Alicia McWatters, Ph.D. - "Fresh, raw foods contain the highest level of enzymes.
Enzymes are the catalyst for the hundreds of thousands of chemical reactions that occur throughout the body. Cooked foods
and dry convenient diets have been denatured and are devoid of enzymes- life-promoting elements. While they may maintain life
they do not promote optimum health or longevity!" The fastest way to restore wellness is to stop putting into the
body the things that have caused the physical problem to develop in the first place, and then give the body the nutrients
it needs to repair and rebuild itself. The body is self-healing when the infraction is stopped and proper nutrients provided.
Most human illnesses and diseases are due to a deficiency of vital nutrients.
When you supply
your body with the proper nutrients, in a form that your body can use, it knows how to repair itself."
Juice Fasting is an ideal way for first timers to start. The juice supplies nutrients and calories and thus protects you
if you must continue to work during the fast. This chapter contains valuable information on the various fruit and vegetable
juices, including Weatgrass. Steve Meyerowitz Background In the mid-1970's. Steve Meyerowitz was nicknamed "Sproutman"
...He found no help for his allergies and asthma via traditional methods and turned to a vegetarian and fruitarian diet. He
lives in the city yet grows much of his own food. Moore
Patricia Bragg Ph.D.- "Proven throughout history for physical, mental and spiritual rejuvenation,
fasting promotes cleansing and healing; helps normalize weight, blood pressure, cholesterol; rebuilds the immune system; and
helps reverse the aging process. If we are to get these poisons out of our bodies we must fast. By fasting we give our bodies
a physiological rest. This rest builds Vital Force. The more Vital Force we have, the more toxins are going to be eliminated
from the body to help keep it clean, pure and healthy."
Hippocrates - "Everyone
has a doctor in him or her; we just have to help it in its work. The natural healing force within each one of us is the greatest
force in getting well.Our food should be our medicine. Our medicine should be our food. But to eat when you are sick, is to
feed your sickness." Hippocrates, Greek physician (460 BC - 377 BC)
One of the most important studies regarding
fasting and detoxification appeared in the American Journal of Industrial Medicine in 1984. In this study, patients who had
consumed rice oil contaminated with polychlorinated biphenyls or PCBs went on a seven to 10 day fast. All subjects reported
improvements in their health and some observed "dramatic" relief after fasting. Similar studies have shown that
fasting is an aid to detoxification.
Our life is both determined by biological and numerical indices. Fasting extend our biological life. The best way to have a longer numerical life and shorter biological life is by fasting. (This imply we look younger that
our real numerical age).During fasting period, our cells go into automatic detoxification by going through a self cleaning
process. Digestive energy is utilized for elimination of diseased cells and metabolic wastes. During juice fasting, the work of the immune system is drastically reduced as the digestive system‘s is spared of any processing from processed
food.
The serum fats in the blood are also reduced. As toxic waste products interfere with the functioning of the cell,
it is critical that the toxins and dying cells are cleansed from the system so that the metabolic processes can proceed unhindered.
This cleansing process stimulates the growth of more functional cells. This makes the blood lighter and less viscous (thick)
and frees more oxygen to get to the tissues. Wastes stored in the fat such as pesticides and other toxins are broken down
and released from the body.
Short bouts of headaches, fatigue, body odor, bad breath, diarrhea or mouth sores are commonly
accompanied by accelerated excretion. However, digestion usually improves immediately as do many organ and nerve functions.
As we eliminate dead and dying cells we concurrently stimulate the generation of new cells. During a fast, metabolic waste
products that hinder nourishment of cells are removed with restoration of normal metabolic rates and better oxygenation. About
12 percent of our caloric intake is used for chewing, digestion, assimilation, and elimination. When we fast, this energy
can be redirected toward immune function. Basically we are reversing the aging process.
Within 24 to 36
hours of fasting the digestive enzymes stop entering the stomach and are replaced by other enzymes that include the proteolytic
enzymes which are released into the intestines and bloodstream, where they circulate and digest internally and externally
generated waste. Proponent of fasting say that the body will first decompose and burn the diseased, damaged, or aged while
sparing essential and vital organs, such as nervous tissue and brain when done under medical supervision. For fasting retreats please click
Natural
health and Hygiene started the early 1800s as a counter-movement to the .established orthodox medicine that used common bleeding
and drugging methods that includes depriving feverish patients of water and fresh air. Natural Hygiene was started by Dr.
