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& DETOXIFICATION By St itz NOILVOIsIXOL30 @ ONILS (pangs Who Is This Sproutman? Steve Meyerot began hisjoarey to bter heath in 1975 10 correcta ifeing chon condition of severe sllerls and asthma, After ‘ro mont of eting + ng foods, vegetarian il his pmptoms (Ssappeaed. Aer almost 20 yar of Ssappoitment wih comvetina! ‘edie, Stove restore hit heath through his ora program of Duifeaton, lex ajostment, creas, fasting. acing and ving foo ‘Over the years, eas ed! a expesnented wih many so called “extreme” det ens incoting Fa fod tana, Sprouts, dary and urls vegetarianism and fasting. In 1977, he was pronounced “Sproutnan” by Fee Tes Mapai i [cle that explored is innovate sprowting seas and ips Alter 10 years sa music and comedy entertainer e made 2 compete fea change for sheath In 1980, he opened The Spout Howse, “no cooking sto” a New York Ci. There, be besan 9 formal propa of tsching kitchen gardening ad the preparation of [pure protean vegetarian foods Steve has vented to home Sprouters the Fla: Sot Bag andthe Sprout Howse Tabletop Grenioure aod founded the Sprout Hoos, company sappvag Jhcer pring bisa ul ie of ganic prowing sed ‘Steve ha eon fated onthe Hare Shopping Newark, TV Food Newari in Prevention, Oran Gardring and Flower & Garden Magaines 3 minutes cr OVC, 953 people ordered his Cocktbok ‘nd Tabletop Greeshoure Steve and is amy, nctuding tree spous, now ive and breathe the fresher a ofthe Herktre mouatns JUICE FASTING DETOXIFICATION JUICE FASTING and DETOXIFICATION Steve Meyerowitz Use the Healing Power of Fresh Juice to Feel Young and Look Great The fastest way to restore your health Illustrated by Michael Jon Parman Boo PO Box 888-260-8458. 931-964.357 Copyright © Apel, 1999 1 1984, 1987, 190, 1982, 1995, 1996 by Steve Meyerwitz trated by Michael Jon Parma, [email protected] sixrH EDITION Prinz inthe United Stats of America ISBN |-478780-65 Paperback Alright reserve No part maybe reproduced by electronic, photocopy or lier eas without price pereision fom the (provided by Quality Books, In) 1, Fasting Hes apecs, 2. Frac Heath pect. 3. Vege oy cama Sprowunan Pubtiatons PO Bao 1100, Great Barrington, MA 01230 113528 50 fe 43-528 S201 ntp/Sproutman.com Email Sproviman@Sproviman com Disuibutsty 856-24) $458 931.968 3971, Fax 31-9643518 hitpltokpucocom ema Bookpbla@sit net Cover at by Victor Zab, courtesy of (Omega ices, Hassbur PA. RO-638-3401 ‘Cover Design by Keith Bona hitpJownw Bonaco.com Other Books by Steve Meyerowitz ‘Wheatgrass Food Combining & Digestion Sproutman's ‘Sprouts Kitchen Garden Cookbook ‘The Miracle Food Table Of CONTENTS INTRODUCTION ‘What Is Fasting? Partial or Modified Fass HOW TO BEGIN Proper Motivation Reasons for Fasting Choosing The Right Time and Place The Pre-Fast Diet Jumping In HOW LONG TO FAST Short Fasts One Day A Week ‘Three Days and Longer ‘One Week - 10 Days - Two Weeks Long Fasts (Chemical Changes During Fasting WATER FASTING Rest [Beeatharisnism TUICE FASTING Is 1 Fasting At All? ‘Why Juice Fasting? Concentration and Assimilation About Fiber 10 B 1s BREE = 2» 3 ‘TYPES OF JUICES Fresh Fruit Juices Mintures ‘The Unjuicabes Pastoutized Juice ve. Fresh Juice Carzot Combos How Much - How Often Juice Sweet ‘What Proportions Nutrition in 1 cup Carrot Juice Benefits of Carrot Combinations Green Juices In Respect To The Avoeado Home Juicing Remedies CChloropiyll~ The Healer in Greens ‘Wheatgrass —The Queen of Juices Hw to Extend the Lite of Fresh Juice ‘The Color O! Your Juice/Food Cleaning Frits And Vegetables ‘Washing Produce ‘What to Watch Out For LIQUITARIANISM. Herb Teas Properties of Herbal Teas Chart Vegetable Broths Nut Milks ‘Other Protein Drinks ‘The Protein Myth Wheatgrass Juice Other Drinks Colon Cleansers ‘When to Use Vitamins and Herbs Cold Drinks vs. Hot Drinks Don't Forget Water! Quality of Water HEALING (Gyees of Healing and Detoxification ‘Symptoms ofa Healing Event METHODS OF DETOXIFICATION ‘The Organs Of Elimination Langs Skin Kidney Liver Colon Other Esfecs Exercises for Detoification Colonies and Enemas ‘Yuck! Tey It, Youll Like Wt Advantages Difference between Colonic & Enema How And When Exotic Enemas Ist Harmful? ‘The Daily Regimen Chart LOSING WEIGHT Advantages of Fasting How It Works ‘What Can You Expect? PSYCHOLOGICAL EFFECTS OF FASTING ‘Are You Crazy? Keep A Diary 2 m ess COMING OFF THE FAST Breaking The Fast Knowing When To Stop Real Hunger Timing ‘The Road Back - Phase 1 uantty And Manner Priming The Pump ‘What Is Phase I? Phase It - Broadening The Meal Plan Phase IIL - Transition Back To A Full Diet “Those Who Should Not Fast SPIRITUAL FASTING. ‘The Power that made the body can Heal the body REVIEW Basic Principles of Fasting HOW TO BUY AJUICER ‘The Different Juicing Systems ‘What to Shop For Can't Buy a Juicer? ‘A Few Caveats Populat Juicing Machines RESOURCES ‘Where to Go to Get More Help & Information INDEX 103 105 106 106 107 110 i 12 113 us 116 u7 u9 ws 129 130 131 13 13 1M 139 145 & INTRODUCTION 1 tell you tly. Satan entered) your bodes which are the habitation of God. And be took in ‘is poner all that bo wished to steal. your breath, ‘your blood, your bones, your fle, your bona Sour eyes and jour ears But by your fasting ‘and your prayer, you have called back the ford (of your body and bis angels Jesus, Bosene Gospel OF Peace (Our modern world is overflowing with food. Thaaks 19 fnternational commerce, food of every nationality, from every comer ofthe world can be found on our dinner plate New inventions are coming out all the time with reconstituted gourmet meals in space age packaging, denis contained in flexible tins bottles, gene-spliced cucumbers, and permanently preserved irradiated tomatoes, «9 mention 4 few. We are so involved with our food as a form of recreation, as factor of our social Ife and as enteral ‘ment that we have fongosten the importance of not eating. (ur fast-paced lifestyle along with modem commerce and advertising bas blurzed the relationship of food to our thal. Ye, forall our technology and modern methods, we are plagued by a long list of contemporary diseases, many of them fatal, which modern medicine cannot cure. Lung ca. srmoucrion a cer, colon cancer, hear disease, arteriosclerosis, high blood pressure and others were not prevalent GO years ago and fre directly linked to our diet and lifestyle. Fasting & an age old cure shat sill works, even for mod cern ailments caused by our 20th century excesses. It is Tronic that something so old works on problems :0 new and ‘unfortunate that iS 50 ignored. But fisting, in Fact, our ‘oldest Health remedy. Its mentioned dioughout the book ff Exodus. Moses, Eljah and Jesus all fasted for up to 40 ‘days, And Jesus speaks dicecly about fasting and diet so the Esone Gospel of Peace, (The lauer difers from the New ‘Testament in thats 6-4 dives translation from the Aramaic tet held inthe library ofthe Vatican.) To this day Jews fst {8 a means of atonement. Christians fast during Lent. Mos- Jems during Ramadan and Hindus fast routinely. Fasting was also advocated by Plato and Hippocrates and the Egyptians lased it as cure for syplis In modern times, the practice of therapeutic fasting was rekindled by a naturopathic physician, Dr. Isaac Jennies, i 1822 ‘What Is Fasting? ‘What fasting is, how it works and how you do i the subject of this book: Fasting Is simply a rest from food. Its luncanay that such a simple technique can work for such ‘complex diseases. But i # true! The reason: our boxes are natural healers. Nature is both complex and sublimely simple. It works in minute mysterious ways that even mod: fem science cannot fathom. Without obstacles ini way, our bodies will automatically seek health through the process of ‘eliminating poisons and balancing chemistry. There isa vital force within us that can heal and when that vitaly is not exhausted by physical activity, drained by the task of digest fon: oF enervated by stress, i availabe to heal. Fasting, sentially, promotes selF-healing by casting off poisons. his So much a cure as iS an opportunity for rejuvenation, provided the essential organs have not been irreversibly amaged by disease oF medical treatment ‘The principe of fasting is staighuforward: health restored through cleansing. Our bodies have a limited capacity to store and/or 10 eliminate non-digestible or foreign mater taken in through the diet. These materials, if lef to ciculste through the system, are antagonists to cells and ongans ant are collectively described as toxins. Our diet are replete ‘wth aruficial colors, Havors, preservatives, pesticides, ta Secticdes, rancid oils and other indigestible chemicals that overload our kidneys, bowels, skin, lungs and liver. As this toxic load accumulates from years of bad diet, arate pol lution, ete, it Begins to interfere with normal functioning and our elimination becomes impaired. Natural hygienists theorize that this toxemia is the cause of “disease” A sick person's system is filed with poisoas from the diet pol Tams, lead, arsenic, medication, nicotine, cellular and me: tabolic waste products from wrongly combined foods, adc tion fo sweets, coffe, ciareres and excessive eiting-not to meation ieadequate qutrtion. You may get headaches upon ‘waking, encrustation around the eyes, body odor, coated tongue, stutly nose. The body discharges poisons in any way it-can. A cold is merely a relief valve to relieve the lungs, blood, lier and Iympitic system of congestion. Siress com- Dives with diet w compound the elfeas of tis overload by impeding the normal flow of impulses, The nervous system ‘an thea 0 longer properly conduct the flow of vital energy to the various glands and organs. Lack of clas, confusion, frustration and instablliy resul. I rored, these poisons be. svrmouerion ‘ come entrenched in the body and in time develop into chronic pathologies. Fasting reverses this toxic trend and liberates stored poisons. ‘The beauty of fasting les in is simplicity. 