A regenerative, restorative, cleansing protocol, simple to ease into, that begins the process of giving you back your health, your vitality, your mental agility, even your life!
Once you experience the simplicity and power of this 1 day fast and surrounding protocol, you will possess a simple process that can transform your life in increasing measures, from this day forth.
The protocol makes it possible for those new to fasting, as well as the more experienced fasters, to see more profound results in a shorter amount of time.
The “Secret Sauce” to this powerfully effective cleansing protocol, is:
1) Its simplicity
2) Its gradual transition over 6 days to a 1 Day Fast on Day 7
3) The synergistic effect of the:
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NeoGeneSys Life Enrichment System containing several potent herbal formulas that promote the detoxification and rejuvenation of cells in your body at the DNA level.
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A gradual modification to calorie intake, concluding with 1 day of optional fasting — from mild to intense.
- Both of which promote the elimination and repair of the true root cause of aging and chronic health conditions — toxins and the cellular DNA damage that toxins create.
How is this different from other fasting protocols?
- The herbal superfood nutrition in the NeoGeneSys Life Enrichment System that empowers and amplifies the rejuvenating effect of a calorie-restricted 1 Day Fast
The protocol involves all of the well known fasting approaches, from Intermittent Fasting, to Juice Fasting, to Water Fasting, to Dry Fasting — yet, combined with an NeoGeneSys Life Enrichment System that amplifies the restorative, healing powers of the body from the DNA level up, thereby accomplishing more health-building effects in a shorter amount of time.
I consider most all herbs to be superfoods, especially those with exceptional nutrient profiles, like those I took during my 7 days prior to, and subsequent days after, my recent 5 day dry fast (identified below).
The protocol results in a deeper cleansing of toxic waste and damaged cells, coupled with a stem cell activation effect that rebuilds and rejuvenates the body throughout the calorie-restricted period, thereby multiplying and accelerating the restorative effects in an extremely efficient and simplistic manner — one that continues on for days and weeks following the 1 Day Fast and surrounding protocol.
Here’s how simple this can be:
For those new to fasting, begin with the diet that you are now on —
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First thing in the morning on each day going forward, except Day 7 (which will vary based on the type of fast chosen for that day), consume 16 to 32 oz. (1/2-1 liter) or more of your best chemical-free structured water, in which you will add 1 tablespoon (15 ml) of Mineral Manna (an electrolyte clay and mineral source). Adding lemon juice is also a wise option.
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Refill the mineral water jar with more water (some Mineral Manna will likely still be at the bottom) and consume repeatedly over the course of the day, the goal being to consume close to 64-128 oz (2-4 liters) of water per day (avoiding water intake within 15 minutes before a meal and 2-3 hours after a meal, so as to not dilute critical digestive juices required for complete breakdown of food in the stomach).
This hydration effect will dilute the flood of toxins being processed by the kidneys, liver, and lymphatic system, which is of critical importance to your overall success!
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For Days 1, 2, and 3, add the NeoGeneSys Life Enrichment System (outlined below) in water or green/berry juice to your current meal routine 20 minutes or more prior to each meal. (A bullet blender or a 16-20 ounce jar with a tight lid can optionally be used as a shaker jar for blending the powders in water or green/berry juice.)
On any day of the program (Day 7 may be an exception for some), the NeoGeneSys Life Enrichment System can be taken as often as desired, even between meals, to keep any hunger at bay and naturally reduce cravings for food quantity.
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Over the course of Days 4, 5, and 6, replace one meal, then two meals, then three meals with the NeoGeneSys Life Enrichment System in water, green juice, or berry blend, (no oils), with Day 6 having the NeoGeneSys Life Enrichment System being your only nutrient source, along with other herbal formulas (not vitamins, etc.), if desired.
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On Day 7, set this 1 day aside for your selected fasting approach (fasting options spelled out below) which can be varied according to each one's readiness for a mild to more intense 1 Day Fast, as desired.
Day 7 will actually begin at the end of your last meal on Day 6 (let's say at 6 PM, for example) and will conclude at either 6 PM on Day 7 (for a 24 hour fast), or at 6 AM on the morning of Day 8 (for a 36 hour fast) — (1 night and 1 day — or 1 night, 1 day, and 1 night).
