First
of all, one should not eat foods that are refined or that are not
wholesome. If you happen to be in a situation that causes you to eat
unwholesome substances then, of course, one has to do something to
counter the detrimental effects of his or her misbehavior. There are
several ways one may counter misbehavior. You may use one method, or
either of them, according to the situation. After you have had a binge,
you will be in high gear (stimulated for about a day), until the body
has eliminated the poisons. You may not feel bad until the second day
after the binge. In this case it is wise, especially if you have eaten
refined products, to eat a salad at each meal, containing a great deal
of lettuce, the day after the binge. Then the second day after the
binge you may fast, for that is the day you are going to be in low
gear. That is, you will feel miserable and tired from having been
stimulated by the unwholesome substances. It will help to be able to
stay at home and rest completely while fasting, the second day after
the binge.
Some people have their low the very next day
after a binge. It is very similar to a hangover. They feel tired, out
of sorts, depressed and their aches and pains, if they were suffering
with any disease, will be worse. If your low comes the very next day,
it is best to fast at this time and rest, for if you don't, having had
junk food and not being very hungry and tired to boot, you will tend to
go to junk food again to stimulate yourself to get through a completely
terrible day. If you have a tendency to repeat the act, then it is best
to cease eating altogether and rest and fast the very next day after
the wrongful thing you have done to your beautiful organism.
If
you are eating bad foods all the time, you must not fast every other
day, or even two or three times a week. You must not fast to counter
this situation. You will keep yourself in a hungry state all the time
and because you refuse to let yourself eat good food but continue
trying to force yourself to fast, each time you misbehave, you will set
up a cycle of being hungry because you won't let yourself eat good food
and you will always go out and binge. This is a similar situation to
people who have a hard time losing weight. They can't lose weight while
eating Hygienically when eating fruits so they deny themselves nice
juicy sweet fruits only to get a carbohydrate hunger; so they go out
and eat candy and other refined carbohydrates. Whereas, if they had
permitted themselves a little bit of fruit, and fasted one day a week,
they would lose weight, and would be preventing themselves from the
cycle of binging on sweets.
if you get into the habit of
eating poisoned and refined foods often and think you can undo the
evils of this way of life by fasting, you are mistaken. Even though you
may fast to help eliminate the poison, your body has done double work.
It has to expend energy trying to digest the poisonous substances. Then
it has to expend energy to eliminate the poisons. It has lost minerals
and vitamins in both processes. The fast itself causes an extra
expenditure of energy because of the extra work it has to do to
compensate for the binge. The grand total is negative and equals
enervation and a loss of reserves.
It is really a bad
policy to think you can overcome the effects of wrong living by
fasting. Even though the body can overcome many of the detrimental
effects, normal cells are destroyed in the process and the end result
is still negative. You cannot build positive vibrant health in this
manner.
For maximum health one does not have to fast
unless injured or unless there is an acute crisis of some sort. If you
live genuinely Hygienically, all you need, because of a polluted
environment, is a once a year rest and "tune-up" fast of about eight to
fourteen days. If you live in the country, away from all types of
pollution, you may not require a fast of that length.
Fasting
one day a week may be too much for some people. They may not be able to
gain weight, or muscle by fasting this often. Fasting three days a
month, for no reason at all, is not necessary. Fasting should be used
instinctively. When your hunger is absent, fast. As long as hunger is
present and there is no biogony or physical or mental problem then
there is no reason to fast. Just live Hygienically.
You
don't need an intestinal cleanser or otherwise. The lining of the
entire gastrointestinal tract is self-cleansing. The mucous membrane,
from the mouth to the anus, contains what are known as goblet cells.
When filled with mucus these cells look like goblets. Their purpose is
to secrete the mucus to keep the lining of our food tube moist and
clean. Debris does not collect inside the intestinal tract because the
mucus keeps the surface slippery, and peristalsis keeps the food waste
moving along toward the anus, where it is voided.
Pay no
attention to the sales pitch for colonics and intestinal cleanser, for
our intestines are self-cleaning and crusts can't accumulate in the
intestines. All of the substances that are considered cleaners are in
reality dirtiers. They are not foods and do not belong in the
intestinal tract where they may be absorbed and dirty the system. Salt
is a poison; yeast cakes and granulated yeast are not digestible and
are harmful; vinegar has acetic acid and alcohol in it which are
poisons; maple syrup is a cooked product and not good for you; and
cayenne pepper is a poison that damages the liver and kidneys and
irritates all the tissues with which it comes in contact. The only
substance that is not poisonous is lemon juice, but since foods don't
cleanse the living organism, that is, the living organism alone
cleanses itself, why fool yourself?
Don't eat bulkless
substances. Just eat natural fresh fruits, vegetables and nuts and your
intestinal tract will always be clean.