1 is simply a practice of abstinence. Although some Jook askance and call ie dangerous, their perspective has more to do with their Fears and lack of koowledge. Fasting is largely a harmless practice that just about anyone can do. Its accepted and Practiced In most countries 2s well as by the woeels major religions. In conteast to today's exponentially expensive medical treatment with its maze of hospitals, doctors, laboratories, high-tech equipment, run-a-way health insur dance premiums and out of conteol mal-pracice Ikigation, fasting is something you can usually do. yourself and itis free, Today, health clubs, indoor sua tanning ard body- Duding are tn vogue Kt Seems that everbody wants a beau tful bod But they are designing their “Took” in the same ‘way they would buy furniture. Thele focus is external. Fasters want beautfl bodies, too, but dele focus i peimar 1y fern Partial or Modified Fasts Init strict definition, fasting $8 the total abstinence from all nourishment. A person who says they are on a juice fast foc a fruit fast is actually describing particular dietary regimen that limits thei intake- But in either case, sutrimest fs being taken and that, in the strict sense, isnot a fast. But there are numerous alternative diets and so we find new ‘words entering our “health” vocabulary such as partial fasts, mono dies, liquitarianism, et A total fast, again, is one in which water alone is con- sumed or, at bes, water with a squeeze of lemon, Juice fax Jing implies the taking of fruit or vegetable juices ip adition to water, Fruit fasts are regimens in which only frult is taten, Mono-dies involve only one food per day. For exam ple, an apple fast requires the eating of only apples for the ty. They do not have 1 be only fruit. Macrobiotic followers ‘often go on a brown rice mono-dit in which they eat only rice. Liqutacianism is a diet based solely on fiberless ig: ids, Juice isthe primary drink on 2 Hguitrtan diet. Home fever, a liquiarian regime may also inclide other liquids such a5 herbal teas, vegetable broths and almond or other rut milks, name few But all must be strained, fberless igus All these modlied fasts are described as fasts for a good. reason. The word “fas” actually comes from the archaic Teutonic language fac meaning "strict" These diets are Indeed strict in the sense that they stick to 4 particular regimen, but because that regimen includes nourishment, they cannot be called fasts i the "src sense of the word. (Pun intended) ‘But whatever the semantics, they have great value. Allin: volve cleansing or balancing the body chemistry in some way. And, they provide wonderful opportunity for those Just starting out to “get their feet wer” iF they lack suficient knowledge or seltassuredness to enter a full-fledged fst. They are also a wonderful way of preparing the body and mind for a total fas, as we shall se, by providing @ trans ton roe a full det toa fll fast. More on these later, HOW TO BEGIN Proper Motivation In order to fast effectively, you have to he cleae about ‘what your intentions are. This may sound bit facetious, but itis not uncommon for people to fast for the wrong Tete sons, Anorexia, for example, is a personality disorder in which people literally stop eating in order 19 conform to dlstoned perception of themselves. They wypiealy think they are overweight and stop eating even to the point of strvs tion. Bulimia is another eating disorder in which people Dirge on massive quantities of food only to regulate Hall aferwards, Many waver berween bingeing and purging and anorexia. OF course, they have a ceal desire to cleanse, but the constant fasting and bingeing cycle creates lots of physiological stresses and very linle healing Obviously, ne ther isa proper motivation for fasting. There are other less deastic but stil unheahhy reasons for fasting. There are those who fast or extend fast sienply for reasons of ego or smage. Fasting can be an ego trip. I Joba can fast for 30 days then Jay was to one up him and fast for 40. Even if you feel elevates your social position, fasting {8 not a vicarious practice. must relate to yout body and not to that of someone else. One's consciousness ow 70 mec * nceds 10 be properly focused to gain the benefits fisting Drovides. Proper fasting begins with the purity of one's ati tude tomards it. REASONS FOR FASTING SocialPolitical Action Major Dental Work ‘Spiritual Personal Gonts Healing The Body Personal Health Program Detoxification reale Food Addictions Weight Loss ‘The most successful fists begin with a great desire that comes from deep within and is solidly based in a. physical fr spiritual need. The predominant motivation for fasting is Dhyscal healing. Animals naturally ft when they are sick, find manwoman can benefit a lt from this practice. Instead ‘Of loading up the system with medicines, which interfere ‘wth the bodys natural healing process oF covering up the symptoms by sublimating the pain, fasting will cleanse the bloodstream, ussues and cells for deep, fundamental healing Fasting does not cure as much as it rejuvenates. hough it may not be the preferred approach for every illness, there is 2 ong list of ailments that have historically responded well to fasting, We use the word "“isorically” because fasting, 10 this day, 4s aot recognized to be of legitimate therapeu valve by allopathic medicine. This being the case, i has not benefited trom moder medicine's wealth of fuclides and resources for research and experimentation, Traditionally, fasting has been used to improve a wide varity of ailments Jnchding some ofthe following Ailments Traditionally Treated with Fasting Alergies Shin diseases ‘asthma Acne Bronchitis Psoriasis Hay fever Uleers Hives Boils Rheumatism ‘Obesity Digestive disorders Fesomnnia Liver problems Migraine headaches Constipation lntlammations Gall stones Anerionclerosis Diarrhea Higivlow blood pressure Tumors ven #f you do not have serious problems such as these, you may choose to fase purely for purposes of detoification aod health semprovement, This is more @ measure of pre- vention than a treatment for disease. Periodte fasting ‘maintains an opsimum level of funconing in the same way ‘hat cleaning your boiler once a year prevenss breakdowns Jn the middle of the Winter, It 8 « matter of house cleaning. In addition, fasting increases energy and extends life. ka a study on mice who were fasted every thitd day, their Ife span was spcreased by 40 percent. Another major reason for fasting 1 weight los. Fasting is probably the most rewarding of all the weightloss regimens because the results come quickly and are visible. In fic, it 58 wonderful forall kinds of food addictions such as coffee, sweets, alcohol, smoke and orher bad habits. (For more on weight los, see p97.) Spiritually 6 the next mast common motivation for fast ing. The sheer ask of living wile not eating isa miracle to some. The mind clears, the whole body quiets and you are at once attuned 10 a diferent sue of consciousness, one in ‘which you hear, fel and thiok things that you sould not oF inarly sense, Even if you are an agnostic, you will enjoy the feeling of wellbeing, ike a jogwers high, you get on & Jong fas. Fasting improves mental atitude and strengthens your discipline and resolve as you meet 4s personal cha. Jeng. In recent times, fasting has been used as tool for polit cal and social chinge. Because our culture equates fasting with death, it has come to stand for a dramatic act of efiance that calls anention to the Faster and his cause. Some famous political asters are Bobby Sands who fasted tnt his death; Dick Gregory who ran 15 miles on his 100¢h day juice fast; Andre Sakharov the Russlan physicist and Mahama Ghandi, the father of modern foi. Fasting has been used to heal gum problems and periodontal disease, but itis ako