Salt water flush

[BubbleHead]

I have a question:
Is the SWF safe for folks with high blood pressure and/or hypertension?
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does anyone else get a headache from the SWF?

Hi N.W.,
I don't get a headache when drinking the SWF, but I have woken up with headaches on occasion during a cleanse that I attribute to detox symptoms.

FYI, "hypertension" is just a single word that means "high blood pressure." They are one and the same.

Yes, it is perfectly safe for someone who has high blood pressure to drink the SWF. Two teaspoons of non iodized sea salt in one quart of warm water provides the same concentration of salt that is in our blood. For that reason, the salt and the water do not tend to get absorbed into our gastrointestinal tract. That is why it is called a "flush." Adding that concentration of salt allows the water to not get absorbed so it will "flush" all the way through the small and large intestines, carrying the bile (that contains the toxins the liver has processed and excreted) out of the body with it. (And of course, the two teaspoons of salt also leave the body at that time.)

Keep in mind that if someone drinks the SWF and they do not experience the expected elimination, Burroughs suggests that you try adding a bit more salt until it does work for you. That is because The Creator does not stamp us all out from the same cookie cutter. We are each individual miracles.

Another thing to keep in mind, for those folks who just cannot get the SWF to work for them, or for those folks who do have high blood pressure and simply are too afraid to trust that the SWF is safe for them, Burroughs says it is okay to not drink the SWF, but to instead drink the senna tea twice a day, just before going to bed and again on awakening in the morning.

[natural_woman]

thanks for the reply.

I still can't figure out why the SW Flush gives mea headache (and I rarely get headaches). I am not a caffeine addict by any means.

As soon as I drink the SW, I get a headache. That headache does not leave until all of the salt water is out of my system. ugggh.....

[Pinkysmom]

I am on day 2 of my third cleanse. I used uniodized salt from a health food store the first two times.
This time I thought I'd try kosher salt, since I had some on hand. I used the proper amount of two teaspoons in a quart of water, but have not had any real elimination of the water and not a lot of fecal matter either so far. It doesn't taste nearly as salty as the standard stuff, so I have a feeling that's the problem, but just thought I'd see what you had to say about that, Peter. Reading this thread I see that you recommend Celtic grey sea salt, which I also have on hand, so I can try that. Too bad, as I was enjoying that "not so salty taste!" Thanks for your time!

[TrishaFisha]

I have a question about the SWF, I have been reading Peter's book the past 2 days and I am ready to begin my first MC tomorrow. My question is: do you have to do the SWF in the morning? Because I have to be at work @ 7am-530pm and I really dont want to wake up @ 4am to start going to the bathroom, so I will not be running to the bathroom at work.. Any advice, please?

[JHopeful]

I have a question about the SWF, I have been reading Peter's book the past 2 days and I am ready to begin my first MC tomorrow. My question is: do you have to do the SWF in the morning? Because I have to be at work @ 7am-530pm and I really dont want to wake up @ 4am to start going to the bathroom, so I will not be running to the bathroom at work.. Any advice, please?

Hey TrishaFisha,

Congrats on beginning your first cleanse. I am doing my first one too - so I am certainly not an expert, but I posted this a few days ago on the "What day are you on and how are you doing?" thread:

"ldisney, congrats on starting your 1st cleanse! I would be careful with a 45 minute drive after drinking the SWF. I usually need to go within 20 minutes of finishing and then need to stick around a bathroom for a total of about 1-1.5 hours. I think it would be near impossible to 'hold it' for even 5 minutes. But, I had a friend who did the laxtea at like 3pm and then the SWF at like 8 or 9pm every night and thus got the eliminations out of the way before bed. Maybe that is an option?"

I haven't seen any responses to the afternoon tea/nighttime SWF idea - but I know it worked out well for my friend. Maybe someone who knows the cleanse better has some insight?

Good luck!
JHopeful

[TrishaFisha]

So did you do the SWF at night?

[Butterberry]

Hi everyone! Hi Peter!

I am a newbie. I will be starting my first cleanse on the 23rd of this month. I plan to succeed in this 10-day cleanse so I badly needed everybody's help, words of encouragement, and support by any means.

I have a lot of questions that I couldn't find the answers yet while browsing the forum. First on the SWF. Burroughs said on his book "Prepare a full quart of lukewarm water and add two level (rounded for the Canadian quart) teaspoons of sea salt."...
He didn't specify to "stir" the water with salt or to "completely dissolve" the salt in the water until the salt liquefies and become one with the water. How do you guys prepare the SWF? Do you stir and completely dissolve the salt into the water until no solid salt can be seen and drank? We just know to add salt in to the water, but no one here yet(so far in my browsing the forum) has carefully and distinctively describe in full details how does he/she prepare the SWF and most important of all the lemonade drink itself.

I am very keen on this matter because in my opinion one of the keys to success in the cleanse is the right preparation of the exact recipe. (I've read quite a lot about being not careful enough to mistakenly add in 2 tablespoons of salt instead of 2 teaspoons only.) Please enlighten me and share to me how do you prepare the SWF, laxative tea and the lemonade drink. Basically I know the daily itinerary like drink lax tea at night, SWF in the morning and 6-12 glasses of lemonade throughout the day with lots of water in between and strictly no food in the cleanse. I need those tiny details in preparing the drink like, how do you squeeze out the juice? Do you use squeezer or juicer? Do you prepare water first in a glass/bottle then add in lemon juice and maple syrup then shake and then add in the cayenne.. Please share your detailed directions in preparing your SWF, lemonade drink and lax tea as well.

Thank you very much and I hope to hear from you guys ASAP.

[dancemom]

Hi Everyone! Today is day one for me. Not going well in my eyes. I woke up at 5am to do the SWF, then went back to bed until about 6:30. Nothing happened until I was in my car on my way to work at 7:30. I had to turn around and go back home and was stuck there for about two hours.
Do you need to remain away once you do the SWF? I did the laxative tea at about Midnight. Did I wait to long? Please help, I really want to make it atleast 10 days but can't have this continue to affect my getting into work.

Thanks!!

[Gambit]

hi,
i am just starting the cleanse today, there are a few good things on you tube with people who have done the clease before, most seem to just, add all the ingredient into the water bottle and shake. i'm going to dissolve my salt in the swf. they say that you should use a special bottle for putting it in, less plastic chemicals, so would using a metal spoon to stir the swf make any difference. hope you have luck on this.
Heather.

[Loey1964]

I am on day 16 of my third cleanse in two years. I wanted to know if I could continue to do the salt water flush after I'm finished with my 20 day cleanse. I feel so much better after doing it each morning. If I can continue, how often is it safe to do? Will you body rely on it after awhile? I would appreciate any advice or stories of people who have done this. Thanks