| I will never forget the day a friend mentioned the | | | | the best intestinal brooms for the colon. |
| use of a fast to me as a means of getting rid of my | | | | 2. Every now and again, 3 hours after supper and |
| acne. | | | | say an hour or so before retiring to sleep, drink an |
| I owe that guy for giving me my life back-literally. | | | | herbal tea laxative such as "Smooth Move Herbal |
| Now, just as he helped me a few years back, | | | | Tea" during this preparatory stage. |
| Friends, allow me to introduce you to what has been | | | | 3. Drink 1-2 quarts of unflavored lemonade in the |
| coined by Philippus Paracelsus as "the greatest | | | | mornings to balance the chemical reactions within the |
| remedy-the physician within". This is a fast and for | | | | body and to restore it to an alkaline state. |
| acne, it works. | | | | 4. Be mentally prepared for the task ahead of |
| What is a Fast? | | | | fasting. |
| Quite simply, a fast is simply abstinence from solid | | | | 5. Take things a little easier while fasting or on a |
| food for a considerable length of time in the aim of | | | | mono-diet of fruit. |
| giving the digestive organs a rest. Not to mistaken | | | | 6. Avoid using microwaves at all costs-can't go into |
| for starvation, this practice greatly benefits our | | | | detail as that is another subject, however, TRUST |
| overall health and is by far a greater cure of our | | | | me. You want to exclude the use of this so-called |
| ills-both physical and mental-than all of the drugs of | | | | convenience device not only while fasting put |
| the medical fraternity combined. | | | | permanently. |
| There are many types of fasts and for treating acne | | | | 7. Taper off a water fast by using the second type |
| (and dare I say any health problem-at least in their | | | | (juice fasting) for a few days, then gradually going to |
| early and un-fatal stages), they are all quite effective. | | | | the third (mono-fruit fasting), then afterwards you |
| They include: | | | | could (like I do most of the time) simply stick to tons |
| 1. The complete water fast: This, admittedly, should | | | | of fruit as the core of your diet or include properly |
| be conducted with extreme caution or in a specialized | | | | cooked roots, steamed or raw leafy vegetables. |
| sanitarium if undertaken more than 3 days. | | | | Whatever you do, just please don't go back to |
| 2. The Juice Fast: This is much easier for the general | | | | eating the old junk stuff. To explain why in a nutshell, |
| populace and can be undergone as long as you feel | | | | here are two quotes: "You are what you eat" and |
| like it. | | | | "Let your foods be your medicine..." |
| 3. The Fruit Fast: This, well, is really not a fast per | | | | Other tips to augment these dietetic suggestions are |
| se...but when one lives exclusively on SEASONAL | | | | of course proper hygiene which includes making sure |
| ORGANIC fruits for days on end...meaning mono | | | | we change our pillow-cases daily, use only one towel |
| meals (2 at the most ) of only one kind of fruit say | | | | (or paper towels) for our faces, steering clear of |
| Apples in Fall, Melons in summer for a week plus, you | | | | harsh acne medications (I just use plain cool water |
| will be bound to see the benefits. | | | | and facial massaging) and keeping dirty fingers off |
| How to Fast | | | | the face. |
| Being radical in nature, fasting must be undertaken | | | | I really think options 2 and especially 3 as ways for |
| with care, however from my experience with it, here | | | | treating acne (in regards to the types of a fast) are |
| are a few tips to hopefully get you started. | | | | quite easy for any and everyone to do. So why not |
| 1. Prepare yourself for a fast by gradually tapering | | | | give it a shot? I can confidently say fasting-just like it |
| off of acid-forming aka "junk foods and commence | | | | did for me-can and will work wonders for your skin |
| to consuming raw and cooked fruits and veggies to | | | | and overall health. |
| begin a milder cleansing process as these items are | | | | Here's to a clearer skin naturally. |