a convenience duting pet- ‘ds of paioful dental work such as abscessed teeth, root canals and toothaches. No one enjoys food at these times and fasting helps to reduce the pain and promote healing Choosing The Right Time and Place Now comes the big queston-When? The success or fi: ure ofa fast may be determined by the chosen time. Fasting, remember, requires conservation of energy. It would be il: advised to stan a fast when physical, emotional or mental demands are being made on you. If you are an actress play Wow 70 wecin " ing on Broadway and every night you have w exer yourself 100 percent, this would he the weong time to fast Every stressful day of your fast extends the time required to detonfy by one half day. That 15, 15 days of fasting under stress would achleve the same amount of detonfication as peaceful ten day fast. For fasting is not just a question of time, but is abo one of energy. Yes, you are saving enesRy by not digesting food, but iF you are spending it through emotional or mental stress, then i$ nt available for heal Ing. The human body is 4 very intelligent machine. Ie will focus is attention wherever there are immediate needs. If there is an emotional crisis, the muscles will tighten, the adrenals will rey up, the heact will pump faster and the blood pressure wall increase. No time for healing here. But Af you are lying on a beach chalse on the shores of Waikiki sipping a lemonade, your body-machioe will work of inter: ral repaic and house keeping Dead cell and toxins wil be liminated. Liver cell will be rejuvenated. Small itestine and colon will purge themselves of unwanted matter, etc. The idea of being on a beach isnot a had one. Vacation time is a good time to fast. The purpose of a vacation is 10 rest anyway, oF atleast it should be. One of the best vaca. tions you cin take for your body is a tip 10 a sunny heath spa replete with mineral waters, steam baths, juice bar aod ‘surrounded by fresh air and frat trees. f we put our annual health insurance premiums here each year, we would im [rove health as opposed to insuring against illness But alas, ‘our vacations usually involve the consumption of copious Amounts of food which, #0 fact, s ofen one of the aac: ‘dons. (Fora solution, see p29.) I you are going on a Winter vacation, you probably should not fast even if you s0 desire. Unless a wat January in the Bahamas, cold weather is not a faster’ perfect en- vironment. When you fas, you get cold. Food creates heat as measured in calories. The process of digestion is ike com- ‘ustion, t creates heat, as does exercise and acvity in gen- If you are inactive, however, you will get cold and ‘without the calories of 4 normal diet, you wall get cold ‘more realy. The body consumes energy to create the heat necessary 10 compensate for and protect iself from the ele- ments. On the other hand, weather that approximates ‘normal body operating temperatures does oot require ad- tional energy to heat or cool itself, Warm sunshine Is a ‘wondesful healer. Your body 1s comforable and the sun is {elaing and nourishing. Tha’s right When there 4 90 other Source of nourishment, your inteigent, magnificent body will tansform light into vitamin D and energy, Just like solar panels, you can get a charge from the sun. But dont ‘overdo it I you are weak # will strengthen you, but sf you fire exhausted i wil drain you. That $ Why the ocean fig lres into our litle vacation scene, A cool ocean breeze moderates the temperature in addition to supplying moisture and negatively fonized aie Even the alr is energizing! Ocean air fills you wath is rich supply of nourishing oxygen and Jeaves you feeling strong Of course, you choose not 10 use vacation time. Alas, when else is there? Basically, the entie year iS open to you Tut please avoid times of stress, disteaction and in: convenience. Visiting your family during Thanksgiving, for ‘example, is a panicularly poor time t0 fast. How do. you break the news to your claives? "Dom' sake i personally, ‘om, 15 not your cooking I just need 10 detofy from all the ctbor suff you fod me over the years” No eater how you try 10 express it, i just won't work, Try t0 com: plete your fasts well before Thanksgiving, birthdays, and ther special occasions. (One exception: Some vegetarians prefer to fast on Thanksgiving a8 statement of compassion for the condemned turkeys.) How 70 Beco 8 Perhaps the one factor that supersedes all the others is your enthusiasm. If you have the passion, the espeit de Comps, Af you are “payed,” then i $8 the ight time. Listen to your body. It will yearn for a fst when the time i right, whether Wister, Spring, Summer or Fall. If sis Winter, bundle up, say warm and do whatever you need to protect yourself fom the elements. Just remember, ses i the ey. ‘The more you snsulae yourselt fom the elements and the wicisitudes of daly Me, the less stress. The le you do, the Quicker your fast will proceed and the less time t will take {0 achieve the desired results, (One more point. Remember our discussion of dental work This Is basically not an ideal time to fast because there are stresses involved and few of the other factors die cussed are likely #0 apply. On the other hand, it i not a good time for eating either. Thus, as long as you are not ‘going to enjoy your food, why noe fast? ‘The Pre-Fas Diet ‘The purpose of the prefast diet is to prepare the body, physically and mentally, for the challenge Of the Fst. A typi fal presfast is from one to three days. You determine the Tength. ll that is needed is enough time for the body to make the transition from solid food t0 juice. It the perfect Vehicle for thase who have never fasted or who are Nestant about staring ‘tical preast diet may consist of a day of cooked veg cables, salads, frlts and julces on the frst day. Any food in these categories Is acceptable, but it 6 sill a limited diet be: cause tt excludes grains, breads, dairy, fish aod Hesh foods. ow 70 ac “ Day evo is usually slightly more limited with only raw salads, frits and juices. Day three might just be limited to fruits and Juices. Each day is progeessvely more restricted tap to the day of the fast. The fruits and vegetables are of course, eaten separately, eg, feuits for lunch, vegetables for inner. IF ume is limited and you are a seasoned faster, you may choose a one day prefs, which might turn out to be a day of salads oF a day of fruits and juices. Always keep the fuloes and water in your pre-fast diet since they are the ‘major elements of the actual fast Another type of pres diet may be the mono-dlet that we discussed earlies A day of grapes would act as stCong eroxiving diet while still having the benelits of 4 solid food. Or you may choose 4 day of melons or apples of cotrus. All are tremendously cleansing foods and would con. ‘tion and prepare your body for the fast. Because of their eroriying capacity, these foods may actually shorten & fast IE you wish t0 choose sprouts oF lenuce that would be fine, ‘but dot pick feankfurers! You must stick with the Fait and vegetable family and preferably eat them raw. Avoid highshades-tomatoes, green peppers, potatoes and egeplane [A Macrobiotic brown rice diet would not be inched be ‘cause itis grain, But then again, macrobois’ do. not fast Another pe of prefast would be simply missing a meal ‘oF two, Take two oF three days and skip dinner each day. Or, if itis easier for you, skip bBreaklast and lunch--your choice according to your schedule. You may fad st easier skip breakfast if you are running to work and have no time to enjoy it anyway. And you may be so busy at work that you could afford to overlook lunch, ‘Those of you who are sensitive to sugar should probably avoid the fru, ven though these are wonderfully cleansing foods, if they affect your blood sugar levels, avoid them, ‘Acid fruits may also be risky for some, Salads ae the safes Prefass are not fats, Solid food is ken and there is no mental or physical diststociation with food. However, they ae very beneficial in conditioning you mentally and pst tally and for those unable 1 fast, they may provide an op- Porunity 1 achieve some detoifcaion bene. Jumping In Why not? If you already have fasting experience and sel confidence about what you are doing, then go ahead. Te like jumping in the oceaa for swim, If you have been there before, you know what 10 expect. It is going t© be ‘cold for the first few minutes. But it is nothing new, you have done this before On the other hand, if you are unsure bout yourself and do oot swim often, you may chaose #0 ‘wade in slowly and adapt wo the water lite by litle. This is the role ofthe preast. But some personales would prefer to dive in and get it over with no mater what If you are fone of these people, then be my’ guest. You ace the captain ‘of your ship and you know yourself best. You Know your Plrysieal condition and you know iF you have got the dis