Im 6’1 as well...started last october 14...weight213.....by december im at 169...now im stable at 175....as we shrink so does our diet....low wht cells usually means a infection simular to nightsweats...Same cause,because the body is heating up to distroy the invader..There is this bug thats circleing the globe.its just in a verry deluted form now...People may get it and not realize what it might be..So your next test is important for you to see..Now that im small,the same bad foods will hit me just as hard,it just does not take as much to do so..I would also highly recomend testing for pa ...
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Sometimes we overload our liver.Sometimes we need to give the liver/blood a break..Great example...A gallon of paint) a gallon of paint to paint your house with is a mixture of liquids and solids and tinting. So you see there has to be a balance there in those ingredients for the paint to be able to do its job, if there’s too much liquid in the paint it will not cover, if there’s too many solids in the paint, it will not spread, and if there is no tent, there will be no color. We have to find the balance, what you’re taking may be perfectly fine but it may be too many solids and overworkin ...
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He’s losing the anger by posting here. It beats whacking somebody with a stick.   [End]
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Day 17 of water only fast. Question; I’m having around 10 bowel movements a day since about day 10, 8 of those BMs happen in the couple hours before bed. It’s the same everyday; a few ounces of super dark and thick fluid that sinks to the bottom of the bowl and doesn’t disrupt or mix with the water in the toilet, and then finish with gas/fart that pushes out a little amount of yellow fluid that floats atop the water. I’ve been fasting for 20+ years and have never had this type of bowel frequency and I’m just wondering if anyone has had this experience as it’s kinda worrying me because I’v ...
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Hi, wow this forum page has nothing going on..this had been my ”go to” forum when I fast for nearly 20 years; a shame that everyone left. Anyway,i was curious how long your fast was and how you broke it? Thanks   [End]
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From what you said, I take it that you are right-handed and play volleyball & probably other sports. Consider this, how much tension do you put in your right-handed spikes on the ball? How much tension is placed on the upper right side of your body. All right-handed activities could be placing tension on that side of your upper body. Think about the ”cross-over” connection that is unconsciously placed in the left hip area / lower left side of body... Recommend pressure point massage to relieve the tension that’s been unconsciously placed & accumulated over tim ... [Image Embedded Here]
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The most impressive article for me.   [End]
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I am currently on day 8 of a water fast for an unknown length of time. I was wondering, would grapefruit juice instead of orange juice be a good way to start refeeding whenever that happens? I want to limit the sugars I ingest as much as possible. But I don’t want to upset my stomach/digestive tract if it is too acidic either. I mostly want to limit sugars because I have PCOS which puts me at a higher risk of type 2 diabetes. I don’t want to flood my system with sugar and risk a higher insulin resistance reduction putting the risk for diabetes even higher. Please advise. I would ...
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I am currently on day 8 of a water fast for an unknown length of time. I was wondering, would grapefruit juice instead of orange juice be a good way to start refeeding whenever that happens? I want to limit the sugars I ingest as much as possible. But I don’t want to upset my stomach/digestive tract if it is too acidic either. Please advise. I would appreciate it.   [End]
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I have been on a keto diet and intermittent fasting for 3 months. I have lost 60 pounds but my white blood cell count dropped from about a steady 6.9 to 3.4 (which is below normal). I have had a blood test done every 3 months for about 2 years and this is the first time my white blood cells dropped to below normal. I’m wondering if this is a normal adaptation to the diet (maybe from reduced inflammation) or a nutritional deficiency, or what? I take vitamin C, vitamin D3, omega 3, and zinc, 3 times per week. Everyday I drink a blended green drink (about 80 grams total of: celery, cucumbe ...
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So I have been on a keto diet and intermittent fasting for 3 months. I have lost 60 pounds but my white blood cell count dropped from about 6,000 to 3,000 (which is below normal). I have had a blood test done every 3 months for about 2 years and this is the first time my white blood cells dropped to below normal. I’m wondering if this is a normal adaptation to the diet (maybe from reduced inflammation) or a nutritional deficiency or what? I take vitamin C, vitamin D3, omega 3, and zinc, 3 times per week. Everyday I drink a blended green drink (about 80 grams total of celery, cucumber, ...
