by
Paul
Benhaimbath if it feels desirable. If you feel tired it is important to rest as
much as you need to. When you can, go for a gentle walk so that
you build up your strength gradually. After the fast, when you have
started on solid meals, try some yoga and at least 30 minutes
walking.
During the fast you will feel weak. This is due to toxins
being released in your body for cleansing, not due to lack of
nutrition. If you cannot sleep and have bad dreams, persevere and
have faith that you are at the most productive stage. It will pass.
You are, as Ehret puts it, 'on nature's operating table'. If the
physical symptoms are too much then take an enema, rest and
break your fast, not with juice, but roughage foods such as cooked
starch-less vegetables. Try two or three from celery, cabbage,
squash, beetroot or sauerkraut. Eat the foods you have been used
to if necessary.
If breaking your fast with no problems, then two or more
glasses of freshly squeezed organic fruit juice are recommended
on the first day, before you move to eating salads. After a fast, one
of the most important habits to break is the feeling of fullness or
stuffiness after a meal - leave some space for oxygen and juices
to circulate. Black pepper is considered an irritant to the colon and
should therefore be avoided in a clean diet. If you experience a
fever at any point during a fast, drink vegetable broth rather than
fruit juices when you stop fasting until the fever subsides. If you
are diabetic, then please take extra special care in fasting. You
must seek special guidance and further reference material. It is
necessary to maintain a balanced electrolyte level by using
organic sodium, potassium and magnesium to look after the colon.
Fresh coconut water is ideal. Dried fruits work very well to kill
bacteria and aid digestion. Soak them, bring to the boil and leave