ipline to do it Of course, a seasoned faster knows better than 4 beginner. as Jong a you have prepared yourself as best you know how, this is a8 good a way as any. If youve Bot the feeling, there is no time like the present 10 get saned, HOW LON To Fast ‘You probably already have some idea of how long you wish to fast. IF someone Suggested you fast for 30 days, your esponse may be 4 dramatic. "Oh, N00. not me.” Or i may be: "Yes, definitely if not longer." tn any case, you will alk sways have a general sense of how long you plan 1 fat ‘The duration of a fast depends ons Fasting Experience Physical Strength and Condition Nature of ailment If Any Previous Diet Monta Aude Level of Testcty Schedule of Work and Activities Emironment and Woather Age Short Fasts Basically, there are two lengths of fasts, shor and long. A shor fast 8 anything under two weeks. Part of what defines 4 fast as short or long 6 #8 penential for harm Its highly unlikely hat fast of two weeks oF less will produce any ir reparable damage, even if you do everything wrong. On the other hand, you could get yourself in trouble doing the ‘wrong this For 30 days. ‘One Day A Week Fasting one day a week is a wonderful practice which will repay you with a stronger immune system, longevity and vigor throughout your lil. Give your system a break Day in and day out you pile in without a stop. The lite workers inside your stomach are endlessly dealing with the new input you pile on, shoveling and sorting it in and out through dozens of fet ‘of intestines and miles of circulatory highways. The workers are entitled t0 4 day off. And you tad ester give it to them because you know what feels like when they go on sttke! Montezuma is n0t the only one ‘who can take revenge ‘What isa day of It depends on which union you belong, Is it 24 hours or 36 hours? If you belong to the 24 hour union, sar fasting Tuesday by missing dinner and return 10 cating Wednesday at dinner. You have missed three meals and fisted from approximately 6 pm, to 6 pm, 24 hours not a tard task, even for a beginner. f you keep yourself Dusy enough, you might not even notice it. Nevertheless, your body will, and it will be grateful. If you are in a 36 hour union, start fasting afer dinner Tuesday, do not ext HOW LONG 70 Fast » anything solid Wednesday, sleep tight Wecinesday night and fenjy a “break fist” Thursday morning. In this arrangement, you also miss three meals, bu you include sleep pesod. It {5 not so hard, because out of the 36 hours you spend 16 of them sleeping! That should help with your discipline. But it also helps with your detoxification. Sleeprime 18 when the body goes 10 work breaking down and eliminating wastes. ‘Anyone can do a one day fast. Consider the advantages of ding tt once a week If you fast one day a week, you will have fasted $2 days per year! Your body will thank you and you will live longer. There is always a day when you can Schedule it Pick one that does aot conflict with other People’s schedules. Avoid social occasions that require ‘eating and enteraioment You do not want to be a sad sack ata Saturday night pany and have to tell your fiends you are fasting to improve your healthi That just makes you seem odd. Although you may feel unique and want 10 tell the world about your experience, is fist your ego spedle ing, Fasting is not about that. Keep it wo yourself Fast on a clay tha does not involve too much stess, acuity oF inter: fere with other people's schedules. Attempt to keep the same day each week and vary only by ane day # necessary, 1 your fasting day is Monday, pechaps a good choice afer the weekend's excesses, emend it 10 Tuesday if you must be- ‘cause of occasional scheduling conics. Azother variation of the one-day fat isthe alternate day fast. This is a 24 hour fast we described practiced every ‘other day. Some people practice this method for purposes of ‘weight loss. You ge to eat, but you eat half as much with longer periods of rest for healing and waste removal. Just don’ gorye yoursel? on the eating days. IF you do, then this Is no the fast for you Three Days and Longer ‘The next type of shor fast is typically three days. This has the advantage of extending the fast after you have spent a day getting used to it The first day, after all isthe hard: ft It gets easier if you pracice a prefast diet But there is always a transition period and since you have made the ef for, wy not add a few more days and get a grewer value for @ The Uivee day fast amounts to a more stable res and if you have been pushing your gastrointestinal self t00 ‘much, i wil provide a much needed rest and recharging. ‘One day and three day fasts are wonderful for breaking the cycle of binges, cravings, sweets and other bad panes (oF habits. They are especially good after overeating in Ren eral or at extenvated social events, Weddings are notorious for their wempution to cause us 10 overeat Add if you Rnd yourself wobbling home alter one, you might consider as Jing soon thereafter, You will find that one or three days fast fing returns the appetite, to0, +0 you can really enjoy the pleasures of eating when you are doing One Week - 10 Days - Two Weeks ‘These longer fasts, while still consideced shor, acually begin to develop the rhythm, feel and physiological response of 2 true fast. And they are no harder 10 do! If you are in tune with your fasting, that i to say, you feel good and are happy to continue, then i is no more effort do 7, 10 of 14 days. (For more about being in “tune” with your fast see Knowing Whon £0 Sp p.105) HOW 1086 70 FST a ‘The hardest part of a fasts from days one through thee when your body is making the transition from eating 1 fas- fing. That is both a physical process for your tummy’ and a ‘mental and emotional chore for you. Physically, your body adjusts from transforming externally supplied calories into energy to using #8 own Hnterally stored resources. Imagine an olfice worker whose desk is pled high with papers. and projects Each day more mail and more memos and more projects come in. Helshe yearns for the day wien the input ‘would just stop s0 that they could catch up. It would only stop, they would have enough work w keep them busy for several weeks, That i the way your system works. It has enough stored reserves to keep you nourished for a lot longer than most people would believe. Getting over the is the hardest work, Iti like jogging beyond the 5 mile point. Then your body goes on automate and iti re ‘markably easy. During the frst three days, there also that feeling of emptiness that always returns when you are coe: stantly Billing your stomach with bulk. That t00, lapses eis Just a matter of readusument ‘While the one to three day fast allows your system 10 “eatch up" or do general house cleaning, the seven to four teen day fast affords deeper cellu elimination and repalt. let's face i, some people will never fast for 30 days If a ‘one or two week fas all you can handle, then make the bes of st Fast at leat once a year. Do it every Spring or Fall, Pick a time and be regular. Afterall, the effecs of a Jong fast diminish with ume. f you fasted 45 days 8 years ‘ago, that has litle consequence 19 your ongoing heakh pro- fram today. You must fst regularly just as ea regularly. An excellent program 15 4 two week fas once per year Long Fasts Fasts of over two weeks are generally considered long and, here, experience and guidance 4s recommended. Like Any journey, one of the most important frst steps 4s 10 remove fear of the unknown. Study, plan and consult. Make preliminary cont with heal practitioners who are partial tw lasting such a chiropractors, naturopaths, homeopaths, physical therapists, oseopaths or even naturally oriented physicians. They can be very helpful. A physical check up ppior 1 a Tong fase is a must sa serious health problem is Involved. Full experience, of course, can only be acquired by actual involvement. Longer fasts afford deep celular repair, elimination, and rejuvenation and are usualy called for to help cheonie con- ditions such as arthritis, asthma, arteriosclerosis, ulcers, psoriasis, tumors, hay fever, hive, migraines, cheumatism, ‘best, high blood pressure, etc. These problems are deep seated, but it 4s not impossible for you to fast 30, 45, 60, 753 days or longer w heal yourselt Not all problems ace fully resolved in this time. No manter how Jong the fast may seer to you, its really quite brief in comparison to a lifetime of ‘wrong living, In fact, many times 2 series of fast ace 1e- ‘quired 10 achieve complete welloes. A single long fst il cemainly mitigate symptoms and reduce pain in most cases, and it makes the ongoing healing process more manageable for the body during the regular eating period. Long term fasters offen feel “born again” and would readily wade 75 of leven 100 days of food for these ie saving result HOW 10NG 70 Fast B Chemical Changes