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I have damaged my ligament and muscles in my neck and lost elasticity, could a waterfast reheal and restrenghen, your neck ligaments and tendons not just heal.   [End]
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‘’Scientific societies are as yet in their infancy… It is to be expected that advances in physiology and psychology will give governments much more control over individual mentality than they now have even in totalitarian countries. Fitche laid it down that education should aim at destroying free will, so that, after pupils have left school, they shall be incapable, throughout the rest of their lives, of thinking or acting otherwise than as their schoolmasters would have wished. Diet, injections(vaccines) and injunctions will combine, from very early age, to produce the sort of charact ...
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Outstandingly informative video for sure and so concisely and eloquently presented. As Archus stated, amidst the amazing info of what is going on within the body i question whether it is wise to add any supplements and myself i would prefer not doing so. Also to address something else Archus mentioned, i believe Dr. Berg stated that Autophagy begins at 18 hours, not ketosis. I don’t recall him saying anything about when ketosis kicks in. In any case i agree with Archus that Ketosis would likely kick in for most people at about 48 or 72 hours.   [End]
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Hello! I am coming off of a 36 day water only fast and have really enjoyed reading the wisdom offered here, especially on refeeding, since I was ill-prepared for it, as this was my first fast of this length. I have plenty of experience with shorter duration fasts. I came to the end of my rope with boredom and having no energy, and decided to end on the 36th day vs. fasting through the 40th day. Yesterday I broke the fast with fresh-squeezed orange juice. Over the course of the day, I drank about 1.25 quarts. Which was way too much. I felt horrible. Later I switched to homemade vege ...
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too all you fasting experts, can you do a prolonged fast with heart disease/ weak heart.... when i fasted i could hardly feel my pulse is this normal... secondly i read a post about someone going into the light after 14 days of waterfasting i cant find the link so please please please can someone tell me if it is ok to fast did dr shelton say anything to do with curing heart disease through waterfast and was this true or false?   [End]
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I have seen this video before and sent a message Dr. Berg. When we fast with water only, first rule is no supplements. Also everyone and every fast is different, most people go in to Ketosis after two or three days not in 18 hours. But all in all great information. Thanks, Archus   [End]
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I’ve been following KenDBerryMD these days. Seems to be spot on.   [End]
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i learned about and did my first 28 day water fast with Victoria. Since then i have fasted for 7 days to 2 weeks several times with multiple single day fasts in between. She virtually saved my life, cured numerous ailments and was the most reasonable and affordable natural hygiene solution I could find. I would go back to her for fasting in a NY minute. My credentials are 50 years as a Holistic dentist and i am a certified never Binge Again Coach   [End]
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Great job in fasting. Check out Mullein plant and it’s extracts, it may help you with your issue.   [End]
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Again - I appreciate your feedback Archus. In case you’re still reading and for others’ interest I wanted to follow up: Due to time constraints I did end my fast on Tuesday - all is well so far. Overall, I’m not sure how much autophagy I accomplished due to the amount of yeast/fungus that developed, which also has me concerned. Most of it in my mouth/throat subsided once I started re-feeding (and my theory on this is it traveled back down towards my GI...which isn’t good. So I still have to figure out a long-term approach. I’ve been working on this issue for years. I also wanted to ...
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Thanks for your response! All good info and aligns with most everything I have investigated so I feel a lot more secure about refeeding. I know it will be a long process--at least 1/2 the duration of the fast should be spent slowly reincorporating food, incrementally. I hadn’t remembered that protein can also be a source of sugar so I appreciate your note on that as well. I guess I need to continue the fasting until most of these symptoms subside. That is an usettling feeling--not knowing how long this will go on. I have a job interview on the 19th so I have a hunch I will need to cu ...
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Great job getting to day 26, now 27. First, no supplements during a water fast. You deplete your nutritional reserves when you eat partially. Just drink warm water, rest and stay warm. All symptoms you describe are part of fasting and detoxing. When you break your fast, you may break it with freshly prepared tomato juice and lime or lemon. Build your appetite slowly with plant based juices and then salads. Then going forward stay away from fruits, all forms of sugar that includes grains, meats, fish, milk products, chicken etc. you may have eggs. Every meal should include either, Kimchi ...
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I am on Day 26 of a 30-day(?) water-only fast. I’m hoping to get some input on a few questions. A little background - I trained for this fast by implementing intermittent fasting for about 4+ months and then right before starting the water-only fast I ate one light meal a day for 3-4 days. Also, I had some metabolic+thyroid+ferritin labwork done last week (results not back yet) and I’ve been measuring ketones and glucose during this time. For the last couple of months before starting I was also on mainly a liquid diet with lots of veggie purees and superfood powders and nutritional supp ...
