The Story of the Neera Super Cleanse The origins of the Neera Super Cleanse start with the visionary alternative healer, Stanley Burroughs. Back in the 1950s Stanley Burroughs was a pioneer in the field of alternative medicine in the United States. In the early 70s he created a diet using lemon juice, maple syrup and cayenne pepper to help a patient heal a stomach ulcer. Stanley Burroughs discovered that the diet had many other health benefits and in 1976 he published his now famous book, “The Master Cleanser.” Also know as the Lemonade Diet, it quickly became a classic in alternative health literature and has been a best seller at health food stores ever since. The great success and widespread popularity of “The Master Cleanser” spread to Europe where it became widely popular in the 1980s and 90s. As described on the Madal Bal Syrup page, the team of alternative health care practitioners who spread the diet around Europe, improved the formula of the syrup, naming it after their company Madal Bal. The Madal Bal Syrup has since become widely popular around the world with over 3 million cans sold. In 2001 the diet finally came back to the U.S. as the Neera Super Cleanse, imported by Supreme Joy Distributors. Neera is a Sanskrit word which roughly translates to palm syrup, but its fuller meaning is “life essence of the palm tree.” It is the life force of the palm tree, the energy that would become the flower and the fruit of the tree. Neera has been used for thousands of years in traditional Indian Ayurvedic medicine. Neera is the essence of the Neera Super Cleanse. Health Begins from Within Our mission at Supreme Joy Distributors is to promote the idea the health begins from within. Too often in our society we rely on drugs to cure the symptoms of illness rather than going to the route cause of illness itself. Our bodies have miraculous powers to heal themselves when given the chance. The cells in our bodies have an inherent intelligence about how to function properly. It is just that we get in the way of this intelligence by never letting the digestive tract rest and to allow the body to focus its energy on cleansing and healing. The Zulu’s have a saying, “The continually stuffed body cannot see secret things.” For at least 95% of the time that human beings have walked the earth we have lived as hunter/gatherers. In the wild like this, there were periods of plentiful food and periods of little or no food. Some scientists have theorized that our bodies count on these periods of food abstinence to repair and heal. Numerous studies confirm this. Studies with mice and other animals have shown that periodic fasting decreases the chance of developing all sorts of illnesses and lengthens lifespan. Some of these studies are linked on our In the News page. This doesn’t mean that Western medicine doesn’t have its merits. There are times when it is of great help, but Western medicine does very little about disease prevention. Good diet, exercise and periodic fasting are keys to good health and disease prevention. This is why we introduced the Neera Super Cleanse and why thousands of people have used it to improve their health and increase the quality of their lives. Self Empowerment Our mission is also to encourage people to take charge of their own physical, emotional, mental and spiritual health. The practice of periodic fasting is self empowering. A large part of the healing process really comes from learning about yourself, physically, emotionally, mentally and spiritually. Often the things we learn from the most are the things that challenge us the most. Fasting and the Neera Super Cleanse are more challenging than other medicinal options but the results show the difference. The Neera Super Cleanse helps you to explore and learn more about yourself and your relationship to food. Most people don’t think about their relationship to food. But during the Neera Super Cleanse you will likely learn that you have numerous mental and emotional attachments to food. During most of the cleanse you won’t be physically hungry but you might struggle with emotional and mental attachments to food. The Neera Super Cleanse helps you to transcend these attachments and to gain control over food rather than have food control you. This is incredibly liberating. We get feedback very often from people who are elated after the diet because they feel so liberated from all the foods they were attached to and thought they could never give up. People are amazed they can go week or more without solid food and feel great. They feel thrilled that they can take control of their diet and health. This is one of our greatest satisfactions. Commitment to Sustainability As is becoming ever more evident, our planet is completely interconnected. Everything in this world shares a connection with everything else. Our actions affect the world around us and our society’s affect on the planet now risks our future. At Supreme Joy Distributors we are committed to playing our part to help make the world a better place and to support sustainability. We use recycled paper products and shipping materials. The packaging materials we use are all recyclable or biodegradable (We use corn starch packaging peanuts instead of the common styrofoam). We purchase energy from sustainable wind power and all employees are encourage to commute using environmentally friendly transportation. 50% of our employees use biodiesel for their vehicles. We are active supporters of organizations promoting sustainability. A couple of organisations we support are Earth911.org and Sustainable.org. We always encourage your feedback about how we can do things better. If you have any questions, comments or suggestions for us please give us a ring or email.