[Leenie]

Hi Josie,

I was an ovo-lacto veggie for 26 years before beginning MB almost a year ago. I had dairy at almost every meal and then some. I found that it took several months to discharge toxins. Mind you, I had already gravitated to organics and pretty much avoided white flour/sugar, artificial ingredients, and was eating mostly whole foods instead of processed foods for at least 6 months before finding MB. Almost any dairy now will facilitate a series of skin eruptions that can last 7-10 days. Certainly not worth it in my book.

Cool Dude mentioned my favorite MB books. The Kushi Book gives quite a bit of great detail. Personally, I follow the excess yin/yang MB diet, because I also 'balanced' my dairy intake with sweets...read ice cream almost every day. I diligently use brown rice syrup and occasionally will use concentrated fruit sweetener (pear) when making something for the kids.

Dairy seems to go internally very deep, so it takes time to bring it all out. I found that burdock was helpful in keeping my liver strong throughout the first few months. A kinpura of burdock and carrots is very good. Aduki beans are great for strengthening the kidneys, so eat them several times a week. I like to make mine with some leeks, a dash of mirin (eden brand has no added sugar...most of the others do), and a dash of tamari/shoyu.

I hope this helps.
Thanks,
Leenie