hygienic fasting - graham
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Hygienic asting
by Douglas N Graham, DC
What is Hygiene
Hygiene is defined i
l
Blakiston's Medical
Dictionary as The science that treats of the laws of
health and methods
of
their observation . The word
hygiene,
is
based
in
Greek mythology; Hygeia was
the Greek goddess
of
health . Today, a hygienist is ,
according to Blakiston 's, One who is trained
in
the
science
of
health. The worldwide Hygiene move-
ment
is
peopled by millions of health enthusiasts .
Hygienic practitioners are primary care physicians
who specialize
in
health. They practice
in
a manner
that enables their patients to regain and maintain
the highest possible health that their individual or-
ganism can display. This is achieved through :
1 Education as to the causes
of
their ill health .
2 Instruction regarding the conditions necessary for
maintaining optimal health. ·
~ s s i s t a n c e with the processes
of
change re-
quired to develop healthy habits.
4
Supervision
of
fasting , realimentation (resuming
feeding) and development of lifestyle habits that
enable a person to regain health.
Hunger like thirst is experienced in the mouth. t
is a sensation
few of
us have
ever
experienced.
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What s Fasting
Fasting
is
a period o comprehensive, maxi-
mal rest augmented by abstinence from all foods.
Fasting is not starving. During a fast, a person
literally lives from his reserves , consuming excess
fats, labile and waste proteins converting them as
necessary to glucose for fuel. Vital tissues, such as
brain, nerve, heart, liver and kidneys , etc. remain
virtually untouched. Water is consumed
in
sufficient
quantity to satisfy thirst and physiologic require-
ments. Rest
is
~
h
biggest factor
in
enhancing
recovery. It is only when the body is at rest that it is
able to dire.ct the maximum energy towards the
various chemical and.
'
mechanical processes
o
detoxification associated with recovery.
Fasting
is
a natural process and therefore
is
not to be feared . When fasting , a person experi-
ences recovery at a rate that is swifter than normal.
He
is ridding his body
of-
toxins and excesses;
allowing the body to use its own wisdom to health-
fully reorganize itself from the atomic level
up
. As
the toxic load is reduced, the functioning o every
cell
is
enhanced . Vital nerve energy
is
accumulated
during ·a night s sleep. During the fast, nerve energy
is
restored through rest and sleep. People sleep
almost every night o their lives. This period o
.
Every great_religious leader in history
fasted for clarity
o
mind
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concentrated rest has been considered a mini f st
for centuries; we break the fast with our first-meal,
and
l l
it breakfast . The detoxification process
happens most efficiently and effectively when it
s
accompanied by fasting.
Fasting equals resting
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our Types of Rest
The faster is encouraged to participate in all
forms or rest: physical sensory emotional and
physiologica I.
Physical rest
Physical rest means that the patient partici-
pates in no physical activity other than that which is
required for personal hygiene. Bed rest is the le
during fasts
o
long duration. The body when ener-
vated accumulates acids faster than it can elimi-
nate them. This is called acidosis toxemia. This
hyperacidity is reduced during fasting as the
sources
o
the acidity primari ly muscular activities
and dietary are eliminated. The production
o
lactic
acid and other metabolic acids formed during activ-
ity hinders the progress
o
the fast. During a fast
energy goes either to the musculature or the organs
o
detoxification. For these reasons physical exer-
tions are contraindicated while fasting.
Sensory rest
Sensory rest is a reduction in the amount
o
sensory stimuli to which we are subjected. As we
are visual creatures simply closing our eyes will
xcessive feasting leads to a need for fasting
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Physiological rest
Physiological rest is achieved by lowering the
body's total caloric usage. Other than physical activ-
ity,
t
e organs
o
digestion require more fuel than
any other single physiological process. Upwards o
fifty per cent o the total blood
u
pply can be sent to
the organs o digestion. The digestion process is so
energy intensive, that it is easy to understand why
people often feel tired after eating. Your mother
may have told you not to go swimming after eating
because you wou d get 'cramps'. This is because
when the body directs blood to the digestive tract,
there is not enough blood left to also supply the
muscles.
The time to fast is when there is no time
or
it
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Who Should Fast?
Health is the natural state of humankind.
