HowTo Fast for Health Dr Sam Bailey
Fasting, the voluntary abstention from food for specific periods, has been practiced across cultures and religions for centuries. Beyond its spiritual significance, contemporary research highlights various health benefits associated with fasting. Dr. Sam Bailey, in her recent discussion, emphasizes the simplicity and profound impact of fasting on overall well-being.
Understanding Fasting and Its Variants
Fasting isn’t confined to strict protocols; instead, it revolves around general principles adaptable to individual needs. Common approaches include:
- Intermittent Fasting (IF): Alternating cycles of eating and fasting within a day. Popular methods involve 16-hour fasts with 8-hour eating windows or the 5:2 approach, where normal eating occurs five days a week, and calorie intake is significantly reduced on two non-consecutive days.
- Time-Restricted Eating: Consuming all daily calories within a specific timeframe, such as 8 a.m. to 4 p.m., aligning food intake with circadian rhythms to enhance metabolic health.
Health Benefits of Fasting
Research indicates several potential health advantages of fasting:
- Weight Management: Fasting can lead to reduced calorie intake, promoting weight loss and improved body composition.
- Metabolic Health: Fasting may enhance insulin sensitivity, stabilize blood sugar levels, and reduce inflammation, thereby lowering the risk of type 2 diabetes.
- Cardiovascular Benefits: Regular fasting has been associated with improved lipid profiles, including lower LDL cholesterol and triglycerides, contributing to heart health.
- Cognitive Function: Some studies suggest that fasting supports brain health by promoting neuroplasticity and reducing oxidative stress, potentially lowering the risk of neurodegenerative diseases.
- Longevity: Animal studies have shown that calorie restriction and fasting can extend lifespan, though more research is needed to confirm these effects in humans.
Implementing Fasting Safely
While fasting offers numerous benefits, it’s essential to approach it thoughtfully:
- Individualization: Tailor fasting protocols to personal health status, lifestyle, and preferences. Consulting with a healthcare provider before starting a fasting regimen is advisable, especially for individuals with underlying health conditions.
- Hydration: Maintain adequate water intake during fasting periods to support bodily functions and prevent dehydration.
- Nutrient Density: Focus on nutrient-rich foods during eating windows to ensure sufficient intake of vitamins, minerals, and macronutrients.
- Gradual Adaptation: Begin with shorter fasting periods and gradually increase duration as the body adapts.
Conclusion
Fasting, when practiced mindfully, can serve as a powerful tool for enhancing health. As Dr. Sam Bailey articulates, it’s less about rigid protocols and more about embracing principles that harmonize with our body’s natural rhythms, leading to improved physical, psychological, and spiritual well-being.
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most people have heard of fasting
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however despite it being a simple and
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age-old concept there is plenty of
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confusion surrounding the details such
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as when it should be done for how long
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and what exactly can be consumed during
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a fast there are numerous protocols that
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can be found all over the Internet some
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of which are probably more complicated
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than they need to be the good news is
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that fasting is not so much about
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specific protocols but more about
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general principles that can then be
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applied to a variety of situations
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additionally fasting is not just about
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inducing a physiological response to Aid
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the body's eliminated processes it is
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also a time for reflection and
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appreciation
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the most successful paths not only bring
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the body through the healing crisis they
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can also improve psychological and
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spiritual States so keep watching to
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learn about one of the oldest and most
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powerful cures known
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food is such an integral part of our
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history and being it provides the
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building blocks for our bodies the fuel
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to run it and the medicine to heal us
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for obvious reasons famine is one of the
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most feared situations that Humanity has
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to face however in the developed world
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food shortages are not something that
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has been known for several Generations
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in fact even in the developing world
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food shortages are increasingly rare and
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are generally the result of deliberate
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political interventions
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the Earth itself has ample capacity to
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keep everyone fit although Corruption of
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the food supply has ruined the quality
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of the products in a lot of places in
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many countries such as the United States
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the United Kingdom and here in New
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Zealand obesity rates have continued to
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climb and the problem is now endemic not
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only does this result in all sorts of
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health problems but has no doubt made
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the thought and Prospect of fasting even
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more difficult for many people in this
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day and age a fast to some is skipping
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the banana chocolate chip muffin in that
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four hour window between breakfast and
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lunch
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our bodies however are well equipped to
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fast and do much better on less food
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than most people think
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it has been known for a long time that
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one way to shorten your pet's lifespan
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is to give it lots of food despite this
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many people kill their pets and
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themselves with too much food it is not
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helped by the fact that mainstream
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medicine often has a negative view of
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fasting when I was a medical student a
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surgeon who was lecturing us said that
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the gut taking a break was a load of
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nonsense as far as he was concerned the
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gut could process Food Around the Clock
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every day of your life he claimed there
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were only a couple of reasons to stop
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eating and they related to having
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surgery or some specific conditions such
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as acute pancreatitis however this
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mistakes what the gut is capable of
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doing without consideration of The Wider
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Health implications of continuous
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loading of the system indeed fasting has
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been a health practice discovered by
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numerous cultures across history and
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more than just a health practice it is a
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spiritual practice that is mentioned in
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scripture we find that after Jesus
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fasted for 40 days and 40 nights the
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devil came to him and said if you are
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the Son of God tell these stones to
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become bread but Jesus answered it is
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written man shall not live on bread
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alone but on every word that comes from
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the mouth of God Matthew 4 3 4 the
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passage contains far more wisdom than a
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casual interpretation can reveal in fact
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it contains everything we need to know
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about fasting blinded by reductionism
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and looking at the human body like a
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machine allopathic medicine has ignored
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such wisdom which is why fasting does
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not usually feature in its repertoire it
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has certainly not looked upon as a
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powerful Curative practice but fasting
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is more than just eating less in order
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to induce physiological responses to Aid
