Re: Question about fasting until completion? re: true hunger

Hello Chiron
true hunger is an unmistakable signal by the body for nourishment; it is a definite DEMAND that just does not go away, and intensifies with the passage of time. Unless the fast is broken, then starvation ensues which is destructive and life-threatening.
If you truly experience the return of hunger, then you will know what I mean, but it has to be experienced to be felt properly.

True hunger is something that you just cannot ignore: it persists with an intensity that most people are just not aware of in their everyday lives.

I only experienced the return of hunger on my second fast of 30 days; the first fast was an abominable experience because of the high state of toxemia of my tissues, which is unusual, but I had a poor start in life with consumption (Tuberculosis). This left me with weak lungs and an underdeveloped physique from poor nutrition due to lack of appetite. My first two years of life were spent mostly in sleep and had to be awoken for feeding. This also led to an underdeveloped mental capacity resulting in Clinical Depression and other behavioral problems (now resolved).

This second fast was a pleasure to undertake, where my health grew in leaps and bounds, but the first fast of 25 days was absolute torture of detox symptoms: black urine, heavily coated tongue, extremely foul breath, extreme emaciation and weakness ad infinitum. I knew what I was doing was right, and for the good of my body, which demanded alot of willpower and persistence as this was a do or die situation. I had nothing to lose except my life, which was about to expire anyway.

I had researched everything about fasting including the symptoms before undergoing one, and was in constant telephone contact with Dr Shelton himself and his assistant Dr Virginia Vetrano for advice: this was a god-send.

This is but a brief outline of what is a long and convoluted story, which I plan to outline in my book entitled: Fasting & Natural Hygiene: A cure For Leukemia".

The hunger that most people experience within the first two to three days of fasting or slightly longer, is just the result of the withdrawal of the usual stimulation of food; this then disappears at the onset of Ketosis and where even the thought of food can be repugnant.

Regards

Chrisb1.