I liked this episode! I want to start juicing. Not sure how to start though... I drink about 8 glasses of water a day while at work, as well as orange juice and cranberry juice or Sobe Life Water in the morning instead of coffee. I just started eating fruit everyday but I still eat a lot of cookies and pasta.

To "Juice" do you have to go to a particular store and pick it up daily? weekly? 

Firstly, let's get some perspective here... If any of you are listening to these three clowns for any kind of medical advice you are certainly deranged. These girls have recently admitted that the way they plan to generate money for their web site is through product placement. It doesn't take a rocket scientist to figure out that Bluprint Cleanse is the only client they have sold so far. 

Having your colon cleansed once a month is certainly not healthy and in is in fact detrimental. If you girls are so focused on inserting pipes up your asses, there are other equally effective, safer and cheaper ways to do so.  

And Julia, starting an argument with the line "I don't have the time, nor the interest, in refuting much more" pretty much sums up your attitude and qualifications for disseminating this rubbish. I am guessing that the readers you hoped to draw to your failing web venture also don't have the time or the interest to visit your site, hence the fact that you haven't have a single advertiser since site has been up.

Julia,
I have had significant health issues even though I'm only 25. I have recently started juicing and I am amazed at how much better I feel. What recipes would you recommend I try? Also, what books have you found to be most helpful?

Thanks for your help!

It's unbelievable how many skeptics there are about alternative health treatments. Herbs, juicing, fasting, vitamins, exercise, and other modalities work very well to effectively improve one's health.

I have been following a healthy diet, taking vitamins, herbs, etc. for years and I know I've benefitted greatly from it.

I had a friend who had a terrible skin condition. She went to a dermatologist who kept putting her on antibiotics and her skin condition not only didn't improve, it got worse and worse. I recommended that she see a naturopath which she did. She followed the recommendations of her ND and in a few short months, her skin was radiant. She looked as if she'd never had a blemish. 

The ND put her on supplements, probiotics, vitamins and an herbal detox program. So, yes, it worked where allopathic medicine failed.

Aspiring to optimal health requires detoxification and proper nourishment. It involves ingesting healthy non-toxic foods, proper digestion, assimilation and elimination. If any one of those avenues are absent then you have the set up for disease.

Your food should be your medicine and your medicine should be your food.

You're on the right track, girls. 

Colonics have been around a long time - I remember hearing old Jewish women talking about them on television. Perhaps they are from that part of "eastern" culture. What is important is to begin to care for your body early in life, to eat healthy and stay fit and avoid stupid injuries. At fifty seven that is my problem. Be especially careful in your late 30s and 40s because you think you can still slide into home like you could when you were a kid or go horizontal for that screaming line-drive, and you can't. 

Good job as always on the video, ladies - great mix of humor, wit and not too terribly much information.

Shanna is right. It's important to find what works for you.

I think the nice thing about this is everyone is sharing their own sides even if they aren't the same or sound a little harsh. Everyone cares about health and have different experiences. It's important to share and then discuss. No one has to agree...no one has to follow either. Education on any topic with credible sources is key though and your own experiences aren't 100% of that.

Since colonics get rid of toxins, I guess I can eat pesticide infused fruit, get a colonic and then be ok?  

I don't think their recommendations of colonics/ juicing/ herbal supplements, etc. are as stupid as the rest of you are accusing them of being.  I've had lots of minor health issues - acne, digestive, fatigue, etc. Sometimes, traditional Western medicine helps. Sometimes, alternative therapies work. Honestly, you can argue this issue well from every side, but I believe each individual should just stick with what works for him/ her.  Why is everyone knocking Julia's anecdotal evidence?  If it makes her feel healthier and seems to have cleared up some of her health problems, then I think she's in the right to be recomending it to us. It's not like they're telling us we have to get colonics done at the same place they do, or that BluePrint juice is the only juice worth drinking.

As always, you have very strong convictions.

In this video, as with all of my videos, you get my understanding and experience with treatments and practices.  Take it or leave it.

I by no means believe that colonics will bring world peace, but it has greatly improved my digestion.

But, as no one mentioned anything, I'm guessing that you're all ok with my hair in this episode?

I appreciate the fact that these ladies are looking at alternatives and sharing their experiences. There is always a different side to one story and medicine is no different. I too had a medical incident that modern medicine couldn't help. Is it because of the fault of the medical world as we know it...no? We put so much expectations on our doctors when they can't possibly know everything. We live longer and therefore suffer from more ailements that are unique to our bodies. Our bodies age and break down just like anything else. Most living things don't live to the age we now do, and what makes us think our quality of life must remain the same our entire life? It just can't be.

