Staying Healthy in the Fast Lane

staying healthy in the fast lane

bles, and water, can result in profound improvement in very seri-
ous conditions. Water, juice, or vegetable broth-only diets, as well
as eating only fruit and vegetables, while generally very safe in the
short term, should have the approval, knowledge, and oversight of
a physician. If this is not possible, you can find a fasting-knowledge-
able physician by contacting the International Association of Hy-
gienic Physicians (iahp.net). This is a professional association for
licensed, primary care physicians—medical doctors, osteopaths,
chiropractors, and naturopaths—who specialize in therapeutic
fasting supervision. A very experienced group of health profes-
sionals that do medically supervised fasting is True NorthHealth
Center, in Santa Rosa, California (healthpromoting.com).
An excellent example of the incredible anti-inflammatory pow-
er of fasting is shown in this review paper of six cases of severe
autoimmune diseases (rheumatoid arthritis, systemic lupus ery-
thematosus, fibromyalgia, mixed connective tissue disease) where
subjects underwent seven to twenty-four days of water fasting with
dramatic reductions in symptoms plus outstanding weight loss. The
individuals were then re-introduced to a carefully designed vegan
diet to maintain symptom relief.^3

Water Fasting Weight-Loss Results

Case 1: Rheumatoid arthritis—61-year-old male—18.5 pounds

lost in 17 days

Case 2: Mixed connective tissue disease—38-year-old fe-

male—20.5 pounds lost in 21 days

Case 3: Fibromyalgia—46-year-old female—20.5 pounds lost

in 24 days

Case 4: Systemic lupus erytheatosus—45-year-old female—8.4

pounds lost in 7 days

Case 5: Rheumatoid arthritis—40-year-old female—15 pounds

lost in 12 days