From: mcelwre@cnsvax.uwec.edu
Newsgroups: misc.fitness
Subject: LIQUID FASTING DIET
Date: 29 Sep 92 18:22:07 -0600
Organization: University of Wisconsin Eau Claire

          
          
                              LIQUID FASTING DIET
          
               Many readers of this article are already familiar with 
          the important health benefits of apple juice, lemon juice, 
          apple cider vinegar, distilled water, prune juice, honey, 
          garlic, and fasting.  I have combined all of these health 
          helpers into a repeatable four-week cycle of weekly one-day 
          liquid fasting diets, similar in some respects to the famous 
          three-day cleansing program of Dr. John R. Christopher, M.H. 
          
               The purpose of such a diet is to neutralize and flush 
          out various toxins and waste products in the body which cause 
          degenerative diseases and other health problems when they 
          accumulate there.  Each of the four main fasting fluids--
          apple juice, lemonade, apple cider vinegar in water, and 
          distilled water--has its own unique way of accomplishing 
          this.  This repeatable fasting diet cycle is an integrated 
          way of using important healthful items on a regular basis. 
          
               The first fasting fluid, to use for the first weekly 
          one-day fast, is pure apple juice, one whole gallon of it, 
          preferably not made from concentrate, and with no 
          preservatives or additives.  This is really just a one-day 
          version of one of Dr. Christopher's 3-day cleansing diets. 
          
               The second fasting fluid, for the second week, is 
          basically just a gallon of lemonade.  Squeeze the juice from 
          two large fresh lemons into a gallon of water (use the big 
          jug that the apple juice came in), and add four tablespoons 
          of locally-made honey (NO sugar).  Dissolve the honey by 
          stirring it into half a glass of water before adding it to 
          the lemonade. 
          
               The third fasting fluid (for the third week) is similar 
          to the lemonade, except that four tablespoons of pure apple 
          cider vinegar (NOT apple cider "flavored" vinegar) is 
          substituted for the lemon juice. 
          
               The fourth fasting fluid, for the fourth and final week 
          of the cycle, is a gallon of pure distilled water. 
          
               Pick a day of the week, usually Saturday or Sunday for 
          most people, when you can relax and stay close to your home 
          bathroom.  Start the day with sixteen ounces of prune juice 
          with pulp.  This will clean out your digestive system.  But 
          try to hold it for two hours to allow it to draw out heavy 
          metals and other toxins.  Starting an hour after taking the 
          prune juice, drink the gallon of fasting fluid that you 
          prepared on that day at the rate of ten to twelve ounces per 
          hour. 
          
               The healthful benefits of garlic may be added to the 
          fast in the following manner.  Each hour, slice a clove of 
          garlic lengthwise into halves or quarters, and then cut the 
          slices crosswise into pieces about one-sixteenth inch thick.  
          Spoon the pieces a few at a time into your mouth, and use 
          some of the fasting fluid to wash it down your throat without 
          chewing it. 
          
               Eat or drink nothing else during each fast, except your 
          usual vitamin supplements.  Also, aspirin may be taken for 
          the headache and other aches and pains that will probably 
          result from toxins being flushed into your bloodstream on 
          their way out through your kidneys. 
          
               On the day after each fast, your digestive system will 
          likely be disrupted.  Therefore, break the fast slowly and 
          gently.  Start the day with a twelve-ounce glass of water.  
          An hour later, drink twelve ounces of orange juice.  For 
          lunch have a glass of vegetable or tomato juice.  Have a 
          glass of milk in the afternoon.  Eat a modest meal for 
          supper.  Before bedtime, take an Acidophilus capsule, or eat 
          some yogurt containing active yogurt cultures, to replenish 
          beneficial bacteria in your digestive tract. 
          
               You are likely to feel hungry, weak, and very rough 
          during each fast and even on the day after, especially during 
          the first cycle.  Self-discipline and patience are required 
          here. 
          
               This four-week cycle of weekly one-day liquid fasting 
          diets should be repeated often, on a regular basis, for a 
          long and healthy life.
 
          
                                         
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                                   Robert E. McElwaine


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