You need to cook all your food in a cast iron, and get sun for vitamin D Also eat vitamin c rich fruits with iron fruits and veggies. You can do a salad of spinach, raspberries, walnuts, parsley, and tangerines. If you want more iron sautee spinach in a cast iron skillet with tomatoes.   [End]
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I was moved by her. Her struggles are why I will be a water faster for life. I plan to start one Sunday before true winter sets in and I can still get some sun daily. I will not succumb to these diseases that are killing us quickly. I refuse to die like that.   [End]
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Yoga is great ... walking in the sun is awesome ... vitamin D is vital during fasting. Swimming in fresh/sea water is good ... pools are not good to detox in. Light stretching is best ...but the best advice I can give is to listen to your body.   [End]
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It all depends on your reserves, but majority of folks should not go beyond a month without some sort of supervision.   [End]
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You are still toxic and you broke your fast during a healing crisis. I suggest either continue on with a juice fast or go back to water fasting.   [End]
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The rash still signifies toxins ... your acid reflux is a sign of toxin that needs to heal. Keep going ... you are in a healing crisis that needs time to heal. Keep going ... you’re doing great!   [End]
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I cannot advise anything go into your system. Simply let your healing crisis pass the way your body needs it to pass. If you are getting this congested after one day I strongly recommend going as long as necessary on this fast and not set a timeline. I find my highs start to come at day 7 and by day 10 I am on cloud nine. I have a couple more lows after day 15 but by day 21 again feel rejuvinated.   [End]
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Something that I wanted to add here also is after my first water fast (14 days), my digestive tract was never the same as before. It only took one water fast to change how my body processed food. The additional fasts kept making my digestive tract more and more efficient. So much so now there is no way to go back to my old lifestyle and if I do I would likely be severly obese. I can no longer EVER eat like yesteryear. I have to be very careful with the fat, low carb is awful, and I used to lose extensively with low carb. I feel like the fasts have reset my body to be very efficient o ...
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I have been doing water fasting for the past two years. I have had several longer fasts (14 days and a 21 day). When I first started fasting I tried to continue with Crossfit. It didn’t go well. I was very weak, but I triumped through. Then I started reading more about the healing of the muscle mass, and this kind of strenuous exercise is actually depleting certain amino acids and other nutrients. I decided to not do Crossfit while fasting. On my 21 day water fast I was doing light walking or swimming (3-4x/week). I found this very helpful for me to minimize some of my toxic systems whi ...
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I feel it is very dangerous to advise anyone to add salt and to perform enemas during an extended water fast. The body is extremely sensitive to salt during/after a fast and the body will perform its own bowel movement if needed. When one starts the process of refeeding one can get all the salt they need by adding kale or seaweed to their juice. I usually always blend in seaweed when I start to refeed. I let myself sip the cup of juice throughout the day. If there is any sodium deficiencies then the body will know what to do with the tiny bit of salt added to the juice through the seawe ...
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I have done both strenuous (Crossfit) and simple swimming, light walking during my water fasts. I find I feel best by the simply walk or casual swim. Crossfit made me quite weak, and now that I have educated myself more concerning water fast I can see how it was not wise to Crossfit during the waterfast. What I learn about waterfasting is when it cleans out the crud the body is not happy when one goes against it’s instinct. I feel our instinct is to farm. The body likes movements that coincide with gardening as well as chasing kids. It isn’t in my nature to run marathons or olympic s ...
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You can’t ... by drinking tea and by adding all this extra crap to your water fast you body is going through chaos. My suggestion is to start a ”WATER ONLY FAST”...that means water only. You can lay in bed for a couple days to recoup. If you do decided to continue refeeding then stick with a very simply juice seaweed, kale, watermelon, orange...! Juice on that for a couple days ... sip it throughout the day. Next time remember it is best to only drink water. Nothing else is needed and will do much more harm than good.   [End]
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I feel it is very dangerous to advise anyone to add salt and to perform enemas during an extended water fast. The body is extremely sensitive to salt during/after a fast and the body will perform its own bowel movement if needed. When one starts the process of refeeding one can get all the salt they need by adding kale or seaweed to their juice. I usually always blend in seaweed when I start to refeed. I let myself sip the cup of juice throughout the day. If there is any sodium deficiencies then the body will know what to do with the tiny bit of salt added to the juice through the seaw ...
