I forgot to mention the anal-ness of when and how you’re supposed to drink the aforementioned fluids. Both kidney cleanse tea and apple juice or cider are to be sipped (not drunk like a glass of water) throughout the day before evening. You should not drink the apple beverage an hour before eating nor two hours after eating. And you should not drink the kidney cleanse tea for an hour after eating. Also, these particular beverages along with all beverages ingested should be warm or room temperature, never cold because cold fluids freeze the liver and can hamper cleansing mode.

Since I’ve been drinking pasteurized apple cider (not fresh pressed), I figured leaving it out on the counter for 48 hours wasn’t a big deal, but I was wrong. This morning, the 59 ounce bottle of juice I started on yesterday had mold in it, so i chucked it and got a new bottle out of the refrigerator. Seeing as the cider was cold, I quickly thought back to a recent ski house weekend complete with warm apple cider, and decided to heat it up. I mean, who doesn’t like warm apple cider in the morning??

Til tomorrow!