Re: the joy of kefir fasting!

[Guest guest]

thanks for sharing. have you had any diarrhea or constipation?

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> Evenin' folks!

> Just completed day 10 of the raw milk kefir fast. Both and I feel

> fantastic!

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> We haven't changed our workouts at all, including 5 and 6 mile runs and

> weight training, yoga and other conditioning. We're doing the same amount

> of massages in a day we normally do and keeping the rest of our business

> (tea imports and far-infrared sauna sales) rockin' and rollin'.

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> Mind you, we're no strangers to cleansing and we do 3 or 4 big (14 to 30

> days) fasts a year, but this is the first time we've done an all raw kefir

> cleanse. It is powerful and fun. No shortage, whatsoever, of energy - a

> much slower detox than say, the master cleanse, but that's to be expected

> given the nutritional makeup of raw milk. The big thing with this is the

> constant uploading of probiotics in to the system.

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> We had committed to doing 14 days on this cleanse before ramping back up to

> our regular diet, but tonight as we spoke, we realized that 14 days will not

> be enough for us and that we're interested in playing with this cleanse to

> see where it takes us.

>

> Hopefully, the cops won't bust our " kefir lab " There's a whole lot of

> living and breathing dairy in this house right now. I am so very glad we

> have access to good, clean, grass-fed, organically-raised milk from

> Midvalleyvu Farms!!!! What would I do without them?

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> I know not everyone is into fasting, and that's just fine by me - I wanted

> to share with those that might find it interesting, given that this is a raw

> dairy group and we're all looking for ways to (re)gain our health and

> vitality.

>

> Wishing you all the joy you can stand,

> Garret

>

[Guest guest]

Hi Carolyn!Day  11 here!  No, neither of us has had any bowel issues whatsoever.We're doing 8- 10 ounces of this amazing kefir every hour.Drinking tea and water, as well.Every other morning we have been doing a salt water flush - drinking one quart of warm salt water - creating a top-down flush of the digestive system.

As far as supplements, I am doing b-complex, vitamin D (I live in the northern half of this continent and sun is at a premium and because it's cold, we're covered with clothes when we do venture out), vitamin C and electrolytes/trace minerals (post workout) and also mixing kelp powder with 3 or 4 glasses of kefir a day.

We just put in our order for the milk we'll pick up tomorrow and we've now updated our fast to 21 days in length.  But it can always get longer.  Nice thing about fasts?  You never have to wonder about what to make for supper.  No dishes to do (well I suppose I should count the myriad of jars I wash) - nothing baked on, at least   We always seem to have more time when fasting.  We always feel good when doing it and it helps us support better eating habits when we are done with a cleanse. 

Spring is springing,Garret

thanks for sharing. have you had any diarrhea or constipation?

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[Guest guest]

Carolyn and all,

I thought I’d take the time to share

a little more about my experiences with the milk diet/fast. I have been

on the milk diet for 2 months now and continue to feel great. I did make

tons of yogurt and consumed most of my daily raw dairy with that one

week. I am pretty sure that I lost more weight that week. I am

guessing it is because of less milk sugar? I plan on making another big

batch today with my super huge yogurt maker my hubby rigged up for me.

(it involves the 120 qt cooler, 2 light bulbs, a dimmer switch and a computer

fan)

I really don’t have much of a

desire to eat food. On the subject of the bathroom, I would describe it

as someone else did on their blog. When you have a BM, you hear angels

singing and you don’t really have to wipe if you know what I mean.

=o)

As Jerome described, my skin is more

youthful. It is very soft and the good fat in the milk seems to be

flushing out the bad. My cellulite seems to be disappearing. I also

noticed that when I do my run/walk intervals on the treadmill, my muscles

recover very quickly. I normally would be very sore when getting out of

bed. My muscles feel very strong.

I also have observed that with nursing my

other 3 babies, I was very prone to getting mastitis and couldn’t run on

my treadmill without getting an infection. This time, I have been really

pushing myself with intensive intervals and have not had any problems with

it!!

I am so amazed at how nourishing raw milk

is. I feel that the raw milk diet would have been even better if they

would have incorporated fermented dairy.

Tina

From:

RawDairy [mailto:RawDairy ] On Behalf Of carolyn_graff

Sent: Wednesday, March 11, 2009

12:29 PM

To: RawDairy

Subject: Re: the joy of

kefir fasting!

thanks for sharing. have you had any diarrhea or constipation?

[Guest guest]

thanks so much for sharing. did you transition into this or one day food, the

next day all kefir? will you need to transition from this when you go back to

eating other foods?

I don't like to cook so this sounds ideal to me.