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I have no idea how long I am going to go this time. I usually takes me 7 days to get the brain fog gone and at least 10 for my lower back to stop hurting. I would like to give up coffee for good, and I am hoping this fast will make my teeth much whiter, especially if I go for a longer period. I’d like to go at least 28 days ... 21 is good. I improved my eye sight so well on all the previous fasts that I was able to pass the vision test on my Driver’s license renewal yesterday...no eye glass restictions. I just turned 38 years old, and I have had the correct lens restriction for ten ...
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So I will be without my children this weekend. Perfect time for mommy to begin a fast. It is needed ... the candida is overriding my system and my brainfog is bad. I am concerned that my 40’s are going to bring about menopause early, so I know this fast is vital to get out the toxins and get my system prepared. I am dreading the headaches. I know I will have them ... I am also dreading the sluggishness. I introduced coffee several months back, and I know (geez do I know) how awful this is for my system. I pray with all my heart and soul I can get through the next three days an ...
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This is a water only fasting forum. If you don’t provide the truth about your fast, then the advice you receive will be incorrect.   [End]
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Don’t put anything on your face. If you suffered from dark circles under your eyes for years, then you face is a place that has been taking the brunt of your toxins for years. Dark Circles are not normal, and a sign of bad blood, i.e. a toxic body, especially in your kidneys. Your body is working to heal this for you, so it is best if you just let it work itself out. If you have to do anything maybe put a warm washcloth press on your face a couple times a day. Your skin knows what it needs to do to heal you ... let it work its magic.   [End]
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Huge amounts of healing are happening...Congrats!!! Toxins are leaving the system. Your should be very proud of your already remarkable success in fasting.   [End]
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Nothing grits my girdle more than one coming into a water fast as obese thinking they will be like other fasters. You have a coated tongue and oily skin ... well you have TWO HUGE SIGNS that your body is doing what it needs to do. Having the expectation you will fast like others is the wrong approach to this and will likely only set you up to fail. You are a unique human, whose body is like no one elses. With patience, time, and educating yourself with what fasting really means for your body will get you much farther and more successful than thinking you will be like everyone else. ...
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Losing weight during a fast has many different parts. First off if you are overweight, your fat breaking into water and oxygen. If you are adding a hold load of water on top of that your body isn’t going to get rid of that water. That is why it is ALWAYS recommended to only drink to thirst. On every one of my fasts I may consume an 8 oz cup of water daily, and the longer the fast the less water I drink. Ones body doesn’t need all that water. Secondly ... if your diet consisted of processed and salty foods then your body is going to take time to adjust to the lack of those nutrients in ...
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The suppression of blood over the years have built up many toxins in your body. A woman bleeds monthly because this is one are where we store toxins, and where monthly cleaning is essential to the natural body wanting to get pregnant. The best thing you can do for yourself is remove the implant. Your body is telling you with huge red flags this is not healthy for it, and it will cause you continued toxins and stress to the body. YOu will continue to have blood issues until you place your body into a state that it knows how to exterminate the blood naturally. With all my fasts I get h ...
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http://curezone.org/forums/fm.asp?i=1424255#i   [End]
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Hair loss is another sign of detox. Often skin is the greatest place of toxin release. I find the lower you get your toxin levels in your body the better your hair will look, and often it will grow back fuller and without grays. If your scalp is one place your toxins like to release themselves there is very little you can do to prevent this. Your hair changes internally. I suggest you continue your water fast until you know you have eliminated most of your toxins in your body. Over time your new hair will grow back healthier. I find water fasting is a long journey, and it can ...
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Average every two months.   [End]
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Okay everyone...I got the news this morning. I did it ... I healed my Hashimotos. It started last year in March 2012 I did an extended fast and stopped taking my Synthroid. I spent the past 13 months doing water fasts between 5 - 10 days. I did not take my synthroid during this time frame. Last year April 2012 my TSH = 5.29 Today’s lab results TSH = 2.2 (normal range is 0.5-4.5) So my TSH is now within the normal range. I am so happy with Water fasting I can’t explain my excitement. I look forward to more continued health benefits. Now it’s onto cellulite and stretchma ...