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the body's healing on that lower level
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even animals have the sense to fast when
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they are unwell with certain conditions
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as Eric Williams said with regard to the
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part played by fasting it is a further
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remarkable commentary upon human
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intelligence that with all his boasted
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wisdom men should be the only animal
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that hasn't enough sins to stop eating
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when he is sick and remember the animals
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they know what to do but animals follow
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their Instinct while man's instinct is
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betrayed by misaligned reason which
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deludes him into the belief that
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Nature's healing crises are the work of
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truculent microbes fasting also concerns
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bringing oneself back into right
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thinking with an appreciation of the
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body we we have been gifted and
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reflection on the wrong patterns that
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led to our dis-ease indeed after his
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40-day fast Jesus also declared for it
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is written Worship the Lord your God and
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serve him only Matthew 4 10 the least
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religious Among Us may prefer to think
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in terms of what could be referred to as
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the laws of nature there are many
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trespasses we can make against these
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laws sometimes our wrong thinking can
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induce emotions and hormonal changes
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with subsequent physiological responses
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that menifest as physical illness poor
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eating habits can lead to not only
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excessive calories and cumulative
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toxicities but also to deficiencies and
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the latter may also need a dressing
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during fasting environmental toxins
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might be invisible whether it's
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herbicides and food aluminum and
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vaccines or fluoride and water
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unconscious Behavior by those accepting
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these products will not be excused by
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nature and they will pay the
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consequences Redemption comes from
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Shifting the faith away from so-called
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Public Health experts drug dealing
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doctors and their various Puppet Masters
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back to where it belongs those who
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attempt to put God to the test are on a
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hiding to nothing
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when a state of disease is brought about
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it is Nature's wake-up call that you
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were asleep at the wheel while it is
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tempting to blame germs or genes or
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something else that kind of thinking
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won't correct anything and will
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interfere with true healing nature found
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you guilty of the crime now you have to
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serve the time and in many cases this is
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where fasting is a way to not only clean
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your body but also to clean up your
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thinking and if it's a child that is
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sick then as parents we must accept that
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our neglect and whatever form it was
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played The crucial role the fools
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project while the faithful reflect and
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accept
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all right now that we've established
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some background to fasting and why it is
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much more than mindlessly restricting
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food intake it's time to move on to how
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it can be done
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the first major differentiation is
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between acute illness where the fasting
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is usually relatively straightforward
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and chronic illness where the fasting
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may need to be more prolonged and have
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other supplementation considerations an
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acute illness is one that comes on
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quickly and typically affects you when
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you have otherwise been well examples
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are influenza and head colds in these
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cases complete avoidance of food is
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indicated drinks are simple but can be
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given copiously either pure water or
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weak Citrus drinks our family favors the
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latter and we use the juice of one lemon
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freshly squeezed into a very large glass
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of water if Citrus is not available then
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diluted organic apple juice is another
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option for example one part apple juice
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to four parts water
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the only situation with food and drinks
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should be avoided completely is
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abdominal emergencies
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the fasting period for acute illnesses
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is often short and it may only require
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24 to 48 hours if there is sweating it
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should be encouraged your body is using
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the skin as an elimination route give it
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a hand by taking a hot bath warm up the
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area of concern with a hottie or get in
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the sauna make sure that you replace the
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fluid losses with adequate drinks to
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find out more about the role of fever
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and healing crises and the best ways to
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manage it you can also watch my video
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the truth about fever chronic illnesses
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are generally more complicated and the
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fasting may need to be more specifically
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tailored to the case each person comes
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with a background story which led them
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to their current condition and this
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needs to be taken into account in order
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to correct what has gone wrong with
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regard to the period of fasting required
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for more advanced illness Dr Ulrich
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Williams reported that in his Decades of
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practice the longest fast personally
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supervised eyes are in a child of 10
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months 14 days and a child of 18 months
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19 days and a man of 67 years 63 days
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three other people have fasted over 40
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days and two or more between 30 and 40
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days fast of over 20 days even a rear
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the usual duration of a fast either an
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acute or chronic disorder is from one or
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a few to occasionally 14 days thankfully
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and the vast majority of cases the
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eliminative phase will be completed
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fairly quickly and for many people even
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a one or two week period of fasting will
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take care of situations that were
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previously declared hopeless however it
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is difficult to predict and Advance warp
