Comments on: Therapeutic Fasting Research

By: Ron

Ron — Tue, 20 Sep 2011 12:43:34 +0000

Hi Megan! Welcome to our site!! And I feel so glad for you. I wish everyone could find the benefits of Fasting. Sometimes it’s the last ditch effort when everything else fails. Unfortunately, we have let ourselves go so far at that point it’s even harder to get back!

When our bodies build up chemicals and toxins from the average processed food diet, our livers just can’t eliminate it. So our bodies store it in fat cells and anywhere there is inflamation. Which leads to more inflamation and pain. When we juice fast, we give our bodies the nutrients and enzymes to fight, and rid ourselves of the built up toxins. If we give our body the proper tools, there is almost nothing that can’t be cured!!

If you stop and think about it…then it makes perfect sense. I cured myself (as many here) of several ailments, much to my doctors amazment. When I asked him if he would recommend fasting to his patients, he laughed and said NO!!! Even in the face of incredible cures, and evidence. I thank God everyday for finding fasting! Enjoy your new found life and freedom Megan! God Bless and much Love to you also! Ron

By: SportsterMegster

SportsterMegster — Tue, 20 Sep 2011 01:41:01 +0000

Hi Ron! I am new here, as I have just stumbled upon this website. I am near the end of DAY 6 on a juice fast. I have SUFFERED from horrible pain in my spine and general back area for over 10 years. I am overweight (started at 190lbs and 5’4″)….and 36 years old. I was on 4 different types of medicine for pain and inflammation for YEARS and also was just feeling poorly. I eat a decent, almost whole food diet, but haven’t always. I got to the point where I was feeling so badly I had to do something about it MYSELF. This led to juice fasting….and well here I am…ready to face day 7 tomorrow morning. I just wanted to tell you that I am sitting here with not a SINGLE pill in my body since day 1. I have them in my pocket just in case…but there they remain. How AMAZING is it that I am not on any medicine…and have a very low amount of pain compared to normal???? I want to shout it from the roof-tops. Something else I found SOOOoooooo interesting that relates to this article as well…..is that I am highly allergic to my new dog. If he even rubs up against me, I break out immediately in dozens of hives…wherever he touched me. This morning….I played with him for over 30 minutes, rubbing him and hugging him. NOT ONE SINGLE HIVE!!! Crazy! Exciting! Amazing! Why isn’t the rest of the world doing this????? I hope that my results continue to happen once I start eating again…although I’m totally inspired to stay on a raw foods/whole foods diet. Thank you for what you do! Light and love ~ Megan

By: CharlesPhiladelphiaPA

CharlesPhiladelphiaPA — Mon, 06 Jun 2011 11:49:46 +0000

This article has been very helpful to me. (It contains some distracting typos and other minor errors that call for simple proofreading.)

By: Ron

Ron — Thu, 26 Aug 2010 04:28:20 +0000

Hello Earshad, Unless you fast for more than 3 days consecutively, I can’t see any benefit besides some weight loss, and for spiritual reasons.

Your digestive system has to stop for your body to catabolize. If solid food is consumed within 24-48 hours time your body will not begin the cleansing process.

If you eat raw foods (fresh fruits & uncooked vegetables) in between your short fasts, you will get healthier. And you will have the benefits the enzymes from raw foods introduce.

But you will need to go over 3 days without eating solid food to actually start the detoxification process. And then, as long as 20-40 days to complete the cleaning process.

The benefits from juice fasting can be many depending on the individual. There are many testimonies on this site by people who have cured themselves of years of pain and disabilities. I hope I have answered some of your concerns. Ron

By: Earshad

Earshad — Thu, 26 Aug 2010 00:27:10 +0000

To add to my previous post, we do take lots of fluid at night whether we are on low dates diet or on a high carb diet.

By: Earshad

Earshad — Thu, 26 Aug 2010 00:16:26 +0000

I really enjoyed reading the article and highly appreciate the info.

I am a Muslim. Since this is lunar month of Ramadan, I have been fasting for last 15 days during day time, ie from 5 AM to 8 PM. My understanding is that I am not going beyond Carbohydrate Catabolism. However, I know people who takes only few dates after sunset and few more before they start fasting. What kind of benefit that kind of fasting may bring? Is this kind of fasting (with low diets of dates at night), for 30 days, be compared with juice fasting?

Also, can you please elaborate the benefit of fasting every other day?

By: rob664

rob664 — Wed, 25 Aug 2010 18:10:51 +0000

I wonder if I’ll ever get to that level. Just sounds amazing.

By: Territorytaker

Territorytaker — Thu, 01 Apr 2010 17:44:26 +0000

Tom, thanks for the info…again I really appreciate you and all you do here…God bless, John.

By: Tom Coghill

Tom Coghill — Thu, 01 Apr 2010 05:48:14 +0000

Hi Territorytaker,
The taste is acetone, a by product of ketosis as the body breaks down fat. I an a believer in using egg white, spirulina, or a quality amino acid supplement if you are training and fasting.

By: Territorytaker

Territorytaker — Wed, 31 Mar 2010 17:33:12 +0000

Tom, thanks for all you do….when I’m juice fasting and running and my weight gets down to 130 lbs…I’m 5′ 8.5″… I personally see evidence that I’m slipping over into protein catabolism…I get this ammonia smell up through my sinuses and breath…this must be a tearing down of muscle cells I’m thinking….actually I have also experienced that when I was running 60 – 70 miles a week at 145 lbs… but when I’m at 130 lbs. and fasting I notice if I take spirulina or begin to add a little salmon to my diet it clears up…any thoughts ???…br.John…