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Try a 24 hour dry fast to see if your body can quickly finish off the autolysis inside your colons. It will go after the most useless food first so a dry fast will speed this up.   [End]
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My concern with trying to force your bowels to clean is you will interrupt the smartness of your body. If your body hasn’t cleaned out your bowels there is a reason. Often it is because it is doing something else in your body first. If you body is trying to correct a major illness inside your body then it will not use all the bowel food first. It knows how to conserve, and is using what it needs. I find that sometimes during a water fast if you switch to a 24-48 hour dry fast your body will work to eat up everything useless inside your body first before it starts on things it needs. ...
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Not to mention the diarreah that may come to you at day 5 ... this is usually when the body is using the leftover byproducts in the large intestine for food, so that stuff is being broken down. I have found the best way to break a fast is on broth or squeezed OJ because for some reason it doesn’t cause me to have diarreah. No matter how long or short the fast ... if I break on some other food I get a horrible stomach ache.   [End]
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If you need salt, then try and add some seaweed to your broth. I would not introduce any salt that doesn’t come from a plant. You want your body to naturally absorb it.   [End]
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Like the other poster...do not introduce salt back to the diet after a fast. You are likely very dehydrated from the salt you introduced. Go back to juice or broth only and eat only high content water diet.   [End]
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Gatorade .... seriously? Clearly the epsom salt bath was a poor choice...the only sign I am seeing from you is dehydration. How is adding salt to your already messed up situation going to help you? The best way to rehydrate is to drink room temperature water and/or juice yourself a drink with high water content...iceberg lettuce, cucumber, watermelon, pineapple etc. Sip on it every 15 minutes for the next 3 days. Rest your body completely. For the next month eat nothing but a high water content fruit and veggies. Restart your fast when and only when you have replenished you ...
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For the love of Pete ... Water fasting means no enimas. Even if you have stool left autolysis will eat it up and use it for food. My suggestion is to first gain control of your habits and then do a water fast properly. The only and I mean only way a water fast will be successful is if and only if you change your diet to reflect plant based afterwards. If you choose to go back to how things were then you will be fat and fatter in no time. Nothing will prevent this is ... because: 1) A waterfast gets your metabolism efficient which means you will require a lot less food afterward ...
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If you are having fear in your fast, then I would strongly recommend you stop...change to a plant based diet...with exercise. Your posts suggests you aren’t having a calm experience. The key to fasting is to remain calm...let the body rest and heal. If you have moments of anxiety simply lay down, close your eyes, and breath deep. Fasting is a rewarding experience ... at times you may need to go minute by minute.   [End]
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It does take time. I have been an extensive faster to heal my thyroid. Over time it is getting better, but it has taken several fasts. Your bladder issues are a result of toxins. If your urine is as bad as you state, then that means your entire system is bad. Urine is a byproduct of what we eat ... and will take on a life of its own if you have a very unhealthy diet. Remember 1000’s of years ago our urine was used for medicinal purposes. It suggests that is was more of a healthy bi-product than a toxic breeding ground. It is difficult to fast. Day four is difficult. You are right ...
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If you want to stop the madness then quit screwing around with the lemons and enimas....it is doing nothing but causing your body to react to the chaos you are introducing. Start with a dry fast for the next 24 hours to help reset your system...then only drink water to thirst for the remainder of your fast. It is best to try and sleep most of today to give your body a chance to calm down from the madness you introduced. Moving forward no lemon...no enimas...only water. You should start to feel better by Tuesday.   [End]
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You are correct ... if you only goal is to remain thin then this a plan. If your goal is to remain healthy this is a bad plan. The key to water fasting is the elimination of toxins. Toxins are what kill us. That is why a recommended diet of eating after a water fast is one that is closest to nature, because that is what will guarantee longevity. We know this by science and research. If you don’t care about your overall health then go ahead and eat water ever you want ... if you care about your wrinkles, cellulite, joints, bowel movements, etc...then it is advised to stick with na ...