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The end of Day 7 (24 hr) or remainder of Day 8 (36 hr) will then be a Transition Day, during which you will begin with the Mineral Manna electrolyte drink first, followed 20-45 minutes later with the NeoGeneSys Life Enrichment System, which is followed by a moderate, gradually increasing, light food intake of fruits, soups and salads during this day.
Important: Fruit juices (orange, grapefruit, etc.), and concentrated sugars (granular and liquid), can be life threatening if consumed at this point!
The acidity and concentration of sugar can create great havoc in a body that has been in ketosis for a length of time — which is also an acidic process.
Over-acidity, coupled with toxin overload, is a primary cause of organ failure, especially kidneys!
So, avoid citrus, sugar, and other acidic substances (vinegar, coffee, carbonated beverages, alcohol, etc.) altogether during the Transition Day. Reach for alkalizing herbs and foods instead.
For long term health, fruit juices (except lemon and lime) and concentrated sugars (in virtually all packaged and bottled items), deteriorate teeth and bone, and are better eliminated from the diet altogether.
All other acidic foods and beverages are best moderated with an alkaline herb or food source (not baking soda).
Dark green pigment in plants and algae, and any seaweed, are ideal alkalizing sources. Earth & Sea Greens and Sea Vegetable Blend plus Moringa are two excellent sources of whole foods for alkalinity.
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Then resume your regular diet on Day 9 (during which you may notice that you naturally prefer one or two improvements to your diet from here on, though not mandatory).
- The NeoGeneSys Life Enrichment System may then continue to be added to your preferred diet from here on, as desired, to further a daily, gradual, rejuvenation upgrade to your overall health.
To summarize: This cleansing—regenerative protocol involves:
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Three preparatory days, while still on the diet of your choice, yet adding the NeoGeneSys Life Enrichment System 20 minutes or more prior to each meal.
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Three more days during which one additional meal per day is replaced with the NeoGeneSys Life Enrichment System until only these herbal superfood formulas are consumed the entire day, as often as desired.
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One fasting day (which has a few optional approaches from mild to intense).
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And one or more transition days, then back to the diet of your choice the following day.
This general nourishing / cleansing protocol makes it easy for virtually anyone to break into a 1 day cleansing fast, even if they have never fasted a day in their life.
For The More Experienced Fasters
Based on your preferences and fasting experience, Days 1-6 can simply be a full 6 days of just Mineral Manna and the NeoGeneSys Life Enrichment System.
Day 7 can be either Juice Fasting, Water Fasting, or Dry Fasting for 24 or 36 hours, as desired, or even longer if preferred (and fully prepared for that level of intensity).
Day 8/9 Water Fasters will begin with the Mineral Manna electrolyte beverage, then a gradual transition into fruits (excluding citrus fruits, vinegar, coffee, and any acidic items), NeoGeneSys Life Enrichment System, light soups, or salads, then resume a more normal diet as your digestive powers return to normal.
Day 8/9 Dry Fasters will break their dry fast with a warm to hot Mineral Manna beverage (due to the higher body temperature that was burning cellular dentritus), then diluted NeoGeneSys Life Enrichment System, alkalizing only fruit (like watermelon, no lemon or other citrus/acidic foods), before increasing the solidity and complexity of food consumed as your digestive powers return to normal.
Progression From Mild Fasting to Dry Fasting
This is where the life-changing effects are further amplified, though extraordinary results are still able to be obtained without adding dry fasting to a future cleansing cycle.
For the beginner at fasting, the progression is simply to go from the gentle intermittent approach, to juice or water fasting, then from water fasting for 1 or more days over time, to a 1 day dry fast (24 or 36 hours), which in most cases, by that time many health complaints may have already improved or disappeared.
Why? This gradual cleansing-rebuilding approach is magnified by the nutrient front-loading effect of the NeoGeneSys Life Enrichment System, which activates both autophagy (elimination of defective cells), as well as stem cell proliferation for whole body reconstruction over the course of the gradually increasing intensity of this protocol.
A single use of the combined protocol produces noticeable results. Employed on a periodic basis over the course of a single year, can be preventative of chronic conditions, or reparative of old chronic conditions, thereby sustaining or increasing youthfulness with each passing year.
