Your Fasting/Cleansing Experiences by drpr .....
You amaze me!
Date: 8/13/2006 11:29:47 PM ( 18 y ago)
Here is some of the input I've gotten about fasting. Thank you so much!
Bootzey
What method did you try?
Juice Fasting, Master Cleanse, Liver Flush
Why did you try it?
Surgery Preparation, mind, body, and spirit maintenance, emotional recovery
What did the method consist of?
Liver Flush- Epsom salt, olive oil, grapefruit Juice
Master Cleanse- that nasty lemonade drink with the cayenne pepper, and salt water flushes
Juice Fasting- just juice. I like mine freshly juiced
What were you hoping to achieve?
Body-wide purification, stone passing if you saw those pictures, you would want those stones gone too
Were you pleased with the results?
Liver Flush- Yes
Juice Fast- Yes
Master Cleanse- No
Would you do it again?
Liver Flush- Yes
Juice Fast- Yes
Master Cleanse- No, it was far to intense for
my needs
What caveats would you have for a newbie like me?
Read everything you can find. Talk to knowledgeable people. Make a serious game plan. Probiotics for a few days after fasting.
Be careful with those teas. They hurt!
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Kristal
I did the Master Cleanse fast. This consisted of (roughly) 1/2 c. lemon
juice, 1/2 c. maple syrup, and as much cayenne as I could stand mixed
into 1 gallon of water. I would drink the whole gallon every day for 10
or so days. (The official way to do it is to mix your juice up fresh
for each glass, but I work and just couldn't do it.)
It was fantastic. I've done it twice, and although I was hungry and
cranky for the first couple of days, I felt fantastic for the last week
and afterwards. The first time I didn't even want to stop at 10 days,
but I felt kind of week. I didn't experience any miraculous cures or
anything, but I felt... well, cleansed. I highly recommend it.
(Note from
Allison: such different experiences from the same fast! Thanks for this
information, Bootzey and Krystal. If I were to do the Master Cleanse,
I would want to use molasses instead of maple syrup. Is there any
reason why that would not work?)
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Naptress
check out www.drnatura.com....this is the one I'm presently doing...goodluck...supasolsista
(Note from
Allison: Thanks, but EEEEEEEW- you could have warned me about the
photos at that website, supasolsista!! :-D Hey, let me plug your
raw food blog: http://supasolsista.blogspot.com/
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Julie
hey dpr, congrats on the wonderful work you have done so far and have
nothing but good vibes going your way to help you on your journey. i
juice fasted for 30 days. read my blog if you want detailed info but
basically i did it mainly for weight loss. in 30 days i lost 25 pound
but what really astounded me was the lessons i learnt and the way i
felt, this was by far more important to me than the weight loss.
however im not going to lie without the weigth loss i may not be as
much as a convert as i am.
i juiced half veggie and half fruit, drank lots of water and herbal tea
and added veggie broth to get me throught the difficult times. it was
hard work but i have honestly never felt better in all my life. energy,
sleeping, clarity of thought, emotional stability and many more
benefits. it also taught me that i do not need to eat as much food as i
thought and the lesson that i know you have learnt the more bad stuff
you eat the more you want and the more good stuff you eat the more you
want of that. it has changed my life my way of thinking my health and
my body image so much so that i reconmend a juice fast for every living
soul. that being said it is hard and not at all an easy thing to do.
my advice is to read read read and then develop a plan that you will
work for you, set a time line, set goals and stick to it. hope this
helped and i encourage you to try it. exercise is a vital key to the
whole process but after fasting for a week i coulnt imagine not
exercising you have so much energy you have to do something. good luck
and please let me know if i can help in any way.
Julie's blog is http://69.93.158.250/blogs/f.asp?f=566
(Note
from Allison: thanks, Julie - I always enjoy your comments and support.
I'm scared of a 30 day fast, but you make it sound so good. )
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Here’s Bootzey again
In 2002 I had fibroid removal surgery. I mentioned this to the
gentleman in a health food store, and he asked me what I was doing to
prepare for the surgery. I was unaware that any preparations needed to
be made. The gentleman made a variety of suggestions about different
supplements. He also told me to stay away from exercise, which I
thought was interesting, because my body was essentially pregnant. He
told me that by fasting some, my body would cleanse itself of toxins;
and that would help me heal soundly and more quickly from the surgery.
I also had Queen Afua’s book, Heal Thyself, at home and decided to
reread it. The book called for a 21 day fast so I did it.
The spiritual changes that occurred during the fast were wholly
unexpected. Initially, I suffered horribly from hunger pangs,
dizziness, nausea, headaches, cramps, etc. But after a week it was
over. That’s when the spiritual stuff kicked in. Once I stopped
“detoxing” I found an odd sense of peace. It was just a mind calm.
Things that would normally send me into a rage, just slipped off my
back. When tasks arose, I didn’t obsess over them or wait until I had a
bunch to do all at once. I just performed them with a new purpose. I
noticed beauty in simple things. Even my mother’s weekly calls didn’t
bother me. Everyone noticed and was asking me what was going on. But I
was so peaceful that my answers seemed contrived. The main person that
really saw what the fast did for my attitude was my husband. He would
say and do things that he knew would piss me off, but nothing would
come of it. It was great; although it didn’t last. Once I went back to
eating my regular vegetarian diet, I went back to feeling the same way
I had before the fast.
Since then, I try to do a 21 day fast yearly usually during Lent.
Should something arise that I need intense clarity on, or I’m
emotionally distraught by anything, I will fast again. It reboots my
body mind and spirit
(Note from
Allison: I feel like such a wimp reading about your fast. A week of
hunger and dizziness etc. etc.- I don't know if I could do it!
Congratulations to you for going through it and reaping the benefits,
I would love to achieve the peacefulness that you experienced
afterwards.)
OK- I'm waiting for the rest of you shy people
to tell me about your fasts and cleanses!
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