Elimination = Illumination?

[Guest guest]

To and anyone who might be perplexed by all this talk of poops

and fasting and enemas by otherwise fine upstanding WAPF members:

When I was very sick a couple years ago with a violent bacterial

infection caused by a hospital mistake of overdosing antibiotics in

a feeding tube (I could go on and on here..) I was desperate. All

the signals I was getting from my body were " get rid of this stuff! "

I went out and paid to have colon hydrotherapy performed. It helped

to such a great degree that I went back regularly for awhile to have

it done. It was the only relief I got. I am not exaggerating when I

say that I feel the " flushing " saved my life. I was that sick.

My gut feelings were to cleanse. To reboot, if you will.. Since any

solid food I ate made me throw up or have explosive diarrhea, I

basically fasted on bone and root vegetable broths. That's the

period where I lost 20 pounds in a month and have never been so

scared in my life.

Now, this is an extreme case, but the point I'm trying to make is

that there may be times when our inner voice is telling us to fast

and try to get rid of the junk that's poisoning us. That was such a

time for me.

The following year after that horrible month, I never felt like

fasting. In fact, it seemed like the dumbest thing I could do. I

carefully ate cooked vegetables and meats -- a LOT of soups

especially with miso paste -- my body wanted " grounding " , building,

and healing foods. Even now, that I'm feeling quite strong (it's so

cool!!!) I think a fast would not be a wise thing for me to do...

There's a time for building up and there's a time for cleaning house

and, well, we just have to listen to our bodies. If you've been sick

for a long time but have embarked on a new healing route, it seems

very likely that your body may want a reboot, a reset, and I think a

fast will help that process....

....Especially if that time is also used for introspective thought,

meditation, prayer and all the sorts of things that fasts are also

famous for. It can be a powerful healing aid on many levels when

used correctly.

A simple fast once a week is sometimes good to help " reset " the

palate or the taste buds and can help keep you " honest " that way

while you acclimate to a new diet regime.

A fast can also help you to learn that you won't die if you don't

eat. There's an underlying fear factor that we need food to keep us

going. Especially in this group where food is also a kind of

nutritious medicine we have to be careful to not get into the habit

of always asking " what do I need to eat? " It can be as bad as " what

medicine do I take? " . Sometimes we should eat nothing. The point is

we have to listen to what the body really needs...

Most people don't ever need to fast. But some people at certain

times in their lives can benefit by them. These people will know

because their bodies will tell them..

~Robin Ann