I appreciate your blog, because I am about to embark on my own 40 day fast to detox. I was raised on the SAD diet all of my life, and I am over it. I told myself there had to be something better, and obciously there is.

I have been reading a lot about detox fasting/juice fasting and about things to expect and its benefits. Everything you have reported is a text-book case according to what I have read--including the excessive mucous. I heard about the mental awareness you gain from fasting, and I wasn't sure until I read your blog. It has really encouraged me.

BTW, A relatively good reference book about why your body does what it does during a fast and a couple tips for coming off a long fast is Toxic Relief: Restore Health and Energy Through Fasting and Detoxification by Don Colbert, who is a holistic doctor (with a Christian approach).

Let me know if you have any tips to overcome the first hump of fasting. I will begin Saturday, April 8, and I will probably start a blog, too.

Thanks! RedFizz