Hi Roberta,

> Hi all,
>
> Personally, I think a two week fast on distilled water will injure most
> people's health.

I suspect this is a "gut feeling" on your part rather than the result of
any experience with distilled water. You have obviously been reading
some literature on this so I would be greatful if you could quote it
so that I can reply.

> I would never recommend that for any patient.  I think eating very
> sparingly or nearly fasting is much preferable.
>
Eating "sparingly or nearly fasting" is not fasting and the root of
the problem that most people have with dieting..i.e. the so-called
"yo-yo effect" where one tends to gain weight faster afterwards than
before.

> I have helped people with herpes by using Chinese herbs.  My patients
> have all told me that this works well. Since I always recommend raw
> foods for any infection or immune system problems I have to think the
> herbs work best with lots of raw foods.
>
Imported Chinese herbs have been found to contain high levels of
heavy metals and even conventional medicines. Herbs grown naturally
are also a part of every raw food diet (herbs are vegetables as
long as they are deemed edible..those which contain toxins are
not natural human food, i.e. even though the medical industry
uses some of these toxins as medicine). I eat many wild plants
and do not consider them to be "herbs" (the word has a medicinal
touch) but merely alternative vegetables.

Best Regards,

Alan

PS I am still waiting to eat my hat. ;-)