Let’s Talk About Advantages to Different Fasting Protocols
Simplistically speaking, there are only a few basic fasting approaches, each with a number of variations possible, if desired.
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The Eat Less Food or Better Food/Supplements approaches (Intermittent Fasting fits here also)
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Juice Fasting on Fruits, Nuts, Grasses, and Vegetables
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Water Only Fasting
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Herbal Superfood Only Fasting
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Dry Fasting
(Breatharianism is not covered here because it is a lifestyle, not a fasting approach, yet one that utilizes all of the above to get to the breatharian state.)
Based on my prior fasting experiences, from Water Fasts, to Herbal Nutrient Fasts, to several Dry Fasts (no food, no water), I have discovered that the most potent and effective fasting approach combines primarily #4 and #5 above, and occasionally, where desired, the first three fasting protocols.
Why am I proposing this combination approach to a calorie-restricted fasting protocol?
Because, after going to the extreme (for my frame) during a 7 day herbal superfood pre-loading, followed by a 5 day dry fast — I learned something that changed my life — something I wish I had understood 50 years ago in 1976 when I first started on my own journey to recovering from severe chronic fatigue and numerous other health problems.
I discovered that herbal superfood front-loading can significantly amplify the body's natural ability to release toxins and cleanse out defective cells. This shortens the time of a potential dry fast needed in order to accomplish desired results.
How Do I Know?
Because the Standard 7 Day Dry Fasting Approach offered at fasting clinics reveal that during Days 1 & 2 — the majority of weight loss is water, along with the remaining sugar in cells and in the blood, typically losing 2-3 lbs each day.
Days 3 through 7 are ketosis days. This is when the natural action of the body is to breakdown fat and defective cells (with damaged DNA) for survival water (which often holds toxins as well), much of which would then leave out through the urine.
During Days 1 & 2 of my own 5 day dry fast, front-loaded with herbal nutrition, I lost 8 lbs of both water and fat, with my belly completely sunken in — no more water or fat to burn!
(BTW, normal water weight is the first thing that quickly returns after breaking a dry fast, which happened for me by the 12th day after ending my dry phase — less 2-3 lbs of purged cellular debris).
During Day 3, I lost 4 more lbs, which tells me this had to be from defective tissue cells being broken down and eliminated — the ultimate purpose of ketosis.
I did not need Days 4 and 5 of my dry fast, because the purpose of dry fasting had been fulfilled by Day 3, almost half the time of a typical 7 Day dry fast.
Therefore, unless I'm misreading something here, the evidence suggests that my personal process, that front-loaded herbal superfood nutrition, accelerated the experience, accomplishing more in less time.
The True Power of Clinical Dry Fasting
First of all, Michelle Slater, author of "Starving to Heal in Siberia", had a common condition (today) due in part to cold war medical experiments leashed upon the public – called Lyme, the city in Connecticut where the first few cases surfaced. (More likely delivered during childhood medical treatments that weakened her immune response powers, making her susceptible to any form of insect bite, poor food choice, or other kinds of toxic or pathogenic exposures.)
A strong immune system and quality diet can dispose of any pathogen, regardless of its nature, and dry fasting (or other kinds of calorie-restricted approaches), coupled with cycles of immune boosting herbs, is one powerful way to give the body what it needs to dispose of any unwanted pathogen.
Yet, her gift to the world is her story about what healed her completely in less than two months, regardless of its cause!
Get her book to read the full scope of her journey, then you will understand one very important point — there’s hope for anyone willing and able to go the distance of applying a few common sense natural principles inherent to the Creator’s Natural Order — beginning with this one — “Less can be powerfully better.”
Starving to Heal In Siberia
Michelle B. Slater, PhD
accomplished researcher and author
https://michelleslater.com/
Her health condition had gotten so bad that she was on the verge of going to Switzerland for assisted suicide. No treatment, medical or natural, proved effective. In fact both avenues merely made her condition worse. (Can anyone relate to this dilemma? — I’ll explain why.)
She did not know it at the time, that the issue was not a spirochete — it was a load of toxins that her body was unable to shake — until she dry fasted for 7 days at Dr. Sergei Filonov’s clinic in Russia.
Since then she has successfully completed numerous 9 and 11 day dry fasts, and remains completely symptom-free.
