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moises del mar · 10-02-2009, 06:40 PM

i have practiced various types of fasting and recommend the strict water fast. i am currently on day 26 of a 40 day fast. in our culture, many people are only puppets who regurgitate what the media or advertisements say. there are only a very few situations where a 40 day water fast is hazardous to your health, mainly if you have anemia. please read this link for the almost innumerable benefits to water fasting:
The Health Benefits of Water Fasting by Stephen Harrod Buhner

i must say, that being a heavy smoker and a junk food eater are issues that should be dealt with before water fasting. let me put it like this. water fasting is great for health, but it is more like a graduate school technique where quitting smoking and laying of soft drinks and junk food is elementary. you could very well use the fast to quit smoking. let me be clear, taking medicine and smoking during a water fast is hazardous to your house. water fasting has been known to cure depression. while i'm not going to tell anyone to go off medicine because of the possible implications, i can say that i was on meds for a while, but i found that the difficulties i was having was more a result of my lifestyle and decisions that anything else. water fasting should be done without medicine, without smoking, and for the right reasons.

i lift weights and desire to be at a heavier weight. i maintain low percentage of body fat (under 10%) even when i get up to 195 pounds. i have currently lost 45 pounds but feel great. water fasting is a great exercise, but more than anything it will give you mental and spiritual clarity. you will begin to see the unimportant things in life as unimportant. and likewise, you will begin to see with clarity the things that are and should b eimportant. also, i notice a large increase in sensitivity to almost all senses.

i don't want to discourage you from doing this, but i cannot say how bad for your body it is when you smoke while fasting. all those carcinogens are they only thing going into your body. not good. get the full cleansing effect and quit smoking.

10-02-2009, 06:40 PM	#65 (permalink)
moises del mar Junior Member Join Date: Oct 2009 Posts: 1	yes, i have experience i have practiced various types of fasting and recommend the strict water fast. i am currently on day 26 of a 40 day fast. in our culture, many people are only puppets who regurgitate what the media or advertisements say. there are only a very few situations where a 40 day water fast is hazardous to your health, mainly if you have anemia. please read this link for the almost innumerable benefits to water fasting: The Health Benefits of Water Fasting by Stephen Harrod Buhner i must say, that being a heavy smoker and a junk food eater are issues that should be dealt with before water fasting. let me put it like this. water fasting is great for health, but it is more like a graduate school technique where quitting smoking and laying of soft drinks and junk food is elementary. you could very well use the fast to quit smoking. let me be clear, taking medicine and smoking during a water fast is hazardous to your house. water fasting has been known to cure depression. while i'm not going to tell anyone to go off medicine because of the possible implications, i can say that i was on meds for a while, but i found that the difficulties i was having was more a result of my lifestyle and decisions that anything else. water fasting should be done without medicine, without smoking, and for the right reasons. i lift weights and desire to be at a heavier weight. i maintain low percentage of body fat (under 10%) even when i get up to 195 pounds. i have currently lost 45 pounds but feel great. water fasting is a great exercise, but more than anything it will give you mental and spiritual clarity. you will begin to see the unimportant things in life as unimportant. and likewise, you will begin to see with clarity the things that are and should b eimportant. also, i notice a large increase in sensitivity to almost all senses. i don't want to discourage you from doing this, but i cannot say how bad for your body it is when you smoke while fasting. all those carcinogens are they only thing going into your body. not good. get the full cleansing effect and quit smoking.