Re: raw juice fasting...cautions...

[Guest guest]

That's great Mike that juice fasting helped you. I would just caution that for

some people,

raw vegetables are even harder to digest than cooked (or steamed). Of course

it's all a

balancing act...

Also -- and this I know will sound bizarre -- but we had a guy named Chip

Halverson

come speak to our group about a year ago. He had recovered from MCS/CFS...and

one of

his main points was that while organic is good, organic vegetables can be loaded

with

parasites -- so it's best to at least blanch them (quick boil for a minute)

before eating or

juicing.

Dan

>

> Why don't you just do a juice fast? Primarily carrots and other

> vegetables. All you have to do is get a $200 juicer. Besides whey,

> juicing was the best thing I ever did. It gives your intestinal

> tract a rest and lets the rest of your body have more energy as

> opposed to 'using up' so much energy trying to digest food. Rich

> Carson has said that he does daily juicing. After seven years on this

> list, I have never heard of anyone going to a fasting clinic.

> Prob. a good idea if you can afford it, but IMO it would be much

> cheaper to buy a good juice fasting book and a juicer.

>

> Mike C (BTW, the juicing books also recommend herbs, usually)

>

>

[Guest guest]

>

> That's great Mike that juice fasting helped you. I would just

caution that for some people,

> raw vegetables are even harder to digest than cooked (or steamed).

Of course it's all a

> balancing act...

<<just to be clear, I said that I juiced raw vegetables and fruits.

I am sure raw vegies would be hard to digest.>>

> Also -- and this I know will sound bizarre -- but we had a guy

named Chip Halverson

> come speak to our group about a year ago. He had recovered from

MCS/CFS...and one of

> his main points was that while organic is good, organic vegetables

can be loaded with

> parasites -- so it's best to at least blanch them (quick boil for a

minute) before eating or

> juicing.

<<As long as one doesn't quick boil them long enough to remove

the nutrients. I think if I were worried about parasites, I

would wash the organics with a little soap, and then thoroughly

rinse them. I will have to check my juicing books. But yes, that

is bizarre that Chip said that>>

Mike

> Dan