Re:fast

[Guest guest]

Dear Candace,

as far as I understand it, the raw food diet is a detoxifying diet anyway. I

would go on it for quite a while before doing any fasting. It may not be the

best approach to do detox as fast as you can. After a two week fast you will

be so starved that the danger of going back to your " normal " diet is very

high. Well, that's what I think anyway, having done a 12 day fast once.

Good luck

Shanti

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<rawfood >

Wednesday, May 28, 2003 9:56 AM

[Raw Food] Digest Number 334

 

 

 

 

[Guest guest]

Shanti said: " ...the raw food diet is a detoxifying diet anyway. I would go

on it for quite a while before doing any fasting. "

 

After being a vegan, I decided to get more into the raw/live foods. So,

just for the past few days I've had raw and live foods only (well, with the

exception of a cup of coffee now and then).

 

I can see and feel differences already. I feel lighter, I've lost a couple

of pounds, my nose is running to beat the band, and I don't feel so bogged

down. But I'm lovin' this. I'm also juicing and today will be our first

home-raised wheatgrass juice. I'm also going to be planting trays of

buckwheat and sunflower, along with my regular jars of sprouts. I'm so

psyched. I even had a breakfast of fruits, nuts and seeds (mango and orange

with almonds, walnuts, sunflower and pumpkin seeds). I was always afraid of

having such a high sugar breakfast. But I'm absolutely fine! I'm usually

wiped out after cooked oatmeal, but who knew fresh fruit wouldn't do

anything to me.

 

As far as a " fast " goes, I wouldn't even attempt anything very spartan until

I've done a few weeks - or even a few months - of what I'm doing now. I

need to stabilize my blood sugar, my menu, my refrigerator, etc., and get my

body used to all this. Then, maybe, I might go on one of " those " fasts.

But unless I really, really, really have a specific reason for serious

fasting, I think this detox diet/lifestyle of raw/live foods will probably

do the trick. Just over a longer period of time.

 

Rose

[Guest guest]

Candace,

 

For what it is worth, I take the contrarian point of view. Having

started 100% raw after a longish water fast

I had none of the problems of transition. No cravings or required

discipline or adverse symptoms.

 

It may be a matter of each to his own.

 

Peter

 

Shanti Eaglemeare [shanti]

29 May 2003 10:39

rawfood

[Raw Food] Re:fast

 

 

Dear Candace,

as far as I understand it, the raw food diet is a detoxifying diet

anyway. I would go on it for quite a while before doing any fasting. It

may not be the best approach to do detox as fast as you can. After a two

week fast you will be so starved that the danger of going back to your

" normal " diet is very high. Well, that's what I think anyway, having

done a 12 day fast once. Good luck Shanti

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<rawfood >

<rawfood >

Wednesday, May 28, 2003 9:56 AM

[Raw Food] Digest Number 334