What Are The Highs And Lows Of Juice
Fasting?
What Can I Expect?
With my toes on
the edge of the cliff my adrenaline is pumping. The
black water, 40 feet below, demands respect. I lean
forward, kick off the cliff into freefall and feel the
wind in my ears, then a chilling rush of cold water.
Bobbing to the surface, I feel like doing it again. Each
dive causes less adrenaline. The fear barrier is broken.
Fasting is a roller coaster ride full of ups, downs,
swerves and turns. During a fast, you can be flying high
on the jet streams of exhilaration and unexpectedly
nose-dive, free-falling face first into physical
weakness and disturbing emotions. A little scary if you
do not know it is coming. It would be great if I could
hand you a daily forecast of how you will feel on each
day of your fast, but fasting moves in mysterious ways.
The body does the work of cleansing in cycles
alternating between two very different states.
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In one state, you feel amazing, and, in the cleansing
state, you feel badly. Feeling good is a sign the fast
is working; feeling bad is a sign of detoxification.
Every faster will experience the cleansing periods
during a fast. Many bail out in disillusionment because
they were unaware of just how difficult it is to endure
three days of feeling weak and apathetic.
Fasting Dips, Downs and Cleansing Crisis
At the beginning of a fast, the lymphocytes seek out the
dirtiest, toxic residues and burn this toxic filth as
fuel. The body is finally able to rid itself of damaging
carcinogenic pollutants which have built up in the
system, but, at the same, time the burning of this
unclean fuel results in physical discomfort. As the fast
progresses, you will become cleaner and energy will
increase until your body enters another cycle of
cleaning. Changes can happen within hours, passing from
a cleansing crisis, due to toxin elimination, to an
energy peak.
When the toxic residues enter the blood, they affect
mind and body functions. Ketones, an intermediary
metabolic product, may accumulate in the blood to high
levels and cause ketoacidosis. Combined with high levels
of urea, resulting from protein metabolism, this state
can cause intense discomfort, headaches, back pain,
dizziness, weakness and nausea.
You will never get to the peak moment of fasting without
passing through some fasting dips and detox periods. The
cannibalization of sick cells, dirty fat, chocolate
bars, Big Macs and fries make you feel dreadful. When
the feeling intensifies, it can be truly fearsome. It
has been termed a Cleansing Crisis. The good news is the
body is finally able to rid itself of years of
accumulated toxins.
Enduring a cleansing crisis is the hardest part of the
healing process. To stop feeling bad, most people want
to eat, but do not eat during a cleansing crisis. The
body is overloaded with the work of removing toxins.
Digestion makes matters worse. Using the enema kit and
drinking juice will help. Herbal tea with honey warms
the shivers.
Dips and Downs are the periods when the body is
moderately cleansing causing periods of feeling down,
like having a bad cold. You feel weak and lethargic. The
mind rationalizes, I feel horrible; this can't be
working. You can maintain a normal routine of work on a
dip; it requires willpower and determination. It also
helps to know that the longer the down period, the
greater the fasting high.
Juice fast detox symptoms
On a juice fast, the body can go weeks before there is a
serious detox or you can be blasted with headaches,
nausea and weakness on the first day. The Downs usually
last from one-to-three days, and may hit day 2 or day 28
of a fast. Dips, which are shorter, last only a few
hours. The greater the quantity of toxins in the blood,
the worse you feel. As unspiritual as an enema may seem,
it has helped many end or reduce the crisis by removing
toxins from the colon. Emotions and thinking are
affected; old memories and negative feelings arise from
the dead, like a detox of the soul. It is easy to become
discouraged, feel irritated, short-tempered or mildly
depressed. These cleansing periods require faith that it
will pass.
Energy packets of glycogen are stored in the liver and
muscles for use during bursts of physical activity.
During The Downs and Dips, the body utilizes glycogen
from the liver and muscles for energy. This results in
the familiar feeling of weakness. During a peak, the
body has an abundant supply of glucose, and glycogen
replacement occurs at a rapid rate creating abundant
energy. Also, there is an intermediate state when
glycogen is starting to be replaced. You will feel
energetic but lack the endurance to match. Persevering
through these various fasting states and energy levels
is necessary for success.
Fasting Peaks and Highs
Pain is a sign of a problem. Feeling incredibly good is
a sign your body is functioning at peak performance.
Narcotics can alter your body’s chemistry to make you
feel good, but the feeling of well-being is not
connected to the state of your body. Drugs will increase
endorphin levels, but with continual usage the body
becomes accustomed and cannot produce endorphins without
the drug. Meanwhile, the health of the body deteriorates
from the impact of the drug. The high of fasting is the
natural high of being clean as a baby and living in the
state close to what God intended for Adam and Eve.
The peaks and highs of fasting can be better than any
drug. Like never before, with a child-like innocence,
you feel truly alive and laughter and love abounds.
Dr. Ehret, an avid faster who wrote Rational Fasting in
the 1900’s, describes this state, "An indescribable
feeling that gave me great joy and happiness just to be
alive. Greater power, energy and endurance ...All my
faculties were improved, beyond the healthiest part of
my youth." The experience is similar to driving an old
car that has needed major repairs. After a week in the
garage, you pick the car up shining with fresh paint,
new brakes, and a finely tuned engine. Driving, you
remember how much you love your car. But this it more
than a car; it is a fine-tuning of your mind, body, and
spirit which is your connection with God and the world
around you. The value is beyond measure.
The physical side of a fasting high is due to increased
health, which increases endorphin levels similar to the
endorphin high experienced by long distance running.
Also, a cleaner brain functions with harmony and
balance.
During fasting peaks and highs, there is a seemingly
endless supply of physical energy. Don’t be fooled by
this, you are still fasting, and conservation is the
wisest practice. Energy can be fickle during the first
stage of a fast. During water fasting, the detox is more
aggressive and generally, it can take days to get to an
energy peak.
Beware of intensified thoughts and emotions in this
state. Strong emotions are common and the brain
starts speed thinking. It feels as if everything around
you is slowing down and becoming lifeless. Mental energy
in the right direction can achieve much, but if
misdirected, like towards Grandma’s apple pie, the
outcome can be disastrous. I broke several fasts because
I failed to wisely handle the excess mental energy of a
fasting high.
The longer you fast, the higher the peaks and highs. The
best highs are after 20 days of juice fasting or the day
when you end a water fast and go to juice fasting. The
water-to-juice fasting highs are the most radical. While
water fasting, you can feel horrible. When you switch to
juice fasting, the energy of the juice surges through
the veins, saturating the cells and catapulting you into
this astounding state of well-being. The difference in
how you feel can be extreme to the max.
Peaks are the moments when the entire vista of your life
can be seen with one sweeping glance. Purpose,
conviction, resolution, determination and resolve burn
strong. No challenge is too great.
These peaks and highs are some of the blessings of
fasting, and no matter how good you get, your diet will
never be able to match the highs of a long fast, but you
will be able to live in an amazing state of health and
well-being.
The above juice fasting article was written by Guest Writer,
Tom McGregor, author of
Eating in Freedom,
which you can download into your computer today.
Tom had an overeating disorder and once ate an entire
gallon of ice cream in one sitting and almost froze his
stomach. He shares his story in this article:
My war
with food addiction.
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