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posted October 09, 2002 04:00 AM         

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Does anyone, "one day a week, take into ' his/her ' body, ONLY juices of fruits ", and then, " three days, the last week of the month " - regardless of what he/she does in the giant weekends in between ? How did you do it ? I want to find out for myself why I still can't do it after fourteen years !? thanks for telling.

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posted October 09, 2002 08:26 AM         

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just a side note, thank you for your e-mail rabhar

aphrodite

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posted October 09, 2002 09:29 PM         

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G'Day Rahbar Welcome

I do the once a week juice fast... have been for a while. I don't know what makes it difficult for you to fast, but for me, it was extremely difficult to start...
I guess being a taurus i like my food too much - so starting on a vego, fasting, mostly veg and fruit diet was really big step for me.

I guess all i can offer is you REALLY give it a go - with all the love in your heart helping you, and don't give up - because when you give up it makes it twice as hard!

All the very best - and GOOD LUCK
Nebel

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posted October 10, 2002 04:48 AM         

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I did a two-day-a-month fruit fast regularly for six months. Nothing except fruits to enter your body for 48 hours. Feels really good.
This juice fast sounds fun. I should try it. I was wondering, Nebel ... is honey okay?

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posted October 10, 2002 09:22 PM         

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G'Day aquamoon
The eating of honey is quite a deliberated subject for me
Firstly, I think eating honey is bad because in order to obtain honey quite a few bees are killed... but this is from a vegetarian point of view…
From a health point of view honey = sugar and we all know how bad sugar is…
Honey however is an alkaline forming food (i.e. good for the body) – but then again is bad whilst cleansing…
Lastly, honey is a natural product – unlike sugar which is overly processed…

Seems I may have raised more questions than I have answered!

Love and Light
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posted October 11, 2002 12:22 PM         

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Thanks, nebel, aquamoon, Aphrodite.

Wishing everyone happiness.

rahbar

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" One day a week, only take into your body juices of fruits and . . . "
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posted October 11, 2002 12:27 PM         

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Thanks, nebel, aquamoon, Aphrodite.

Wishing everyone happiness.

rahbar

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" One day a week, only take into your body, juices of fruits and . . . "

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posted October 11, 2002 04:47 PM           

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What are the benefits of fruit fasting once a week?

Maybe I'll start doing that. I'll try anything!

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posted October 11, 2002 05:37 PM         

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Hi Amber, that's a very nice quote, thanks.

rahbar

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posted October 11, 2002 05:41 PM           

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thank you, rahbar! It's by a band called Alphaville. I quote them a lot in my sigs.

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posted October 11, 2002 06:00 PM         

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Amber,in Linda Goodman's Star Signs you'll find the benefits of fruit juice fasting, and the most profound reasons behind it.

Be Happy
rahbar

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posted October 12, 2002 04:02 AM         

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Love that quote, Rahbar!

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posted October 12, 2002 10:39 AM         

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G'Day Nebel
Dammit, I'm vegetarian too. Now you've gone and made me wonder about honey! I LOVE HONEY!!! More than Pooh!

Amber, the fast is to give your body a chance to tend to other things than when it's busy digesting your food, like repairing and strengthening tissues etc. Fruit is so easy to digest that it doesn't create a strain on the body and keep it from doing all the other stuff, plus you're getting all the nutrients, roughage and water of fresh fruit which helps cleanse toxins from your body.

Rahbar, are you going to try the juice fast??

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posted October 13, 2002 03:08 AM         

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Hiya Aquamoon
I know what you mean about honey... have you tried apple juice concentrate? Its a yum sweetner without the guilt...

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posted October 14, 2002 02:05 PM           

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sounds excellent! I'm going to try this out. Perhaps I'll do it Fridays. Freya's day! I'm already collecting my fruit! hehe!

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posted October 15, 2002 09:38 AM         

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Hmm Nebel, maybe I'll give the apple juice a go. Thanx!
Amber, you're going to do Fridays and Saturdays, or just Fridays?

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posted October 20, 2002 09:27 PM         

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I haven't been able to do a one day fruit fast. My system is too out of balance. I have hypoglycemia. (Low blood sugar/opposite of diabetes) I am supposed to eat protien at every meal or snack(it doesn't have to be animal protien, thank goodness). If I don't, weird things happen- dizziness, emotional upheaval, shakiness, sweating(ew),etc.
I am only in my first five years toward becoming a vegetarian. I am hoping that my body will get the hint and start cooperating.

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posted October 21, 2002 03:44 AM         

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Hypoglycemics can benefit by taking chromium picolinate. It works very well for most.

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posted October 21, 2002 05:37 AM         

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Welcome, Sagaquari!

I'm sure your body will get used to a veggie diet soon enough. It's good you chose to do it the slow, steady way. I just woke up one fine morning and decided I didn't want to eat meat anymore. I don't think it's made a difference, my body didn't seem to go into shock or anything, but I wouldn't recommend it to anyone else, seeing how Linda was so vehement about doing it the right way. That's just the way I do most stuff.

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posted October 21, 2002 03:25 PM         

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Thanks for the tip, Randall.

rahbar

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