BASIC HEALTH IMPROVEMENT Part 3 - FASTING AND CLEANSING

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Chapter 1-3 of Healing Foods by Walter Last

Become clean on the inside by removing accumulated wastes and toxins

FASTING AND CLEANSING

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Fasting is a period of restricted food intake, and cleansing is the removal

of waste products from the body as a result of fasting. This combination of

fasting and cleansing is a most effective healing method. It is essential for

overcoming chronic diseases, and for rejuvenating an aging body. It is also

excellent for ensuring continued health, and minimizes the risk of a disabling

disease later in life. However, it can be rather unpleasant, especially for

beginners.

Just by fasting alone, many chronic diseases can be healed. For someone on a

cooked diet, a period on raw foods is a fast or cleansing period. The

cleansing effect is made even stronger by restricting the diet to one food item,

such

as fruit, or juice, or just water.

Start with several one-day fasts, possibly once a week, before trying a

three-day fast. Then have a three-day fast once a month; if on normal working

hours, have the first fast day on a Friday. The second day often feels the

worst.

Once or twice a year you may fast for seven days or longer. Instead of a series

of strict fasts, you may have longer periods on a raw-food diet, and a strict

fast only occasionally. With chronic diseases, the need for cleansing

obviously is much greater than just for general health improvement. After a year

or

two, or on return to good health, the number of cleansing periods may safely be

reduced to twice a year except if much processed food is used. Also with the

onset of a cold, flu or other infectious disease, start a fast immediately.

The more often you have a fast, the less you will normally be affected by it

in a negative way; a sense of peace and well-being may develop instead. As

long as you are still congested, the tongue will be strongly coated, and the

breath has a strong odor when you get up in the morning during a fast.

Conversely,

if breath and tongue are clear in the morning, the body is reasonably clean,

and no more fasting is needed. Scrape or brush the tongue clean whenever it is

coated. You may use a sharp-edged spoon for scraping.

For several days before a longer fast, start already reducing the amount of

food, and preferably do not eat flesh food or processed food on the last day

before a fast. Best have only raw fruit and vegetables on that last day. In the

same way, increase the amount of food only gradually after a fast, and have

only raw food on the first day after a fast. The longer the fast, the less you

may eat at the first meal, and the longer it should take to return to the usual

diet. An apple is good for breaking a juice or water fast.

When going on a juice or water fast of three days or longer, it is advisable

to take a laxative on the first morning of the fast, and every two or three

days during a longer fast. Those with a disintegrating tumor may require a daily

laxative, in addition to daily colonies. You may take one tablespoonful of

Epsom salts in water, or herbal laxative. Quite mild and very effective is an

isotonic salt flush. This is not suitable for those with advanced cancer, kidney

disease or hypertension, as part of the salt may be absorbed.

The effectiveness of the fast can be further increased by using a hot

castor-oil pack for three days before and during the fast. Coat the liver area

(the

bottom of the right ribcage) and upper abdomen with castor oil, cover with a

woolen cloth folded in four layers, and keep warm for an hour or two with a

hot-water bottle. At bedtime take 2 tablespoons of olive oil; shake it in a jar

with lecithin and fresh orange or lemon juice. The next morning take sufficient

laxative to produce a good cleanout within a few hours.

Castor oil stimulates the liver's capacity to detoxify, olive oil induces the

gall bladder to empty, and expel fat-soluble toxins from the liver, while the

laxative removes the poisons quickly from the bowels. This method of

cleansing causes a minimum of discomfort that might otherwise result in

headaches,

nausea and weakness. An excellent cleanse, which also may remove gallstones, is

a

three-day apple fast with half a cup of olive oil on the last evening.

Take it easy during fasts, rest whenever you feel weak or just stay in bed if

necessary. Skin brushing, deep-breathing exercises, mild sun exposure and

frequent showers are helpful.

Different Cleansing Methods

Some natural therapists regard a fast on only water, especially distilled

water, as the only real and worthwhile fast. Fasting on purified water is

especially good for strict allergy testing. However, cleansing results appear to

be

quite as good on properly selected juice fasts, but with better maintenance of

strength, and quicker recovery afterwards.

Except for very sensitive individuals, I recommend apples for the first

three-day fast. Preferably obtain unsprayed apples, otherwise either peel or

scrub

in warm soapy water and rinse well. Do not ingest waxed skins. Eat as many

apples as you like, generally the more the better to keep the bowels moving.

Apple fasts are usually well tolerated and are also good for children.

Fasting on freshly pressed vegetable juices is somewhat more severe but

generally well tolerated. Preferably use plenty of green juice made from grass,

leaves, parley and celery, flavored with sweet vegetables such as carrot,

beetroot or pumpkin, and possibly also an apple. This may be diluted with water

for a

total fluid intake of 2-3 liters daily, depending on your weight. If rather

sensitive, minimize the amount of sweet juices.

For very sensitive, weak and underweight individuals, a rice diet of 10 or

more days may be better. Eat only cooked brown rice, lightly flavored with salt

and olive oil, and preferably 1-3 tablespoons per meal of unheated ground

linseed. Use sufficient linseed to have three easy, bulky bowel movements daily.

