Faith On The Line - Stress, Stress Go Away Vol 19 | Page 31

The good news is, you don’t have to go on as radical a fast as Mr. AB went on to get good results. You can get really good results from a three-day water fast following 21 days of supernutritious eating. When you go on this 21 day program, you begin by putting massive amounts of nutrients into your body. Then during your three days of water fasting, your body begins cleaning the system and repairing. Remarkable healing can result. Once you’ve tried it, you could be so impressed with your results that you might want to do it again. You can repeat the 21 days of optimal eating and follow up with a 3-day fast again. You’ve got nothing to lose but disease. Feed your body and let it heal itself. Why Fast? Why would anyone choose to go without food for any length of time? Isn’t eating regularly one of the body’s most basic needs? Many people choose to go without food for a given period of time for the health and spiritual benefits associated with fasting. You might think that fasting is a radical, new thing, but fasting has been around for a long time. There are many examples of fasting in the Bible. Jesus is our example in all things. We know that Jesus fasted for 40 days and He didn’t die. We can follow Jesus’ example in fasting but remember: if you would like to fast for longer than three days do not do it without qualified supervision. Physical Benefits Have you ever lost your appetite during times of stress or illness? When your body is dealing with a crisis like severe stress or an illness, it will often shut down the hunger drive in order to focus energy on dealing with the problem. Instead of spending precious energy on digestion, your body will use this self-induced time of fasting to reestablish balance. Even when you are not fighting an infection or a crisis of some kind, daily life exerts stress upon every cell in your body. Cells are damaged by stress hormones produced by your own body, poor food choices, environmental radiation, and a whole host of other events that are part of life on this planet. When you choose to go without food, you allow your body to deal with the cumulative damage caused by daily living. They should commence to relieve nature of the load they have forced upon her. They should remove the cause. Fast a short time, and give the stomach chance for rest. Reduce the feverish state of the system by a careful and understanding application of water. These efforts will help nature in her struggles to free the system of impurities. But generally the persons who suffer pain become impatient. They are not willing to use self-denial, and suffer a little from hunger (Counsels on Diet and Food 304). So often, we eat too much and work too much and we don’t have balance in our lives. To get the results you’ve never had, you’ve got to do what you’ve never done. Spiritual Benefits Are you enjoying life? If you’re not enjoying life, there’s somethin