Re: Re: Juice Fasting (was Detox Ideas (from concrete etc))

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On Mon, 14 Mar 2005 21:54:10 -0500

Masterjohn <chrismasterjohn@...> wrote:

> On Mon, 14 Mar 2005 21:27:01 -0500, Robin Plourde

> <rlplourde@...> wrote:

> >

> > Some detoxes might be too strong, but I would try a fresh juice fast

> > accompanied by a natural herbal laxitive tea so you have elimination once a

> > day.

>

> Do you find that you lose muscle mass when you juice fast? I have a

> high caloric need, and I need to eat a lot to maintain my weight.

> I've been juice fasting once a week for the last few weeks, but I'm

> worried that anything prolonged will cause rapid weight loss. Is this

> uneasiness unfounded?

You won't maintain your weight while doing any kind of liquid fasting.

If that scares you then juice fasting is not for you. But you may get

stronger, you will get leaner, and as soon as you start eating normally

you will quickly regain whatever mass you lost, as you will more

effectively assimilate the nutrients from your food. And on a prolong

fast weight loss slows down the longer you go.

s Cahling, Mr. International, used to fast as a competitive

bodybuilder, even wrote several articles about it. He had nothing but

praise for the practice.

I made my best gains when I first started Olympic Lifting in terms of

flexibility and strength during the middle of a long fast. I didn't get

any bigger but I got harder and leaner. My trainer was *shocked* when I

finally told him near the end of the fast that I had actually been

fasting during the last several weeks of training.

There is an article on the web about fasting and athletes, particularly

strength athletes, and how usually their strength *increases* for about

three weeks while fasting. I will see if I can find it. You really have

nothing to fear especially because I doubt you will be doing a long fast

anyway (something short of ten days).

> Also, I've found that it is impossible for me to 1) afford to make

> enough fresh juice to last me a day and 2) get by reasonably on fresh

> juice alone. I've found that Odwalla's flash-pasteurized juices are

> much more affordable than making my own, and provide me with enough to

> drink and make it through work (although I won't have to worry about

> my high energy-expenditure at work anymore). Is this still

> beneficial?

There is still benefit, juices aren't necessary to benefit from fasting,

but they do make for a different kind of fasting experience and

certainly make it psychologically *much* easier to do. But if I were are

consuming low quality juices I would absolutely make sure I was taking

some green superfoods, potassium broth, and maybe some coconut milk

and/or coconut oil in a liver flush.

I personally can't tolerate pasteurized juices when fasting. They really

throw me off.

> > Oh before juice fasting I would flush out the liver until there are

> > no more stones- see toolsforhealing.com for flush instructions- you can buy

> > ingredients at supermarket. Piece of advice if u do flush - take 4 capsules

> > 500 mg of L-Ornithine with oliveoil/grapefruit mix- or youll puke your guts

> > out. Happy detoxing neighbor. Im from lowell- I know Wanita is from Ma and

> > so are u. Any one else?

>

> The olive oil flush seems intimidating but I might try it, not sure. Thank

you.

LOL! I hate liver flushes but IIRC Suze likes them. To each his own :-) You

don't need to take L-Ornithine, ginger works just fine in keeping things

down. Having said that I prefer my flushes with grape juice rather than

orange juice, less of a gag reflex, at least for me.

" I feel sorry for all those health food

people. Someday, they will be lying in a hospital bed,

dying of nothing. "

Redd Foxx

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