During a fast there may be some question of what caused the healing. Was it the natural outcome of flooding each cell with nutrient-rich juices while at the same time, the body given the opportunity to detoxify and cannibalize on unhealthy tissue? Or was it a direct act of God? I think the answer is a simple one. Whether the miracle of fasting or divine intervention, all healing comes from the Healer. His timing is perfect, and He is in control of all things.  Think of fasting as raised hands toward heaven, opening flesh and spirit to the healing power of the Holy Spirit.

“After seeing the doctor on my 3 month checkup, he was amazed. My blood pressure went from 170 over 80, to 90 over 60. Cholesterol went from 177 to 111. Also my doctor knocked my daily insulin shots in half.”

A very good friend of mine turned me onto to the Freedomyou site after I witnessed positive results from his fast. It was very convincing. My wife and I started a fast with fantastic results. You see we have tried many diets but always failed because we cheated and went back to our old ways. Since I am also a diabetic I found it extremely tough to lose weight, not to mention all the new medications I am now taking. Nothing worked and it really felt like my life was slipping away. I had water on my ankles and legs for so long that it was difficult to exercise or walk at all.  I had to do something because I was losing the battle. (Taking insulin shots four times a day was not allowing me to lose any weight)

After the first two weeks of the fast my wife looked at my legs and ankles and said you look like you have bird legs. It has now been two months and I have shed 25 pounds and my wife lost 21 pounds. Plus after seeing my doctor on my 3 month checkup he was amazed. My blood pressure went from 170 over 80 to 90 over 60. Cholesterol went from 177 to 111. Many people where I work have noticed the difference with me and are starting to use your web site. Also my doctor knocked my daily insulin shots in half. I am attaching the recipes I used.

Breakfast
4 carrots
4 radishes
¼ yam
2 celery stalks
4 small tomatoes (Roma)
5-6 Broccoli flowers (use fresh or package)
Small slice of onion (purple for taste)
1 garlic clove (optional)
¼ piece of a fresh jalapeno (optional)
1 whole red bell pepper (or use ½ red ½ green pepper)
Lemon Pepper and a little salt for taste

Dinner Drink
¼ Cantaloupe
1 pear
3 apples (large or 4 small ones)
4-5 carrots
¼ yam (optional, use for carb. only)
1 orange (Freshly squeezed only)
Sprinkle cinnamon and mix

Healed Arm, Lost 21 Pounds

by
Claudine - Age 51, 17-day juice fast

“The personal benefits of the fast was amazing, not only spiritually, but my arm was miraculously healed”

I needed some answers from God, but there was a spiritual barrier that stood in my way. I had tried to fast before when faced with these types of circumstances, but something was lacking and my attempt at fasting failed. A friend called me about this new book she was reading about fasting. After reading the book, I became inspired and started another fast. My desire was to see some people around me that I cared about come to Christ. I followed the techniques to do with the physical aspects fasting written in the book Fasting to Freedom and read my bible at night.

The first few days were surprisingly easy, no headaches or weakness and I still continued to work. The remainder of the fast went extremely well. Only one day did I experience a bad reaction and this was because I cleaned the oven and breathed in some of the fumes causing me to feel sick. Luckily the feeling cleared up in a day.

Even though I was conscious of the good things that the fast was doing in my body, I maintained my spiritual focus and continuously prayed for revival in our church. By the grace of a God, a refreshing in our church began to occur; people were getting baptized every service. Many who had fallen from the faith returned. The spirit was moving. The church even decided to do a one day fast together. The pastor delivered an anointed sermon calling us to fast, pray and reaffirm our love for one another. This message stirred my soul to fast even longer!

The personal benefits of the fast were amazing, not only spiritually, but my arm was miraculously healed. For months I had been suffering with pain and during the fast, it completely disappeared. What joy to feel no more pain. The severe premenstrual cramps I had grown used to also receded. And to top it all off, I lost twenty pounds of excess weight. For a fifty-one-year-old grandmother to fast 17 days for the first time, I felt like I had a new lease on life.

For me fasting was a path to draw closer to God. I had to sacrifice some pleasures to find a closer intimacy with God... "Man shall not live by bread but by ever word that proceedeth out of the mouth of God." I found my nourishment in God.

“Rarely now do I feel a slight pain in my heart, but not once has it been as scary and intense as before.”

I’m 22 Christian male from California. I started fasting during a huge spiritual need in my life,  to seek the Lord and to turn away from sin. I had chronic heart pains, and twice  almost died. Once when the paramedics arrived at my home they said that I couldn’t be having a heart attack because I was too young. Nevertheless I had intense heart pains, like somebody was stabbing me in the chest. One time my whole body became white and cold when these pains started. Finally, I decided to juice-fast for 5 days. I juiced carrot, beet, apple, and little bit of potato and celery and drank 3 bottles of juice a day with twice the water.  As I fasted and prayed, I noticed myself drawing closer to God. After completing my fast, my heart pains went away.  I'm amazed by the power of fasting and prayer. Rarely now do I feel a slight pain in my heart, but not once has it been scary intense as before. In my opinion, doctor's that refuse to support fasting, don’t know much about it. I know what happened to me, and seen the evidence in my life. A lot of people that are against fasting, never actually experienced the power of healing in their own lives.

