A 14 day juice fast is a wonderful way to detox your system, as well as get your bowels regular! Prepping yourself would include a few days on raw foods. And quiting the butts if you can.

I haven’t heard of anyone dying from smoking while fasting. It may make your detox effects harder to deal with. We have had a few fasters here smoke during. You may be able to find their posts still on the site. If you can quit smoking, that would be the best choice. At least during your fast. You may not want to start again! Patches and acid meds are also not recommended during a fast.

Thyroid meds are a different story. Keith (another administrator & faster here) who has a thyroid condition, has addressed this very issue several times. You will find it in a few of his posts! I believe he was taking the bare minimum meds and monitoring his thyroid. And there are certain meds and alternatives you can do. But I would do more research and let your doctor in on your intentions of fasting.

Drinking juices doesn’t necessarily make acid. If you have fresh squeezed juice you should be fine. The processed juices have too much sugar, and too little live enzymes. Get a good juicer. Try to use a lot of fresh vegetables during your fast. 50 percent would be a good thing. Carrots are great for acid reducing. Herbal teas like Marshmallow w/ honey are a great gastric soother… and a nice treat in the evening for me! And sooo good for you too.

Only use what you feel you need during your fast. Over using juice or water, won’t help you any more. Try to keep an exercise routine, and a few enemas. These will keep your system moving and get those toxins out faster!

Keep browsing the blogs/reports! There is a wealth of info here. Hope I have helped some. And please ask any question you might have. Welcome and Happy Fasting! Ron

Firstly let me just say this site is an awesome centre of info, super informative and confidence enhancing.

Having noticed you reply to other comments, I wondered if you would kindly address my questions.

I would like to do a 14 day juice fast – with the intention, if successful of continuing for as long as feels right. Afterwards, I hope to maintain my health with a raw and vegan diet.

At the moment, I am a smoker. I also have the world’s most irregular bowels (lucky me). My plan was to spend this week tackling giving up smoking, using patches at first, and eating purely fruit and vegetables (raw) to prepare me and my inards for the fast. Does this sound like a good plan to you? I have read, on the internet, that smoking while juice fasting can lead to all kinds of physiogical toxicity, and in some instances, death. This seems a little extreme. Do you have any information you can add to that debate? I’d be appreciative.

After, prepping for the fast with the above, I hope to crack on with the juice fast.

I take thyroxine for an underactive thyroid – is it ok to continue with this since I am juice – not water- fasting? And lastly, I had been on medication to decrease acidity in my stomach – from a gastric ulcer I had 2 years ago – I stopped the meds last year but am able to take them when needed – everyone always says drinking too much fruit juice is unhealthy due to the acid – is this true or just misunderstood myth?

Thanks so much for your help!

C

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Amber

I’m on day 4 of a water fast. I completed a 30 day juice fast about 2 years ago and fell right back into my bad habbits. Breaking those habbits will be the real challenge for me. I am planning on a 20 day water fast then switching to juice for 20 days. I found this website about two days ago and have spent about 6 hours surfing it since then. It is great. Thanks.

I have 2 questions…..

Firstly, I read one of your responses regarding the sauna. I am assuming that the same advice applies to a hot tub too. Or, should I steer clear from the hot tub because of the chemicals in the pool?

Secondly, I read your response about smoking cigarettes. I like to smoke cigars and pipes. I do not inhale and was hoping that I could continue to smoke during the fast? It helps with the hunger.

PS…. I want to thank Keith101 and Ron. Found their responses helpfull too.

Thanks…God Bless
Clauso

My brother has a recurrent brain tumor and would like to bring him there to St. Theodore. I’ve never been to Baguio nor Sagada so I’m still looking for more information on how to get there.

My concern is about my brother. We are feeding him using a feeding tube (NGT) because he always chokes whenever he tries to eat by mouth. I’m afraid to start the fast because his condition is critical. He cannot walk either and we are from San Pedro, Laguna so it would be hard for us to bring him there. I would like to know how many days should he stay there in the hospital? And may we also know the consultation fees and other expenses? Thanks and God Bless!

Thanks for your advice. I was only inquiring about the hair loss option because of this section on your website: http://www.fasting.ws/juice-fasting/fasting-problems/fasting-reactions
It sounds like what you said about hair loss is the complete opposite than what is on that page. I really would appreciate it if you cleared that up!

Also I bought whey protein powder and have been mixing one scoop a day, also i realized that a supplement i’ve been taking already has a large amount of it Vitamin B12 in it. I haven’t been able to find the flax seed + hemp oil combo by Udo’s Choice yet, but one of my fitness-instructor friends told me that hemp oil has more omega 3 fatty acids in it and whatnot than flax seed does, and that the only difference between the two oils is preferred choice. What do you think? Could I just stick the hemp oil separately?

Today I’m on Day 9 on my juice fast, & still going strong for 30 days! I just want to make sure my hair will be okay months later (referring to the link above) lol.

I really appreciate all your help and hope to hear from you asap!!

~Carrie

Highly appreciate any advice you can give me on the issue,

Oh by the way, the first time I fasted I lost a total of 7.1 kg in 14 days and this time around when doing it for 10 days I have lost 5.8kg

Congrats on the great website, insightful and detailed advice, thank God I came across it and hopefully find the answer to my concerns,

Kind Rgds, Susana