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period of fasting will be required you
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just have to do what it takes until the
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body completes its clean out and if the
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bowels are still sluggish during this
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period Then daily enemas will be
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required to get things moving chronic
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illnesses may also be accompanied by
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nutritional deficiencies so in these
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circumstances diluted Citrus or
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grapefruit juice is advisable rather
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than plain water
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Ulrich Williams advised supplementing
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with vegetable water and seaweed powder
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as well this combination is fine
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especially for vegetarians however
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instead of this we often suggest
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supplementing with a daily bone broth
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particularly if it has been prepared
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with garlic onions carrots and herbs
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also vitamin B compounds should be taken
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here in australasia we can add yeast
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extract in the form of Marmite or
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Vegemite to our bone broth or vegetable
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water if you can't Source some something
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like this then a daily vitamin B complex
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supplement from a trusted supplier could
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be taken and finally don't be afraid to
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take a daily tablespoon of pure olive
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oil one of Nature's finest medicines
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these are the general principles for
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fasting but as I have emphasized each
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case is different and there are no rigid
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protocols once you understand the
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fundamental elements of the role of
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fasting and how to Aid the body's
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elimination you should be able to
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elucidate what works for your particular
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situation if the fasting period was only
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for a few days or less then a normal
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diet can be recommenced with simply
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lesser amounts at first on the other
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hand if the fast was for a longer period
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eating should be restarted with a light
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fruit diet at first as a rule of thumb
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if the fast was for a week or so then
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the fruit diet is only required for a
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day if the fast was for two weeks then
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the fruit diet is employed for three
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days
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however it is not a time to eat baskets
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of fruit and each meal during this
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period should consist of just one fruit
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at a time for example grapefruit at
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breakfast mangoes for lunch and
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strawberries for dinner at the end of
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the fruit Diet phase then complete a
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week with a light diet this includes
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three meals a day consisting of some
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vegetables both cooked and raw salad
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eggs and perhaps a little cooked fruit
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with cream or custard and of course at
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least a daily glass of a diluted Citrus
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drink
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when you start back on your quote normal
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diet it is vital to make sure that it is
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as healthy as you can make it because
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wrong eating habits may have been the
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reason you became unwell in the first
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place the best diet includes a pure
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water source and food products that are
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not laced with unwelcome chemicals fruit
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and vegetables should be obtained
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freshly wholemeal flour and raw sugar
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should be used in place of their refined
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and bleached counterparts milk should be
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raw rather than ruined by pasteurization
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and sourced from a local farm that you
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trust for us meat eaters we should be
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aware of how the animals were raised and
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handled
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I hope that this video has given you an
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overview of fasting as suggested it is
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not about specific protocols or a
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one-size-fits-all approach it is about
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learning the principles which involve
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not only the body's response at a
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physiological level but also the equally
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important psychological and spiritual
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elements
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the idea is to take yourself to a higher
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plane in multiple ways not only healing
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your body and gaining new insights into
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the practices of Health but also your
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connection to the life force if you want
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to know more about fasting then keep the
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questions coming in there is also our
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book terrain therapy which contains
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extensive information about different
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kinds of diets that may be required for
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specific conditions
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there are also hundreds of recipes and
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simply by browsing through them one can
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Garner a wealth of information about how
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food should be prepared overall the idea
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of the book is to equip the reader with
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the knowledge required to practice good
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health rather than fight disease with
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this approach periods of illness become
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less frequent and can even disappear I
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once was a doctor in the system but came
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to the realization that drugs and
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surgery are generally tools of
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physiological suppression and symptom
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control our bodies are remarkable gifts
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and their capacity to self-heal fire
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exceeds any of the technological Terrors
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that have been Unleashed on Humanity in
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the past Century
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in fasting is one of our most powerful
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techniques
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in most cases it does not require
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anything more than a general
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understanding of the principles
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discussed in this video and the Resolute
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faith that all will be well when you
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first do not look somber as the
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Hypocrites do for they disfigure their
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faces to show others they are fasting
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truly I tell you they have received
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their reward in full but when you fast
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put oil on your head and wash your face
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so that it will not be obvious to others
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that you are fasting but only to your
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father who is unseen and your father who
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sees what is done in secret will reward
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you Matthew 6 16-18
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