Hello bling,
you can find a lot of conflicting information about refeeding after a fast, but I tend to rely on the most experienced advice available: Dr Sheltons.
He states.................................
"The care that must be exercised in breaking a fast is in proportion to the length of the fast and to the general condition of the fasting individual. The approved plan is to break the fast on liquid food, using for this purpose fruit juice, or tomato juice, or
Watermelon juice, or vegetable broths. Fruit juice--usually orange juice--is used most often.
Orange juice, grapefruit juice, or fresh tomato juice are excellent with which to break a fast.
Watermelon juice or the juice of the fresh pineapple or of fresh grapes may also be used. A half a glass may be given at the start. After an hour, another half glass may be given. Juice may be given every hour the first day. The second day a whole glass of juice every two hours may be employed. On the third and fourth days give the whole orange or grapefruit and on the fifth day other foods may be added. Large meals should not be attempted in less than a week. These instructions are for the long fast. A short fast requires less care in breaking and is usually followed for several days by an eliminating diet.
There is a tendency on the part of the faster to overeat, not alone because he is hungry, but also because he is desirous of regaining his weight. His friends also urge him to eat. Sinclair truly says: "A person at the end of a (long) fast is an agitating sight to his neighbors, and their one impulse is to get a 'square meal' into him as quickly as possible."
Almost any food may be employed in breaking a fast, although greater care must be exercised if the concentrated types of food are employed for this purpose. There are individual factors that must receive attention. Sinclair tells of breaking a fast on a large, thoroughly ripe Japanese persimmon, and says that "it doubled me up with the most alarming cramps." A friend of his had the same experience from the juice of an orange; "but he was a man with whom acid fruits had always disagreed." The tendency of the long fast is to remove these digestive shortcomings, but it is not always completely successful, and this is especially so where the fast has not been carried to completion."
http://www.soilandhealth.org/02/0201hyglibcat/020127shelton.III/020127.ch30.htm
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Dr Joel Fuhrman MD was an internee of Sheltons and studied Hygiene and Fasting under him for a few years, so he should know what he is talking about.
It is probably not advisable to eat concentrated proteins such as meat or cheese, within the first week, but again that will depend on the length of the fast..... the longer the fast, the more care in refeeding by building up slowly and not overeating. Peppers and spices are to be definitely avoided as Dr Fuhrman is quite right of course for the reasons he has given.
Any food that is raw and in its natural state would be advisable for at least the first month, followed by a Hygiene-recommended 80% raw and 20% cooked thereafter; properly combined foods will also be of enormous benefit to your health and digestive system generally. Avoid any processed foods altogether.
There are three very good books on the market that could be very helpful for you here:......................
"Food Combining Made Easy" by Dr H M Shelton.
http://www.hsu.com/more_food_combining_books.htm
towards the bottom left of the page
Dictionary of Natural Foods by Dr William Esser.
http://www.amazon.com/Dictionary-Natural-Foods-William-Esser/dp/0914532308/re...
Superior Nutrition (Paperback) by Dr Shelton.
http://www.amazon.com/Superior-Nutrition-Herbert-M-Shelton/dp/0960694811/ref=...
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"He also mentions witnessing some hypothyroid patients, having normal blood tests after fasting. So
Shelton and Fuhrman both have now said this."...............
Something I have always maintained within my posts in the forum.
In my 30 years experience with Hygiene and Fasting, I have never read any evidence to assume that some people are not suitable for water fasting. There are contraindications in serious illness such as Liver Cancer, but these are exceptional cases and not the "norm".
Juice fasting is extremely beneficial, but results are very disappointing when compared to a water fast: the true state of ketosis and autolysis are not reached in a juice fast, resulting in inefficient cleansing and healing.
For the maximum benefit, you should abstain from anything but water.........no tea bags.........no caffeine..........just water, or you are only feeding yourself on a reducing diet.
Try not to be overly concerned with the loss of & gain of weight during and after your fast......................
http://www.soilandhealth.org/02/0201hyglibcat/020127shelton.III/020127.ch17.htm
http://www.soilandhealth.org/02/0201hyglibcat/020127shelton.III/020127.ch31.htm
Regards
Chrisb1.