A dry fast is able to address both the medical poisons and the pathogens that feed on them.
So too can a fast on herbal superfood nutrition, since certain nutrients in superfoods, but not in most diets, are able to activate the immune system's natural detoxification powers, including autophagy.
A 7+ day dry fast sounds extreme, but in truth it is not, because animals dry fast naturally when sick.
Dr. Filonov discovered this God-given ability, inherent within all life, when his dog, after being hit by a motorcycle, crawled into the barn and refused both food and water for 7 days, only to come out completely healed. “Less can be powerfully better.”
However, very few of us have the luxury of going to Russia to spend two months at a fasting clinic to heal all of our chronic conditions.
(Believe me, a vast number of chronic conditions have already been shown to disappear through monitored dry fasting — not absolutely everyone (belief systems and life choices also play a role in health outcomes), but over 95+% of the multiple tens of thousands of people who have gone through monitored water or dry fasting successfully at clinics worldwide, have experienced complete resolution of their chronic health conditions.)
Decide for yourself if you recognize the truth in these multiple tens of thousands of successful healings, compared to a medical myth that would try to tell you otherwise (profit motive?).
My 7 day herbal superfood nutrition followed by a 5 day dry fast taught me one very important thing — that you don’t have to go to Russia to begin getting positive results!
Detoxify, Nourish and Build
In fact, what was proven to me during my 12 day experiment, was that the foundational basis for Vital Life Essential’s existence is factually and experientially sound — Detoxify, Nourish, and Build System Strength — like the immune system, in this case, to reverse chronic conditions and restore vital health.
The first part of this motto, Detoxification, is essential to creating a vital life. Dry fasting accomplishes this process of detoxification like no other method on earth!
Herbal superfood front-loading prior to a calorie-restricted diet of any kind — magnifies and accelerates the cleansing and rejuvenation effects to an even greater degree. This equates to less time fasting — with superior results sooner.
The second part of that motto is “Nourish to the Max.” — This is why, prior to my dry fast of 5 days, I deliberately did what detox fasting clinics typically do not do — I spent 7 days of herbal superfood nutrient loading — I simply nourished my body to the max.
What I did NOT do was take a bunch of isolated, individual vitamins, minerals, peptides, curcumin, or other nutrients created by a lab, or removed from its natural source within a whole herb or food – which is where “natural health failures” begin.
I merely trusted Nature and the Creator’s original sources of superfood nutrients designed for the human body from Nature’s own infinite potential.
The third part of that motto is “Build System Strength”. There is nothing better than Nature’s own herbal and energetic properties to restore rebuilding power to the body’s organ and glandular systems.
Four Requirements For the Primary Herbs Selected For the NeoGeneSys Life Enrichment System
So, I began to identify, from within ancient herbal practices and contemporary science, specific herbs that would support the functions that dry fasting activates — specifically 'neogenesis'.
These herbs would have to:
1) support the detoxification of toxins and deficient cells,
2) catalyze the repair of DNA in those cells able to be restored,
3) activate the immune system to dismantle and recycle the defective, irreparable cells,
4) stimulate stem cell proliferation to replace cells that were recycled, thereby creating a NEW YOU from the DNA up to include every body system, every cell, organ, and tissue over time.
What I discovered was that many herbs within my existing formulas already supported those very four processes, especially various fruits in Herbal C, the latest version of which, is now referred to as NeoGeneSys TWO — Herbal C Rejuv for this very reason.
This resulted in modifications to some formulas and the creation of a new formula called NeoGeneSys One — Cellular Rejuvenation with two of Nature's herbs that specialize in supporting neogenesis (described below).
What Was the Net Result of My 7+5 Day Fasting Experiment — (which I do NOT recommend) and Why?
The combination of herbal superfood front-loading with 5 days of dry fasting was so powerful, that it was more than my thin frame needed in order to accomplish my original goals.
36 hours of dry fasting would have been sufficient to accomplish the two objectives I set out with, which were to:
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purge as many toxins and defective cells as possible
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Activate stem cell proliferation to replace the missing cells and begin an internal rebuilding process that would continue for several more months going forward
I was already ridding my body of defective cells and toxins for 7 days prior to my dry fast by front loading with with herbal superfood blends.
