The nature and intent of fasting (WAS: how the body works?)

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Hi Dobby,

 

If a person were to do as you describe, then that person would have taken up

fasting while holding a profound misunderstanding of fasting.

 

Fasting is an act of faith ... a returning of the " controls " back to our

system.

 

Fasting is a deep form of rest. Deep, retrospective cleansing and

restoration of the body occur during periods of relative or comparative

rest. To fast in terms of diet while maintaining a full load of activity as

you describe would be working directly against one's own system. On one

hand, one's choices about eating would effect the returning of the controls,

as above. Yet at the same time, one's choice to remain active would be

grabbing back the controls away from one's system.

 

This can be done, but the results, in the long term, are not likely to be

uplifting.

 

The human body burns through structured, stored fat whenever our expenditure

of energy exceeds the available energy in the fuel we eat. During fasting,

after the third day or so for most people, energy intake drops to zero, and

fat-burning ensues.

 

Similarly, when we become physically active, we are not eating. Our body

draws upon our present supply of blood sugar, then reaches for reserves. The

first reserve is our glycogen, stored primarily in our outer muscles and our

liver. As the body begins to draw down this reserve, to extend the life of

that reserve, the body also begins to draw from its supply of stored,

structured fat. Again, fat burning ensues.

 

But our system ... no system ... is designed to rest and be active at the

same time.

 

If you wish to learn a bit more about fasting, we have two free audio

programs:

 

Trusting Nature's Design, available at

 

http://www.pathofhealth.org/Programs

<http://www.pathofhealth.org/Programs & Events/Fasting/TrustingNature'sDesign-

Fasting--Aug.10.2006CE--PathOfHealth.mp3>

& Events/Fasting/TrustingNature'sDesign-Fasting--Aug.10.2006CE--PathOfHealth.

mp3

 

and

 

Monoeating, Fasting, and Self-Love, available at

 

 

<http://www.pathofhealth.org/Programs & Events/Fasting/MonoeatingFasting & Self-

Love--Sep.13.2006CE--PathOfHealth.mp3>

http://www.pathofhealth.org/Programs & Events/Fasting/MonoeatingFasting & Self-L

ove--Sep.13.2006CE--PathOfHealth.mp3

 

Hope this helps!

Elchanan

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rawfood [rawfood ] On Behalf Of

Dobby the house elf

Monday, May 21, 2007 8:25 PM

raw food

[Raw Food] how the body works?

 

 

I am still reading 811...

 

But I got to thinking about something someone on here said in one post or

another and now I got a question.

 

If a person was 100 pounds over weight, and they went on a water fast, and

kept working out at the gym. Would their body use up the reserves or would

they lose lean muscle mass and keep the fat?

 

In other words, what does it take to force the body to use its reserve fat

and keep the good stuff?

 

Just wonderin......and I realize this is a long question to really

answer....

 

By the way, I am enjoying the 811 book! Very informative!