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veggiesusie wrote:Fasting is a very beneficial tool, anyone who is interested in health should become familiar with. It could save your life.
"Dr. Campbell was extremely ill...and he regained his health through water fasting"
Dr Colin Campbell believes in the benefits of Water Fasting and here is what he says about it.
http://vegsource.com/cgi-bin/dada/mail.cgi/archive/news/20120316204011/
He did his fast at the TureNorth health center in Santa Rosa, Ca
http://www.healthpromoting.com/water-fasting
Here is some of the research Dr Alan Gold has conducted on water fasting.
http://www.healthpromoting.com/water-fasting/fasting-research
Please notice Dr T Colin Campbell is listed as one of the coauthors in all the studies.posted
Water fasting is safe if conducted properly.
Please know your facts on water fasting before posting negative comments on it.
veggiesusie wrote:Here is some of the research Dr Alan Gold has conducted on water fasting.
The Center is now the largest facility in the world that specializes in medically supervised water-only fasting.
veggiesusie wrote: "Dr. Campbell was extremely ill...and he regained his health through water fasting"
Dr Colin Campbell believes in the benefits of Water Fasting and here is what he says about it.
http://vegsource.com/cgi-bin/dada/mail.cgi/archive/news/20120316204011/
He did his fast at the TureNorth health center in Santa Rosa, Ca
http://www.healthpromoting.com/water-fasting
FitKid wrote:Great post, thanks!
Dr. Fuhrman is awesome and so is Shelton who appears to have heavily influenced Fuhrman. Raw food is really awesome!!! He supports phytochemicals which few do, but not enzymes. There is some evidence on enzymes, personally I think there's something to it.
If there's anything i would nitpick is that Fuhrman say if you must have animal products consume low fat dairy and chicken. Personally this just doesn't blend with me nor do the supplements he sells.
I like him a lot though.
He supports phytochemicals which few do, but not enzymes. There is some evidence on enzymes, personally I think there's something to it.
Many vitamins are
water-soluble, and a significant percent
can be lost with cooking, especially
overcooking. Similarly, many
plant enzymes function as phytochemical
nutrients in our body and
can be useful to maximize health.
They, too, can be destroyed by overcooking.
Enzymes are proteins that work
to speed up or “catalyze” chemical
reactions. Every living cell makes
enzymes for its own activities.
Human cells are no exception. Our
glands secrete enzymes into the
digestive tract to aid in the digestion
of food.However, after they are
ingested, the enzymes contained in
plants do not function as enhancements
or replacements for human
digestive enzymes.These molecules
exist to serve the plant’s purpose,
not ours. The plant enzymes get
digested by our own digestive
juices along with the rest of the
food and are absorbed and utilized
as nutrients.
Contrary to what many raw-food
web sites claim, the enzymes contained
in the plants we eat do not
catalyze chemical reactions that
occur in humans. The plant enzymes
merely are broken down
into simpler molecules by our own
powerful digestive juices. Even
when the food is consumed raw,
plant enzymes do not aid in their
own digestion inside the human
body. It is not true that eating raw
food demands less enzyme production
by your body, and dietary
enzymes inactivated by cooking
have an insignificant effect on your
health and your body’s enzymes.
veggiesusie wrote:He supports phytochemicals which few do, but not enzymes. There is some evidence on enzymes, personally I think there's something to it.
Some raw fooders have made the claim that cooking foods destroys the enzymes,
which effects digestion.That is why we should eat only raw foods.
Here is what Dr Fuhrman say about enzynes, there are very important. This quote was taken from his march 2004 newsletter, titled "The Cold truth about the Raw Food Diets" I think it will clear up some of the confusion.
Many vitamins are
water-soluble, and a significant percent
can be lost with cooking, especially
overcooking. Similarly, many
plant enzymes function as phytochemical
nutrients in our body and
can be useful to maximize health.
They, too, can be destroyed by overcooking.
Enzymes are proteins that work
to speed up or “catalyze” chemical
reactions. Every living cell makes
enzymes for its own activities.
Human cells are no exception. Our
glands secrete enzymes into the
digestive tract to aid in the digestion
of food.However, after they are
ingested, the enzymes contained in
plants do not function as enhancements
or replacements for human
digestive enzymes.These molecules
exist to serve the plant’s purpose,
not ours. The plant enzymes get
digested by our own digestive
juices along with the rest of the
food and are absorbed and utilized
as nutrients.
Contrary to what many raw-food
web sites claim, the enzymes contained
in the plants we eat do not
catalyze chemical reactions that
occur in humans. The plant enzymes
merely are broken down
into simpler molecules by our own
powerful digestive juices. Even
when the food is consumed raw,
plant enzymes do not aid in their
own digestion inside the human
body. It is not true that eating raw
food demands less enzyme production
by your body, and dietary
enzymes inactivated by cooking
have an insignificant effect on your
health and your body’s enzymes.
didi wrote:Fasting, besides a possible health choice, has been among the religious traditions of many faiths. But a 5'10" man of 88 lbs boggles the imagination.
Didi
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