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I couldn’t agree more ... my thyroid problems are nothing but a bunch of toxins and stress. I know fasting is helping my thyroid, it may not cure it, but I don’t have to take synthroid, so I guess that is better than nothing.   [End]
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You can do it ... keep your eye on the prize ... detox and health. Everything else will fall into place. Good Luck   [End]
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I finished Day 5 yesterday. The fog in my brain is still bad. Last time it took 7 days for my mind to be fresh. I just have a notebook with me at all times to jot stuff down so I don’t look like I am literally crazy. My lower back pain is getting worse. I just started my menstrual cycle, which tells me my body has some massive clean-up. I decided again to go without supplimentation from my thyroid medicine. I am not weighing myself, but found my cute red dress is looking good today. As to the cellulite ... I am 100% convinced water fasting to reduce all toxic material in your ...
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So I start again on my journey to be de-toxified! I have three goals for this fast (which has no set length) 1) Again to keep working on healing my thyroid ... 2) To see if I can continue to improve my eyesight. Yes that’s right folks I went in for my eye exam in September and not only improved my astigmatism by 2 bars but also improved my near sightedness. Yes ... I am biased and will blame this success on water fasting throughout 2012. 3) To try and get my physical body to a level of the lowest toxemia possible. I plan to strive and this will be nothing but sheer willpower a ...
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There are two key things I do for a fasting headache. Mine have always been from detoxing of caffeine, which give me horrible migraine type headaches. On only one occasion I had to take ibupofen on day 2 to get rid of the pain. I was able to keep fasting 10 days. Usually they are not as bad as this one particular headache. It was so painful it almost compared to my natural birth. That being said ... the other times I feel a headache coming on I have to be proactive. First I get a hot pad (I have one I can microwave to get warm). I set it over my eyes and/or around my neck. I lay i ...
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Your bloating returned because your system wasn’t ready for the foods you introduced. The key to refeeding is to take it very slow. You have to go into the refeed more disciplined than the actual fast. Each time you fast your body readjusts itself to its desired way. You cannot control this, and you do not know what it will do. This is why when you refeed you need to stick to a very slow rate of food introduction to prevent eating something your body no longer desires or needs. Keep in mind a fast is your bodys way of telling you what to feed it. You will never be able to go back ...
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Juice fasting and water fasting vary with each body type. I am a firm believer in not mixing the two. I am a devoted water faster, especially if you want your body to do great things. Juice fasting can vary and each person is different in how they respond. I have yet to find a water faster who has not lost weight. If you want to lose weight and you want to do it the most effective way then eating a raw diet followed by exercise (I love CrossFit, some on here love Dr. Sears) will get you the results. If you want to lose weight, detox your system, heal your damage the quickest way is ...
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I am a Crossfitter and Paleo person. I use water fasting as a way to detox and define my overall health. It fits perfect in the world of CrossFit and Paleo. How do you re-feed and continue with Paleo? First ... you juice for as many days as you fast. I enjoy juicing on grapefruit in the beginning, and then I move to strawberries, blackberries, blueberries, and raspeberries for another week. After my second week of refeeding(usually because I only fast 5-7 days) (back into CrossFit) I begin to introduce boiled eggs, lean baked chicken, and baked fishes, but I make them only part of ...
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Thanks for all the pages and posts. I have sent them to my friend and hope she will adhere the warnings. I am on day 16 and she can tell I am fasting. My weight is dropping, and we had a long talk today about it again. I told her if she just gave it 3-4 days she will not be hungry. She just needs to get through the immediate withdraw. She won’t...she believes as long as she drinks diet coke and coffee it will curb her hunger. I just smiled and told her I emailed her more advice. Day 16 is okay, having more leg cramps and feeling tired today. Had a long weekend with the kids. ...
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What I found that work the best for me was a combination of a toxic free diet ... with water fasting 15+ days in between ... back to a toxic free diet with CrossFit. I have seen my body transform into something that I have never experienced and I have had four kids. It is amazing what water fasting to detox along with a great diet will do for your body.   [End]
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Well ... just hit day 15, feeling weak today. Overall the experience isn’t too bad. My rash is all over my stomach and back, it has reduced some. It comes in and out of hibernation. Had some low back pain for three days, and some deep muscle aches in legs on day 10 & 11. The weightloss is averaging about 1.3/day. I had a couple days with not too much. I am excited to get the remainder of the next 15 days over. My question concerns my friend. She started her fast last Sunday. She is following Olivia Cohen (watched all her videos) because she doesn’t want to give up taking vitamins. I ...