My thin frame, beginning at 122, had very little cellulite to lose, if any, so what I was mostly getting rid of were water and defective cells — that I later realized from the positive personality changes afterwards, had held even childhood genetic patterns.
I feel less stress now, even when life on earth has become even more chaotic. I became more proactive. I speak up more now, than had been typical over the years due to childhood upbringing, (which can be disconcerting at time to others), yet I am also quick to own my complicity in challenging circumstances and make corrections.
I became more at peace inside, more focused, with a clearer mind for longer hours in the day. I sleep an hour or two less than previously, yet still need that nap in the afternoon, a lifelong practice.
I'm less sensitive to certain foods. I'm less attached to outcomes, and more capable of implementing solutions.
I attribute these benefits to cellular cleansing that once held childhood patterns, that are clearly and naturally no longer present.
Cautions and Lessons Learned
Despite these benefits, I still recommend several cautions for someone new to fasting — beginning with the outright statement to NOT take this fasting process to the degree that I did.
It is simply NOT necessary in order to get the best results.
Start with shorter, milder fasting approaches and gradually work into the longer, more strenuous approaches over several repeated fasting episodes. (I had previously, over the years, performed several restricted-calorie intake fasts, including a few 24, 36 & 48 hour dry fasts.)
I take things to extremes so I can be well versed on where to draw the lines. I break all of the rules to understand why that rule exists. This dry fast was no exception.
I've been at this health thing for 50 years. Testing the waters is a hobby. OK, so I'm a slow learner, but this is why I feel comfortable creating herbal products based on the wisdom of Nature I've been able to accumulate thus far. There's always more to learn.
Within the first 3 of the 5 days of this current dry fasting experience (May 2026),I accomplished more detoxification (based on symptoms), and twice as much weight loss, as is common during a typical clinical dry fast approach (according to the books on the subject that I read).
My takeaway from this points to the "SYNERGY" between comprehensive herbal formulas and calorie-restrictive fasting. The herbal formulas initiated both an internal detoxification and a rebuilding process that reduced the need for a longer dry fast to accomplish the same desired end.
I consider most all herbs to be superfoods, yet there are a handful that research has shown to be helpful at activating autophagy, and repairing DNA —in other words, neogenesis.
The NeoGeneSys Life Enrichment System
Here's a list of formulas that I used (or subsequently designed or remodeled) that are most likely the formulas, among the several that I took during my 7 preparatory days to the dry fast, that are responsible for my rapid internal transformation:
These formulas are now part of the recommended NeoGeneSys Life Enrichment System (purchased separately as desired, and discounted based on typical Volume Discounts total).
NeoGeneSys One — Cellular Rejuvenation
NeoGeneSys TWO — Herbal C Rejuv
Earth & Sea Greens
Fiber Blend — Important to keep the bowels moving pre and post the 1 Day Fast
Mineral Manna
Clear the Pathways — Improves the efficiency of the liver, lymph channels, and kidneys at clearing toxins from the system
Bath Kit for clay baths and body slurries
For those that want to push the rejuvenation potentials further, these are options that I also used at times during the pre and post dry fast phases:
Stem Cells Naturally, Hyssop Pine Tea, Sea Vegetable Blend plus Moringa, Adaptogen & Mushroom Blend, Revitalize for Men / Women (I often take both), Kidney & Adrenal Builder, Immune Power, Day Calm & Deep Sleep among other individual herbs, like unsweetened cacao, pine pollen, mushroom powders, etc.
There were others at times, as well, but you get the point, I threw the book at it. You don't have to go that far to get good results. Some superfood nutrition is better than none. Regular food isn't cutting it these days!
NeoGeneSys ONE
The foundational herbs for NeoGeneSys ONE — Cellular Rejuvenation, the new formula that we were developing at the time for pollen and food sensitivities, are Black Seed and Nettle Seed.
Cellular Rejuvenation was created due to the discovery that these two herbs support the same cellular rejuvenation process that dry fasting does, yet, while still eating one’s normal diet!
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Black Seed is commonly referred in ancient literature as “the cure for everything but death”. Now I know why. It has to do with the way it resolves the histamine overload problem from toxins that Michelle Slater dealt with most of her life, causing her so called “Lyme” condition.