Isaac Jennings, who in 1822, after practicing as a physician for 20 years without getting desired results, started to question
mainstay practices, and, looked for other alternatives that included the prescription of bread pill placebos and telling his
patients to get plenty of bed rest, to take the pills with water and to ingest no other food and drink. Unknowingly he fasted
his patients without their knowing it and got excellent results. Other early proponents of Natural Hygiene included
Sylvester Graham (the originator of the Graham cracker!). He was a Presbyterian minister and physiologist, who abhorred conventional
medical practices Graham later, opened the world's first health food stores which led to the creation of "Grahamite"
health retreats. Between 1830 and 1860, Natural health and Hygienic homes, schools and sanitariums sprang into existence in
the United States. This marks the beginning of a revolution that culminated in present day alternative medicine.
A close observations of animals show that when they fall sick, they abstain from food or eat clay to pull
toxins out of their body. The essence of fasting is primarily not to loose weight but to regain lost energy, heighten clarity
of consciousness, enhance innate spirituality, cleanse, rest, regenerate, and rejuvenate the body along with their weight
loss.
Edgar Cayce also referred to as , the Sleeping Prophet,
was of the opinion that fasting was mental that involved laying down of one’s self in order
to become a clearer channel for creative and spiritual energies. He recommended fasting for poor bodily functions. During
fasting, digestive energy is stored unused and converted to mental and spiritual giving room for better mental clarity, more
receptiveness to thing of the spirit it facilitative cleaning up of emotional cobwebs
Work
done in the 1930s indicated that calorie-deprived rats lived longer than those allowed to eat ad libitum. Studies suggests
that calorie-deprived rodents lived longer and aged more slowly because they were more resistant to stress and their
cells were protected against toxic agents when put on The CRON Diet (Caloric Restriction with Optimal Nutrition): The juice
fast is considered a CRON diet. Studies prove that fasting lowers blood glucose and insulin levels, and increases insulin
sensitivity. When the body recognizes insulin, the mind switches off that part of the brains that tells the person that they
are hungry. Works done on fasting monkeys also proved the benefits of fasting to include lower blood pressure, reduced
cholesterol levels.
Drink fresh homemade juice made daily and not left over for the following
day and covered to prevent oxidation that might make it loose nutrition value. Also store the juice in the refrigerator to
ensure freshness consumption. Knowing what to juice is very critical after getting your blender or juicer. Dr Walker’s
book, Fresh Vegetables and fruits juices is an excellent resource. Dr George Malkmus Of the vegetarian Hallelujah diet is
a well know raw food guru, who healed himself of cancer that afflicted most of his family members through juicing and raw
food
Healing-detox crises during fasting are similar to those obtained during regular detoxification programs but an
enema will help facilitate elimination of toxins .During fasting it is highly recommended to drink plenty of fluids and watch
for changes in the urine color .We must to see urine that is clear and very pale yellow. Dark colored urine is a sign that
we are not drinking enough water
Offering a series of quick and easy juice fasts — including a one-day energy boost, a two-day weekend detox, a three-day
rejuvenation and a seven-day deep cleanse — this book provides a reader-friendly approach to an increasingly popular,
alternative health practice. In Addition to listing recipes, the author details the scientific evidence of how juice fasting
can improve quality of life and lengthen lifespan. She explains how to determine one's body toxin level and reveals why it
is vital to detox in today's world. More importantly, she breaks down how fresh vegetables, fruits and culinary herbs work
to cleanse the body's elimination systems. Guiding the reader step by step through the entire process, The Juice Fasting
Bible explains it all: how to prepare for a fast, what physical changes to expect while fasting, how to overcome the
challenges of not eating and finally, the best way to resume a normal diet when coming off a fast.Moore
Did you know the secret to vibrant health is in your blender? It's true--juicing vegetables
provides concentrated nutrition that is found in virtually no other source: vitamins, minerals, enzymes, phytochemicals, and
antioxidants. By juicing, you'll feel better, more energized, and improve your immune system. More than a simple collection
of recipes, this book guides readers toward a lifestyle that promotes alkaline balance by juicing, eating well, and cleansing
the body and soul. While most juicing books focus too much on fruit juice (which disrupts the body's pH balance with too much
natural sugar), this book primarily focuses on juices, smoothies and soups made from vegetables. It also also offers a guide
to the food richest in nutrients from Vitamin A to zinc and includes various cleanses to benefit the colon, liver, gall bladder,
and kidney and more. Beyond the body, the Caboms explain the heavy toll emotional, mental, and spiritual unrest can take on
the body (and sometimes even encourage disease) and share unique, effective methods for cleansing the body of such toxicity.