During Fasting Chemically speaking your fat is divided ito three stages. ‘The frst few days of your fast Is primarily devoted to body reorientation. Your system stars to change the pH of your stomach upward making it more allaline. The stomach con- tracts and the digestive tract is cleansed, Here also you wall femperience the most dramatic weight loss. Water, minerals txpecilly sodium and poussium-and water soluble vitamins fare heavily excreted in the early days. Protein loss is up 10 75 grams per day ip the begianing, while only 1820 grams later You may experience buager, headaches, light hexded- ness or sweating and you may usinate a lot Bowel move- mens may come daily or never. Dring the second phase, the liver sans ro purge elf of fas chemical and toxic load throwing off these poisons into the bloodstream for elimination. You may experience nausea, exhaustion, diarrhea, muscle aches, nervousness, Shortness of breath, trembling. all the symptoms of a Ma Your tongue wil coat, you may develop bad breath, body ‘dor andor skin eruptions. Basically, your body is batling the pollutants as if you had just consumed them, Poisons sting twice: once on the way Je and again on the way out ‘They could be anything, cit deugs, prescription medicines, food preservatives, atficial favors, agricultural pesticides or the prosicts of cooking oF bad food combining. The process ‘of natural healing often involves beelly geting worse before you get beter During the tid phase, deep tissue cleansing begins, blood toxins are removed and cellular ash and debris are fushed from the kidneys. The third phase combines some of the symptoms of the frst two phases along with bursts of Wow tons 70 Fast ‘ener: Gradually you gain a total feeling of well being. This is the peciod of ongan detonfication and regeneration. I's ‘mixed bag. You may experience euphoria oF sess, i "ability or improved mental atitude and self-esteem, WATER FASTING Would that you could tive on the fragrance of te carb and lke avs air plant be sustained by the High ahi Gibran, The Prophet Drinking only water is what most people think of when they think of fasting, However, this kind of fst is aot for ‘everyone. Water fisting i an arduous task that requires strict ‘control of the fasts conditions and circumstances. Rest Rest is the key word here, This means inactivity, 20 stress, and ideally, 2 clean environment to rest in. Solitude and silence are teal if you can manage w secure such an mosphere. Keep to yourselt Avoid talking, listening 10 the radio and TV. Do not drive (your reactions are slower) Bathe in the sun Do yoga. Lie in the grass and Jet nature absorb the poisons in your body and balance your aura Be prepared for the unfoling of some of your psychic abilities. (Choose clean, fresh air by the seashore or on. a mountain. waren FASTING % Fasting in general, and water fasting in panicular, requires total submission to rest. It sa kind of human hiberation. ‘What energy you have is directed toward the vital job of detoxication and cleansing. REQUIREMENTS FOR A WATER FAST Personal tronmental Keep to yourself No pollution ‘Avoid TV and radio Seashore oF Mountains ‘Bathe in the sun Forest or Countryside Lay on the grass Substopial Bo yowa Plery of fresh air ot of rest, No sess Previous fasting experience ead fasting oF spinal books Ordinarily, when you ace not fasting, this process of breaking down aod cleaning up (catabolism) goes on each night when you go 10 sleep. The fast, however, allows the perpetuation ofthese catabolic processes during the day, Or- inary, catabolism is halted in the daytime due to acuity and stress Energy is direc into the muscles and digestive system, Muscular activity requices the removal of lactic acid, Pyruvic acids and other by-products, Digestion, in turn, secretes fuids from glands, The nervous system collects and distributes signals. The live catabolizes chemicals and dis ‘poses and neutralizes unusable mater and internal muscular Aactvity takes place in the stomach and intestines, This is @ lox of work for a body! And since you are not taking in the warme rast a proper calories and nutrients needed for this kind of activity during 2 fast, your body is further strained and the fast can actually do more harm than good in this situation Speaking of acuvity, sexual activity should be avoided ‘while fasting and until full strength is recovered, Sex fedirects the amount of available energy to the sexual ‘organs for stimulation, This is a setback tO the Fasting prO- cess and a stress on your whole system since the sexual ‘organs are dormant and would need to be revitalized Let it be clear that this author in favor of water sting ‘But only for those who are so inclined who are willing 19 ‘work within the limitations and able to provide the right ondions. If you are a water fasting person, you will know it Ie is almost as if His ological decision. Juice fasting ‘wll repel you. You will automatically gravitate t aod prefer Just water. Iti a preference that is automatic and apparent 16 ic 16 for you, then you will Hd 1 easy. I It i nos, you will find i possible. Most people, in today’s fast paced world, prefer juice fasting or some other regime. In gener, ‘water fasting is bes for healthy people who have lived na rally and sant 1 impeove their spiritual aod physical well being. IF you think this kind of fast & for you, atune your body first with a prefasting diet. Don't forget 1o drink plenty ‘of water-at leas the equivalent of one ass every hour aren asin Fy Breatharianism Breatharianism, as you may have guessed from the name, 4s the ultimate in fasting. Not only don’ you take in any food, you don't take any water! What's lef? Just air and sunshine and love. This kied of fasting definitely requies ‘pure non-polluted enviroament. Silence and solitude are also high on the Ist. Obviously, itis not for everyone, in fact, very few. But if you are inclined to dabble, fest be- ‘come a Seasoned water faster and on your dext water fist, take one day off and have no water Just take one day if you ‘want to experience breatharianism, But remember, caution 4s in order breathacianism is nly for those who know they are ready. (See Spiritual Fasting p. 1172) SX BS JUICE FASTING Is It Fasting At A? First ofall let us set the cecord straight Juce fasting ke an inherent misnomer. Julce fasting Is aot a tue fast but a Hiquitaran elimination diet That's just terminal. The e- fect is that you are not eating solid food and you are losing ‘weight and detorying, From here on, we ail bend the tae ditional definition with the customary application and use the word “ast Why Juice Fasting? ‘Semantics aside, this is an ideal way for Ast timers 10 san and for experienced fasters to "workcalong” while they etonify. Unlike water fasting, juice fasting supplies calories dnd nutiion and thus protects you, at least partly, against the stresses of work and activity. In other words, you do not need to spend your vacation time fasting, you can do it ‘while you work. I call this the "Big Apple Fast” because i maintains enough energy for you to work, almost at the normal pace, and protects you against the toxins and stresses of life in a polluted big city envionment. Juices are resting wr juts xo ‘concentrated nuirkional elitirs that nourish you and provide the stamina you will need without aecesstating much alter ‘Hon of liesyle Concentration and Assimilation Nothing is more nutritious than juice. Imagine eating 2 ‘meal of spinach, parsley, sprouts, tomatoes, lemon, celery, ashes, green pepper and cucumber. Ordinarily, consider” Jing the normal sate of our digestive systems, we would be Icky to digest 70 percent of But once you extract the Iq lu portion of these wal foods, you can assimilate and a sorb up to 99 percent of the food value even sf yew have ‘weak digestion. I fat, the beauty of it that it barely takes fny digestive energy at all, which is why iti 50 suitable for fasting. This condensing of pounds of valuable foods io a single glass wtule simukaneously maximizing assimilation is ‘what makes drinking juices special. Take carrots for exam: ple. It takes a pound of carols to make a 10% ounce drink ff carotjuice.mumm, delicous. But could you consume that ‘many carrots? Absolutely not! Yet all the enzymes, water soluble vitmins, minerals and trace elements in those car ous are extracted (assuming it a quality juicing machine) and condensed oto the gliss of juice. This isthe whole concept behind a vitamin pill acon: centration of autrients in pill But it isnot the same thing ‘iamins involve several steps of processing along the jour ney from a fresh food into @ tablet Many of those steps may tovolve heat, which destroys of alters nutrients. Chemical solvents may also be involved. Or, of course, the nutrients may not even be natural at all but synthetic. Manufacturing tablets and capsules involves adding Ingredients