Re: how often do you fast?

thanks so much for your detailed response, Chris! the more i learn about natural hygiene, the more fascinating i find it... i'm also constantly amazed at how backwards the mainstream nutritionists/health care professionals have it. a few years ago (when i was much more in the dark about health) i went to see a holistic-type nutritionist and her recommendations were to #1 eat a big breakfast within 20 minutes of waking to kick-start my metabolism and #2 eat more animal protein. i don't even need to tell you how that advice did NOT help me in the slightest!

also, i've come to the conclusion (through your knowledge and my fasting symptoms) that i must have a fairly high level of toxemia. you might remember that i finished a week-long fast about two weeks ago and i had EXTREME weakness and fatigue from about day 3 on. i have been doing careful re-feeding ever since... i'm doing mostly raw fruits and vegetables and also a daily glass of fresh organic vegetable juice with my Jack Lalanne juicer. anyway, just this past thursday, i added some beets to my juice and i knew that some people experience more intense detox symptoms from beets, but MAN! i felt really quite nauseated... so much so that i had no appetite the following day. so i ended up listening to my body and i did a 36 hour fast where i again felt fatigued and headachy. i also had a wicked panic attack the night of the fast, and woke up with a painful kink on my neck.

it's a bit disappointing to me that i'm probably really toxemic... i've always thought of myself as a really fit and healthy person with a really good diet. another thing that lead me to believe initially that i might not be too toxic is that i don't smell, even if i've been sweating a lot. for example, in my Bikram's (hot) yoga class, we sweat PROFUSELY and i can definitely smell the other people, but i have no odor, even if i haven't showered that day either and i don't use deodorant. any reason for that? or have i just barely scratched the surface of detoxing? oh yes, and when i did my week-long fast, my tongue really didn't get coated at all, which also made me wonder.

thanks for listening!!!

bella lucia