Cherie Calbom, M.S. is a registered nutritionist. She is the author of several health and diet books . John Calbom, M.A. is
a behavioral medicine specialist and psychotherapist. He is the director of Trinity Wellness Institute.Moore
Start the day with a water or coffee enema followed by a dry skin brushing and cold/warm shower.
This may be followed with herbal teas preceded by vegetable and fruit juice. This can be repeated over a twenty four hour
period and stretched over the duration of the fast. It is natural to feel hungry for the first 3-4 days. After that the pangs
will go away, and the longer you fast, the less hungry you will feel until it is time to break the fast. At this time you
will feel an “excruciating hunger.” This is a reliable signal to stop the fast and start eating.
According to Dr. Paavo Airola(1974) author of the book ‘how to get well to break a fast ,start with raw foods salads and broths. And for every two week of fast have one day of break in period After breaking
a fast, it I advisable to cut back on what we normally eat to half-portions if one was overweight
when fasting was started short fasts of about three to five days can be repeated quarterly. Fasting is absolutely
contraindicated in young children, pregnant women, women breast feeding, individuals dealing with chronic degenerative diseases
that have not been medically stabilized, the elderly and those taking multiple medications for specific or multiple alignments.
It is advisable to seek clearance from a medical doctor before embarking on a fast especially those lasting more than 7 days.
A practical 24 Hour Juice Fasting Detoxification
A
person on a juice fast should abstain from solid foods and drink fruit and vegetable juices, water and herbal teas throughout
the day. While vegetable juices are superior to fruit juices on a day-to-day basis, fruit juices are often recommended in
part during a fasting program. Calorie from the sugar in the fruit juice is needed to avoid hypoglycemia. Drink at least four
8 to 12 glasses of water everyday during the fast. Avoid coffee, bottled, canned or frozen juice (primarily sugar) and soft
drinks. Unsweetened herbal teas are acceptable. • The night before: consume a simple dinner with a green
leafy salad. Dry brush your skin before you go to bed to open your pores for the night's cleansing eliminations. • On
rising: one glass of two freshly squeezed lemon and prepared juice. • Midmorning: one glass of cranberry juice
and prepared combination of fruits and vegetable juice from concentrate to promote bowel movement. • Lunch:
one glass of fresh apple juice. • Mid-afternoon: one cup of herbal tea. • Dinner: One glass
of banana /pineapple juice to enhance enzyme production before bed: one cup of mint tea, miso soup or hot water for relaxation.
• Next morning: break your fast with fresh fruits and/or yogurt. Consume light, raw foods during the day and
a simple, low fat dinner. • The same plan can be extended over the weekend for a two or three-day
fasting/detoxification program
Prepare for fasting on the day before with fresh fruits and vegetables on the last meal. Exercise is not usually encouraged
while fasting to conserve energy. It is also important to rest during a fast. During a fast, the body temperature usually
falls. Blood pressure, pulse and respiration rates will also drop to reflect a slow down of the body's metabolic rate. It
is therefore important to stay warm. More rest is encouraged to yield better results as energy can then be directed towards
healing instead of other bodily functions. When it comes to breaking your fast, it is important to re-introduce solid foods
gradually by limiting portions. Vegetable juices are preferred over fruit as one is able to drink more vegetable juice
than they are able to eat. For example, one can readily drink the juice of several heads of lettuce at one go but may not
be able to consume the same amount of lettuce as a whole. Juices also contain good sources of antioxidants and enzymes needed
for toxin cleansing and excretion. At the same time, they are easy to digest and thus can help to eradicate digestive problems.
As a result, drinking juices allows the body to receive plenty of nutrients with minimal digestive action needed. Moreover,
fasting on mono-juices allows the body to have sufficient time to process these juices and valuable digestive enzymes can
be preserved.