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Thank NH ... Is that your picture? You look great. I am feeling okay ... have some vomits today. I have to say today for some reason is a rough day. I hope to be in bed early. For the most part ... I am okay. I am avoiding the computer and putting myself in as stress free mode as possible. I am so excited to heal, and I want to make sure I complete this fast. I hope to start really posting my results after 15 days. It is the halfway mark. The rash is starting to come. I was hoping to avoid it, but it is here. I think my body just likes to use the skin to detox. I was reading th ...
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I apologize for the delay in posting ... I am on day 4 and didn’t want to post until I was clear of my first three days. I started water fasting in 2011, and now find myself really sticking to it in 2012. June is my long fast ... I have been preparing for this for a while. Since my mind is set ... I am not having difficulties yet. The only thing I am hoping is my rash that I had last time doesn’t come back. I am going to try dry brushing ... I would love to see if my stretch marks go away. I know my cellulite has dramatically improved ... the more fat gone the better it looks. Whi ...
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When you drink to thirst on your water fast your body gets the rest of the water located in the fat, so when it is autolyzed it fuels the body during the fast. When you start refeeding and eating other things besides high water content fruit/veggies ... your body is going to absorb and store what was lost during the fast. For my body type ... I retain salt. I learned through my many fasts if I refeed on other foods that are not high water content my body literally bloats and becomes highly dehydrated. I had to drink 5-6 liters of water on one day just to quench my thirst ... it was 3 d ...
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I read how someone is trying to heal their sprain ... I am also hoping this June fast will heal my knee. Due to wearing high heels and my tight IT band ... my left knee is often in pain. For immediate relief I step on a golf ball on the bottom of my foot to hit the pressure points. The relief from the pain lasts for a couple hours, and then it returns. I also take a baseball and roll around on my IT band as well as sit on it. The pressure points are painful...it does feel much better once I am finished. I am hoping this long fast will do the trick. I can only imagine it is something ...
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This will hopefully be the second to last long one needed. Again the goal is to heal my thyroid. I have gone 1 months without Synthroid. My numbers for TSH, T3, and T4 are low, but not so low to be super alarmed. Of course my Endocrinologist wants me to keep taking my Synthroid. I tried retaking it after my last fast and I felt awful. I feel great without the medicine. My sleep is fine. I am still losing weight and body fat with healthy eating and CrossFit. I will retake my levels at the end of June...when I am complete with this fast. I am hoping this fast and/or the next one I ...
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Good Morning, I broke my 12 day fast on Thursday night with some yummy tasting grapefruit juice. I decided to go another month with fresh fruits/veggies and then start a fast again in June for 21 - 30 days. I want to see the effects of it on my thyroid, and feel like I have a plan to accomplish the healing of Hashimotos. Chris’s response to my thyroid is what has me inspired to try to heal this on a nutritarian diet. I am going to do another day of grapefruit juice today. It is my favorite juice, and actually I could probably eat grapefruit all day. Tomorrow I am going for blueber ...
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I just called a compounding pharmacy and am checking into a natural medicine for T3 and T4. I did read the website, and am going to ask my endocrinologist if i can get my anti-TPO and TgAb labs.   [End]
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Rash is just itchy and it is moving up the chest where you can see it. I am going to have to wear more clothes to cover it. Some of the bumps have white heads and some are just red. I hope I don’t have scaring. Something I did notice. I had quite a few hanging skin moles on my neck and it looks like I am down to three. Does the fast eat them, or kill them off?   [End]
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I was reading quite a bit tonight. It got me thinking about my thyroid again. If the body first eliminates, then is there any healing with my thyroid? It is likely going to take at least 30 days to get most of the toxins eliminated. It may take longer. How do I talk to my endocrinologist about my wanting to fast to heal my thyroid? Is it even logical? I really believe my thyroid disease is the cause of toxins. I know elimninating the toxins is a first step. How long can my body go with a low function thyroid, can a bad TSH value cause even more damage to my system. I definite ...
