Clean: The Revolutionary Program to Restore the Body's Natural Ability to Heal Itself

by Alejandro Junger

Overview

“The Clean program works….The wisdom and information contained in this book is deeply helpful and life changing.” —Gwyneth Paltrow

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From Alejandro Junger, Eastern medicine specialist, cardiologist, and head of the Integrative Medicine program at Lenox Hill Hospital (as well as a doctor at New York City’s renowned Eleven Eleven Wellness Center), comes the New York Times bestseller, Clean—a medically-proven program that teaches how to remove toxins, rejuvenate our bodies, and restore our natural health.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780061774973
Publisher:	HarperCollins
Publication date:	05/26/2009
Edition description:	Large Print
Pages:	432
Product dimensions:	6.00(w) x 8.90(h) x 1.10(d)

About the Author

Alejandro Junger, M.D., nació y estudió Medicina en Uruguay. Tras completar su formación en Nueva York, se educó sobre la medicina oriental en India durante un año. Es el autor de los libros bestseller Clean y Clean Gut y el fundador de Clean, una compañía de bienestar que ayuda a las personas a vivir más de manera más sana. Vive en Los Ángeles con su esposa y tres hijos.

Table of Contents

Foreword-A Note Dr. Junger ix

1 Why Clean? 1

2 A Doctor's Journey 17

3 Global Toxicity: Another Inconvenient Truth 27

4 Modern Food Exposed: We Are What We Eat 45

5 How Toxins Affect Your Health 63

6 The Common Root of Dysfunction: Digging for Answers 93

7 The Clean Program 111

Why Clean? 133

Getting Started 133

The Clean Program 157

Your Instructions 160

Quantum Detoxification: Cleaning the Mind 178

The Clean Planner 190

8 After the Cleanse 201

9 Cardiovascular Disease and Toxicity 225

10 A Vision of the Future 231

11 The Clean Recipes, Including 25 Great Additions 235

Appendix More Testimonials 284

Unexpected Common Sources of Heavy-Metal Exposure 292

Prescription Drugs and Nutritional Depletion 294

Detoxification Nutrients 298

Clean Resources 301

Acknowledgments 303

Index 305

What People are Saying About This

Gabrielle Roth

“Alejandro Junger, M.D., is his messagebrilliant, compassionate and embodied. Clean is visionary medicine, an initiation into the spirit of healing and its author’s credentials prove that science and spirituality are finally dancing cheek to cheek. ”

Gwyneth Paltrow

“The Clean program works.... I have turned many of my friends on to this program and each one has experienced profound benefits, from weight loss to mental clarity to the end of chronic depression. The wisdom and information contained in this book is deeply helpful and life changing.”

Donna Karan

“Through “Clean” Dr. Junger teaches us methods of cleansing, not only our physical bodies but also cleansing as a way of life-he shows us the power we have on a day-to-day basis to strive to be the healthiest, positive most beautiful beings possible.”

Marianne Williamson

“With an acute understanding of the interconnectedness of body and mind, CLEAN presents a view of detoxification as a spiritual as well as physical necessity. Dr. Junger has given us a roadmap not only to greater health but also to greater joy.”

Frank Lipman

“I have seen the incredible results of the CLEAN program with hundreds of patients, from changing their relationship to food, to weight loss to improving health to enjoying life again. If you want to achieve any of these, CLEAN is the book for you.”

Mark Hyman

“Clean is a masterpiece of healing... Dr. Junger shows us how we don’t have to suffer any longer, nor feel tired, sick and weighed down with the sludge of modern life. You will discover that you didn’t know how badly you felt, once you have gotten Clean.”

Robert Thurman

“I am a /CLEAN/ believer, and I recommend its study and practice with the greatest confidence and enthusiasm.”

Editorial Reviews

I am a /CLEAN/ believer, and I recommend its study and practice with the greatest confidence and enthusiasm.” — Robert Thurman, author of Inner Revolution

“I have seen the incredible results of the CLEAN program with hundreds of patients, from changing their relationship to food, to weight loss to improving health to enjoying life again. If you want to achieve any of these, CLEAN is the book for you.” — Frank Lipman, M.D. author of SPENT

“Alejandro Junger, M.D., is his message – brilliant, compassionate and embodied. Clean is visionary medicine, an initiation into the spirit of healing and its author’s credentials prove that science and spirituality are finally dancing cheek to cheek. ” — Gabrielle Roth, author of Sweat Your Prayers: Movement as Spiritual Practice

“Through “Clean” Dr. Junger teaches us methods of cleansing, not only our physical bodies but also cleansing as a way of life-he shows us the power we have on a day-to-day basis to strive to be the healthiest, positive most beautiful beings possible.” — Donna Karan

“Clean is a masterpiece of healing... Dr. Junger shows us how we don’t have to suffer any longer, nor feel tired, sick and weighed down with the sludge of modern life. You will discover that you didn’t know how badly you felt, once you have gotten Clean.” — Mark Hyman, MD, Author of the New York Times best-seller The UltraMind Solution

“The Clean program works.... I have turned many of my friends on to this program and each one has experienced profound benefits, from weight loss to mental clarity to the end of chronic depression. The wisdom and information contained in this book is deeply helpful and life changing.” — Gwyneth Paltrow

“With an acute understanding of the interconnectedness of body and mind, CLEAN presents a view of detoxification as a spiritual as well as physical necessity. Dr. Junger has given us a roadmap not only to greater health but also to greater joy.” — Marianne Williamson, author of The Age of Miracles

“Alejandro Junger, a hypercharismatic Uruguayan, is poised to become the detox movement’s It Boy” — Elle

“A whole-body, whole-foods plan...designed by a cleansing expert.” — Chicago Tribune

From the Publisher

With an acute understanding of the interconnectedness of body and mind, CLEAN presents a view of detoxification as a spiritual as well as physical necessity. Dr. Junger has given us a roadmap not only to greater health but also to greater joy.

Marianne Williamson

I am a /CLEAN/ believer, and I recommend its study and practice with the greatest confidence and enthusiasm.

Robert Thurman

Alejandro Junger, M.D., is his message – brilliant, compassionate and embodied. Clean is visionary medicine, an initiation into the spirit of healing and its author’s credentials prove that science and spirituality are finally dancing cheek to cheek.

Gabrielle Roth

Alejandro Junger, a hypercharismatic Uruguayan, is poised to become the detox movement’s It Boy

Elle

A whole-body, whole-foods plan...designed by a cleansing expert.

Chicago Tribune

A whole-body, whole-foods plan...designed by a cleansing expert.

Chicago Tribune

Through “Clean” Dr. Junger teaches us methods of cleansing, not only our physical bodies but also cleansing as a way of life-he shows us the power we have on a day-to-day basis to strive to be the healthiest, positive most beautiful beings possible.

Donna Karan

Clean is a masterpiece of healing... Dr. Junger shows us how we don’t have to suffer any longer, nor feel tired, sick and weighed down with the sludge of modern life. You will discover that you didn’t know how badly you felt, once you have gotten Clean.

Mark Hyman

The Clean program works.... I have turned many of my friends on to this program and each one has experienced profound benefits, from weight loss to mental clarity to the end of chronic depression. The wisdom and information contained in this book is deeply helpful and life changing.

Gwyneth Paltrow

I have seen the incredible results of the CLEAN program with hundreds of patients, from changing their relationship to food, to weight loss to improving health to enjoying life again. If you want to achieve any of these, CLEAN is the book for you.

Frank Lipman