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.
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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 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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