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[Guest guest]

I actually had been doing this diet

without knowing it. While pregnant, I would drink raw milk all day (because

it was an easy way to get something good in me when I didn’t feel like

eating) and then eat dinner with the family. I did not have a problem

transitioning.

Like I said in another email, I do not

have a problem eating food on occasion. Last week was my birthday so I

treated myself to a gyro and strawberry short cake at the strawberry

festival. Yuck, it was not worth it!! Anyway, then we went out to

eat for my birthday and I had part of a calzone and 2 tiny bites of

cheesecake. If anything, you can definitely tell that eating food that

are processed and void of nutrients just isn’t good for you!!

I think you just need to try it and see

how it makes you feel. Commit to doing it for a week or even 4

days. I have a feeling you won’t want to stop!!

Tina

From:

RawDairy [mailto:RawDairy ] On Behalf Of carolyn_graff

Sent: Wednesday, March 11, 2009

2:55 PM

To: RawDairy

Subject: Re: the joy of

kefir fasting!

thanks so much for sharing. did you transition into

this or one day food, the next day all kefir? will you need to transition from

this when you go back to eating other foods?

I don't like to cook so this sounds ideal to me.

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[Guest guest]

I actually had been doing this diet

without knowing it. While pregnant, I would drink raw milk all day (because

it was an easy way to get something good in me when I didn’t feel like

eating) and then eat dinner with the family. I did not have a problem

transitioning.

Like I said in another email, I do not

have a problem eating food on occasion. Last week was my birthday so I

treated myself to a gyro and strawberry short cake at the strawberry

festival. Yuck, it was not worth it!! Anyway, then we went out to

eat for my birthday and I had part of a calzone and 2 tiny bites of

cheesecake. If anything, you can definitely tell that eating food that

are processed and void of nutrients just isn’t good for you!!

I think you just need to try it and see

how it makes you feel. Commit to doing it for a week or even 4

days. I have a feeling you won’t want to stop!!

Tina

From:

RawDairy [mailto:RawDairy ] On Behalf Of carolyn_graff

Sent: Wednesday, March 11, 2009

2:55 PM

To: RawDairy

Subject: Re: the joy of

kefir fasting!

thanks so much for sharing. did you transition into

this or one day food, the next day all kefir? will you need to transition from

this when you go back to eating other foods?

I don't like to cook so this sounds ideal to me.

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[Guest guest]

How much salt do you add to your water when you do the salt water flush?

Bonnie

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[Guest guest]

Always a good idea to ramp from regular diet when going into a

cleanse. I like to eat raw foods for a couple of days prior to a

cleanse... no fried anything, no grains - if you're a hard core coffee

drinker, you'll want to be weaning yourself off for a while before a

cleanse. One can do broths, too. Important, too, is being good to

yourself when coming off a cleanse. Come back to food slowly, clear

broths for a couple of days, adding in some veggies maybe a little

rice after that.

> thanks so much for sharing. did you transition into this or one day food,

> the next day all kefir? will you need to transition from this when you go

> back to eating other foods?

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> I don't like to cook so this sounds ideal to me.

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[Guest guest]

Always a good idea to ramp from regular diet when going into a

cleanse. I like to eat raw foods for a couple of days prior to a

cleanse... no fried anything, no grains - if you're a hard core coffee

drinker, you'll want to be weaning yourself off for a while before a

cleanse. One can do broths, too. Important, too, is being good to

yourself when coming off a cleanse. Come back to food slowly, clear

broths for a couple of days, adding in some veggies maybe a little

rice after that.

> thanks so much for sharing. did you transition into this or one day food,

> the next day all kefir? will you need to transition from this when you go

> back to eating other foods?

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> I don't like to cook so this sounds ideal to me.

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[Guest guest]

In regard to salt water flush: 2 tsp of real salt, non-iodized,

purest salt you can find. Mix in one quart warm water. Sometimes,

people respond wonderfully to 2 level tsp, while others need to do a

little more, as in heaping teaspoons. The flush works and for people

who have an aversion to enemas, not to mention how enemas go against

the natural flow, the salt water flush is a great thing.

> How much salt do you add to your water when you do the salt water flush?

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[Guest guest]

In regard to salt water flush: 2 tsp of real salt, non-iodized,

purest salt you can find. Mix in one quart warm water. Sometimes,

people respond wonderfully to 2 level tsp, while others need to do a

little more, as in heaping teaspoons. The flush works and for people

who have an aversion to enemas, not to mention how enemas go against

the natural flow, the salt water flush is a great thing.

> How much salt do you add to your water when you do the salt water flush?

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> Bonnie

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