Having an autoimmune disease means
having a toxic body. All these years you may have accumulated toxins in your
body, making it toxic. A toxic body leads to a dysfunctional immune system, and
hence the development of an autoimmune disease, including myasthenia gravis. Western medicine uses toxic drugs, such as
steroids, to control the many disease symptoms of an autoimmune disease. But
the long-term adverse side effects are more toxins in the body. The only
solution to improve the disease symptoms is getting rid of the toxins.
Internal cleansing is
detoxification, which involves dislodging your body toxins and waste
products from within and between cells and joints, and then transporting
these wastes from your body for removal.
Fasting is internal cleansing and
rejuvenation—one of the most efficient ways to detoxify your body of toxins.
Fasting is to recovery, as sleep is to recuperation.
Fasting is voluntary
abstinence from food and drink, except water, for an extended period. Fasting
is the best way to detoxify your body.
The benefits of fasting:
Fasting accelerates the self-healing
process of your body because fasting temporarily stops the continuing work of
your digestive system, and therefore instrumental in reserving that energy for
your self-healing. By conserving the energy otherwise used in digesting food,
fasting provides you with more, not less, energy, contrary to the myth
that fasting makes your body weak. Remember, eating and digesting food expends
your energy too.
Fasting activates the immune
system in your body to protect you from disease.
Fasting relieves the burden of not
only your digestive tract, but also your liver and kidneys, which have to work
extra hard to remove additives and toxins accumulated in your body through
improper eating. Fasting removes the underlying cause of any chronic disease
you may have by removing the toxins, not just the symptoms, as in the case of
medications.
Fasting may alleviate your body
pain and rid your body of any drug dependence. Fasting facilitates you, if
you are a smoker, to quit smoking during a fast. Nicotine damages the immune
system.
The process of fasting
Eat more vegetables and fruits
prior to a fast. Reduce the consumption of meat, and refrain from eating any
meat the day before a fast.
On the first day, you may
feel pangs of hunger, with a white coating on your tongue. This is just a
natural response of the body to the cessation of eating. On the first day, you
may experience physical weakness, which is also a natural response of your body
On the second day, you may
begin to feel gradual dissipation of hunger, with more white coating on your
tongue.
On the third day, you may
feel complete disappearance of hunger and the clearance of coating on your
tongue.
The first three days of a fast are
most challenging. However, once the challenge is overcome, you are well on the
way to rejuvenation of your entire body. Remember, Jesus, too, fasted for forty
days.
What to do during a fast
Drinking plenty of water is
required since your body may easily become dehydrated due to the discharge of
body fluids.
Continue your normal daily routine
activities, but avoid all strenuous activities, especially those outdoor ones.
Exercise as normal.
Bathe more frequently. Brush your
body to stimulate your skin to rid toxins from your body.
Stop taking your daily vitamins
while fasting.
Stop smoking if you are a smoker.
That is as good a time as any to quit smoking for good.
How to break a fast
Break a fast on fruits and
vegetables juice. Eating an apple is ideal for breaking a fast.
Gradually increase your intake of
solid food. Eat slowly and chew thoroughly. Overeating too soon may cause
abdominal pain and even vomiting.
Avoid taking salt and pepper
immediately after a fast, lest they damage your stomach lining.
Continue to drink plenty of water
after a fast.
Remember, the longer the fast, the
less you should eat at the first meal.
Duration of a fast
A clear tongue and clean
breath are a good indication that the cleansing is more or less complete.
The length of a fast depends very
much on an individual. The following is just a general guideline:
A one-day fast, as often as
required, preferably weekly, for good health maintenance
A three-to-four-day fast for
general health and well being, several times a year
A two-week fast for complete
internal cleansing, every year or so
A three-week fast (or even longer)
for curing a specific disease, under the supervision of a physician.
It is suggested that you begin
with a short fast, and then proceed to a longer fast for complete internal
cleansing.
Stephen Lau
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