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Good goal. Water fast should not be used for losing weight. You said that you don’t eat much, then that means you eat processed foods and eat animal products. Fasting will heal and clean your body, but your diet will have to change. Also no partial foods, no vitamins or minerals while on a water fast. Good wishes. Archus   [End]
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Did you end up fasting? I dont see any updates...   [End]
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On 20 April 2019 I stood on the scales and was shocked to realize that my weight is 144 kilos… that is over 317 lbs or over 22 1/2 stone. My ideal weight is around 176 lbs so I am almost double my ideal weight. I knew I was overweight but have avoided the scales for the past year or so. I suffer from chronic pain in my back due to a car accident around 20 years ago that left me unable to walk for a few months. I also suffer from a very serious form of chronic migraine called Hemiplegic Migraines. These health problems aside, I tend to carry my fat on my stomach. It ...
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Second hand smoke affects you whether you fast or not. Ask your room mate to smoke outside. Best wishes. Archus   [End]
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Go ahead with the test and continue fasting. Make sure you do not take anything orally, except for warm water. Best wishes. Archus   [End]
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Hello, I am currently water fasting on my 8th day and I have an appointment coming up for a CT scan on the 13th day, of the spleen area. I found out that they will be injecting me with iodine for this specific scan and was wondering if that is a bad idea while i am water fasting. Thanks!   [End]
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Well i live in a hostel and currently i am water fasting. My roommate is a smoker. So my question is simple the second hand smoke that i inhale does it effect my fasting?   [End]
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Hi archus. I just saw this message. Where are you now?   [End]
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I lost weight through Intermittent Fasting. Yay! My hack? Teas!!! https://blog.piquetea.com/weight-loss-tea/ Pique has helped me a lot and I would like to gather everyone’s experience with it. If you are a tea lover like me, let’s try this together and experience its benefits!   [End]
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I and thou, I am in Ahmedabad and Vadodara. I will see if I can find anything in Delhi area to see. It would be great to see you. Archus   [End]
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Hello Archus. I am in Delhi. If you are going to be here it would be very nice to meet you. Do let me know.   [End]
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I and T, Thank you for all that info. I think I have a book from Vasant Lad, I have to see if it is the same. I am planning a trip to India in last two weeks of December. Mostly I will be in Mumbai and Amdavad. Thanks, Archus   [End]
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Hi Archus You can learn more about ayurveda and body types on joyfulbelly.com . This page is helpful in particular https://www.joyfulbelly.com/Ayurveda/assessment/Dosha?lnk=56 . If you are really interested, the best book is perhaps ’Ayurveda’ by Robert Svoboda. The book by the same title written by Vasant Lad is a simpler, less deep exploration of the same theme. Generally vata types should not fast too long, according to ayurveda.   [End]
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Iandt, I have not heard from you for a long time. I have not explored that, but from what I read I may be kaffa/pita type. I can fast very easily, so what does that mean? One day fasts are good, but three days fast is very helpful. Your body starts to eat fat and not glucose after two to three days. If you can guide me on how to learn more about body type, it would be appreciated. Best wishes, Archus   [End]
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Thank you archus. I’m an ayurvedic vata type, so I have decided to not fast for more than one day, at least for now, since it aggravates vata. Have you explored your ayurvedic type?   [End]
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A good thing you fasted 36 hours. This answer is late but will help you for future fasts and help other readers. When you fast for a day or two you do not need to follow the fast breaking protocol. You can eat whatever you want, but not processed junk. Also cooking fruits kills all its enzymes, I rather eat raw fruits. If you feel cold during a fast that is normal. If you feel cold after you start eating, I would do a basal temperature test to see if you are Iodine deficient. Basically keep a thermometer next to your pillow, when you wake up, without too much movement take your temp ...
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I decided to get back to a bit of fasting after more than a year. I’m 33, male, and have fasted earlier between 1 and 7 days. As of now, I plan to water fast one day a week, or about that. I ate my last meal on Sunday evening, and now it is Tuesday morning here, and I have only had water. Since I’ve been away from fasting for a while, I have a few questions. 1. How should I break this day long fast, or precisely, 36 hour fast? I thought of eating fruit, but I am very hungry and I would like something that is more filling. If I eat a lot of fruit, I am afraid of getting a sugar spik ...
