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FASTING - 9 BASIC STEPS

"Let me warn that fasting is a much more complicated process than generally realized,even by some of its ardent advocates."

RRECT OR INCORRECT FASTING - DOES IT MATTER?

Below Dr. Shelton writes about how to get the most optimal results from fasting. And that there is nothing magical about fastinThe only way to get remarkable healing & regeneration results is to understand that fasting is just a complete body rest. Do nerfere, instead respect the complete rest !A"oid enemas#$n $%S we recommend that unsuper"ised !water'only# fasts should be ma( ) days, for safety'reasons. *ollow with a green jt for increased deto(ification.

W UNDERSTANDING - NEW TOXIC DANGERS:

+hy "safety-reasons" ' Because ' at least in -SA and other industrialied countries ' today people are more to(ic than e"eore, which also makes them deficient. And with too high to(icity & deficiency, we must a"oid prolonged fasting. $nstead we mupare for fasting with raw foods or raw juices. This will make the fasting safeEXAMPE for ne!-o#ers: Start out with a one'day fast, and break it correctly on raw foods or raw juices, followed by a rawalmost'raw#. /epeat the 0'day fast a couple of times. Then try a 1'day fast, a couple of times ' then a )'day fast. $nbetween ainly'raw diet !with "eggies & animal foods#.

T$E ATEST UNDERSTANDING: Ra! foo%s & s'ort fasts is safer & will gi"e better results than a long fast !for new'beginners

sting is more difficult today, than during the mid'02334s !At least for typical +esterners, who nowadays are both too to(ic &icient.#

"Fasting tends to end suffering"

ORRECT FASTING

asting - Nine Basic Steps

t me warn emphatically that fasting is a much more complicated process than generally realized even by somardent advocates. It involves much more than merely going without food.

ere is an art to fasting as well as a science of fasting. The uses of fasting seem, at times, almost unlimited. It

conveniences are not great, its dangers are few and rarely seen. Yet for the most satisfactory results it must bnducted in accordance with a few well-ascertained rules and techniques by an eperienced man.

s not a process to be left to the guidance of anyone of meager !nowledge or no eperience in conducting fast

"There is an art to fasting, as well as a science of fasting."



"aradoically, less supervision of the fast is required in acute disease than in chronic

disease. #hen disease is the result of years of wrong life and if the condition of thepatient is one of grave wea!ness, with severe organic impairment, much s!ill will be

required to ta!e the individual through a fast of sufficient duration to accomplish thedesired results.

In such situations, it would be hazardous to rely on ineperienced and untrained me

am aware that there are some untrained laymen attempting to conduct fasts. I belieis vitally important to investigate beforehand to be sure you have the best and most

eperienced man available. In this connection I must point out also that, while thereseveral schools of so-called healing recognized by law in this country, few of the

practitioners of any of these schools have any !nowledge of and eperience with fas#e cannot select any doctor at random, without !nowing his special training, to supea fast.

s a fundamental rule of hygienic practice that all the needs of normal physiology are present in states of illned in periods of abstinence they must be met according to a degree of need and functional ability, to the end t

ganic and functional integrity may be preserved or restored. Let us understand this clearly% when we fast we dt also cease to breathe or to ta!e water. There is never an absence of need for oygen& we continue to becom

rsty at intervals and we drin!. 'asting is abstinence from food, not abstinence from all of the essentials of lifes abstinence from food only in the sense that we abstain from ta!ing in the raw materials of nutrition for a pe

time, while the body draws on its stored-up supplies. #e still need and use food.

sting is not suspended animation. Indeed, although it is a period of greatly reduced activity, some of the proc

life are actually accelerated during periods of abstinence. The ordinary needs of life% food, air, water, warmth,nshine, activity, rest, sleep, cleanliness, poise of mind. remain basic needs of the fasting organism.

