After my trials with this and testing I thought I'd give some feedback on how filtering works without the use of herbs.
This method is simplified down to 2.5 pounds of fruit to 3 pounds of fruit per day. It took me down to 2.5 pounds of fruit before I saw sediment in my urine. Quite possibly your amount maybe more or less. I personally think the amount of food is based on how weak or how strong your adrenals and kidneys are.
I don't play the calorie game, however Im just noting this for a frame of reference. I'm considering the base calories for the day = 1500 calories. The only thing I measured per day was the weight of the food, its only writing this I'm working out how many calories it is just to give myself and others an idea of how much fruit it is.
APPLE STATS & MATH
1 medium apple = 100 calories
2 medium apples = 200 calories
3 medium apples = 300 calories
1 medium apple = 0.33 pound
2 medium apples = 0.66 pound
3 medium apples = 1 pound
3 medium apples = 300 calories = 1 pound
6 medium apples= 600 calories = 2 pounds
9 medium apples = 900 calories = 3 pounds
APPLE STATS & MATH PART 2
half a pound of medium apples = 150 calories = 1.5 apples
7.5 apples per day = 2.5 pounds per day
750 calories per day = 50%
1500 calories per day = 100%
APPLE STATS & MATH PART 3 - MEAL SIZES AND CALORIES
2.5 pounds = 50%
750 calories = 50%
1500 calories = 100%
3 pounds = 60%
900 calories = 60%
1500 calories = 100%
3.5 pounds = 76.6%
1150 calories = 76.6%
1500 calories = 100%
WHAT DID I LEARN FROM ALL THIS?
The first thing I learned is it takes alot of control to eat this amount of food. Surprisingly I didn't lose any weight, my weight kept stable at around 115lbs using the 2.5 pounds diet. I did run into some issues which I'll discuss, one is reflexology. The points on the bottom feet that relate to the kidneys was in pain all of the time, I was massaging my feet daily and I believe this pain is a lack of hydration to the kidneys. Just a reference I'm currently juicing on 4 pounds of Oranges daily and all kidney pain has gone.
However, the goal of detoxification is to hydrate the body and move lymph, I don't believe this method is good for people just starting out, because when starting out I believe the best thing to do is to hydrate the body. So, I'm now thinking this method is only viable when hydration has taken place and filtration has started. I would consider something like this close to dry-fasting.
The reason I came to this decision is like I said, I found reflexology, and my kidneys always show pain in the nerve endings of the feet. I found that increasing my fruit intake to the point where I didn't feel pain in my feet has been the best thing I've done for my health so far. Increased fruit intake to 4 pounds per day and now pain in the feet has gone. The amount needed may differ from person to person based on their size.
So, thats what I've been working on over the last couple of months. Hydrate the body first, get lymph moving in the body and then this fasting method may be viable. It does show sediment in your urine, but I don't think having constant kidney pain is the way to go when a body such as mine is so acidic.
Thanks for reading, and have a great detox.