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Nettle Seed is recognized as the most potent, effective adrenal hormonal restorative known, which is why it is commonly used for allergy relief and adrenal exhaustion. (I grow Nettle myself and freeze dry it before powdering it to ensure its longevity in a formula.)
It also just happens to be the absolute best fiber source I have ever come across for guaranteed smooth moves!
- Nettle Seed, and numerous other herbs, assist in the repair of DNA. Fix the DNA and you fix the genes. Gene dysfunction is not a life sentence. The body knows how to heal itself — given the right form of whole, herbal nutrition.
Superfood nutrition front loading prior to a cleansing fast of any kind, is, I believe, why I lost 1 lb per day during those 7 days of superfood nutrient-loading, even with a moderate amount of solid food the whole time.
The body had exactly what it needed to clean house and activate stem cells for the repair and rebuilding process — just like a dry fast does.
Upon finally entering the dry fast mode (no food, no water), my body was already supercharged (and fully hydrated BTW, I made sure of) to deepen the cleansing and regeneration of new cells that dry fasting excels at.
With the 7 days of pre-dry fast nutrient loading, I had already accomplished a good portion of what dry fasting does naturally —detoxify and regenerate new cells —so when the dry phase began, I was already a few steps ahead of the program.
This is likely why I lost twice as much weight (4 lbs) each day during the first 3 days of dry fasting, than the more typical 2 lbs per day for those beginning fresh into dry fasting when following the clinic’s recommended gradual reduction in food intake for two weeks prior to beginning the dry fast (which is still good advice) — the difference being, in my case, the simple replacement of diminishing food intake, with increasing amounts of herbal superfood nutrition — if one wants to obtain maximum results in the shortest amount of time.
So, theoretically, (and supported by scientific studies on a few of the herbs in those formulas), my accidental discovery has led me to consider the possibility that herbal superfood front-loading of a dry fast just might compress 6 days of dry fasting into 3 days, or 4 days of dry fasting into 2 days, for example.
This may be difficult to prove scientifically, but an interesting potential, none the less.
Therefore, if specific herbal superfood nutrition supports the same body processes as dry fasting, why not put these two powerful rejuvenative processes together to get even better results than either one alone — even with milder fasting approaches, like:
- intermittent fasting,
- water fasting,
- juice fasting,
- or just as a meal replacement from time to time,
- or simply to desire less food during a single meal, regardless of what dietary choice is chosen?
Q & A
OK, so here are the first two responses I get from most people when answering questions about my personal successes with superfood and dry fasting:
These are both completely valid responses, and happen to be the same reasons I used to avoid going deep into fasting sooner (until I began to recognize the all embracing potentials experienced by the few brave souls who did, and were able to take the time).
However, answers (and time) come to us when we open to receive them with an intensity that acts like a strong magnet!
This is another way of saying, “Necessity becomes the mother of invention.”
Wait long enough and the discomfort will drive the implementation of a solution to your pain or misery to the top of the list of priorities.
The smart ones begin early.
This is why I am proposing a much more gradual integrated approach to a fasting protocol of any kind. Begin by simply adding herbal superfood nutrition to your current diet.
In a short amount of time, you will notice how your food preferences naturally change for the better, how you begin to sleep better, feel better, and have more energy.
The body will rebuild itself gradually over time, given the proper superfood nutrition.
Q: So, do I have to dry fast to get some good results?
No, good results can be obtained by merely adding quality superfood nutrition to your current dietary program, then decide how and when you feel ready to reduce food intake for brief periods of time.
Nutrient deficiency is one of the primary causes of chronic conditions. Herbal superfood nutrition solves this problem at its core.
So, when you take the additional step of reducing the dietary food intake, even for one day, even if it merely means skipping one meal, or eating less, you are multiplying the benefits of herbal superfood nutrition.
Q: Do I have to go for 7 days on superfood nutrition with a lower food intake to get good results?
No, even one day on superfoods with your current diet, just as it is, can begin to make a difference.
The longer, quality herbal nutrition is added to your current diet, the better you will feel.
Over time, if not with your first meal attempt, you will begin to notice that by consuming herbal superfood nutrition 20 minutes or more prior to a meal, that you will naturally prefer less of the solid food, because your body will have already received what it needs in the first place — full spectrum nutrient profiles required to naturally clean house, restore cellular health, and improve body system functions (digestion, immune system activity, circulation, blood sugar regulation, etc.).