"The techniques of fasting are significant and should be recognized and understood by anyone interested in this field."

od (nutriment) with which to sustain the functioning tissues of the body is obtained from the reserve stores w

e body. #ater is ta!en according to the demands of thirst% warmth is required so that the body does not becolled& sunshine is needed in !eeping with the somewhat reduced metabolic activities of life& cleanliness is still

quirement& sleep is a necessity& mental and emotional stabilization is especially important.

is means that the techniques of fasting are significant and should at least, in a broad general sense, be recog

d understood by anyone interested in this field or contemplating a fast.here do these techniques begin* +ome say they should begin long before the fast startswith the earliest stafast preparation

ORRECT FASTING TECHNIQUES

PREPARATION

ny complicated plans have been designed to prepare the individual or patient for a fast. +ome of these involvriod on special foods intended to empty the intestinal tract of material before the fast is started. /thers are ri

volving fasting a day, eating two days, fasting two days, eating four days, and so on in this manner, with the ggradually preparing one for a fast of considerable length. $ll such plans are wasteful of the patient0s time and

oney. since they revolve around the idea of feeding at a time when a fast is needed. $s there is no reason whyay not go into a fast abruptly and without these rituals, they are not recommended here. The truly essential

eparation is in the mental and emotional attitudes.

you can understand the wisdom and rationality of fasting, and rid your mind of all fear of this perfectly norma

ocess, you can fast with ease. +atisfy yourself that the fast will prove to be highly beneficial and enter upon itthout fear and aniety. ental unrest and fear can ma!e fasting difficult or impossible in cases in which it wou

herwise prove of the greatest possible benefit.

hen I first started my wor!. I served for a few months under the direction of ilo $. 1rane. .2., who conduct

e Crane Sanitariums in 3lmhurst. Illinois. 2r. 1rane never placed a patient on a fast if the patient feared it. lnswould put him on a diet and permit him to mingle with the other patients. 4sually within a few days the patie

ould as! if he could not fast.



is is one of the advantages of being with others. /ne sees and realizes that they are not starving but actually

nefiting. 'ears vanish before reality.

"If you rid your mind of all fear of this perfectly normal process, you canfast with ease."

REST

e techniques of fasting are based on simple physiological principles. They do not involve the need for nor the any measures that are foreign to the regular needs of the living organism. Treatments, special modalities, an

rcing measures have no place in fasting. The most important technique of the fast is that of reducing activity,ental, sensory, and physical. to a bare minimum, so that the energy of the faster may be conserved and his h

d ecretory processes may be accelerated.

e faster should bear in mind the simple rule of compensation. In order to expend on one side, nature must

nserve on the other . #hat he does not epend in unneeded activity is available for use in elimination and repa

• "hysical rest is secured by ceasing physical activities, by resting in bed, by relaing. "hysical activities e

considerable energy and prevent the recuperation of energy that is essential to restoration of normal ner

energy.

• ental rest is secured by curtailing mental activities and emotional unrest. 2ebating highly controversial

issues is harmful. $llowing oneself to become upset or involved in trivial disputes of any nature is harmfu3motional poise is the secret of mental rest. It is not always easy for the faster to cease worrying or to

overcome aniety, but everything constructive should be done to provide for tranquility.

• +ensory rest is secured by retiring to a quiet place and avoiding use of the eyes in reading, viewing telev

going to the movies or similar eye-straining activities. 5oise is especially destructive of poise and wastefuenergy. 6uiet, peace, and sensory inactivity provide for conservation of energy.

using rest, however, we do not urge a state of suspended animation nor dormancy, nor a state of embryonicssivity. #hat is sought here is the absence of strain, the physical sense of peace by which rest becomes possi

st does not heal, but is one of the essentials of efficient healing, as well as in maintaining health. It is of grea

lue to the enervated and toemic. 5ot tonics and stimulants, not sedation and tranquilization, nor hypnotizati

t rest is the great need of the organism that has been lashed into impotency by stimulation and ecesses in fo

, emotional unrest, wor! and the various deficiencies from which man suffers.

gans that have been lashed into impotency by overwor! and stimulation may be rested into full functioning vi

ded stimulation, whatever its nature, only further depletes them.

ACTI!IT"

e faster rests during the time he abstains from food for the reason that in the normal eercise of the function

e, feeding and activity should balance each other. There are authorities who permit their fasters to ta!e long wd require them to ta!e daily eercise of various !inds. In reducing fasts, some moderate eercise, under

pervision is permissible. 'or other fasts I believe even moderate eercising is a needless ependiture of energd a waste of reserves. $ctivity should be geared to the food eaten. #hen no food is ta!en, activities should be

duced to a minimum. 7est is the need, not ependiture.

"The feet, in particular, should be ept warm."

