Guest guest Posted March 14, 2005 Report Share Posted March 14, 2005 Hi Lynn and all, This message addresses only one of your questions: _____ lynne66124 [niklyn] Monday, March 14, 2005 1:52 AM rawfood [Raw Food] working on willingness Would a " fast " help us to cleanse our bodies or is that outside what the group would talk about? Never ever done a fast but have read about it - anyway - thanks - hopefully will hear from you all Love Lynne xx _____ Yes, fasting can be a great accelerator for cleaning and replenishing one's system. Here I will only offer a perspective about fasting, not information about how to fast. Both physiologically and psychologically, all our metabolic functions produce trash. So this means that all activity -- physical and mental from running and jumping to thinking, feeling, and imagining, create waste byproducts. Our body constantly cleanses these wastes. Cleansing is accelerated during rest. Every competitive athlete is taught that the recovery AFTER activity is a crucial part of his/her training program. Now picture, if you will, a continuum. At once end imagine the most intense physical exertion, something you could only sustain for a few seconds. At the other end of the continuum, imagine the most perfect, complete rest, one in which every part of your being can just let go. Fasting merely moves us from the activity pole toward the restful pole of this continuum. By fasting, we mean not only cessation of eating, but also cessation (or minimization) of all forms of activity, to create the most comprehensive, systemwide rest we can. And as the rest broadens and deepens, our system then begins not only cleansing itself deeply, but also constructing and replenishing its various organs and systems, indeed every cell is rejuvenated. A friend of mine just broke a short fast yesterday. She is a teacher, and this was her first fast. So I cautioned her that she might be " hypersensitive " to the noise and activity level of the kids, particularly during her first day or two back on the job. She suddenly realized that, earlier in the day, even listening to her favorite music had been exhausting, she had to turn it off. Such is the nature of very deep rest. Two additional thoughts that may be of interest: 1. Fasting is not a substitute for healthy eating. You CANNOT lose weight or attain AND RETAIN most other health benefits just by fasting, though some severe conditions can apparently be totally eradicated (some STDs, for instance). So it is best to develop excellent, life-affirming eating patterns BEFORE you fast, then simply resume those following your fast. This does not mean you won't shift by fasting, it means only that we should not depend upon such shifts. 2. There are three distinct parts to any fast: preparation, the fast itself, and reentry (refeeding, resumption of activity, etc.) There are VERY few people who comprehend the entire range and scope of the fasting process. So when you are ready to think about fasting, we'll go into more depth at that time, and possibly link you with " someone who know. " Best to all, Elchanan -- ---------------------[ Ciphire Signature ]---------------------- vlinfo signed email body (2603 characters) on 14 March 2005 at 19:53:17 UTC rawfood ------------------------------- : Ciphire has secured this email against identity theft. : Free download at www.ciphire.com. The garbled lines : below are the sender's verifiable digital signature. ------------------------------- 00fAAAAAEAAACt6zVCKwoAAMECAAIAAgACACBZ36NZd8ice9rJ4ZlYrt6BrEjH8O zzmKDQLsTNDUWDmAEAhgSkE5NuzzvORJkeFIi/NVXB9GCG1XVfaMj+yPGZ0X1XnA sXecJTJD4GM1kwaEnnf8J5XkSyRq5uiQJSMbvZZQ== ------------------[ End Ciphire Signed Message ]---------------- Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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