Guest guest Posted June 8, 2005 Report Share Posted June 8, 2005 lane lynn Wednesday, June 08, 2005 5:08 AM Re: [Raw Food] Fasting more Just putting in my two cents worth here. I fasted for 21 days with Joel Furhman supervising. He said that most of the really good healing took place in the third week, not the first two. Lane _____ This is an excellent point, for general purposes, and one worth elaborating. If you talk to some of the " old timers, " they may say something like the following: - Short fast, two weeks or less. - Medium fast, 15-30 days. - Long fast, longer than 30 days. And they may add that, in years past, it was quite common for people to come in and fast 3-6 weeks. Upon completion of such a fast, one's life may truly be changed. Nowadays, most people are " busy, " think they cannot afford it, etc. But how can one be too busy to become healthy? The piper WILL be paid, the only question is when, and under what circumstances. You can either choose, or let Nature choose, and the latter course is almost always unpleasant and VERY costly in every imaginable way. And who cannot afford it? I watch how people choose to spend their time, funds, and other resources, and from what I see, there are VERY few people who truly cannot afford it. It's about priorities, IMHO. In a very real sense, who CANNOT afford it? As a general rule, fasting is ABSOLUTELY not essential for creating excellent health, and one can indeed achieve excellent health with ALL the same results by simply living healthfully. (Kay in particular, please take note.) But living healthfully seems to be very challenging for many people; nowadays, for it includes emotional health, physical activity, proper rest (sleep and otherwise), etc., as well as healthful eating. And for some, fasting serves as a wonderful way to chart a new course in life. Often, I find that people who fast for long periods --3 weeks, especially a month or more -- change far more about their lives than just their diet. They rediscover who they are, they reconnect with Source (by whatever name or description), they rediscover their heart. With the right knowledge AND the right preparation AND the right support, fasting can truly, as the title of one of Dr. Fuhrman's books, change your life. Several years ago, I decided that health is a top priority in my life, one I place ahead of almost everything else. I just plain live that way!!! Best to all, Elchanan -- ------------------------ [ SECURITY NOTICE ] ------------------------ rawfood , rawschool . For your security, vlinfo digitally signed this message on 08 June 2005 at 19:32:30 UTC. Verify this digital signature at http://www.ciphire.com/verify. ------------------- [ CIPHIRE DIGITAL SIGNATURE ] ------------------- Q2lwaGlyZSBTaWcuAVdyYXdmb29kQHlhaG9vZ3JvdXBzLmNvbSwgcmF3c2Nob29sQHlha G9vZ3JvdXBzLmNvbQB2bGluZm9AZWFydGhsaW5rLm5ldABlbWFpbCBib2R5AK4HAAB8AH wAAAABAAAAzkenQq4HAAAwAwACAAIAAgAgWd+jWXfInHvayeGZWK7egaxIx/Ds85ig0C7 EzQ1Fg5gBAIYEpBOTbs87zkSZHhSIvzVVwfRghtV1X2jI/sjxmdF9n6SgRyavjF4nHVpm +PxK3/qwtFtM3YfgtP7OMjDZtfpsU2lnRW5k --------------------- [ END DIGITAL SIGNATURE ] --------------------- Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted June 8, 2005 Report Share Posted June 8, 2005 At Wed, 8 Jun 2005 it looks like INFO @ Vibrant Life composed: <humbly_snipped> > If you talk to some of the " old timers, " they may say something like the > following: > > - Short fast, two weeks or less. > - Medium fast, 15-30 days. > - Long fast, longer than 30 days. > > And they may add that, in years past, it was quite common for people to come > in and fast 3-6 weeks. Upon completion of such a fast, one's life may truly > be changed. > > Nowadays, most people are " busy, " think they cannot afford it, etc. <humbly_snipped> Now I have a question.... For those of us who, for many reasons (mortgage, rent etc...) cannot take the few weeks off to fast seeing it more or less requires a low energy pace, can we do, as I've heard in the past, simple " one_day " fasts? Any pros or cons to the one day fast, I'm curious. Namaste -- Bill Schoolcraft PO Box 210076 San Francisco, CA 94121 " UNIX, A Way of Life. " http://billschoolcraft.com Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted June 8, 2005 Report Share Posted June 8, 2005 Bill, absolutely you can... I frequently skip a day or so...maybe 36 hours.. and that does not get us the full benefit of an extended fast. And, an extended fast may, or may not, be required depending on where we're starting: what our current state of health/disease may be. I do plan, personally, to find a way to take some " vacation " time to do a longer fast. all the best, Bob (fellow journeyman) rawfood , Bill Schoolcraft <bill@b...> wrote: > At Wed, 8 Jun 2005 it looks like INFO @ Vibrant Life composed: > > <humbly_snipped> > > > If you talk to some of the " old timers, " they may say something like the > > following: > > > > - Short fast, two weeks or less. > > - Medium fast, 15-30 days. > > - Long fast, longer than 30 days. > > > > And they may add that, in years past, it was quite common for people to come > > in and fast 3-6 weeks. Upon completion of such a fast, one's life may truly > > be changed. > > > > Nowadays, most people are " busy, " think they cannot afford it, etc. > > <humbly_snipped> > > Now I have a question.... > > For those of us who, for many reasons (mortgage, rent etc...) > cannot take the few weeks off to fast seeing it more or less > requires a low energy pace, can we do, as I've heard in the > past, simple " one_day " fasts? > > Any pros or cons to the one day fast, I'm curious. > > Namaste > > -- > Bill Schoolcraft > PO Box 210076 > San Francisco, CA 94121 > " UNIX, A Way of Life. " > http://billschoolcraft.com Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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