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CallaFirestormBW -> RE: starvation (8/4/2009 3:48:27 PM)
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I have a number of medical issues and still fast for metaphysical reasons a couple of times a year, including limited forms of fasting that restrict foods to certain things (which allows for similar physiological responses over time, but lengthens the safe duration of practice). One that I use a lot is a fast modeled on the practice of no food from sunrise to sunset, combined with a very limited diet of fresh fruits (no frozen or canned fruit or juice), raw-milk yogurt, raw honey, raw almond meal, and a blue-green algae based supplement called Excela-50, prepared as a smoothie 15 minutes before dawn (when I take my morning meds) and 15 minutes after sunset (when I take my evening meds). I drink water throughout the day, though, as my health and meds wouldn't allow me to not drink all day long.
I've found that in my 3rd-4th day, my senses become much more keen -- noises are louder, colors more vivid, and tastes are more diverse. Along about the 10th day, I start wearing down (I have a -lot- of resources... someone with fewer resources would probably start to burn out in the first week), and by day 21, I have to make sure that I've planned vacation time, because I become quite introspective and very quiet. For those first 3-9 days, though I am actually much more alert and aware.
Again, returning to a 'normal' diet requires a great deal of caution, and simple broths, and being very slow about adding high fat or dense protein foods is really important to prevent severe digestive upset.
Dame Calla
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