Fasting.

Fasting is the quickest way of bringing about the elimination of toxic materials from the body.

Fasting is a simple, quick and effective way to cleanse the body and promote healing from illness and disease.

Fasting has been known for thousands of years as practise of maintaining good health; promoting healing is the sick and preventing illness in the healthy.

Accumulated waste (be it through poor diet, medication, pollution, stress…) throughout the system is the root-cause or foundation of all illness and dis-ease.

Lowered vitality, lack of energy or strength, seemingly minor ailments of all kinds; are signs that there is a problem somewhere in the body.

Many people are afraid of fasting; this is often due to a lack of understanding of the practise. Fasting can take many forms and varying durations, depending on the individual and the goal(s) set out to be achieved.

During a fast, no solid food is eaten – but liquids can be consumed in as large a quantity is desired or necessary. Liquids can include raw fruit and vegetable juices – ideally freshly squeezed since they lose many of their valuable vitamins, minerals, trace elements and enzymes within minutes of being prepared. Herbal teas(caffeine free) and plenty of room temperature water also available.

Providing you have a full and correct understanding of the process; a fast can last for many days. For others, fasting can simply mean skipping a meal or two.

Consider that if you were to miss dinner, go to bed early, have water, herbal tea or juice for breakfast, and then eat a sensible lunch - you will have fasted for almost 24hrs!

In doing so you are literally giving your digestive system a rest – taking the foot off the accelerator and cruising for a while. This will help to prevent ‘burning out the engine’. Just as a distance runner alters their pace to conserve energy in between bursts of speed; so too your digestive system requires periods of lower activity in order to maintain optimum performance.

The bowel has the poorest nerve structure of any organ in the body, and thus cannot easily signal any problems. If the heart is beating too fast we rest. If breathing becomes strained we rest. If limbs being to tire we rest. Out-of-sight, out-of-mind; the digestive system is treated with indifference and ignorance to the constant state of work, activation and stress in which it is forced to perform throughout our entire lives.

Remember that to nourish the vital functions of your body, you need proper nutrition - not masses of substance. High levels of easily assimilated nutrients are more than available in freshly squeezed juices. In cases where doubt or recommendation suggest that you should not fast; vitamin-rich vegetable broths or even soft fruits could still constitute an element of fasting. The point is to remove some bulk so that your body can work on the accumulated matter that is already in the system.

Benefits of fasting include:

During extended fasting, the body literally lives off itself. It burns up and digests its own tissues – STARTING WITH THOSE THAT ARE DIS-EASED, OLD, DAMAGED OR DEAD.

The process of building new, healthy cells – a constant state in life – is speeded up.

The body’s elimination channels (lungs, liver, kidneys and skin) process more waste – masses of toxins are removed.

Aches and pains, morning stiffness and lethargy are reduced.

Mental clarity is increased.

BREAKING/ENDING A FAST IS AN IMPORTANT STAGE OF THE PROCESS!

A sensible re-integration of eating is vital. Common sense should prevail – it is obviously not a good idea to drop beer and burgers into your freshly cleaned stomach and intestines.

The level of care required will vary depending on the specifics of each individuals fasting process. Those with little or no previous experience should always seek information and advice before beginning a fast. That said; skipping dinner once a week might be a sensible place to start your experience of this ancient, deliberate and perfect practise.

Life is good, enjoy x