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I am on 10.5 days. Absolutely no hunger and there is no desire to eat. Food is not even tempting me. My breathe is the only thing that is driving me crazy besides this rash that is spreading. At first I thought it would stick to my midriff and back, but now it is making its way up my chest and arms. I know it means the toxins are going away which is good. I just hope it isn’t everywhere so people can see. I am feeling a need to go longer than 21 days. I guess since the hunger isn’t there it is best to keep going as long as possible. I am beginning to miss doing my CrossFit, ...
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It was a great day ... full of energy and absolutely not a lick of hunger. I am amazed at how my hunger has disappeared. I will admit it took a good 6 - 7 days to get there, not the normal 3 days. My mind still feels somewhat clouded, and I am learning to move slower. I had an experience when I needed to get up quickly this morning ... I got dizzy and tingles went throughout my body. It was strange, and I am sure it was because I got up too fast and them moved to fast. I am needing less and less sleep, and still finding comfortable sleeping positions hard to find. I hope ...
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Thanks for the advice yesterday. I really enjoyed what Dr. Isabella had to say in How and When to be Your Own Doctor. I have to keep reading her to be inspired. I will finish day 8 in about 6 hours, and actually am not hungry. I baked cookies for the kids, and made tacos for lunch. Although it looked good, my stomach and/or brain didn’t say eat..eat..eat. I have my eye on the prize ... Health. I really like this fasting thing. I know it is a way of life for me.   [End]
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I am on Day 7.5 and my pulse is running higher today. I am trying to be an inactive as possible. I find going up flights of stairs carrying a kid here or a laundry basket there is when my pulse goes to about 100 bpm, then falls to around 70 after I sit for awhile. I feel I have energy. There are times throughout the day I am high and then other times I get sluggish. My throat is still sore, but not so sore I am in excruciating pain. I think my body is at work hard with my intestines. I read N.H. Scientists recommendation yesterday, How and When to be Your Own Doctor, and I unders ...
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I will complete Day 7 tonight, so right now I am on 6.5 days. Time is actually going quite fast. I still have the occasional desire to eat, especially when my kids are eating. I cook wonderful food, so it is hard to not be enjoying it with them. My throat is starting to get sore, and my sense of smell is getting better. I feel very clear in my sinuses. I am having extreme lower back pain, and it is more intense when I lay on my sides. It feels best to sleep on my back. I am wondering if my sore throat is partly due to my thyroid disease. I haven’t taken my medicine and am getti ...
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Good Morning, Thank you for the replies. I have been taking it for fifteen years. I was scaling back some on my meds before the fast to see if I felt any effects. So far I feel no ill effects, but I won’t know the full story of what is happening until I have my bloodwork done on April 13. The last bloodwork had my TSH around 1.2, which is low. At worse I am assuming without the medicine my TSH may jump, but the high threshold is 4.5, so I will see if it is that high. I may have to do several more extended water fasts to heal it due to how toxic I still am. Today skin rash has ...
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I just finished Day 4. I decided to scrub CrossFit for a couple weeks to really focus on healing. This will be my first fast I am not taking my Synthroid. I decided I wanted to see if my body can heal my Hashimoto disease on its own with an extended fast. Currently I have tingling in my throat around my thyroid. Would the fast start working on this area already, or could it be something else? Am I delusional to think a water fast can heal my thyroid disease? I see the Endocrinologist on April 13th, so I will get all my bloodwork done then. I plan to end this fast after that vi ...
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I am on day 2.5 and will finish day 3 tonight at 1900. I know Day 3 is the toughest, so I plan to be napping and preoccupied today. I am not hungry ... just trying to get the brain to work with my stomach. Good Luck!!!   [End]
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I am also fasting for 40 days for lent. I am taking one day at a time ... Feeling a little tired tonight, but for the most part a smooth two days. I have a cold from my kids, so I am battling that. I just made it through my 2 year olds birthday celebration with not even wanting to eat the cake. Good Luck!!   [End]
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I like your advice. I will hold off on crossfit until I am cleansed and mostly detoxified. My lifestyle after this will be raw with Crossfit because I really enjoy that intensity, and it is working well with my body.   [End]
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No my fast is not for weightloss. I am simply wanting to do a deep detox. I am having some pain in my right knee and I want to see if the fast can heal it. I also saw a reduction in the size of my stretch marks, and I want to see if a 30 day fast will reduce them more. I have some cellulite still around my bottom, and I know from past fasts it gets reduced as well. I am fasting this time and probably will need to do a couple more long fast to clean up the remnants of toxicity. I will hold off on Crossfit until I finish the fast. I believe I am still too toxic to do that int ...
