Paavo Airola, one of the pioneers of fasting in America, states in his book How to Get Well” that “systematic under eating and periodic fasting are the two most important health and longevity factors.” I am on day six of a twenty-one day fast. The theory is that our bodies are full of toxins from…
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[21 day detox] Days 3 & 4 were pure misery
When I think of the role that food has played in my life it is inordinately flawed and dysfunctional. The only way I can think that I wasn’t over weight growing up, is that my mom was into healthy eating and we never had junk food. She baked our bread. I never ate a Twinkie…
[21 day detox] A diary
“There is nothing that wastes the body like worry, and one who has any faith in God be ashamed to worry about anything whatsoever” — Mahatma Gandhi 21 day detox fast Read here for the background to why I am doing the fast. Monday: 167.5 Tuesday: 170.00 (go figure) Wednesday, Official Day -1 164.5 Drank…
[21 day detox] preparation & disclaimer
21 DAYS, oh boy! I am embarking on an adventure to heal myself! And I could not be more excited! The Martha’s Vineyard Detox is a cleansing detoxification program. “We are all exposed to chemicals and substances in our daily environments: cigarette smoke, smokestack emissions pesticide runoff, carpet, paint and bleach fumes, artificial flavors, colors,…
[21 day detox]
[…] Originally uploaded by M e l o d y I have eaten my last waffle. I am doing my homework in order to do a 21 day fast. The theory is that our bodies are full of toxins from poor eating, our unhealthy environment and general bad living. So, in order to have our…
[21 day fast]
At the risk of being completely petty, considering what’s going on in the greater world, this is a last update on the 21 day fast. Frankly I need the closure. Here’s how it all started. On Thursday, January 7th, I began what for me ended up being a ten-day fast. My goal was 21 days. …
I am longing for spring! but thankful for today
It is a good discipline to ask yourself what you are thankful for, because the gloom of winter, the sameness of it all, can get to a person here in the cold of the Midwest winters. Today I am thankful for: truthful people Honest people who are willing to tell you the good and bad…
Haiti – a learning curve indeed.
I’m running a fever and have body aches. I’m fairly grumpy at this point because I just don’t do sick. When I was working full-time my modus operandi was pop some pills and get on with it. But that’s changed over the years. Being at-home I can’t ignore how I feel, there is not enough…
