Superbowl of Fasting

February 6, 2006

Superbowl is the second largest turkey and junk food

occasion of America and probably Canada too however I am on

day 9 of Fasting. People who follow natural hygiene and don't

fast are missing one of the lynchpins , miracle in fact, of health.

I'm not one of those who will excruciatingly post every day of their

fast. Here are some random observations.

I turned 48 in January. I had to admit I was looking my age.

Mucus was clogging up my sinuses again. Sometimes a walk in the

night air would clear them. I was looking jowly and hit 210 lbs.

Their were signs my digestive system was impaired with stools not

being completely formed and gas. I had slipped 10 to 20% from my

best diet with slices of pizza and bagels.

So I started my fast on a Thursday. Due to committments day 3 and

part of day four were a little too much but I got through them and

the rainy Sunday I slept an extra 2 1/2 hours. Work gave me a special

opportunity to do a longer fast as I am only working part time

afternoons at a desk job. At church I become so constipated I had

to run out of the church during the sermon. I have not had any

shaky weak days like other fasts even shorter ones. Some

mild nausea. Night seven I dreamed I was drinking an American beer

and I swear I could taste it. I even remember the name Pabst blue

Ribbon. Isn't that funny because I don't drink alcoholic beverages.

Although I can't follow strict hygienic fasting I sleep an extra

hour or two a day and when I come home I have a nap if I need one.

Weight 209lbs down to 197 lbs. Now from experience I know that

maybe 1/3 of that may be water loss but still. The jowls have

tightened up. Its gotta be hard carring a gut spare tire around

all the time for my body. Did I hear each extra inch of fat

has 700 million miles of capilaries? The stomach is smaller. My

eyes sparkle even more and I thought they did before. My head is

clear like a fog has been lifted. Its like turning a worrier into

a decisive warrior making daily decisions.

It truly is Gods operating table as Bragg called it. Since I

had the beginnings of a winter cold it seems to have stopped it

although I've had a bit of a sore throat the last couple of days

and expectorants still coming up so that says to this amateur that

I can go a bit longer since I'm in relative comfort except for

the whole wheat crust Superbowl pizza with asparagus and green

peppers I can't order. I also had a lingering tendonitus problem

in my shoulder that seems much better. I used to re injure it

playing the violin however in day 8 I had to play the violin

for a couple of hours and I was at the top of my playing skills

which was sure a surprise to me and the shoulder stayed fine.

Now I don't follow Sheltonite fasting of resting all the time

but man what I'm doing must be good my skin glows all signs are

a go. The raw fooding I've done must have helped the detox this

time. I learned fasting from Bragg the Miracle of Fasting and

it looks like stewed tomatoes when I break it, some raw cabbage

and carrots and maybe a blended salad the next day to coax the

bowels back into life.

" Think of your many years of procrastination; how the gods have

repeatedly granted you further periods of grace, of which you

have taken no advantage. It is time now to realize the nature

of the universe to which you belong., and of that controlling.

Power whose offspring you are; and to understand that your time

has a limit set to it. Use it, then, to advance your enlightenment;

or it will be gone, and never in your power again. "

Marcus Aurelius

Mike

February 6, 2006

thank you mike you have put incouragement in my heart...... Jennie

February 7, 2006

, jennie spooner

<jhspooner2003 wrote:

>

> thank you mike you have put incouragement in my heart...... Jennie

>

Thanks I don't want to turn into a talking head just

pontificating. Ps down to 195 lbs now. Wasn't sure I was that low but

this morning confirmed it.So even if 5 lbs bounced back I'm a

happy camper.

I have another fasting tip for everyone. Many peoples feet and

other extremities get cold when fasting especially here in Canada.

Stores including hardware and even discount stores and drug stores sell

little heating pads that you shake and provide up to 8 hours of warmth

at a time. ( skiers also use them) Just activate one and put it in

your socks or gloves they arent hot enough to burn anything and move

them around to where your cold and you have instant

easy relief. Simple but I'd never done it before and I'm glad I do

now.

Mike

Ps to those people who think and think about it and dont do it

surely to God you can go 24 hours without food to start

detoxing with your first fast . Water only fast is what I

recommend according to Natural hygiene. Those of of you who

juice fast are putting great quanties of natural sugar and no

wonder you're not enjoying your fast. In addition one of the

greatest parts of the fast is after day 2 or 3 you're NOT hungry

anymore. Not that you don't miss food as my email showed

but you are NOT SUFFERING believe it or not. I am not suffering

in Day 10 and my sore throat is 90 per cent gone. If you are juice

fasting you will probably still have cravings due to sugar levels

going up and down. DONT SALT WATER FAST IT IS A HORRIBLE MISTAKE.