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I am finally at the level I plan to go for a long water fast. I just recently got into the sport called crossfit www.crossfit.com It is a military type training and it is extreme with rapid heartrates, many calories burned, and power lifting. Is it okay to keep a water fast going and continue this extreme workout? On all my previous fasts I had quite a bit of energy, and never felt to depleted. My longest fast was 14 days only. I plan to go now 30 days.   [End]
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I agree you body is living and knows how to heal itself. It is awful to have to go through these pains. I am currently fasting, and my right knee is killing me. I hate the pain. I am massaging, heating, and trying to help it heal. These painful moments are tough. I cry sometimes because I feel awful. What helps me is my ability to see changes in my body. After a fast my digestive track works so much better. My skin is looking much younger and healthier. I feel great. I have to go through the pain to get the results I need. My body is still toxic and one of these days I will get to ...
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It isn’t a food issue. It is your issue. That is why I suggest trying raw veggies/fruit for at least three weeks. Can you do it? If you want to feel good about yourself then live your value system. Then and only then can you hold yourself in high esteem. If you want to feel bad about yourself then don’t live your values. Hence you will go through life always looking for something else, and happiness will bypass you. Water fasting is not the solution. It becomes the solution when you figure out how to control your eating. Water fasting is only successful if you can refeed s ...
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Water fasting cannot solve this problem for you. The key to fasting is the refeeding. That is the most essential part. If you refeed properly, then your fast will be healthy and a success. My suggestion is to try and dramatically change how you eat and see if you can adapt before you embark on a water fast. Can you go one week eating only raw fruits/veggies? Can you go two weeks? Can you go three weeks? Water fasting is for healing and not weight loss because it slows your metabolism. If you don’t refeed properly, then you are harming yourself and defeating this process. Wate ...
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I am starting again at 1800 tonight, which is in 45 minutes. I just finished a seven day last week, and stopped too soon. I ate oranges, bananas, and salad for the past week along with some almonds. I plan to go at least until the 15th, but won’t stop this time until I feel hunger. My main purpose is detox. I want a clean body. I want my body to refresh itself, and heal. 2012 is going to be a great year.   [End]
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I am currently at Day 4.5, and no hunger physically. Still having psychological hunger, but working with God to get through. I was a breastfeeding mom to 4 kids for the past eight years. I just stopped nursing my youngest a couple months ago. First my breasts are not reducing in size. I am down 10 pounds. Second I still have a little bit of milk left. Is my body going to preserve the breastmilk and the size of my breasts? Does anyone have advice on this issue?   [End]
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Sorry coming here again to just post my thoughts. My daughter is four today, so I am feeling tempted by her birthday celebration. I am not hungry in the physical sense. I am hungry in the psychological sense. Old habits are creeping into my mind. A little ice cream here, some m&m’s here. No No No - just because it is in front of me doesn’t mean I have to eat it. My four year old wanted an M&M cake so that is what she is getting. I am reading on perseverance now, and going to put her birthday food away and avoid the kitchen this afternoon. On Christmas morning my kids were spoiled ...
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I am not sure how much time I will have on this forum. I am only able to check in sporadically. I plan to post when I get stuck. I am doing better now. A couple growls from my stomach, but no hunger. I just made homemade lasagna with homemade noodles and felt no desire to eat. Granted it looked good, but my goal looks better. I really want to detox and rid my system of the toxins. Good luck to you on your fast. Post here if you feel stuck or need some support.   [End]
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The first two days were actually well. I had some hunger on day 1 but nothing intense. I prepared by giving up coffee and tea about a month ago. I went to a low carb diet with lean chicken and veggies to kind of get into ketosis. I started Day 3 last night at 2100, and I am having a moment of hunger this afternoon. I think it is more psychological versus physical. I was hoping to get into full ketosis so I don’t feel hunger at all. I say it is psychological because I made my kids stir-fry and didn’t feel a need to eat it. I am excited to start day 4. I have been fasting several ...
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