Explain your 3-Day fast...
I get a ton of questions on this all the time, so I want to unpack (explicate, even) this new movement...
First of all, it's neither "new" nor a "movement." Folks have been fasting for whatever purpose for 3 or 4 THOUSAND years. And it's not a diet bandwagon; it's a "I sorta like being alive and want to be healthy" bandwagon. And I've jumped all on that thing. So once a month, I'll "fast" for 72 hours: fruits and vegetables only. What does that include?
Fruits and vegetables...
If it came from an animal, no good. If it came from a machine, no good (sorry, Yellow No.5). No preservatives. Spices are optional, but because it's a system cleaning fast I really prefer as little seasoning as possible. Have you ever eaten greens without seasoning? This is not a good idea. I'll use pepper, no salt, lemon juice on pretty much everything, lots of dark green veggies, tons of water (TONS), and V8. No concentrates and no heavy sugars (stay away from the orange juice; eat the orange instead). Once a month. That's my resolution for 2008 and pretty much while I'm alive. Every 30 days I'll clean out the junk I eat every day.
Day 1 is toughest on the mind.
Day 2 is toughest on the body.
Day 3 is hell (whichever "hell" is the worst hell).
Now let's be clear. I don't do this because I'm some sort of mystic. I like to be healthy. I do PRAY while doing it, because I PRAY all the time. The point is this: Most of the time we are thinking about what we would like to eat, what we just ate, or what we shouldn't have eaten. What can happen if we took all of that energy, and focused it on something else? After about 30 hours, your brain just says "Forget it, what else can we work on?" and you start thinking again. You'd be amazed at how little we use our brain because of the toxins we put in our body. It's takes 72 hours to begin releasing toxins.
Will you do a 3-day fast with me starting in March?
First of all, it's neither "new" nor a "movement." Folks have been fasting for whatever purpose for 3 or 4 THOUSAND years. And it's not a diet bandwagon; it's a "I sorta like being alive and want to be healthy" bandwagon. And I've jumped all on that thing. So once a month, I'll "fast" for 72 hours: fruits and vegetables only. What does that include?
Fruits and vegetables...
If it came from an animal, no good. If it came from a machine, no good (sorry, Yellow No.5). No preservatives. Spices are optional, but because it's a system cleaning fast I really prefer as little seasoning as possible. Have you ever eaten greens without seasoning? This is not a good idea. I'll use pepper, no salt, lemon juice on pretty much everything, lots of dark green veggies, tons of water (TONS), and V8. No concentrates and no heavy sugars (stay away from the orange juice; eat the orange instead). Once a month. That's my resolution for 2008 and pretty much while I'm alive. Every 30 days I'll clean out the junk I eat every day.
Day 1 is toughest on the mind.
Day 2 is toughest on the body.
Day 3 is hell (whichever "hell" is the worst hell).
Now let's be clear. I don't do this because I'm some sort of mystic. I like to be healthy. I do PRAY while doing it, because I PRAY all the time. The point is this: Most of the time we are thinking about what we would like to eat, what we just ate, or what we shouldn't have eaten. What can happen if we took all of that energy, and focused it on something else? After about 30 hours, your brain just says "Forget it, what else can we work on?" and you start thinking again. You'd be amazed at how little we use our brain because of the toxins we put in our body. It's takes 72 hours to begin releasing toxins.
Will you do a 3-day fast with me starting in March?
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