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Leo777, No supplements and not 4 liters of water. Fasting is simple, drink as per thirst, rest and stay warm. By taking vitamins you are putting your body in starvation mode. You are taking partial food where your body tries to take additional nutrition from your reserves to digest what you ingested. You are drinking way too much water. For dry lips and skin you can apply coconut oil. Also take Epsom salt and sea salt bath or foot soaks. This will get some minerals in your body. Good wishes. Archus   [End]
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I am currently on a water only fast. Just some background. I have completed a 14 day fast in the past. I am on day 11 on my way to 40. As doctors won’t supervise the fast cause they don’t believe in it, I have decided to take a multivitamin and a little less than 1 tablespoon seawall to ensure I stay safe. So that is the background. I would appreciate imput on why my lips and skin are dry. I constantly have dry mouth even though I drink 2 to 4 liters of water a day. Thanks   [End]
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If there is a sudden drop in the blood pressure then fast must be broken. If it is gradual drop you should be fine. If you fast with water only, stay warm, rest and drink warm water per thirst. Take it very slow when standing up from lying down or sitting position. Before fast you may want do liver flushes. Also drink sole water, which is water with sea salt to raise your blood pressure. Best wishes, Archus   [End]
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If in your shoes, I would have first tried juice fasting, liver flushing, coffee enemas, elimination-rotation diet. Whe you become good at it, you can try some water fasting , one day at the time. ws   [End]
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I am considering doing a fast of some kind to help lower my ALT levels for one of my liver enzymes. It is not too far elevated but is staying around 100-125. I do have an issue with non diabetic hypoglycemia and low blood pressure. My blood sugar stays around 60-70 when I havent eaten and blood pressure can range 90/50 to 100/x range. 90/50 is fairly routine at the doctors and I do have a blood pressure monitor. Does anyone have similar issues or any ideas about what may work? The blood pressure and blood sugar are genetic and I am in excellent physical condition.   [End]
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Does anyone have experience of Telugen Effluvium ( Diffuse Hair Loss) as a delayed reaction to doing a long (28 days) therapeutic, de-tox fast ?   [End]
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Hello I am on my 7 day if a straight water fast. Its tolerable, but from day 2, I’ve had heavy heart beats.. On night 3 , my heart was ”fluttering” in addition to pounding heart beats. On day 6 I started electrolytes, mag, calcium potassium, sodium etc.. It appeared to help immediately but now on day 7 in the morning, the heart beats are back pounding, with small uptick in heart rate. In general, I don’t have the ”euphoria” like everyone talks about. I can move around physically, but cannot perform any mental tasks as I am extremely forgetful... my short term memory is gone.. My sl ...
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My daughter is now 24 and certainly DOES have access to a computer. We were just talking about that horrific scam of Victoria’s two days ago. That prompted me to get back on this forum and check if Victoria is up to no good again. My daughter is very aware of everything I post in the forums on this site and supports it 100%. Again, I am sure this is Victoria posting. It’s her writing style. Victoria is a monster. Anyone that is considering her program, please reach out to me. I have copies of the documents that I am happy to share with you. Stay well!   [End]
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Looking for a water fasting buddy to help support one another on our journeys. I’m looking to complete at least 24 days and would love the added support that comes with completing something like this with a like minded individual. My goal is to push past discomfort, overcome eating out of boredom and to get ripped and shredded. Anybody up for it? 😁 let me know   [End]
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HeidiP, First, yield your nutritional reserves by eating plant based diet. You need sea salt in your body to raise your BP. For iron, eat raw green vegetables. Fast after 30 days of above mentioned diet. Good wishes. Archus   [End]
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I did 5 day fasts successfully about 2 years ago. However since then have not been able to fast more than 2 days. When I fast, I absolutely cannot concentrate on my work and I can’t do my work as efficiently. My whole brain is thinking about food non stop as well. Meanwhile, I already do have really low blood pressure and am slightly anemic so I just don’t feel well while fasting. Does anyone have tips to help me fast yet not feel so distracted and scatterbrained and unable to function? I really like the idea of fasting and hope to be more successful at it.   [End]
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You can always drink vegetable juices. Tomatoes, melon or citrus juices work well. After a week, salads can be added to your diet.   [End]
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Juices (i was thinking beets and carrots but I’m thinking it might be too sweet and I don’t want to feed any bad bacteria/fungi). Eventually a papaya and maybe pineapple and then lots of salads. What do you think?   [End]
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Good job thus far, fasting for 6 days. Please continue as much as you can. Also you are much better off than many, you have accepted your failings. So you will find a way to solve your issues. Not to discourage you, but seven day fast is not going to reset your eating habits. It will take a lot of effort and conscious thinking. First, you can break your fast with freshly squeezed lemon juice in water. Then you can eat a whole lemon. You can slowly add tomatoes and vegetables. For a few days, just eat mono meals, one thing at a time, eat when you are hungry and not by the clock. ...