Fruit juices are very different from vegetable juices. Fruit juices should be avoided as the high
sugar content of fruit juices raises the blood sugar and insulin levels. This can lead to insulin resistance and ultimately
diabetes in the long run. Although carrots and beets are vegetables, they are high in sugar content and can raise the blood
sugar .Vegetable juicing is not easy. Start slowly by drinking only one or two ounces and finally up to 12 ounces each time.
There should be no waves of nausea or belching.
Vegetable juices are not as pleasant-tasting as fruit juices.
The beginner should begin by gulping the juice as this is probably the best way to get started. This process will ensure that
the juice is in minimal contact with the taste buds.
Take some vegetables before, during or after the juicing.
The chewing motion will stimulate gastric juice secretion and aid digestion. It is also important to do some chewing during
juicing. As vegetable juicing is not a natural phenomenon in modern day society, the body will need some time to adapt.
It is important to pay heed to your body’s signals on which vegetable juices to consume and which types to continue
in small amounts.
The pulp is one of the best parts of the juice although its palatability leaves much to be desired.
It adds bulk and fiber to your diet and helps bowel movements. Try mixing 10 percent of the pulp back into the juice and slowly
increase the amount in accordance with your tolerance level. Very few people can consume all the pulp juice as it is quite
thick and would look like a bowl of porridge instead of a glass of juice. All vegetable juices should be consumed immediately.
Vegetable juice is one of the most perishable foods. Do not keep for more than 24 hours. Storage is tricky. Oxidation should
be prevented. If you have to keep the juice, put it in a glass jar with an airtight lid and fill it to the brim to minimize
air space. The oxygen in the air (remember air contains 20 per cent oxygen) will "oxidize" and damage the juice.
Wrap the jar with aluminum foil to block out all light, which will also damage the juice and then store it in the refrigerator.
The juice should be taken out of the refrigerator 30 minutes prior to consumption, as it should ideally be consumed at room
temperature. The beginner should start with celery, fennel (anise) and cucumbers. These vegetables may not be the most
nutritious but at least they are more tolerable and palatable than others. Once the beginner is used to the taste of
vegetable juices, other recommended vegetables include spinach, cabbage, bok choy, endive and lettuce. Herbs can also
be added to juices such as parsley and cilantro. The advanced juicer should try Collard Greens, Dandelion Greens and
Mustard Greens as these vegetables are very beneficial. These greens are quite bitter tasting, but they are good for you.
To make your juice more palatable, you can also add small quantities of carrots and beets. These vegetables are relatively
high in sugar content compared to their green leafy counterparts. Coconut is another option to improve the taste of vegetable
juices. They are also a good source of fat to balance the meal.
Basic Juice Recipe Carrots are rich in antioxidant: beta-carotene and full of wonder enzymes.
Celery is rich in sodium and promotes tissue flexibility. Beets nourish the liver which one of the
most important organs in the body as it is responsible for hundreds of different functions. Cabbage juice is high in
vitamin C. Blend the above vegetables in a juicer and consume it immediately. Beets and carrots are higher in calorie
content in comparison with cabbage and celery. Do not consume carrot and beet juices if you have a history of sugar imbalance.
Benjamin Franklin - "The best of all medicines are rest and fasting"
Dr. Herbert Shelton MD - "It is estimated that fasting for the alleviation of human suffering has been practiced uninterruptedly for 10,000
years. No doubt it has been employed from the time man first began to get sick. Fasting was part of the methods of healing
practiced in the Ancient Asculapian Temples of Toscurd Guido, 1300 years before the time of Jesus. Hippocrates, the mythical
Greek "Father of Physic," seems to have prescribed total abstinence from food while a "disease" was on
the increase, and especially at the critical period, and a spare diet on other occasions. Tertullian has left us a treatise
on fasting written about 200 A.D. Plutarch said: "Instead of using medicine rather fast a day." Avicenna, the great
Arab physician often prescribed fasting for three weeks or more."
Dr. Joseph Rodrigo M.D
- "Almost all diseases begin in the digestive track. This includes diabetes, asthma, cancer, alzheimer's, heart
disease, memory loss, fibromyalgia, MS, and too many to even list here. If you are seeking health, and you have not
found the answers to your recovery and healing, start here. Your intestinal track is the origin of disease, and it is also
the origin of your healing. I cannot emphasize enough how important the cleansing of your digestive system is, to your
health."