“My eyes hurt before the fast and had chronic headaches, both dramatically improved.  I now sleep through the night and I wake up feeling refreshed.” 

I just completed a 23 day water fast.  I have been 99% raw for most of 12 years, which included fruits, veggies, raw meat, eggs, fish, and dairy.  I am 37 years old.  I began as a raw vegan, then two years later started to include raw animal foods. After nine years my cholesterol was borderline high and I just didn't feel good.  Married with two children, I would come home from work and begin playing with my kids or reading them books and quickly become tired.  I didn’t feel rested after a full night sleep.  Old aches and pains were beginning to hurt again.  My memory and attention to detail wasn’t what it used to be.  Exercise become more  like a chore instead of fun.  I was ether cold all the time or the summer heat would wipe me out. 
 
Including everything I have done with my health over the past 15 years, completing this extended water fast by far contributed greatest to my overall health.  I wasn't in the right place to fast prior to now, and I had the support of my wife, who took care of the kids when I came home from work. 

Most things were cleared up during the fast, even conditions that never healed during my raw vegan diet.  The dry skin on my elbows that I had for years cleared up.  A shoulder injury began healing on the fast.  My eyes hurt before the fast, and I was getting chronic headaches, both have dramatically improved.  I now sleep through the night and I wake up feeling refreshed. 

I did overeat when breaking the fast, and ate salty foods which resulted swelling in my legs. No more added salt for me.  My raw meat diet has turned into a mostly raw vegan diet, periodically I eat some raw fish. I have learned that I don't do so well with meat or eggs, and I no longer crave dairy.  It has been an amazing adventure like no other! 

Unexpected Healing

by

Grace

“My doctor told me I had a stomach reflex disease and would have to take pills for the rest of my life. But after the fast I was completely healed.”

My fast was not for physical appearance but to pray for those I loved. There were people suffering in our church and in my home. Even before the fast I felt satanic opposition. But I broke through and began praying for my church and witnessed the power of the Lord move in our Pastor on the Friday night service. The service was on fire, people were singing praises to God in real freedom. Two young boys got baptized.

By the third day if felt terrific. Although my four children can be very loud I was still at peace, nothing seemed to bother me. As the fast progressed it became easier and I had more energy, I was on a spiritual high, singing and rejoicing. One day I went through a dip and felt low in spirit but that was it, the next day I was fine.

At the end of the 17 day fast, a number of physical problems disappeared. My doctor had told me I had a stomach reflex disease and would have to take pills for the rest of my life. But after the fast I was completely healed. I has arthritis in my left knee, it was also gone. I lost 21 pound excess fat. Before fasting, my skin was very dry -- it cleared up.

Fasting is a way of drawing me closer to God and being able to lean on him. When I was weak he made me strong.

by
Paul

“My digestive system has healed and my arthritis is slowly improving.”

I am 54 years old, a United Church pastor, and very skeptical about fad diets. I would not have changed my eating except I was suffering from rheumatoid arthritis in my hands, had back pain and constant digestive problems which sapped my vitality -- not to mention middle age spread. These were my incentives to make changes in my eating habits.

The author of Fasting To Freedom came to my church one day and talked to me about fasting. I was intrigued but noncommittal, although I found his enthusiasm and sincerity infectious. He frequently spoke to me about the importance of nutrition and fasting. Other friends had already mentioned that my ailments were toxin induced. I had read Fit for Life by Harvey and Marilyn Diamond. The book gave a believable and scientific context for the claims made by nutritionists and made a convincing argument for the benefits of dietary change. I was convinced of the possible benefits. I bought a juicer, filled the refrigerator with fruits and vegetables, and started to eat according to the principles I understood. I stopped mixing carbohydrates and proteins in the same meal to reduce the stress on my digestive system. In the mornings I made fresh fruit juices and ate fruit till noon. Not only did I eat more selectively of nutritious foods, I gave up the coffee habit.

These simple dietary changes have given me wonderful dividends in health and vitality. I lost 12 pounds of weight without even trying. My digestive system has healed and my arthritis is slowly improving. I feel better and more energetic without the need for the caffeine crutch.

My increased vitality was brought home to me one morning after a nearly sleepless night as an on-call chaplain in our local hospital. Normally, I would have been exhausted, but instead I had an energetic and fulfilling day.

“Specialists had told me that full flexibility could not be restored to the spine, but after five days of fasting I could bend from my waist.”

