Recommendations for Fasting
“Recommendations for Fasting”
By Valerie Saxion, N.D., Ph.D.
Hippocrates said “Food Should be our medicine and medicine should be our food, but to eat when you are sick is to feed your illness.”
We are wonderfully made by our heavenly Father; our bodies were created to heal themselves. However, with all of the pollutants, toxins and debris in our environment, even those in good physical health are walking around with at least seven to ten pounds of toxic waste build up in the colon.
Fasting detoxifies the body, giving the organs a rest, and bringing natural healing by cleansing the body. It even helps to reverse the aging process. Disease and aging begins when the normal process of cell regeneration and rebuilding slows down. This slowdown is caused by the accumulation of waste products in the tissues, which interferes with the nourishment and oxygenation of cells. This is when the cells resistance to disease will diminish and various ills will start to appear. This may happen at any age. At any given time only half of all your cells are in the peak development and working condition. One fourth are usually in the process of growth and the other in the in the process of dying and replacement. It is of vital importance that the dying cells are decomposed and eliminated from the system as efficiently as possible. Quick and effective elimination of dead cells stimulates the building and growth of new cells.
Juice fasting proves to be the most effective way to restore your health, back to the way God intended you to live. You could say, fasting literally resets the body’s odometer.
Fasting has been used in other countries for thousands of years as a means of healing for the body and renewal of the mind, and of course for spiritual rejuvenation. Remember though, fasting doesn’t move God, it moves you!
A study was done in Russia in 1986 at a hospital for the mentally ill. A study was conducted called “The Hunger Treatment”. Eight hundred schizophrenics were to partake in a juice fast. The study lasted for sixty days. At the end of the study 70 % went home, totally healed! Since that study we know that many misdiagnosed mental poisoning as well as lack of nutrients. By giving the patient the right nutrients balance can occur.
Here’s how it works:
During a prolonged fast (after the first three days), your body will live on its own substance. When it is deprived of needed nutrition, particularly of proteins and fats, it will burn and digest its own tissues by the process of autolysis, or self-digestion. But your body will not do this indiscriminately! Within our wonderfully made body, made by the Great Creator, is great wisdom. Our body will first decompose and burn those cells and tissues, which are diseased, damaged, aged or dead. In fasting your body feeds itself on the most impure and inferior materials, such as dead cells and morbid accumulations, tumors, abscesses, fat deposits, etc….Dr. Otto Buchinger, M.D., fasting authority, says “fasting is a refuse disposal, a burning of rubbish.” The essential tissues and vital organs, the glands, the nervous system and the brain are not damaged or digested in fasting.
In general, three to ten days are recommended for health and longevity. A five-day fast starts the healing process in the body, and a ten-day fast should take care of most problems before they arise. During the juice fast, the function of the eliminative organs – lungs, liver, kidneys and the skin – is greatly increased, and accumulated toxins and waste are quickly expelled. (During the fast, toxins in the urine can be ten times higher than normal.)
If you have never fasted before, it is best to start with a three-day fast beginning on a Friday evening extended through Monday evening. Most people are at home on weekends and can easily do their juicing and cleansing with little to no interruptions. You can think of it as a time to work with your body, give it a tune up, and help it in its healing process.
How To…
Eat only raw foods two to three days before you begin your fast.
Start each day of your fast with room temperature steam distilled water. Everyday drink half of your body weight in ounces of water. For example, if you weigh 150 pounds, drink 75 ounces of water each day. Health science consensus currently believes that steam distilled water is the best for fasting as well as daily use. Steam distilled water is the only water that actually goes in and pulls out toxins from the organs. It literally pulls out the mire that gets caught in the follicles of the colon that breeds disease.
A great way to top off your day, whether fasting or not, is to have a half –cup of oat bran with a good non-dairy milk (soy, almond, or rice). This helps to cleanse the colon by adding fiber which can cut your risk of cancer by 30 percent. My personal preference is to have this at night before going to bed. It suits my body well and seems to aid in a peaceful nights rest.
Green Drinks can also be an added bonus to any fast. We have one called “Creation’s Bounty” which is a whole raw organic food with all the nutrients your body needs. There are also many excellent green drinks to choose from at your local health food store.
Daily Suggested Protocol
- Start with 4-8 ounces of Clustered Water
- Fifteen minutes later take 1-2 ounces of Body Oxygen
- 30-40 minutes later have a green drink
- Prepare your favorite fresh juice combination
- Alternate with the Stanley Burrough’s Lemonade drink
- Prepare fresh vegetable broth to sip in between juices and/or green smoothies
- Remember to drink as much steam distilled water as possible
- A good liquid mineral supplement will aid in rapid healing
- If you must eat, remember, grapes, watermelon, nor fresh applesauce
Enemas – a must!
Enemas during a fast are an absolute must. Enemas during a fast will assist the body in its cleansing detoxifying effort by washing out all of the toxic waste from the alimentary canal. Enemas should be taken at least once, preferably twice a day during your fast, upon rising and before going to bed. One pint to one quart of lukewarm distilled water is sufficient. Enema bags are available in any drug store.
Consider the liver cleanse while on the fast for optimum results!
Finally…
Fasting is not only excellent for the body; it is breath to the spirit. God says in Isaiah 58:6-11 “Here is the sort of fast I want”, His counsel advises fasting so that every area of your life will be free. Your spirit, mind and body are included so that no disease will come upon you! Fasting facilitates this Divine freedom. “Your light will break forth like morning…” and “your healing shall spring forth speedily”. Your fast, God declared, will even right your relationship with Him! He will go before you, and the glory, His goodness, will be your guardian.
Blessings to all who chose to make this exciting healing journey.
God will be with you!
Consult your physician before beginning any exercise, dieting or fasting program.
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