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The
body is a tube and membrane structure containing millions of miles of
microscopic tubes and many thousands of square feet of delicate membrane
surfaces. The circulatory system is
60,000 miles long. The lungs
contain 300 billion capillaries. The surface area of the colon is 2,200 square feet.
People who eat the typical North American diet are not ingesting
nutritious, health-giving food; instead, what enters the delicate tube and
membrane structure is devitalized mucus-forming food, heavy proteins,
cholesterol, and big sticky long-chain fat molecules.
The body is denied the opportunity to heal because it must continually
work at digestion and the daily cleanup of nutrition-stripped, processed foods.
Ingestion
of mucus-forming foods clogs the body's microscopic tubes and membranes.
This allows cellular waste to build up in the lymphatic system,
increasing the chance of illness. Fasting
dissolves this internal mucus, allowing the body’s natural cleansing to occur.
During fasting, it is common, for the nose and throat to pass sticky
mucus, clogging the sinuses. Following
your first meal after fasting, white strands of mucus may be found in the stool.
One
of the factors in healing through fasting is the removal of cellular waste.
Three to eight hundred billion of your cells are being replaced daily.
Approximately one quarter of your cells are either dying, old or need to
be replaced. Unless your body gets
rid of the dying cells, it cannot build new ones.
In the fasting state, the body scours for dead cells, damaged tissues,
fatty deposits, tumors, abscesses, all of which are burned for fuel or expelled
as waste. Fasting dissolves diseased cells in a systematic manner,
leaving healthy tissue intact. For
this reason, fasting intensifies healing and tired organs are repaired rapidly.
The
butterfly is a magnificent example of catabolism (tearing down) and anabolism
(building up). During
metamorphosis, the butterfly’s muscles and organs dissolve into a thick,
yellow solution. All internal
structures are torn down and rebuilt. It
emerges from the chrysalis a new creation.
The miraculous aspect of metamorphosis is that it occurs while fasting. All the substances needed for rebuilding come from within.
During
a fast, a metamorphosis occurs. The
body undergoes a tearing down and rebuilding of damaged materials.
There is a remarkable redistribution of nutrients in the fasting body.
It hangs on to precious minerals and vitamins while catabolizing old
tissue, toxins and inferior materials. The
end result is a thorough cleansing of the tube, membrane and cellular
structures. This process of
cleansing and rebuilding has made fasting famous for its ability to rejuvenate,
heal disease and give the body a more youthful tone.
Eliminations during the cleansing process
Dead,
dying or diseased cell
Unwanted fatty tissue
Trans-fatty
acids
Hardened
coating of mucus on the intestinal wall
Toxic
waste matter in the lymphatic system and bloodstream
Toxins
in the spleen, liver and kidneys
Mucus
from the lungs and sinuses
Imbedded
toxins in the cellular fibers and deeper organ tissues
Deposits
in the microscopic tubes responsible for nourishing brain cells
Excess
cholesterol
.
The
Result
Mental
clarity is improved
Rapid,
safe weight loss is achieved without flabbiness
The
nervous system is balanced
Energy
level is increased
Organs
are revitalized
Cellular
biochemistry is harmonized
The
skin becomes silky, soft and sensitive
There
is greater ease of movement
Breathing
becomes fuller, freer and deeper
The
digestive system is given a well-deserved rest
.
To
heal illness, the body must pull all of its resources toward cleansing and
repairing by removing appetite and reducing or stopping digestion.
Wounded animals will fast, emerging to eat only after their wounds or
broken bones have healed. This is
the reason why there is little desire to eat food when sick—the body wants to
focus all of its resources on cleansing.
In
the body, the first stage of cleansing removes large quantities of waste matter
and digestive residues. The first
few days of a fast or fruit diet can be rough due to the quantity of waste
passing into the bloodstream. The
second stage is the cleansing of mucoid, fat, diseased and dying cells, and the
more easily removed toxins. As the
fast continues, the cleansing process becomes more thorough.
After the second day of the fast, there is little desire for food. The tongue becomes coated and the breath foul as the body
excretes waste through every opening.
The
last stage is the cleansing of toxins that have been accumulating in your
cellular tissue from birth, and in the microscopic tubes that carry vital
elements to the brain. Cleansing of
the last layer is only possible through a combination of juice fasting, water
fasting, and a healthy diet high in raw foods.
To overcome a severe disease like cancer, it is important to continue
through a series of fasts, to the point where the full, scouring action of
catabolism removes the disease from the tissue.
Healing the Brain
The brain is made up of trillions of cells. Three thousand psychoactive
chemicals allow the brain to react to outside stimulus.
More than fifty psychoactive substances activate aggression, sedation and
memory. The brain can perform over 100,000 chemical reactions per
second. One hundred billion bits
can be stored in the memory, equal to 500 hundred sets of encyclopaedias.
The brain has 100 billion neurons and 100 trillion connectors for memory
alone. Even with today’s
high-tech diagnostic tools, most of the brain’s operations remain a great
mystery.
There
is much to be said for the effects of fasting on the brain and senses.
Thinking is sharper when hungry. When
University of Chicago students fasted for seven days, mental alertness increased
and their progress in schoolwork was cited as remarkable. The universal testimony of fasters is that thinking is
enhanced.
The
mental and physical senses are heightened, and often, there can be a feeling of
euphoria, especially during longer fasts. Some,
for the first time, will experience emotional stability.
The reasons for this are multifold—the elimination of the emotional
dependence on food, exclusion of stimulating foods like caffeine, processed
sugars and trans-fatty acids, all of which can have a devastating effect on
delicate emotions.
Within
the brain, neuroglial cells supply essential elements to neurons.
If any neuron becomes diseased, injured or dies, it is consumed by the
neuroglial cells. Their function is
to keep the brain clean and healthy. When
Albert Einstein died, he donated his body to science.
Researchers examining specimens of his brain found that Einstein’s mind
had 73% more neuroglial cells than the average person.
Einstein had a very “clean” brain.
Dr.
Ehret stated an amazing fact at the turn of the 20th century.
He said for a fast to awaken the higher mind functions, it had to be
longer than 21 days. Fasting has a
history of awakening intuitive senses, creativity and deeper spiritual questions
in those with enough determination to get past the 21-day mark.
Fasting
has been beneficial in cases of paralysis, neuritis, neuralgia, neuroses and
mental illness. Dr. E. A. Moras
tells of a woman who fasted for seven days on strained orange juice.
She had been mentally ill for eight months and treated by eminent
neurologists. Her condition
improved to the point of being cured by the fifth week after the fast.
Medical
science faces tremendous limitations when it comes to healing the brain. The
complexity of this organ allows only the most basic intervention.
Prescription drugs can have dangerous side effects because of the
brain’s delicate balance. Fasting may be the most sensible route to healing
mental disorders. It is well known
that the brain, if given the opportunity, has a capacity of healing.
Fasting will intensify the healing.
I have seen a mentally deranged person stabilize in three days of juice
fasting. Severe headaches have been
cured many times Memory and concentration have been permanently
improved. Fasting has also healed
depression.
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