The Whey Prescription by N.D. Christopher Vasey

has accumulated too many toxins and is trying to expel some of them through the respiratory tract. Except for a few waste products present when rising in the morning, the nose should always be clear and free of congestion.
    THE DRAINERS
    Drainers are the products used to stimulate the excretory organs to perform their filtering and elimination tasks. Drainers, in addition to their eliminatory effect, also regulate and reeducate the excretory organs to restore optimum function. Drainers consist of simple foods as well as medicinal plants that have specific properties that encourage the work of the excretory organs. Some of the most effective drainers for each of the excretory organs are listed here.
    HEPATIC DRAINERS
Artichoke, dandelion, black radish, carrot, cabbage
Infusions, drops, or tablets of common centaury
(Centaurium minus)
, rosemary, chicory, dandelion, black radish, boldo, curcuma
Olive oil: Take 1–2 tablespoons in the morning on an empty stomach. This treatment should be followed for fifteen days.
    INTESTINAL DRAINERS
Wheat bran
Flax seeds, psyllium, agar-agar powder
Prunes, figs
Infusions, drops, or tablets of alder buckthorn, cassia, mallow, licorice, polypody
Whey
    RENAL DRAINERS
Artichoke, asparagus, pumpkin, watercress, green beans, cabbage, celery, onion, turnip, pear
Infusion, drops, or tablets of linden sapwood, birch, bearberry leaves, cherry stem, horsetail, couch grass, dandelion, juniper, nettle, onion, leeks
Drinking lots of fluids: water with low mineral content, fruit and vegetable juices, whey, herbal teas
    PULMONARY DRAINERS
Juice, infusions, tablets, or essential oils of eucalyptus, oregano, plantain, licorice, coltsfoot, Iceland moss, thyme
    CUTANEOUS DRAINERS
Juice, infusions, drops, or tablets of burdock, borage, chamomile, wild pansy, elder, lime blossom
Hot baths, saunas, warm compresses
Massage with gentle essential oils like lavender or geranium
    As we have seen, whey is an intestinal drainer as well as a renal drainer, and it has an indirect effect upon the liver. Whey acts on three of the five excretory organs—hence its great effectiveness in detoxifying the body.
    THE PRACTICE OF DRAINING CURES
    Two factors must be taken into consideration with draining cures: their intensity and duration.
    The efficacy of the draining will depend on its intensity. Therefore, determining the correct dosage is key: if it’s too low, the excretory organ will not receive enough stimulation and no results will be obtained; if the dose is set too high, the body will exhaust itself and the excretory organs themselves can become damaged from the flood of toxins. The optimum dose, one that sits somewhere between these two extremes, will be different for each individual body. Unfortunately there are no mathematical formulas for determining the correct dosage. Each individual must start with a small dose and gradually increase the amount, while monitoring the body’s reactions, to determine the appropriate dosage. Beginning with a large dose can cause imbalances and puts the body at risk for exhaustion. In addition to the general health threat this poses, it also makes it difficult to determine the body’s true reaction to the drainer.
    The duration of the draining also plays a fundamental role in the success of the treatment. The cleansing engendered by the draining is a physiological process. The body is not capable of emptying itself of all its toxins at once. To the contrary, toxins are extracted from the blood and tissues little by little. For a detoxification cure to be effective, drainers should be used regularly for at least two weeks, preferably for a duration of one to two months. Cures can be repeated several times during the year as needed, so long as the body is given a month-long rest in between treatments.
    All of the excretory organs should not necessarily be stimulated at the same time. When draining is practiced for the first time, it is preferable to stimulate only one organ at a time to