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Hi im currently day 4 into a 7 day water fast. Ive been suffering from IBS for the last 2 years and the main issue for me is sugar and carbohydrates, which i find very addictive. When i consume these my mindset and approach to what i want to eat and how much i want to eat goes out of control. When following a low carb / keto diet im in far more control. However im scared to stay in ketosis because from what ive gathered candida can also feed from keytones. Ive never had any testing done (yet) but i suspect some kind of bacteria and /or yeast overgrowth (ive had a fungal infection on my ...
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You are welcome. You will do well if you complete your fast and stay on raw vegan diet. If you are continuing on water only fast, how do you intend to brake your fast?   [End]
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Thank you for your input. Staying strong!! Have a wonderful week :)   [End]
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Please don’t drink anything but water. All kind of meds, herbal or main stream taken during a fast can be very enervating. Take epsom salt baths with H2O2, 2 cups of ES and 1cup of H2O2. After the bath rub coconut oil on your body, liberally. Good job thus far. Just let your body take care of all the junk in your body. You can also brush your skin. Good wishes. Archus   [End]
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Hello! I am currently on my 8th day of water fasting and I am certain that I am full of parasites - I feel them in my stomach, my right lung, my right hemisphere. I also feel some crawling under my skin in my back and in my neck mostly at night). If I decide to drink wormwood tea (or other anti-parastic agents -turpentine, cloves,etc) will it reset my fast (as in reactivate my stomach and my hunger)? I am trying to fast for 21 days so maybe I should wait until then to consume anything other than distilled water? Any advice would be greatly appreciated. Have a nice day :)   [End]
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So I’m planning my Ease-Out phase for the cleanse once it’s over, but I’m allergic to oranges! So I can’t ease out with orange juice. Is there another juicing alternative to easing out.   [End]
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This is a slow poison, what you are promoting. Fasting with water heals, this pill kills. Archus   [End]
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Anybody searching for information about Victoria Bidwell and her retreat should disregard the vicious lies on this forum. I have known her 30 thirty years, since she was correcting tests I took for T.C.Fry’s course in the late ’80’s. She has almost single-handedly carried on the Natural Hygiene mission and banner for the past couple of decades. During that time, her integrity has been beyond reproach. Her primary mission has been and continues to be selflessly helping others.   [End]
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This person makes unsubstantiated statements based on generalizations and guesswork, simply suppositions. Victoria Bidwell offers a true healing opportunity for an amazingly reasonable and fair cost. Listen in your heart to where this rant is coming from. Do not let people that are part of the problem and not part o the solution take away your opportunity to find the path to true health and healing, mentally, spiritually and physically. Who am I? I have practiced Holistic dentistry and medicine for for over 40 years and have 47 years as a Dentist. I spent a month with Victoria and it has t ...
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Victoria Bidwell offers a true healing opportunity for an amazingly reasonable and fair cost. Listen in your heart to where this rant is coming from. Do not let people that are part of the problem and not part o the solution take away your opportunity to find the path to true health and healing, mentally, spiritually and physically. Who am I? I have practiced Holistic dentistry and medicine for for over 40 years and have 47 years as a Dentist.   [End]
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coffee itself is carcinogenic, has been known since around 1940, there are a couple thiols in it which inactivate the reticulo-endothelial immunity system. tannins also inhibit the recovery process by quenching the free-radical reactions, I don’t drink it anymore for a while now   [End]
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can i eat low calories 500-800 for a month before a long waterfast is this dangerous   [End]
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Hi, I was wondering if any of you have experience with fasting to cure stuttering. I have stuttered for more than 30 years and lately it has been really bothering me. I am currently dry fasting once a week and doing intermittent fasting as well. Thanks for any guidance!   [End]
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Sure, you can fast right after colonoscopy.   [End]
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I think I will find it hard getting 2000-2500 calories from fruits and vegetables as they are very low calories but I will try my best also I am having a colonscopy no anesthetic just a strong sedative could I fast soon after the operation? Thank you.   [End]
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