ALTERNATIVE HOLISTIC HEALTH --
LIQUID FASTING CLEANSING 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, (in the
cells, blood vessels, etc., as well as in the digestive
system), 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 pasteurized 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
glass 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 and mineral supplements. Also, aspirin or
ibuprofen may be taken for the headache and other aches and
pains that will probably result from toxins being flushed
into your blood-stream 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.
Robert E. McElwaine
P.S.: PASS IT ON !