Posted by Dawn
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I'd like to add a bit about my experience here. As a breatharian at age 37 there was no need to ever eat again, however I chose to start eating so that I could share the socializing that goes on around meals and cafes. I don't know if I'd make that same decision again. I believe eating is extremely hard on the body, and is responsible for many symptoms that we think of as 'aging'. I don't believe that my body is balanced and healthy enough to go back to this right now, so I am currently an eater.
Since then I have done a number of cleanses. The longest fast was a Master Cleanse that I remained on for 105 days, when I was 46 years old. I was surprised to find my body continuing to have bowel movements, though those became very small, even at the 3+ month mark. Since I wasn't eating food I assumed these were the result of the body continuing to internally clean itself. I used internal salt water bathing for the first 7 days in order to offset the toxicity headaches that can ensue if the bowels are not clean in a fast. I highly recommend this for people in beginning a fast, it can make a BIG difference in comfort.
For people who are not in a physical or financial place to do daily colonics, the internal salt water bath does the same thing. But instead of being washed out by a colonic with a hose up your a$$, the bath starts at your mouth and washes through the entire digestive system. This is inexpensive and effective, however you must stay very close to a toilet for several hours on the days you are doing it. Here is a link to the info on this practice:
http://www.viruz.com/internal-salt-w...lt-water-wash/
My energy was extremely high the entire time. In the last 2 weeks of the cleanse I began to see the production of clear watery mucous in a daily bowel movement which contained no fecal material. I never saw mucoid placque as discussed in other cleanses which use bentonite clay and psyllium.
I chose to eat again because I was going into a community retreat setting and I felt the desire to be part of the community in everything, including meals. The transition into eating needs to be very carefully handled after a long fast like this in order to prepare the digestive system for food again. Without this careful transition severe illness can result. Besides being strong, healthy, and energized physically by this cleanse I also felt the emotional cleansing which occurred had the longest benefits. The master cleanser, for those not familiar with it, is also called the lemonade diet. Here is a place for information:
http://themastercleanse.org/
This year, at age 60, I have gone on a juice fast for a week, which healed my digestive system to an amazing degree. Previous to this I had been experiencing a spastic colon, after that juicing week I have not experienced it again. I have also transitioned to a 90+% raw diet this year. My body REALLY does not like cooked food, so I keep cooked meals down to a bare minimum.
As in other times in my life, I find myself deciding to join others in community meals from time to time, which is when I find myself eating cooked food. But remaining on a raw food diet is easy otherwise.
Richard Anderson's ARISE AND SHINE detox cleanse
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