um... clearly, he had difficulties because he was *bulimic*... anyone with an eating-disordered history will be vulnerable to struggling in the present. it has nothing to do with whether he was fruitarian or not.   [End]
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and on that note, I think I’ll start a fast to lose some more weight since I’m already out of control. anyone wanna join?! :) I’m thinking a solid 10 days at first. and then if I decide to go longer, I’ll break it up into 10 day increments so it doesn’t feel like it’s unattainable. I’m still chewing gum and drinking occasional carbonated water and taking vitamins, even though I know that this isn’t tolerated over in the water fasting board. It’ll help me though. who’s in? ©†ƒ……•™¼‡_Original_Message_¾€š½ž¢«»¬ï°© and on that note, I think I’ll start a fast to lose some more weight s ...
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oh no..this is awful. I didn’t realize that this board was created on curezone. Please beware of fasting to lose weight... I’m a big believer in the benefits of fasting occasionally, but this can get out of hand very easily. When you go into a fast with weight loss as your main motive, it can become very hard to stop...and if it goes on for too long, it will take a serious toll on your body....and it will not be beneficial. Please be very cautious... listen to your body and set a date to start breaking your fast. Fasting in the long run will not help you keep off weight. and if you s ...
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Hey! I’m in the same position as you are, so I can relate... I’ve had anorexia for almost 4 years...but in the 2 months that I’ve been home from college, I’ve put on 20 pounds... which sort of threw me into serious depression, because I’m not used to looking ”healthy” -just emaciated. I’ve always been really health-oriented though, so sometimes I wonder if the ED was rooted in orthorexia (being obsessive about the quality of your food and the purity of what you put in your body)...but anyway, since I’m at a normal weight now, I wanted to do a water fast to clear my head, cleanse my body, ...
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Heyyyyy, I was wondering if it would be okay to do muscle-strengthening exercises, like pilates, while water fasting... I just heard that you shouldn’t do any muscle ”building” exercises, but this isn’t like lifting weights or anything- it’s just gentle exercise that helps your muscles stay long and toned... Any thoughts on this? Also, does anyone drink mineral water? or do you think it would be best to only have distilled?? Thanks everyone & good luck :)   [End]
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I think you should continue your cleansing...and that will lead you into an all-around healthy lifestyle, like you said. If you start eating junk after you just put all that effort into doing a water fast, #1- it would be crazy and #2- you’ll start destroying all the benefits that come out of the fast... fatty and oily foods will wreak havoc on your face if you’re prone to acne.   [End]
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What is the point of doing a liver flush...How do you know if you need to do one? and how do you go about it? is there something you buy, what do you eat, do you tell your doctor about this? is it recommended by your doctor? I’m really clueless about liver flushing, but would like to know more because I recently read that it’s smart to do a liver flush before going on a water fast... which is my main focus. Any help would be appreciated :) thanks & good luck to all...   [End]
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This is so funny, I thought that no one but me and my friend had ever heard of ear candles!!!! Everyone thinks I’m crazy when I tell them about it- I guess it’s hard to imagine- but I bought them at a health store about a year and a half ago and have done it twice since then. I loved how clean my head feels afterwards, I don’t even understand how people can live without cleaning out that gunk out of their head...they don’t know what they’re missing! haha. Has anyone tried doing one ear and then walking around before doing the other? It seems like my balance is off for some reason. ...jus ...
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Helloooo everyone! :) I’m new to this forum, and I’ve been scanning through many of the old posts to find some answers, but didn’t make it through all 15 pages, so I apologize if anyone has posted anything like this before.. (please don’t yell at me- Mike). Haha, juuust kidding. Any responses will be greatly appreciated! My main question is whether anyone here has ever water fasted to cure a disease or illness..and if so, how long did you fast for? under what conditions? with what kind of “supervision”?.. was your sickness alleviated at all by the end of the fast? I would particular ...
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