Guest guest Posted August 3, 2005 Report Share Posted August 3, 2005 kitcurtin wrote: > > > Thanks, Kat. > > ...love this line... > > " ...moderate rituals that are comfortable and supportive are > likely to be more beneficial than a strict schedule of inflexible > rules. The connection of mind and body will not allow us to be > physically healthy at the cost of our peace of mind or sense of joy. " > > The following sort of comparison kinda drives me a little nuts. > > >The theory behind fasting suggests that it is normal within the > > course of life for all animals to experience periods when food is > > scarce, and that we, as animals, are designed not only to endure > > such circumstances but to benefit from them. It is also known that > > animals, when ill, will refuse food. > > The vast majority of us in the industrialized world are not animals > living a natural/normal life. > For those that are and have a strong constitution with fully > functioning adrenals I say fine do a fast....everyone else forget it. > > Modified fasts, (broths, juices)maybe fine for short term illnesses. > > JMTC, > ;-)Kit ======================================== Hi Kit, Yes it is true that we are not animals living in total harmony with natural laws. We are however still subject to those same natural laws as are all living things on this planet. However, many of us have a misconception of what fasting truly is and what the intended purpose is. Fasting is the act of providing physiological rest to the body so that the body can concentrate its energies in healing. In no way does this interfere with anybody who may have depleted adrenals. Quite the opposite as it will allow the body to rebuild the vitality and repair any damage. Almost everyone who is walking around on this earth has depleted adrenals due to stresses of all sorts. Any form of stress will affect ones adrenals. Negative thoughts stress the adrenals. Negative emotions stress the adrenals. Enviromental toxins stress the adrenals. Eating a non-species appropriate diet stresses the adrenals. Watching TV stresses the adrenals. Being around too much electrical devices stresses the adrenals. Life in this day of age stresses the adrenals and most all of us have depleted adrenals because of it. Fasting is natures way of healing the body completely and totally. It is the only way to truly rebuild life force and vitality without further exhausting the body through the use of stimulating herbs, medicaments and inappropriate foods and eating. Yes, I know we disagree on this issue. Using anything other than true fasting is a bandaid that does not assist and only hinders true health. To use anything else is to acknowledge that your body is not capable of healing itself and that nature is less than perfect in her design of the body all of which is not true. However, to genuinely fast one must resign oneself to doing absolutely nothing. Doing anything takes energy away from healing of the body. Thinking takes energy and creates and acid condition thus creating the need for the body to utilize some of the healing energy to deal with the acid condition. Therefore, it is imperative that one does as little as possible while fasting. Just my two cents worth. -- Peace be with you, Kit. Don " Quai " Eitner " Spirit sleeps in the mineral, breathes in the vegetable, dreams in the animal and wakes in man. " Nearly all men die of their remedies, and not of their illnesses. ~Jean Baptiste Molière, Le Malade Imaginaire The obstacle is the path. ~Zen Proverb Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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