$AR%TH

faster0s resistance to cold is li!ely to be lower than that of the person who is eating regularly. 8e chills easily.illing inhibits elimination, increases the discomforts of the faster and causes a more rapid utilization of reserv

mportant, therefore, that the faster !eep warm. This is necessary even in 9uly and $ugust. The feet, in particould be !ept warm. 1old feet will prevent the faster from sleeping.



$ATER

e faster will be thirsty at intervals, though rarely as often as when he was eating. The normal demand for watould be met with the purest water available. ineral waters and waters with a bad taste are not advisable%

• $ soft spring water,• rain water,

• distilled water,

• filtered water or

• any water that is free of impurities is acceptable.

should be ta!en only as thirst demands. There is nothing to be gained by drin!ing large quantities of water,

spite a lac! of demand for this, on the theory that this flushes the system. It is true that the more water onen!s the more fluid will the !idneys ecrete, but this does not represent an increase of elimination of waste. In

may result in a lessening of the amount of waste ecreted.

summer, there may be a desire to drin! cold water. 1ool water is ecellent, but very cold or ice water may slo

wn and retard recovery. 8ot water may be relished under certain conditions more than cold water or water atom temperature. In some cases hot water may be sipped in moderation with the advice or permission of the

pervisor& in others its use is inadvisable.

BATHINGere is the same need for cleanliness while fasting as while eating. :athing should be performed daily or as oft

eded. The bath should be of a character to cause the least amount of energy ependiture. To insure this thelowing requirements should be observed.

a. The bath should be of short duration. The faster should not remain long under the shower or in the tub. Tcommon practice of soa!ing for long periods in water is enervating and should be avoided.

b. :ath water should be lu!ewarm, neither hot nor cold. It requires considerable energy ependiture to resiboth heat and cold. The closer the temperature of the bath water is to the temperature of the body, the l

energy ependiture will be occasioned. :ear in mind, always, that bathing is for cleanliness and not for aalleged therapeutic effects. :athe quic!ly and get out of the water.

c. If the faster is very wea! and is unable to ta!e his or her own bath, a sponge bath in bed may be given bassistant.

"!nemas, purges, over#drining enervate the faster and tend to inhibit elimination. These techniques are harmful and should be avoided. "

SUNBATHING

nshine is an essential nutrient factor in both plant and animal nutrition and is helpful while fasting. It should nthought of as a cure, for it is not, but as a normal element in the regular nutritional processes of life. Its role

cium metabolism is especially important, but it is also important in phosphorus utilization and in assuring strethe muscles. Indeed, it serves several important purposes in the normal processes of life and is of far greater

portance to us than we generally realize.

less overdone, sunbathing results in relaation and no measurable ependiture of energy. If the sun is too hoe bath is too prolonged, if getting to and from the solarium is too taing on the patient, any of these factors m

sult in an ecessive ependiture of energy. It is necessary to ;temper the wind to the shorn lamb; in supervisie sunbathing. To accomplish this, the following rules should be observed%

• Ta!e the sunbath in the early morning while it is still cool, or in the late afternoon during the summer. In

weather, when it is not hot at midday, a sunbath may be ta!en at any time of the day that the temperatucomfortable.

•+tart the sunbath with five minutes of eposure for the front of the body and five minutes for the bac!. /the second day this may be increased to si minutes on each side. Increase the eposure one minute a d



for each side, to a maimum of thirty minutes for each surface. It will be well to level off at this eposure

time.

• If the fast is continued beyond twenty days, reduce the eposure to about eight minutes on front and eig

minutes on the rear surfaces, and continue this eposure until after the fast is bro!en.

• $t any time if the sunbath leaves the faster wea! or irritated, the duration of the eposure should be red

$void overdoing.

PURGES ) FORCING %EASURES e.g.

enemascolonics

saline purges

too much water drining

diuretics sweat baths

are

*a+,/ ) *+t/ 0e/sins

PURGESs sometimes claimed, completely erroneously in my opinion, that during the fast, it is necessary to !eep the

wels, !idneys and s!in active to carry away the toins released into the circulation by the liquidation of tissueily enemas or saline purges are advised to clean the bowels, much water drin!ing and even diuretics are advi

!eep the !idneys active& sweat baths are employed to !eep the s!in active.

of these forcing measures are not only unnecessary, they are actually hurtful. There is nothing that so safely

certainly increases !idney action as the fast itself. The bowels empty themselves during a fast as often as theneed for them to do so. If no need arises, they ta!e a long-needed rest. The s!in is not an eliminating organ a

eat baths are delusions. These measures further

enervate the faster and 4 $ASTING NER!E ENERG" 5 tend to inhibit rather than accelerate elimination. 4 STOPPING THE 6ETO7 5

ese suggested techniques are harmful and should be avoided.

