At 01:57 PM 7/22/97 -0400, Jean-Louis wrote: >I think that most "information" about fasting you can gather on the >Web lack of objectivity (far too positive). It's seemingly the same >problems as those who promote raw food as a "cure-all", and who >pretend that all problems are due to toxemia and are temporary... Fasting is something you won't find much objectivity on because it is experimental for the most part. I am trying to find the "best" way to fast, and I keep on hearing conflicting view like the HPS site strongly recommends doing a colonic irrigation. Paul Bragg, who has fasted for many years now, discourages colonics. Which to follow? I take information from both and improvise my own fast. Fasting is a practice that isn't scientifically investigated like vitamins and herbs are by the medical community. I am 21 years old, and I did my first 6 day fast a couple months ago. I have been more productive in those 6 days than in 3 weeks previous. It has given me the motivation to eat more raw foods, and commit to life long fasting. I plan on doing 4 7-day fasts a year. Paul Bragg, at the age of 95, was examined by the Mayo Clinic and they found his arteries as healthy as a 20 year old. That's another reason that motivates me...seeing other people's health at an old age. Another interesting note is that some of the great religious leaders and philosophers fasted. I want to be a smart person too. :-) >I quote, from the "multiple fasts" link: > > Usually, by the fourth or fifth day one really starts to > begin to feel spectacular...and by the 7 or eight day one > really feels great; energetic, confident, and vibrant. The > most enjoyable part of this feeling/experience, is the fact > that one begins to recognize that these feelings are not a > temporary relief from the past, but are the beginnings of > an ascending "upward spiral" that will continue for many > months to come. That realization takes the great leap > forward to 'years', once one commences on a program > of multiple fasts. >Clearly, that doesn't correspond to my limited experience at all. On >the contrary, I think that lack of energy is more common (but to >be sure, one would need to make a survey). Have you ever fasted before? Maybe you should try it. Surely the above won't correspond to your limited experience, if you don't try it. >However, IMO, it is quite plausible that a cooked food eater will benefit >from fasting, [rest deleted] With these "IMO"s I'm sensing subjectivity. :-) >There are also other alternatives to fasting, such as the use of >cassia. Apparently, many instinctos have benefited from that >(but not myself yet). You have to be mentally prepared in order to do a fast. If you are healthy and living life to your potential, I guess you won't have a reason to fast. I did a fast because I had a sugar addiction and ate a lot of cooked foods and felt tired a lot. The result of the fast just made me feel like a new person. Walter. Paul Bragg's web site: http://www.bragg.com HPS site: http://www.samart.co.th/hps/tbhealth.htm