Provided with the essentials o life and healthful
conditions, the body will heal itself. By striving to
assert homeostasis, the body is always vectoring
toward improved health. Symptoms are indicators
that all is not right about the conditions that the
body is experiencing. Anyone who is displaying
symptoms, minor or severe, acute or chronic, is a
likely candidate for a fast. When a person is upset,
tired , nauseous, feverish , congested, has indiges-
tion, or is just not feeling like himself , a fast is
indicated.
This may mean a fast as short as the skip-
ping of just one meal; for instance,
i
one is really
more tired than hungry, one should sleep rather
than eat. If one wakes in the morning still full , or has
stomach upset from the previous night, skipping a
meal or two will quickly set things right. However,
chronic symptoms and\or progressive degenerative
conditions often call for fasts
o
longer duration in
order to conserve vital energy, restore metabolic
homeostasis, and reinstate health.
Children who go to bed with a fever and
appetite loss usually recover in a day or two. A fast
Get well fast
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offers an adult-sized portion o rest and sleep which is
usually all that is required for .the return
o
health . We
often tend to fall behind on rest and sleep never quite
recovering from yesterday. This gradual enervation
leads to an accumulation
o
wastes in the body and a
condition known as acidosis toxemia.
fyou try to break Nature. s laws,
Nature will break you.
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When Should a Person Fast
Metabolic homeostasis is the baseline indica
tor
of
balance between anabolism the creation of
complex structures from mpler ones) and
catabolism the creation
of
simple structures from
more complex ones). Growth, and repair occur when
anabolism outstrips catabolism. Decrepitude ensues
when catabolism outruns anabolism. We refer to
good health in adults as the ability to display home
ostasis within the parameters
of
predetermined
physiologic norms. Fasting is the quickest and surest
method of reestablishing metabolic homeostasis in
most situations. In life threatening emergency or
other acute trauma, medical intervention may also
be indicated). Drugs will effectively suppress symp
toms, and often more rapidly than the body can
reduce them through the initiation of a fast. How
ever, drugs do not address the cause
of
the prob
lem, as fasting does. When homeostasis is
breached, a fast is indicated.
The length of the fast is subject to many
factors. f primary concern are the number and
degtee of compromises to homeostasis. Age,
weight, lifestyle health supporting and health de
stroying habits), and general fitness are a few
of
the
factors to be considered . Patients must be moni-
Overcome a lifetime
o
slow death lifestyle
habits with a bit o fast living. ·
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tared a minimum
of
once daily, and during times
of
'healing crisis
,
almost constantly. Fasting is al
ways considered a day to day.event. A doctor would
not prescribe a twenty one day fast, for example,
but would monitor his patient one day
at
a time,
linking
day
after day.
When a person presents with rheumatoid
arthritis we may recommend that a fast
of
x days
is in order, based on previous experience with
similar people with similar histories. It must be
remembered at all times, however, that the body is
a self-regulating and self-healing organism. No mat
ter what our desires for it may be, the body has its
own agenda and cares not what we think.
e
may
wish for the rheumatoid arthritis to heal up quickly,
but for the body, dealing with those factors specific
to the demonstration
of
rheumatoid arthritis may be
twelfth on the list
of
important items to which it must
pay attention. Vitality level, decrepitude, and emo
tional outlook all play vital roles in the length
of
the
fast and the speed
of
recovery.
Good eating habits
n v r
result in indigestion
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Physiologic hanges During the Fast
Fasts o more that twenty four hours bring
humans through a wide range o physiologic
changes. These may include, but are certainly not
limited to:
Passage from normal glycolysis metabolism
(the breakdown o glucose) to gluconeogenesis (the
creation o new glucose from fat) .
Increased specific gravity o the urine (due
to
the additional quantities of solid wastes being elimi-
nated).
Exceptionally high level
o
ketone bodies in
the blood an l c o h o l l i k ~ substance that occurs
with the gluconeogenesis of fats) .
Abnormally high level of serum cholesterol
(this temporary condition represents the clearing
o cholesterol from blood vessel walls, and is not
considered hazardous).
Various
physiologic rebound phenomena
a.k.a. oversteering (these are efforts to make up
for deficiencies, for example, increased need for
sleep, as well as to make
up
for oversufficiencies
n ~ i t h d r w l
from toxic substances).