I was carnivorous in my eating; my diet was mostly fried or grilled meats. My favorite delicacy was the beef fat around the steak after it is fried crispy. This diet continued with its monthly cold, anemia, and various related health problems that are considered "normal"—such as a hysterectomy at the age of 24. Fortunately, I began reducing my milk drinking, heavy salt use, white bread consumption, and began eating a few vegetables. At first I could only tolerate a very small token piece of green pepper or broccoli. Eventually, the pieces kept getting bigger until I was eating a whole piece.

One of the most pernicious habits I had was always keeping a bowl of candy within 10 feet of hand to mouth. As my diet improved, I discovered I did not need the lift from sugar. Together with my husband, we searched for a better diet and experimented with the Rotation Diet, Pritikin Diet, and Macrobiotics. None of these diets worked for us. Then we read Fit for Life in 1988. By adhering fairly strictly to Fit for Life principles, I lost 40 lbs. in eight months.

The improved diet increased overall energy, and led me to engage in a 12-day water fast. On the third day of the fast, I stopped sleeping for five days and nights. This was the body correcting an industrial accident that injured my tailbone ten years earlier. Specialists had told me that " full flexibility could not be restored to the spine," but after five days of fasting I could bend from my waist. Since I broke that fast, I have lived a hygienic-vegetarian diet for the last five years. Lately, I just water fasted for 13 days without any noticeable negative symptoms, a good indication of my healthy diet.

“Since age 14, I have always had acute sinus problems, and would stop sinus pain with aspirin and codeine.”

I started searching for the best diet to ensure high-level wellness. I traveled up many blind alleys before finding natural hygiene. When I discovered Fit for Life, I lost 40 lbs. I tried several short fasts but always went out of control about day five and and broke them. I then decided that there was no option except to have a minimum 14-day supervised water fast. My main concern was that my left bicep felt like a bag of marbles. From day three of the fast ‘til day five, my left arm was in excruciating pain, but on day six the muscles relaxed and pain subsided.

Since age 14, I have always had acute sinus problems, and would stop sinus pain with aspirin and codeine. This is the only drug of significance I have abused except for nicotine and caffeine, but I can still taste aspirin when I fast, indicating the cells are releasing this chemical garbage. Since that time, my only health concern has been small, weeping ulcers on my left arm and shoulder, which shows me that toxins are still trying to get out that side of my body. I undertook 13 days of water fasting, preceded by three days of juice to lower my toxic load. The sores have closed up. I was very gratified to note no other pain or crises, which proved to me that I have obtained a high level of wellness. It will be a very happy day for me when I can fast free of symptoms because there is no waste to be removed.

“I had been experiencing pain off and on in my chest for over a year. The pain was gone!”

I was interested in fasting, but could never get past one day without food; I usually felt too sick to continue. After gaining more information through asking questions, my confidence grew and I decided to try a fast. My first fast was three days. Drinking fresh juice made all the difference; I was able to fast without uncomfortable sensations.

Shortly after this, I went on another three day fast. It was on this second fast I started to get results. I gained energy and concentration increased. Because of this, I decided to tackle a longer fast. I was interested in finding out how long I could go without food. It had become a challenge.

A week later I started to fast. On the third day of the fast I became dizzy and sick with nausea and dry heaves, but I was determined. I knew enough to realize these things happened and would pass. I drank lots of juice to help me get through it. After 5 days of fasting, my energy increased. I jogged, did pushups, and walked. My ability to think increased, as I became more relaxed and focused.

After 14 days, I was down at the park practicing deep breathing. I felt a small pain in my chest. Then suddenly I felt a release. A burst of energy in the area of my heart sent a tingling feeling all over my body. I sat on the ground to continue my deep breathing and enjoy the feeling that was flooding my entire body. There was an incredible sense of freedom. Before, I had been experiencing pain off and on in my chest for over a year. The pain was gone!

When I entered into this fast, I did so out of obedience to the Holy Spirit. It started out as mainly a healing fast because I clearly felt the Lord communicating to me that this healing would only come through fasting. I really had no idea how long this would be. After water fasting for 13 days I felt strongly that I wanted to continue.

When I started this fast I was taking 20 pills a day, including 4 different prescriptions. After completing a 20 day fast, I am now on no prescription medications. I have lost 25 pounds and no longer have swelling in my face, ankles or feet like before. I lost interest in television and have become much more productive in getting things done and not procrastinating, I've been a procrastinator all my life. Also I have lost my desire to gorge on food.

I was successful in ending my fast the right way, eating very small amounts of fruits and vegetables for 5 full days. I know my physical healing is not complete, but God has assured me that it will be an ongoing progress. He gave these two verses. "But I will restore health to you and heal your wounds," declares the Lord. Jeremiah 30:17 "I am the Lord that Healeth thee. Exodus 15:26.

I praise God for the experience of this fast and am looking forward to making fasting a regular part of my life.