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There's A Great Metaphor That One Of My Doctors Uses: If A Fish Is Swimming In A Dirty Tank And It Gets Sick, Do You Take It To The Vet And Amputate The Fin? No, You Clean The Water. So, I Cleaned Up My System. By Eating Organic Raw Greens, Nuts And Healthy Fats, I Am Flooding My Body With Enzymes, Vitamins And Oxygen.

-Kris Carr

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There's A Great Metaphor

Kris Carr

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There's A Great Metaphor That One Of My Doctors Uses: If A Fish Is Swimming In A Dirty Tank And It Gets Sick, Do You Take It To The Vet And Amputate The Fin? No, You Clean The Water. So, I Cleaned Up My System. By Eating Organic Raw Greens, Nuts And Healthy Fats, I Am Flooding My Body With Enzymes, Vitamins And Oxygen.

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