other than ‘STING worn yrs ” the active ingredient. These are called excipients. They can be anything from sweeteners, 10 stabilizers, coloring agents, fillers, tale, binders, etc. A far cry froma glass of Teesh spinach If you are trying to heal, choose live food: the juice of living plants. Fiber ‘One more point Many people wonder about the value of drinking juice afer all the promotion and praise they have heard regarding whole foods. In other words, the fiber in arrows $6 healthy. Why eliminate #2 ‘The promotion of whole foods is cenalnly a concept this author Supports. ts origins date back 10 the removal of bean and germ from flour and the extraction of molasses from Sugar, etc However, these processes are vastly diferent, in volving chemical solvents and the destruction of vital Dutriens. In enntrast, juice brings our the vital nutrients in fonds and makes them more readily available for digestion. The fiber ia cateots, for example, i indeed an importa nutritional factor ard they should be consumed whole and raw. But one does not have 10 exclude the other. Eat fresh Carros and exer Fresh vegetables and frais, Think of your Juices ab supplements and as medicines. And when fasting, thiok of them as your meas asrag rr jones 2 TYPES OF JUICES A juice diet diflers greatly ffom a water fast in that it en ‘compasses a vast smorgasbord of tastes and favors, You will never get bored on a juice fast If fact you may be having such a good time you might stan to wooder what exactly it {s you are saceficcg! Fresh Fruit Juices Fasting aside, when most of us think of juice, we thik of fruit juices. The most widely consumed juice in the workl is orange juice with apple juice following as a close second. GGrapetnat, grape, prune and cranberry are also on the hot twdrink list Tomato juice is very popular and although tech- ically a fruit, i is not generally classifieds fruit ‘You can take fruit juices any time of day. They are good in the morning for breakfast, for hunch, or as an after-dinner snack. Think of your juices as meals, Have as much 48 you like. Typically that is 8 ounces to 16 ounces, but not more than 20 ounces. Do not gone yourself with juice just 38 you ‘would not gorge yourself with food. On average, 810-08 12 ounce serving is plenty. -asring wm secs 8 Fruit juices should be mixed with other juices throughout the course of the day. One or two fruit juices per day should suffice. Some people prefer as lite as possible or none. That is your choice and it should be guided by know! ‘edge of your ow health and condition such as blood sugtr sersitivties. Mixtures ‘You may also choose to mix your fruit jules together ‘There are several wonderful blends, ‘Apple & Pear Apple & Prune ‘Apple, Pear & Pineapple ‘Apple & Cranberry Orange & Grape ‘Apple & Grape pple & Wazermelon Fruits, as a group, are basicaly cleansing foods. Their high water content flushes your digestive tract, your kidneys and purifies the bloodstream. Many feu, pariculary citrus, fre rong solvents. Lemon is the strongest, followed by lime, pineapple and grapefruit All have a puring effect on the liver and gall bladder. Pineapple contains the enzyme ‘bromelain which encourages the secretion of hydeochlonic acid and helps digest protein. Grape, although only a sub- acid uit, s known a5 2 powerful cleanser. You can get a sense of that if you ever make fresh grape juice. Using the natural seeded varie, tS necessary 10 dilute the juice with ‘water before consuming it, Concord grapes are the strongest. Apples are also excellent intestinal brooms, They ‘contain malic acid and galacturonic acid both of which help remove impurities and pectin which prevents the putrefac- tion of protein. They also act as bulking agent gently push- asrng wim juices x fag through the digestive tract and cleaning along the way: Many people choose apples as a mono-diet for this reason, Cranberry is an excellen diuretic whose biter taste is very healing to the Kidneys. Watermelon juice is also a diuretic particularly sf you juice the rind. And shy nok? Your juicing ‘machine can turn this ordinarily inedible portion into fresh fice. Pune and apricot juice help © soften the bowels and fesill movement ‘Watch out for berries and oranges. Lots of people have allergies to berries and you do not want itchy eyes or skin ‘when on a fast. Besides, these fruits supply relatively litle Juice. Any frais not mentioned here are wide open territory for you to ty. Avoid any that may stimulate potential al- lenges and those that are non uicable, The Unjuicables Papaya Honeydew Coconut Poach Banana Plarm'Prane Srranberry ‘Aoricos Camaloupe ‘Avocado What does this mean? Certainly you have had papaya jue, apletanana, aplestambery, appleapicot ad pina Cola (pineapple-cocons) jue. Not so! These fas are un juiable meaning their pulp-does not easly separate fea thelr water Take a banana, mash I up any way you ca, then unt through your juicer. Does any water Separate ue Not The same ing withthe other fais ned here Thea why the mysten? Papara juice, for example, is mi omer. Ris not 4 jlce at all The manufacturers Bled Up LisTING wry juices % the pulp of the papaya fruit and mix it with water or sweeteners oF otter fruits juices such as apple oF grape, Apple apricot juice is apricot pulp blended with apple jue Berries do release some water, but the amount of straw- hem, or blueberry juice released s so small that ie would be very easly 10 sell quans of it So, juice makers add 70 t0 180 peroent apple or grape juice to their becey “juice” mix tures. These are not quite juices but juice with fruit pulp Some labels wail say 50. In the ease of papaya, oF wherever ‘water is added, the correct commercial appellation is papaya “drink” Read your labels. Coconut drink is coconut meat blended with water and sweetener. Coconut milk, however, 1s the natural sweet water that forms inside the coconut bul This is delicious and perfect for a fat, but It is expensive and hard to store $0 you wall only get st witha hammer and kee ‘Watermelon sa wonderful jucy fruit, but not s0 for the ‘ther melons. Cantaloupe and honeydew are 100 pulpy and ‘do not yield a lot of juice. The Juiced product is very vs: cous and contains virwally all the fiber of the original fru. Wis simply not an extrac of the fruit and they are better eaten than juiced Prune juice is also a misnomer. Try stick Jing some prunes through your juicer (and don't forget 10 remove the pits). ter your machine grunts, stumbles and snarls, you will see what T mean. Prune juice is made by Soaking prunes, which ace actally dried plums, and extract: fng their water by osmosis. It is simply an extract, not & juice. No dried fruits, such as raisins or figs, will make “juice” But you can soak them and enjoy the favors, sugars and nutrients that these foods release into the water. Just Soak one cup of rasins in one quart of water for #16 10 hours. They are delicious and perfect for a fast. You can leven get two soakings from ane batch, asm wer joes % Pasteurized Juice vs. Fresh Juice Don't get t00 excited about guzzling down delicious frit juices unless you plan to make them yourself. Botled juices must be pasteurized in order to have a shelf life. OF what Significance is that” Pasteurized juices are boiled to sanitize these foods against bacteria and disease organisms. Un- forunaiely, enzymes and many vtamins are destroyed along ‘uu ie Your only soutce of nourishment is these juices and You cannot aford to drink enzymeless and vitamin poor lig: Uids. Do ot be fooled by the delicious tate and interesting lsoniment of Davors, Though they taste good, they are bas ally dead foods. There $$ no live mutation let-only suRar, flavor and water. Even the taste and color i no match fagainst the Tresh squeezed version. Which do you prefer fresh squeezed orange juice or the store bought king? IF you Iike your orange juice fresh, you wall realy be amazed at the difference between fresh squeezed and bottled apple Juice. Fresh apple juice is white~just hike the color of the ap- ple when you bite ino i. Botled apple juice is brown be- Cause vitamins have been oxidized upon contact with the fic Just enposing live nutrients 10 air and light is enough © esiray some of these fragile friends. Run your apples trough your juicer machine and tase the difference. Novice the word "bortled” All juices sold in botles are pasteurized, bat juice is also sold in wax containers and plastic jugs ‘When apple juice is sold in plastic jugs, you will notice the term “cider” is used, Cider implies that the juice was not pisteurized and is just fesh squeezed. tis perishable and fn fact you need to read the label carefully to make sure n0 preservatives are added. If you see the words “cider” on foaled apple juice, i incorrect and misleading labelling Manufacturers can get away wath st because the terms have ‘heen used loosely for a Tong ime and the