Evart Loomis M.D. -"Fasting is the world's most ancient and natural healing mechanism.
Fasting triggers a truly wondrous cleansing process that reaches right down to each and every cell and tissue in the body. Within 24 hours of curtailing food intake, enzymes stop
entering the stomach and travel instead into the intestines and into the bloodstream, where they circulate and gobble up all
sorts of waste matter, including dead and damaged cells, unwelcome microbes, metabolic wastes, and pollutants. All organs
and glands get a much-needed and well-deserved rest, during which their tissues are purified and rejuvenated and their functions
balanced and regulated. The entire alimentary canal is swept clean. By rebuilding immunity, health is naturally restored
and disease disappears. If health and immunity are thereafter conscientiously maintained, the individual is no longer vulnerable
to disease and dieting become unnecessary. Surely one of the most overlooked and yet most valuable modes of healing that will
be rediscovered in the future of the new medicine is the fast. This is because of the increasing interest in looking to oneself
for healing powers. For the fast is an inward process and cannot be entered upon only from an outer approach with any expectation
of a lasting benefit. The person must invariably be involved with the overall results. This therapeutic encounter is in direct
contrast to the usual non-involvement in the physician-directed, disease-oriented medical practice of today."
Although nowadays the common response to illness is usually to "take something,"
it may be advisable to try the opposite. Therapeutic fasting is an excellent self-healing practice. It induces metabolic changes
that are inherently cleansing and repairing. The organs empty and rest, conserving energy, promoting the elimination of waste
and accumulated toxins, and making cell regeneration much more efficient. Fasting is mankind's most ancient healing strategy.
Many traditional cultures, including Oriental, east Indian, and Native American, have long regarded it a dependable curative
and revitalizing personal health measure. Hippocrates prescribed fasting, as did Galen and Paracelsus, and it was practiced
by Plato, Socrates, Pythagoras, and Mahatma Gandhi. In modern Europe, reputable clinics that support therapeutic fasting are
quite common. In Sweden it's practically a national sport.
Proponents of fasting offer thousands of testimonials from recovered asthmatics, arthritics, insomniacs, and ex-sufferers
of migraines, skin and digestive disorders, and dozens of other ailments. They maintain that - with the exception of serious
conditions like tuberculosis, ulcers, diabetes, hypoglycemia, blood, liver, kidney and heart diseases- systematic voluntary
abstention from eating is almost always a healthy first response to illness. Dr. Bernard Jensen, author of "Tissue Cleansing
Through Bowel Management" has supervised over 50,000 fasts at his center in Escondido, CA."
Therapeutic Fasting An Introduction to the Benefits of a Professionally Supervised Fast By Dr. Alan Goldhamer
"I was overweight, plagued with high blood pressure, high cholesterol, high tryglicerides
and diabetic. Treatments by some of the "best" physicians (with medication) in Israel and in California resulted
in no significant improvement. Three years ago I started to do my own research and got across Dr. Fuhrman's book. Well written
to be understood by layman and with scientific evidence. Since applying Dr. Fuhrman's recommendations, I lost 70 pounds in
5 months (the first 40 in 6 weeks). All indicators went back to better than normal after two weeks into the program. I later
experienced 20 days fast. It was the best experience in my life. Since then, I bought more than 3 dozens of the book and gave
it to everyone I care about. This book is my new bible. It is a great reading material for understanding and reinforcement.
If practiced by everyone, physicians' rows will be cut by 90%. Not to be missed if you serious about your health, your well
being and those around you." an amazon.com reviewer
According
to Shé D'Montford, Shambhallah, from Australia ‘The human body "WILL HEAL"... If we get out of our
own way and allow it, it heals itself. It is our basic nature. Anybody who tells you other than that is trying to sell you
something. No matter what you have been told. Don't give up on yourself and don't buy into the lines like ... ‘oh well
you've had a good life'... 'at your age'... and the worst of all ...'there's nothing further I can do, I suggest you finalize
your affairs'... How dare anyone tell you to give up! So much in society combines to convince us of the propaganda that some
things never get better. It's up to you ... do you want to get better? Make things better? It is human nature to make things
better, evolve and grow.”
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