Lower than normal blood pressure resulting
from lowered levels
o
mineral salts with possible
dizziness.
Don t die fast.
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A slowed respiratory rate. This is considered
normal when the body is at re.st.
A slowed pulse. This is another indicator that
the body is in a state of deep rest.
Steady, but low, blood sugar while fasting ,
the wisdom of the body produces as much sugar
from fat as is necessary to maintain life and con-
tinue the processes of detoxification).
Weight loss. s
much as ten to twenty
pounds may be lost during the first week, five to
seven the second, and two to three during subse-
quent weeks. Tl)is represents a basal metabolic
rate
of
from 1,000 to 1,500 calories daily, equaling
2 to 3 pounds weekly. All additional weight loss is
water weight, held by the body to dilute toxins. In
cases
of
morbid obesity weight loss can be more
extreme.
Increased awareness. The functioning and
sensitivity of all the special senses is heightened
during the fast. Most notable is sense of smell ,
however vision, hearing , sense
of
taste and touch
all tend to improve dramatically, as do all of the
other nerve related physical functions , i.e. balance,
coordination, kinesthetic awareness, reflexes, etc.
Lowered towards normal) pulse pressure.
This is the difference between systolic and diastolic
pressure, and represents the elastic quality
of
the
arteries. As arteries become more elastic pulse
ll drugs are poisonous One cannot
be poisoned into health
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pressure falls .
Under our ever broadening umbrella ap
proach to health care no one doctor can be every
thing for every patient. Hygienic professionals are
the only doctors who special ize in
re
-establishing
health as opposed to treating symptoms
o
dis
ease. Familiarity with Hygiene and fasting can be o
great benefit to everyone. People can achieve
healthy results through the implementation
o
a
Hygienic lifestyle without the insult
o
drugs or
surgery. They also receive the healthy lifestyle
counseling they desire and deserve. Hyg ienic doc
tors gain the satisfaction
o
seeing their patients get
well and earn their well-deserved trust and respect.
Consult with your Hygienic professional for
fasting supervision and Hygienic education. You will
greatly benefit by implementing Hygiene and Hy
gienic fasting into your life. You will develop healthy
lifestyle habits learn to expect high levels
o
health
a
n
recognize that symptoms occur as early warn
ings o incorrect living.
You cannot
bre k
the laws
of
nature
you can only prove them.
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f you quit t king c re ofyour health
i t will go away.
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bout Doctor Graham
Dr. Graham received his undergraduate e-
gree
in
physical education from Montclair State
University and his doctorate from Life Chiropractic
College. As a college gymnast he also coached the
springboard diving team. A national level competitor
himself Dr. Graham went on to train a trampoline
team. After only three years under his tutelage all
seven members of the team won age group Na -
tional Championships.
Dr. Graham has trained professional athletes
from many fields including tennis legend Martina
Navratilova and NBA pro basketball player Ronnie
Grandison. He has advised Olympic athletes from
four continents in a wide variety of sports. Model
Stephanie Karandaris and actress Demi Moore
have sought his services as health coach.
His unique viewpoints on training and nutri-
tion have resulted
in
the creation
of
The High
Energy Diet video and companion recipe guide and
a
AUtrition
chart of the same name. He has also
produced an audio cassette series entitled
he
Cause o Health. Dr. Graham is the author of
Nutrition and Athletic Performance Grain Damage
and The Perpetual Health Calendar.
Every n w idea lie foreign protein is first
treated
t
rejection.
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After 20 years in private practice as a chiro
practor, Dr. Graham now lectures worldwide and
consults with athletes and trainers from around the
world. Dr. Graham is a highly sought-after speaker
and has presented for numerous organizations in
cluding the American Natural Hygiene Society,
North American Vegetarian Society, American Ve
gan Society, EarthSave Seattle, American Fruitar
ian Society, and British Natural Hygiene Society.
He has been added as VegSource s raw foods,
nutrition, and fitness adviser. He has written articles
on sports nutrition for dozens o magazines and
professional journals and currently serves s a
nutrition advisor to the magazine Exercise or Men
Only
ee you in the fast lane.
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