You do not need to eat proper meals, just have a few spoonfuls whenever you

feel hungry, and chew very slowly. Preferably follow the rice diet with a period

of eating raw food only. Possibly alternate periods on cooked rice and on raw

foods several times. However, if brown rice is not tolerated, then try white

rice.

For insensitive individuals a three-day lemon-juice fast is excellent, and

especially good for improving liver functions; it is also recommended for those

with high blood pressure, and for overweight males. About 10 times during the

day drink a large glass of water with the addition of the fresh juice of half

a lemon. You may flavor this with a small amount of fresh grapefruit or orange

juice. Later you may extend this fast to seven days or longer.

The 'grape cure' is well known as a cancer cure, but it is also good for

coronary artery disease and other chronic diseases. You eat about one kilo of

grapes spaced out during the day to avoid any strong rise in the blood sugar

level. Sensitive individuals may use additional alkalizer if the grapes cause

acidity. Continue for several weeks. Sometimes a crisis develops during which a

tumor is aborted. Black grapes are best, otherwise purple or red.

If you cannot obtain unsprayed grapes, wash them thoroughly in warm soapy

water and rinse well. If you are sensitive to molds also soak them in diluted

hydrogen peroxide, or expose to sunlight before a last rinse and eating.

For a longer cleansing period a mixed fast may be used. You may, for

instance, start with several days on a rice diet, and follow this with a period

on raw

food only, some time on apples or grapes, and a further period on juices.

Then you repeat this sequence in reverse order with days of eating only fruit,

raw food, and finally rice, before returning to your normal diet. The whole

cleansing period may last for several weeks, or even months, with repeated

sequences.

Unless you have an acute infectious disease, do not start a strict fast when

you feel weak. In this case you may alternate between a rice diet and a

raw-food diet. Those with acute infections may have only fresh fruit, or

vegetable

juice, until health improves and good appetite returns.

If you suspect your body is overloaded with chemicals, or that your liver's

ability to detoxify is reduced, have only mild fasts initially, such as the

rice diet and raw-food diet. Also supply plenty of sulfur in the form of MSM, or

alternatively use onions, raw egg yolk and possibly the amino acids taurine,

cysteine and methionine, or even powdered sulfur. The older we are and the

less physically active, the more important is regular cleansing.

The Basic Cleanse: I recommend this 10-day mixed cleanse at least once for

most individuals near the beginning of their health improvement journey. It

combines fasting and cleansing with intestinal sanitation and allergy testing.

For

details see The Basic Cleanse

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'Lymphacizing' - gently bouncing on a rebounder, greatly increase the

cleansing action during a fast. This speeds up the lymph flow to many times its

normal rate.

Cleansing the body involves several steps: dislodging wastes and toxins from

within and between cells, and transporting them with the lymph fluid to the

large veins near the neck, where they enter the bloodstream to be discharged

through the liver and kidneys.

A greatly reduced food intake is the main factor to dislodge stored wastes

and toxins. Muscle activity propels the lymph flow; castor-oil packs, fruit

acids, olive oil, bitter herbs and sulfur compounds stimulate liver

detoxification

of fat-soluble waste, while a high fluid intake and kidney herbs help remove

water-soluble wastes.

During fasting we usually do not have much energy for muscle activity, but l

ymphacizing can come to the rescue, as it does not consume much energy, and one

actually feels energized afterwards. With each upward bounce the lymph is

pushed towards the neck, and prevented from falling back again because the

valves

through which it pushes are one-way. For details see Exercises

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Another good way of speeding up your lymph circulation is by inverting your

body. Special inversion equipment is available where you can hang upside down

or you may use a slant-board, be it self-made or purchased or you may simply

put your legs up against a wall while lying on the floor or bicycle in the

inverted position, or do a shoulder-stand or headstand.

Mucus problems are very common. This is obvious when we have a cold with a

congested or running nose, but at other times it may be noticed as congested or

inflamed sinuses, ear or hearing problems, including tinnitus and 'glue ear'

in children, glaucoma, throat and lung problems, especially asthma. To overcome

these conditions see he summary on Mucus Problems in Specific Health Problems

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The Oil Rinse: You may remove fat-soluble toxins before they reach the liver.

First thing in the morning take a large sip of a light oil, such as sunflower

oil or grape seed oil (stored in glass bottles), and vigorously swish it

around the mouth for ten to twenty minutes, then spit it out (be careful, it may

clog the sink). Rinse the mouth several times with warm water. Continue this

for several months. This rinse is especially important if the lymph system is

congested as it commonly is with cancer and other chronic diseases, and it is

very effective with health problems in the head and neck area, including dental

problems.

Distilled Water Rinse: At other times you may use distilled water to filter

out water-soluble toxins. After rising and again at bedtime, use a cupful of

distilled water. Take a mouthful and hold it under the tongue for about 2

minutes. Then spit it out and repeat the process until the cup is empty.

Chapter 1: BASIC HEALTH IMPROVEMENT

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· The Road Towards Disease

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· The Road Towards Health

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· Intestinal Sanitation

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· Fasting and Cleansing

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· Allergy Testing

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· General Diet Rules

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