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Juice Fasting period 40 days. Weight Loss: 140 lbs. Fasting on juice cured nerve damage, kidney and liver problems, and water retention
Fasting with water, juice and a complete diet of natural foods gave me a new lease on life! My chronic hepatitis had become a crippling disease. At thirteen, I began drug abuse and years of serious addiction followed, I contracted hepatitis, a frustrating and very painful illness. As the years progressed my liver deteriorated, which caused my kidneys and spleen, the other filtering organs to be overworked, and more pain and damage. A diet of natural foods combined with juice and water fasting I suffered for sixteen years. My liver was swollen to the size of a football. The liver is the major organ that cleanses the body, and swelling caused pressure on other organs. A constant irritating pain is felt from the rib cage to the stomach when swelling occurs. It is impossible to forget hepatitis.
Life was dismal and without hope. I was 270 lbs., and I was a burned out drug addict coming off a massive intake of chemicals. It took 20 to 30 tranquilizers a day to prevent my mind from losing its sanity.
I had a hard time controlling my emotions. I felt my nerves were overloaded electrical wires. In my desperation, I contacted Tom, a friend I did not see for years. He offered support and a place to stay.
After I slept for a few days, I woke up realizing how my life had become grossly complicated by my rebellion. I had played the role of someone else for 20 years, someone who was invincible, ruthless and tough. All that was left was an empty, barren soul. The flood of tears wouldn’t stop as I agonized over the loss of my family. I was a victim of my own demise and there was no one to blame. I thought moving in with Tom would help the massive depression that was now my life, seeing painful reality was something I could not stop. Tom listened to my sad story for several nights. My insides would have exploded if my all my pent up anguish had not found an outlet.
The changes were remarkable after 20 days of juice fasting. I continued the fast because of the result even if I was not cured.
After 40 days of juice fasting, the sickly unstable human metamorphosed into a name with vibrant health. Losing 100 pounds boosted my self-esteem. The retention of large amounts of body fluids had caused the excessive bloating. The damaged liver prevented the release these fluids. My weight dropped to 170 lbs after the 40 days of juice fasting, the cause of the bloating had healed. The swelling on my right side, from my liver, subsided. I had a clear and stable mind. I no longer needed tranquilizers after so many years. I was wrong when I believed that permanent damage was caused by drugs.
If a butterfly could communicate of the metamorphosis of changing from a crawling insect, into a multi-colored, graceful, flying creation, its words would be those burning in my heart. I was given back what drugs took away.
I found freedom from a tremendous addiction through juice fasting. I was never this close to God in spirit.