Your bottle will be retaining water and you need sodium in a

normal diet but not sodium chloride. Everything you need for a

fast is in your body now. The temporary ceasing of vitamins will

not hurt you at all but if you use them on an empty stomach they

are an irritant to the stomach lining not having any food to

dilute them. I think one would just pee them out and waste their

money taking them through a fast.

For more info read Herbert Shelton on Fasting and Paul braggs

The Miracle of Fasting. Can't recommend Braggs enough so heres

a link to buy their book for like 10 bucks

www.bragg.com

to learn what to eat with recipes after the fast buy

The Health Seekers Yearbook at www.getwellamerica.com

which will give you a years worth of recipes and encouragement

to make permanent changes.

February 7, 2006

Mike ~ I enjoyed reading this post, and found it quite interesting and inspiring! Thanks for sharing this. :-) JoJoviolinmike2002 <violinmike2002 wrote: Superbowl is the second largest turkey and junk foodoccasion of America and probably Canada too however I am onday 9 of Fasting. People who follow natural hygiene and don'tfast are missing one of the lynchpins , miracle in fact, of health. I'm not one of those who will excruciatingly post every day of theirfast. Here are some random observations. I turned 48 in January. I had to admit I was looking my age.Mucus was clogging up my sinuses again. Sometimes a walk in thenight air would clear them. I was looking jowly and hit 210

lbs.Their were signs my digestive system was impaired with stools notbeing completely formed and gas. I had slipped 10 to 20% from mybest diet with slices of pizza and bagels. So I started my fast on a Thursday. Due to committments day 3 andpart of day four were a little too much but I got through them andthe rainy Sunday I slept an extra 2 1/2 hours. Work gave me a specialopportunity to do a longer fast as I am only working part timeafternoons at a desk job. At church I become so constipated I hadto run out of the church during the sermon. I have not had anyshaky weak days like other fasts even shorter ones. Somemild nausea. Night seven I dreamed I was drinking an American beerand I swear I could taste it. I even remember the name Pabst blueRibbon. Isn't that funny because I don't drink alcoholic beverages.Although I can't follow strict hygienic fasting I sleep an extrahour or two a day and when I

come home I have a nap if I need one. Weight 209lbs down to 197 lbs. Now from experience I know thatmaybe 1/3 of that may be water loss but still. The jowls havetightened up. Its gotta be hard carring a gut spare tire aroundall the time for my body. Did I hear each extra inch of fathas 700 million miles of capilaries? The stomach is smaller. My eyes sparkle even more and I thought they did before. My head isclear like a fog has been lifted. Its like turning a worrier intoa decisive warrior making daily decisions. It truly is Gods operating table as Bragg called it. Since Ihad the beginnings of a winter cold it seems to have stopped italthough I've had a bit of a sore throat the last couple of daysand expectorants still coming up so that says to this amateur thatI can go a bit longer since I'm in relative comfort except forthe whole wheat crust Superbowl pizza with

asparagus and greenpeppers I can't order. I also had a lingering tendonitus problemin my shoulder that seems much better. I used to re injure itplaying the violin however in day 8 I had to play the violinfor a couple of hours and I was at the top of my playing skillswhich was sure a surprise to me and the shoulder stayed fine. Now I don't follow Sheltonite fasting of resting all the timebut man what I'm doing must be good my skin glows all signs area go. The raw fooding I've done must have helped the detox thistime. I learned fasting from Bragg the Miracle of Fasting andit looks like stewed tomatoes when I break it, some raw cabbageand carrots and maybe a blended salad the next day to coax thebowels back into life." Think of your many years of procrastination; how the gods haverepeatedly granted you further periods of grace, of which youhave taken no advantage. It is time now to realize the

natureof the universe to which you belong., and of that controlling.Power whose offspring you are; and to understand that your timehas a limit set to it. Use it, then, to advance your enlightenment;or it will be gone, and never in your power again." Marcus AureliusMike <a href="http://www.paperbackswap.com/index.php?n=3 & r_by=jojo46580%40earthlink.net" alt="PaperBackSwap - Swap your used paperback books with other club members."> Say I sent you!