regulatory agen- jes have not laid down stict definitions for them. asrive wm jerces ” ‘You can drink cider on your fst. Its fresh apple juice if you buy st ina jug. You can tell i fresh because the ug will expand when the elder stants to ferment. Do not hesitate to squeeze those jugs! (Pun not intended.) they ae flexible, you have found freshly squeezed apple cider the best If they are ugh and swollen, you hive already fer mented cider and you should choose anciher jug. Wax con- tainers also allow for expansion due to porsble ferments tion, but the vast majority of these containers have been pasteurized anyway. Fresh squeezed juice is almost always Sold in plastic jugs because if they were packed! in jars, the botles could explode on the shelves Carrot Combos Probably the most popular drink of the health movement 's carrot juice. Years 490, there just wasn’t any such thing. "Now, it 8 the “in” thing. Juice bars and health stores have sprung up all around the country serving carrot juice and variasons based on it. It has become such a commodity tht Its even shipped across the country in refrigerated feezer ‘tucks 10 be sold as Frozen juice in health food stores In ad clon to its image as a heakul drink, now consumers have scientific venation of how beneficial it isto drink carrot juice. Cancer research has acclaimed bew-carotee, the form ff vitamin in carats, a6 @ cancer-fighting nutrient Bur is carrot jlce really that good? Yes and no. Rt i6 a8 ood for you as carrots. But what about all the other wonderful vegetables around us. Spinach, parsley, beets, Peppers, tc, are all nuteitious. Carrot is by far the sweetest and some say the pretties, but spinach has more protein ‘asring wom putes os sd more vitamin A. But ust a minute-Iet’s not start a fight amongst our favorite vegetables} Why not just mix them all together, Such as Carrot Combos cansor CARROT BEET ‘CARROT BEET GREEN PEPPER (CARROT BEET GREEN PEPPER CUCUMBER ‘CARROT BEET GREEN PEPPER CUCUMBER PARSLEY..OR cangor appt CARROT APPLE ALFALFA SPROUTS CARROT APPLE ALFALFA SPROUTS WATERMELON RIND CARROT APPLE ALFALFA WATERMELON RIND GINGER caesor srinact ‘CARROT SPINACH CARROT TOPS ‘CARROT SPINACH CARROT TOPS ALOE VERA.OR. CARROT. CABBAGE.-OR. (CARROT SWEET POTATO..OR. (CARROT. CABBAGE PARSLEY OR. ‘CARROT SUNFLOWER SPROUTS. AND MANY MORE. How Much - How Often Drink juice until your stomach is content. No harm can come from this except the experience of a full belly. The average juice serving is 10 ounces at a siting. Sixteen ounces, however, Is fot unheard of especially sf you are thirty, Twenty and 25 ounces, however, are a lot and if you -asring WT sces » ace drinking this much perhaps what your body is saying is that you really want to eat. How many times per day? Once fr twice a day is average. But you dont have to stick to that If ie sus you, drink a carrot combo once every other day ‘Mer all, there are so many other wonderful drinks and Juices to choose fom, Juice Sweet If you love carrot combos, have more. Just remember that carrot juice is sweet and too many sweet ate just as dad on a liquid fast as they are in solid food. That isthe ad- vantage behind the carrot combos. Carots alone would be too sweet. You can actually get a toxhache or a low blood sugar attack even on a juice fast So be careful. Your bel is more susceptible to blood sugar addicuons without the in Aluence of ether solid foods. Mix your eartous withthe other ‘vegetables especially the green ones to moderate the sweet ness oF dilute with water. And thats not all, Mixing varies ‘your nutritional ftake and that is important on a fast By the ‘way, it perfectly allright 1 drink sweet combos lke car ot, beet, apple, watermelon rind, ete. There is always a time and place for such a drink and i all depends on you, your Personal preference and disposition. But overdoing these Sweet juices may lower your blood sugar levels and bring fon cravings that would be detcimental to your health and the continuation ofthe fast. What Proportions How about proportions? Careot always doeninates. In a 10 ‘ounce serving of carrot, beet, apple and watermelon rind, $ ‘ounces would be carr, 1 ounce bee, 2 ounces apple and 2 ‘ounces watermelon tind, PASTING WIT JUICES More Carrot Juice Combinations Rec ‘Scum 2 Gen Paper 2Gueumter 1 Pariey 12 oc dri 7 cant 2Sanach 4 cat Top 1 Abn vee Scart 208007 1 Bea 25pnach 1 caboge 1 Gr Ppper Scart 25pm -asring WH Jutces One Cup of Carrot Juice Calories 980 Cobalamis-B12, Protein 232g ‘Folacia Catbobydrate 228% ‘Pantothenic Diewey Fiber 334g Viamin C Patou) 036g © Yiamin E FatSmurated 0068 Calcium, Fatsooo 0018 Copper FatPoly 017g tron Cholesterol 00mg Magnesium VitACarotene 631801u Phosphorus ‘vit APeeformed 00iy Potassium ‘ThiaminBi—0226mg__ Selenium Riboflavin-B2 134mg Sodium NacinBs 096mg Zine Pyridoxine D6 0.532mg ‘Weight is 2460 grams or 868 ounces ‘Water Content Calories from Protein Calories from Carbohydrates: Calories from Fas Polyunsaturated Saturated fat Ratio Soxlum /Peassium Ratio CCaleium Phosphorus Ratio ome 0560 210mg Sang oanimg Leg 3heg nome n6ome 180Meg 720mg o4iame 21908 ox 3K 261 061 xorg erm putes a What's that? Carrots mixing with apples? Is true. AL though we may not ordinarily mix frus and vegetables be ‘cause it is poor food combining, the combining rules for solid foods do not always hold for liquids. Remember, juices fre monly water and the versatility of mixing diferent lig lids is much greater than that of solids. The main exception here is the mixing of acid fruit juices such as lemon, grape- fruit or orange Acids can curdle other liquids and with some exceptions ace usualy mixed among themselves, Some acids, by the way, such as the digestive enzyme malic acid in apples, can cross over the fruitwegetable line even, 1 4 degree, with solid foods. For ths reason, you may notice ap- ples as par of fesh silads or lemon juice as an ingredient fa salad dressings Benefits of Carrot Combinations Ccarrot juices are energy drinks. They provide you with calorie power for that get up and go. Because they are stimulating, they are good to have in the morning or daytime. Depending on the combinations, they can have many spect physiological benefits. Beet juice, for example, {S.a wonderful stimulant forthe liver and parsley i a blood purifies. Sweet potato is an alkaliazer of the bloodtceam fod a minerlizer that also contains an enzyme for diabetics Cabbage is 4 wonderful juice for the stomach that is so0- thing for ulcers and gas, Cucumbers stimulate the kidneys land’ parsley is diuceic. Watermelon's high alkaline fluid ‘content neutralizes acids and Mushes toxins out of the kid revs. Spinach stimulates peristalsis. Aloe vera, which is plant more than a vegetable, i a wonderful detoifer of the bloodstream and lymphatic sytem. ‘asm wm jones € Green Juices Now we leave the land of sweeiness and beight colors and enter the serious world of green vegetables. Although Some carrot combieations had some greens in them, these juices are all green. Green juices are healing, stabilizing and calming. They give energy by relixing and centering I you ‘want a quick pickmeup, drink cartot juice. But for long term energy, take a green drink If you are exhausted, rex less or feeling scanered-drink green. Green juice is @ quiet ing drink that i usually taken ia the evening. Is perfect for you if you are exhausted. And they can be song. It is the closest thing to a health cockai. Imagine how i would change the health of our society they served these drinks at every comer bar. "One blood cleanser please, straight up. Hold the cayenne! Green Juice Combinations ater onc etry spac Toma catry spoac Toma Carag aly Spach Toma Cabtage Dil olny pach Toma Cabbage Dil Lamon oir Spinach Tomato Cabbage Dil Lomo Gari tery Senac Tema Cabage Dillman Garke Ginger ey sgmacd Toman Catoage Dil Lon Gare Ger Cneine ‘oir Sina Tomato Cbage Di Lamon Gare Cee Cayenne ‘Wow! This is not just a blood cleanser, it fs « body tonifier, nerve tonic, allalinizer, mineraizer elise. But i i is not strong enough for you, change the mimure. Add or subtract from the above recipe and do not leave out other usr wr pences “ important greens such a5 radish, parsley, green pepper or leafy sprouts such as alfalfa, buckwheat lenuce and sun: flower greens. What about the tamar? True itis nota juice But ite a strained liquid that will not add solids 10 your system, Here itis addled as a flavor enhancer much like a dressing on your quid salad, The sodium in it helps ‘manage sugar cravings, $0 if you have too many catrot com: bos, using green dens wall help balance your blood sugar. Tf you prefer, substitute tamaet with Dr. Bronner's Mineral Broth, This blend of land and sea vegetables from the famous soupenaker, has no addled salt and a rich source of wkamins, minerals and favor. Take stor leave it, the choice, (of course i yours, But try iyou may Hke i How much