Ending the First Fast

As this is the 6th day day of this first fast, I have been reviewing how to best end it. I plan to end it Tuesday morning on the eigth day. During the fast, I have had no bowel movements which is the same thing that happened to me in Spain. I believe the advice from one of my fasting gurus, Paul Bragg. Forget trying to force it with laxatives. It will normally reregulate itself after the fast.

The object of fasting is to allow your body the time to cure itself. The three main body functions are ingestion, digestion and elimination. When you shut down ingestion and digestion, the body has only one function to perform- elimation. The energy of the first two functions are redirected to the third when fasting. Accumulated poison are released and ready for flushing.

What confuses most fasters is that you can't flush the poisons without paying extremely close attention to how you break the fast. To immediately start eating your normal fare will abort the cleansing. It is the same thing with a cold. If you immediately feed it, it often stops it by diverting the body'e energy from elimination to digestion. So breaking the fast is almost more important than the fast.

George Bernard Shaw was a consumate faster. He died early at age 90 only because he fell out of the fruit tree he was prunning. He is credited with the saying that "anybody can fast, it takes an intelligent man to break one". So I am devoting time to program how i break it.

Everyone has a different method a breaking a fast. I am going to combine several. The first meal will be a home-made cold slaw which will serve as a brush in the elimination channels.

Cold Slaw

3 Cups of shredded cabbage
1 Cup of grated carrots
1/4 Cup of diced onions
1/4 Cup of sliced beets
1/4 Cup of sliced green peppers

Dressing-3 tablespoons of Braggs Apple Cider Vinegar
-1 pressed clove of garlic
-2 tablespoons of virgin olive oil
-3 tablespoons of orange juice freshly squeezed

If for any reason I fail to move, I will keep eating until I do. It is most important to eliminate those first poisons. Trying to continue to fast is the wrong step. Elimination is the first order toward the "intelligent" ending of a fast. Pay utmost attention to it.

After the cold slaw and the first elimination, I plan to finish the day with small portions of fruit every two hours. I plan to go to bed after eating a clove of garlic.

1. Fasted Blood Sugar................71
2. Weight ..........................215
3. Waist ............................43
4. Calorie Intake (6/1/04)........... 0
5. Prescription Drugs ................0
6. Vitamins ..........................0
7. Exercise-class hours ..............0
8. Exercise-weights ...................5
9. Exercise-treadmill, bike ...........5

On this sixth day, no cravings, no headaches, no discomfort. My focus continues to be sharp. I spent most of the day writing my political blog. President Reagan died yesterday and the news was consumed by tributes to him.