$%&I' !(!)$*+ 7ead more about enemas here

SUFFERINGhas been said that the fast should not be continued when the faster is suffering greatly, as in some general he

pairment. The fact is that it is precisely under these circumstances that digestive and assimilative powers arewest. The greater the suffering the less able is the sufferer to ta!e and digest food. #hen the discomfort pass

e practitioner will !now when to feed the patient.

sting tends to end suffering and the faster suffering may epect relief in a much shorter time if he continues tst than if he brea!s the fast.

ting 1an +ave Your Life, <=>?,8erbert . +helton

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EW IMPRO(ED UNDERSTANDING nce 0256, when Shelton4s te(t was written, some new important understandings ha"e been discussed on $%S email list.

0. ENOUG$ ENERG): Dr. *ielder has described the impro"ed results, and more complete healing, he is getting if he waitsthe first cold to start, before allowing the patient to start fasting. An e(cellent time to start fasting may be when we ha"e a!or acute disease#. $n acute disease we usually lose our appetite, and feel tired ''' so actually the body itself tells us to 7seating7 and 7go to bed7.

1. NEW DRUG DANGERS: Dr. Bass has described the strange effects that new types of prescription drugs ha"e caused in

some of his patients while fasting, effects he has not seen before. 8.g. e(treme temperatures !from certain antibiotics#.9edical research is continually creating drugs that are stronger, more to(ic and more dangerous. Dr. *ielder has publishlist of drugs that can cause deaths while fasting, without warning. !8(amples: the birth'control pill, cortisone, marijuana.#

). TOXIC AIR DANGERS: Dr. Bass has described his and Dr. ;ursio4s obser"ations that to(ins in the air can kill migrating Birds fast when migrating. ;ursio obser"ed migrating birds falling dead from the sky, when passing o"er %ew <ork. So,

perhaps we better go to a place with pristine air while fasting.6. DEFICIENC) DANGERS: +e ha"e heard stories of people, who ha"e ha"e been so deficient that they suffered serious

damage while fasting. 8.g. brain damage !Alheimers# in "egans, or damage to the eyes !blindness# in a "egetarian whodidn4t rest. !Bodies of "egans, & sometimes "egetarians, can be "ery deficient in fats & proteins.# ;onclusion: Those whdeficient should ne"er fast.

=. NOT A GOOD WEIG$T-OSS TOO: Drs. *ielder & >oldberg ha"e been warning us repeatedly: +atch out for the 7 fasan% feast*n+ syn%ro#e7 !+hat is this Sometimes people water'only'fast annually for weight'loss, but inbetween theyfeast, ?o"er'eat on unhealthy foods, and gain lots of weight. A negati"e jo'jo effect.# *asting must be followed by strictimpro"ed diet, otherwise you will +a*n !e*+'t ,*./y . After fasting the body has a more difficult time losing weight, hasefficient nutrient'uptake. $f you cannot control your o"ereating, better not fast.

5. TODA) FASTING IS MORE DIFFICUT: @eople are so to(ic nowadays that ignorant fasting can be dangerous. %owadathe blood of babies may contain hundreds of to(ins. 8"en super"ised fasting is more difficult than =3 years ago. $t is ususafer for amateurs to go on a "eggie juice diet or a raw diet, than to fast without professional super"ision.

(*T!$' &F F$*TI( --- 0UICE DIETS1 OR RAW DIETS

te t'at t'ere are ot'er s/o!er #et'o%s t'at are safer for a#aters1 an% t'at sa//y +*2e t'e sa#e res/t - e3+3 +reen 4ets !'*/e rest*n+ 5a2o*% fr*t-4*es671 or ra! %*ets !'*/e rest*n+3

"Fasting is not a process to be left to the guidance of anyone of meager nowledge."

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