green juice should you have? A lot fewer than carrot combos oF fruit juice. These drinks are indeed like ‘cocktails. You will sip them slowly and 8 to 10 ounces will 'ao long way. Only one of chee will be necessary per day for the average person. If you need strengh..go green. In Respect To The Avocado ‘We must be thankful for all the avocados in the world and all that they have done to add wiamin , EK, essential Fay acs, quay protein and delicious favor into our lives. But you can juice it Just like our flend the banana, this feuivvegetable yields no water. For some the avocado isthe ‘emerald of the fruit kingdom. Hold this gem as your guiding Star and look forward t0 i atthe end of your fasting jour ey. “BASTING WrTH Juices s Home Juicing Remedies Cold Fighter Caro, Lemon, Rah, Ging, Gate Hay Fever Reliever Carrot, Clery Radish, Ginger Immune Booster Carrot, Caley, Paley, Gaske Metory Booster Carrot Paley, Spinach, Kale Soeas Reger (Cat, Caley, Kale Parley Brocco Temata Headache Heper Carrot, Cale, Pusey, Spinach Derosfee Apple, Hees, Cucumber, Ginger Antonine Cocktail Cartot, Orange, Geen Pepper, Ginger Ani-Choleserol Cart Pandey, Spinach, Gas, Tamas Lee Cleaner Carer, Appl, Beet, Parsley Galatones ‘emo (sede wit pith) Laxaive ‘Lemon in hot water fs thing in motning lets lence Caley Liver detox Whentgrss Antelafammatory Baty Grass uice powder Digestive Pines Papaya Act ‘Whesgeat Ale Chlorophyll—The Healer in Greens Chlorophyll isthe chemi formed by the chloroplast cel of peepee tet ta meee aces eciotne Plael pees ploes Water Sleep lenteal Korte would become exsinc. Amaingy, “>> this ‘blood of plants’ i structurally ye Similar co hemi the proven oe “SL tion of hemoglobin that erriesony- ee eect {Slorophyl is bound by an stom of“ rmagnesitim while herin is bound by iron. Severely anemic rabbits aad rapid turn to aocnal ; Blood coumsoncechirophylwas hf adnininered' Somehow tbe bodys uae able to substitute ion and rebuild the GARNI, “ rasmnc rm juices ys iy a fee a oe Chlorophyll has long been fx ox, mows for its ability to heal infected fand ulcerated wounds. "Tissue eel dctivity and is normal regrowth are erin Jncreasedby using chlorophyll.” Ics an important medicine for healing bleeding gums, canker sores, trench mouth, pyorthes, gingivitis, even sore throat, Chlorophyll bas the unique ability to be absorbed directly through the mucous membranes, especially those of the ‘nose, throat, and digestive tract, It makes great mouth wash and an excellent dentifrice, expecially when used in powder form. CChlorophyl’s unique ability to kill anaerobic (odor producing ‘bacteria isthe reason it covers up the smell of garlic fights bad breath, body odor, and ats asa general antiseptic. These bacteria live without air and are destroyed by chlorophyll’s oxygen producing agents. Dr. Otto Warburg, the 1931 Nobel prize ‘winner for physiology and medicine, concluded that oxygen eprivation, atthe cellular level, isa major underlying cause of| ——— GREEN PLANTS -THE SOURCE OF ALL LIFE Gren ps te hy ny or ec tee orn. Pooling nc en pe cle Sinope cle hw et fer ens re ec ‘heya dee nese Te eh ae cae i se he Tec: AT oie tr) The AF hen eas abn de ‘imc pnts Tey leon orb i eae cobras ea fo Bot Be omen ‘Mans ome te cornell ie Wee ce ae tape nt nw eas, we rou hae nnd se poate ee FASTING WITH JuIcES ” cancer. Atleast one alternative cancer therapy today bormbards tumors with ozonehighly active oxygen. Unlike many drugs, chlorophyll has never been found to be toxic at any dose. Chlorophyll may also provide us with protection from low level Xray radiation from hospital equipment, televisions, computer screens, transmitters and microwaves, Noareaistotaly radition free. Experiments on guinea pig in the 1950's demon: strated that raditionpoisoned guinea pigs recovered when chlorophyll-rich vegetables were added to their dit The US. “Array repeated this experiment with broccoli and alfalfa and got the same results* But eating green vegetables is not as rich a source of chlorophyllas drinking green juice and the juice highest in chlorophyll is wheatgrass, ‘What's So Special about Wheatgrass “Ponies nd Rebus ad Heb rues 2 Ince eno Poco aero ‘sain: Bd “Det alr Fis + Oras the soa “easiest Was + Pres the ier 2 aes Enayne ai + Searle Tess “Cas ou ea metals ‘4 Oxypnas als > Bates‘ oF ain Wheatgrass —The Queen of Juices Wheatgrass is popular juve available in juice bars and natural food tores nationwide, Unlike common vegetable juices, iistaken in one ounce doses, To give you an idea ofits potency, imagine what it would he like to drink sn ounce of gale juice. ‘Wow! Although it is part of the 9,000 member family that includes the gras on our lawns, wheatgrass and is cousin barley grass, are grown especially for nutritional purposes. ‘These ‘nutritional grasses are some of our finest sources of chlorophyll, bat that’s only the beginning, Grasses contain many other so hs faneus bescaruene, xanthophyll and zaaothi, 0 Sime ow, Uniorunately, you iat se them because 8 “Tit bau autumn leave chlropyl overpowers theater iments Thre are opto 18600 ie ofbetecarorene per ounce Ey Thprcer of viumin A act mane ‘nlanting proper including the promotion of Tells. Hig irr of hs seoiding niet re auoiated with redaced Caner rik and exrdlowaclar dewe Grasses are also abundant in vitamin E and in antioxidans “They havea water soluble form of called tocopherol succinate that ha the ability to increase production of prolactin and growth hormone inthe pituitary gland Grasses are rich in vitamin K, the blood clotting vitamin. Grass juice inactivates mutagenic fubmances found in agrculeural chemicals, fertilizers and food additives.” rT. Shibamoto ofthe University of California, discovered 1 powerful new antioxidant in barley grass juice called "-0GIV, ‘This new izoflavonoid is both soluble in water and fats and is highly stable. This means iis capable of permeating both the fat fd aqueous cell membranes in order to fully protect the cell from the damaging elects of oxidation. According toShibamoto, 2-OGIV is more potent than vitamins E and C, but when taken swith them, the effets are profound "Barley grasshas all three nutriems in good| ‘quantity, Barley gras juice Js a preventative for arte Flowclerosis and is just 25 effective as the prescrip-| tion drog Proburol for this Alisease, without any side fers.” Barley and wheat grasses are both abundant, inexpensive sources of superoxide dismutase (SOD). This powerful antion lant and antiaging enzyme, isa proven antiinflammatory for arthritis, edema, gout and bursitis. Dr. K. Kubota ofthe Science University of Tokyo also found two glyco-proteins DIGI and PADI which work alongside SOD but ste more hest stable, All ‘three have anti-nflammstory ation that ie superior to the much touted aspirin, AE fresh grass juice snot locally availble, whest and barley fr jue power a othe aes of al oo rs Satonwide, Since all esearch was done wth these powders, the and asa viable nurtve and therapeutic form ofthe juice, Powdered gran jue product are artlly processed o preserve as many enzymes a posible Fresh squeezed whestra juice 2 veritable enzyme brew of water, oxygen, eneymes, protein, phytochemicals, chlorophyll carotenoids, fatty acide trace ‘mineral ll ashing ro revitalize you leis so charged, you can fel it ashing through your body or asing the hair on the back of your neck How To Take Wheatgrass Joking wheat hone egies whet: Only Thete machines range from $900-$60 although mantal ies com aoundsi00, Volume wer drink 3-8 ounces daily and ao ert ie really via enemas and implants" for masimum therapeutic effect, However, beginners withonce ounce and 2ovunce daily ara sypial taimenance dow For volume wer orig your ova gus mks the a ni ono. rherwite, professional growers provide beautifully grown gras to heath stores in every major cy and you can even have shipped to your home overnight, Several profesional retreat cect lft progae where he pan’ pov x yon ol he cers ae always running ie Resures) Check your local juice Bar and heath wore to cif they vel gram juice by the ounce ” ase wim juices Lf the intensely sweet taste of grass is t00 much for you, try mining it with other green vegetables. Celery isthe bet match. Its sodium content nicely balances the sugars in young grass. ‘Other favorites are parsley, alfalfa sprouts, spinach, kale, dande- lion, andthe sprouts of sunflower, buckwheat and pea shoots. Keep itll gren. Add some garlic or ginger, too. You'l find it ‘tastes ikea lguid salad and the singular tate of gras is gone. Always drink any kind of gras juice on an empty stomach and wait 30-45 minates before eating anything solid. Wheatgrass hhas strong cleansing effect on the digestive tract. tis practially 4 green lsxative. Ifyou start off taking too much, you could find ‘yourself runing to the bathroom, Nausea is common with over

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