Or if you try, you simply can’t keep the food down. This is the body’s own
mechanism to divert much-needed energy from digestion to the immune,
lymphatic and endocrine systems. This gives our bodies energy to expel the
intruder, the obstruction or the congestion.
The second form of fasting is “conscious fasting,” which is done to
cleanse and restore the body. Conscious fasting builds self-discipline and
self-confidence. These are two important attributes to develop on the road to
good health.
Both forms of fasting are energy management for the body. Most of the
foods that humans eat rob their bodies of energy instead of giving it. Health
and vitality is energy; disease is a lack of energy. Fasting is the way the body
can rest from extensive digestive and metabolic issues. It uses that same
energy, instead, to clean itself out of acids and toxins, thus allowing itself to
heal.
Our digestive and eliminative systems become overworked and
weakened on a typical diet of meats, grains, dairy products, and the like.
Fasting allows the pancreas, stomach, liver, intestines, and even the kidneys
to have somewhat of a rest. This gives more energy to the immune, glandular
and lymphatic systems. Fasting at one level or another is vital in getting well.
There are many types of fasts you can do. Let’s explore four basic types
of fasting and then discuss how to properly stop or “break” a fast.
TYPES OF FASTS
All Raw-Food Fast
This of course is not really a fast since you are still eating food. But to most
people who eat heavy, cooked foods, this is definitely considered a fast.
Remember: no other animal cooks its food before eating it. Take this fast a
day at a time, and try to eat all raw food that day. Try this fast for 5, 10, 30 or
60 days in succession, eating only all raw foods, the longer the better. This
type of fast would include fresh raw fruits, fruit juices, vegetables and
vegetable juices. No “protein” type foods like nuts or seeds.
All Fruit Fast