbitol, a chemical that acts like a laxative.

Ingredients:

1/2 cup quinoa, rinsed
1 cup water
1 pinch nutmeg
1 tsp grated ginger
1 tbsp flaxseed oil
1/3 cup chopped prunes
1/4 cup rice milk

Snack: Pineapple, Lemon and Pomegranate Blend-Free Detox Drink

If you don’t have a juicer to make the first drink, mix up this easy detox concoction with ready-made juices and cut with water.

Ingredients:

3/4 cup unsweetened pineapple juice
1 lemon
1 cup unsweetened pomegranate juice
3 cups water

Lunch: Fruit Smoothie

In a blender, whip up a nourishing smoothie that contains blueberries, loaded with quercetin, a flavonoid that boosts immunity and is good for your liver; bananas, full of vitamin B6, an essential vitamin for liver detoxification; and ground flaxseed, packed with brain-nourishing omega-3s and fiber for healthy elimination.

Ingredients:

½ cup almond or hemp milk (plain/unsweetened)
1 tablespoon ground flaxseed or chia
¼ cup frozen blueberries
¼ banana
½ cup ice

Combine all ingredients in a blender. Blend until smooth.

Dinner: Vegetable Broth Soup

This purifying broth contains fennel to help bile flow in your gallbladder; garlic to help with liver and gall bladder function; cabbage, excellent for detoxification in both the liver and kidneys; and shitake mushrooms to boost liver enzymes. Serve soup with a side of sauerkraut with sliced apples. Sauerkraut contains probiotics, the good bacteria that protect your GI tract. Make sure to use traditionally fermented sauerkraut to get the greatest health benefits. Apples boost both kidney and liver function.

Vegetable Broth Ingredients:

2 red onions, roughly chopped
2 stalks celery, roughly chopped
1 fennel bulb, fronds and stalks included, roughly chopped
2 tsp caraway seeds
2 tsp sea salt
Freshly ground pepper
1 cup sliced shitake caps
4 large cloves garlic, chopped
1 cabbage, roughly chopped
2 quarts water
2 tbsp paprika
2 tbsp fresh oregano, chopped
8 sprigs parsley, chopped stems and leaves
1/2 cup parsley, chopped

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Moe is the founder of GnosticWarrior.com. He is a father, husband, author, martial arts black belt, and an expert in Gnosticism, the occult, and esotericism.