I do not agree with the blatent disregard for facts when it comes to colonics. Why? It stuns me how many people don't give our bodies credit. The human body is an amazing life form perfectly capable of healing itself and maintaining basic functions. The thought that we hold food in our stomach that piles up is ridiculous. The idea that our colons are incapable of removing waste because of what we eat is ridiculous. It's all waste! Colons can't tell the difference. Colons have a job and they do it day in and out. Medicine allows us to understand basic digestion and sure nothing is concrete, but our bodies are perfectly capable of basic functions to keep us alive. We do eventually break down— some of us quicker than others— and our bodies don't function perfectly forever. However, our bodies also have an amazing capability to heal. 

When medicine didn't work for me, I found ways to let my body heal itself and improve my immune system. No medicine, no herbs, no fasting and certainly no colonics. Like I said, it's great to research the "other side" but I think this episode is too far off of truth. I don't think it's the colonic that's working, I think it's your newfound understanding of healthy eating, regular exercise and consuming more raw veggies and fruit. What if you stopped the colonics and maintained everything else? I bet nothing would change in the way you feel. Trust in your body's ability to function the way it is supposed to survive. When something goes wrong, there is a reason, but a colonic will most likely not be the cure.

oy. this episode is awfully defensive.

I'm not convinced because I've studied the body and I know how the digestive tract works. Nothing just sits in your digestive system, ever. As soon as you swallow your body starts breaking down the food and extracting the nutrients. There are enzymes in your mouth that start breaking down your food before it even hits your stomach. 

I've read a lot about colonics (I went to massage therapy school as well as university so have been exposed to a variety of things) and have yet to figure out how they are supposed to extract toxins from your organs. A colonic forces out whatever waste you have in your colon. That's all. 

Also it takes more that four years to become an MD. First, there's four years undergrad majoring in science, then four years med school then another three to eight years residency passing the a licensing exam after the first year. That's just to become a general physician. 

Megan's silence on the topic speaks volumes. Love that she is able to smile--without too much condescension--and support her friends when they're being crazies. 

I want to hear how the Restylane and PINK Vodka fit into this talk?  You want to identify a toxin to avoid?  Alcohol. Explain to me how your body processed Restylane or acetylaldehyde but the sugar on your salad sent you to get a colonic?  I could care less if you drink once a year or once an hour, alcohol is definitively "toxic" and your business promotes Vodka! Then tells me food rots in my colon?  This is wrong.  

you girls seriously need to stop talking about your digestive tracts.  SNOOZEVILLE!!!!!

also, julia, your hair looks the opposite of good in this vid, just sayin..

I'm not 100% sure why MDs are the only people we should trust when it comes to our health.  I've known quite a few very well, and the truth is, they have admitted to me, privately, that in a LOT of situations - especially like the ones we describe above (digestive problems, skin issues, general malaise), they don't have the answers, so they prescribe pills, because people want SOLUTIONS, damnit!

Colonics have been a part of eastern medicine for hundreds of years.  I don't care, personally, if you never do them.  But they've worked for me, and if you're having similar problems, perhaps they might work for you.

Our point, and the point we wanted to make in showcasing this, is that Western medicine isn't the ONLY way.  Just open your mind and consider it.

I'll be honest here---I'm really not big into the whole colonic treatment mumbo jumbo that the supposed "experts" pitch to the rest of us. While it may offer some small benefits, I just don't think it's as necessary as these colonostomy-pushers would have the rest of us believe. Ditto all the herbal treatments and juicing, etc...

This particular episode seemed a little less helpful/inspiring to your general audience and more of a "Hey, we're really into this stuff and YOU should be too!"-sort of promotional package for your own personal alternative medicine methods, actually. That's all fine and good, but I think this episode failed to capture the upwards momentum you all had going for a while there with your more recent and far more interesting topics...

Your therapist is not a MD. This episode drastically reduces your credibility, in my opinion.

Mary, your constant promotion of colonics is downright irresponsible. Your "expert" source, Tom, is the owner of a colon hydrotherapy center. He seems to have no discernible medical background, other than anecdotal evidence about his own illnesses. And honestly Mary... his rambling musings make him come across like an unhinged conspiracy theorist on your videos.

Did you ever think his "expert" opinion might sound really qualified because he wants to sell a service for profit? That is not honest and unbiased truth - it's a sales pitch! 

If you really did your research (like maybe also interviewing a doctor or certified nutritionist) you would discover that there are many, many studies that show colonic hydrotherapy has little to no benefit and can actually be incredibly harmful. And no, not all of these studies are not funded by pharmaceutical companies like your friend Tom believes - they are done by qualified medical professionals. That's great if it works for you or Julia... but again, that anecdotal evidence. 

Alternative medical practices, including colon hydrotherapy, juicing, nutrition supplements, etc. are a multi-billion dollar industry and they use the same aggressive sales tactics that pharmaceutical companies use. It's a shame that you have blindly fallen for this pseudo science hook, line and sinker. I thought you were smarter than that.