Re: Water Fast And Physical Work, Please Help!

Hello montrealhomegrown,

You DO NOT need to employ ANY measure in stimulating the bowels during the fast, including the use of laxative teas.
Toxins just do not reabsorb while fasting. That is the opinion & experience of ALL the pioneers in Natural Hygiene dating back to the early 1850's to the present day. Not sure which article you have been reading, but what you have quoted is completely false.

On the subject of enemas.........................

The pioneers of the fasting treatment protocol within the Natural Hygiene Movement utilized the use of the enema, but they ALL came to the conclusion it was of no benefit. They mostly found it to be extremely enervating and debilitating to their patients, and was therefore discontinued as an aid for the elimination of toxins.
Contrary to popular belief, toxins within the colon are not reabsorbed during a water fast..........

This is what Dr Shelton & other very experienced fasting supervisors have to say on the matter.............
"I soon became convinced from tests I made that there is no absorption of toxins from the colon. At that time, twenty-five years ago, physiologists were still teaching that toxins are absorbed from the colon. Since then, they have changed their minds. The lining membrane of the colon no more absorbs toxins than does the lining membrane of the bladder. If the bladder does not absorb urine which is liquid, how can the lining membrane of the colon absorb feces, which is more or less solid? Answer this question in any way you may, there is one thing of which I am certain and this is, that, no symptoms of auto-intoxication develop during a fast of the longest duration when no enemas are employed.

I am certain of another important matter, namely, that the frequent use of the enema during the fast, as at other times, impairs bowel function, so that after the fast is broken, bowel function is not as efficient as in those patients who have not had enemas. My good friend, Dr. Carlos Arguello, of Nicaragua, put this matter to a test by dividing his patients into two groups and giving one group enemas and the other no enemas during their fasts. After their fasts were broken he kept careful records of the bowel movements of the members of both groups. Those who received no enemas had nearly a third more movements in the same period of time following the breaking of their fasts.".......................


http://www.soilandhealth.org/02/0201hyglibcat/020127shelton.III/020127.ch13.htm



Water drinking should be governed by thirst, and ONLY thirst. Excess water drinking serves no purpose except to add an extra burden on the kidneys and the other eliminative organs................................
Again....Shelton........

"Water-drinking for this purpose is the use of water as a palliative and not to serve any need of the body. Water taken in excess of need must be thrown out speedily lest the excess result in harm, and it does not occasion any increase in the elimination of toxins.
This is a mistake that the early Hygienists--Graham, Jennings, Trall, Alcott, etc.--did not make. They frowned upon much water drinking. The fact is that there is neither need for so much water, nor benefit from taking it. Drinking water as a mere matter of routine is not advisable. One may rely upon the instinct of thirst to tell him when he should drink and how much. Drink when thirsty. Do not drink when not thirsty.".......................


http://www.soilandhealth.org/02/0201hyglibcat/020127shelton.III/020127.ch29.htm



It is advisable to undergo a short to medium term fast to begin with: that is 10 to 15 days, being careful to conduct the fast properly and to break it in line with the advice here...................

http://www.soilandhealth.org/02/0201hyglibcat/020127shelton.III/020127.ch30.htm


also read up as much as you can from this link.....................

http://www.soilandhealth.org/02/0201hyglibcat/020127shelton.III/020127.toc.htm


Hunger is what you interpret it to be.........................

http://www.soilandhealth.org/02/0201hyglibcat/020127shelton.III/020127.ch24.htm

The "ALL-GONE SENSATION" felt in the stomach is not really hunger at all, but a feeling of stimulation from the absence of the usual palliatives such as tea, coffee, alcohol and spicy condiments. If the abdominal feelings of what you perceive to be hunger are that uncomfortable, drink a little more water than usual for a while.

Enjoy your reading montrealhomegrown.
Fasting is a learning curve for everyone who chooses to do it.
The benefits are absolutely ENORMOUS. I know from personal experience.

Keep in touch as to your progress.

Regards

Chrisb1.



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