When you get used to receiving real cellular nourishment from herbal superfoods, the bulky stuff we typically call “food” will eventually become recognized for what it really is — just “entertainment”.
Most “food” today is so nutrient deficient, it cannot even approximate the nutrition potency of thousands of phytonutrients in a single tablespoon of a green superfood blend of seaweeds, algae, mushrooms, adaptogens, alfalfa, nettle, pollen, etc., such as what already exists in Earth & Sea Greens, or Sea Vegetable Blend plus Moringa.
Q: As one that has already performed several fasts of various kinds, what if I want to extend my superfood loading beyond 6 days, or extend a dry fast more than one day, is there a limit to how long?
Yes! It depends on your current toxicity level and unique physical requirements, whether you are doing clay baths regularly or not, whether you have access to saunas, or have other ways of drawing out the toxins that front loading of superfoods and dry fasting, or any restrictive dieting protocol, can catalyze over time.
While herbal superfood front-loading is less drastic than dry fasting or water fasting, it is still an effective detoxification protocol all by itself.
Herbal superfood front-loading is far superior and more therapeutic than water fasting.
Yet, superfood front-loading takes longer than dry fasting for a thorough cleanout of cellular debris—but is far less drastic, far fewer recovery days are needed, if any, and fills the body with multiple thousands of phytonutrients that your body knows exactly what to do with — naturally.
It also means you want to listen carefully to your innate intuition.
Above All Else — Trust Your Own Intuition!
Each time I fasted, whether with just herbal superfoods, and certainly with the dry fasting, when it came time to stop for various reasons, I had an inner knowing — don’t go further, stop fasting and start eating!!! — and don't consume acidic fruits, beverages, or foods, like citrus, vinegar, coffee, colas, alcohol, etc. upon breaking an extended fast. Get alkaline first.
Prior to entering my first day of dry fasting, I naively held a potential ambition to go dry for 11 days, although I was not attached to the goal, as this was unknown territory for me.
Approaching my 5th day of dry, it became uncomfortably clear that I may not want to even go to the more typical 7 days at dry fasting clinics.
At the end of the 5th day of dry, sitting at 101 lbs (I never expected to get below 110), I knew my body would not take any more fasting, as I had nothing left to burn.
My thin frame had lost 14 lbs in 5 days and 7 lbs prior to that from the herbal front-loading. It was time to give my endogenous (internal) stem cells their day in the sun, to begin replacing the massive number of defective cells that had been dismantled and recycled.
These were cells that had, in some cases, been associated to my genetic family history going back, possibly, multiple generations, in addition to personal life habits, and environmental toxicity we are all subjected to, that had been removed and recycled for the water and metabolic compounds that could be used elsewhere in the body for survival and repair.
The ego of former goal setting has nothing to do with the moment it’s time to stop fasting.
Listen to your intuition — carefully, and follow it!
Gladly, I exited the dry fast and entered into the recovery and rebuilding phase.
Being thin, my goal is different than one that is starting off overweight. I fully anticipated regaining my starting weight naturally (which happened by the 12th day upon ending the dry fast, which was mostly just restoring essential water weight), then continuing to build muscle mass to at least half again what was lost.
This would only put me close to 132, but it would be muscle, not just a layer of cellulite. Time will tell.
Q: What If I Want to Lose Weight and Keep It Off?
So, for one who is wanting to lose weight and keep it off, it is even more important to GO GRADUAL with regard to extending a fasting protocol.
Much of the cellulite is harboring toxins of various kinds. As fat cells are burned, they will need to be flushed out of the system regularly WITH WATER and clay slurries on the skin, or clay baths frequently.
Also, a good amount of slimming can be done naturally with just the Herbal Regenerative System nutrient-loading daily with light meals throughout the day (since weight gain is often simply the result of nutrient deficiencies and body acidity).
Then a day or more on just the liquid herbal superfood blends, and possibly, eventually, one dry fast day to deepen cellular cleansing.
A Few Tips For Those That Are Considering Dry Fasting
Clinics recommend before doing a dry fast, do a one day water fast, to see how well you tolerate it, then consider a dry fast at some point in the future after that.
Based on my personal experience, the vast majority of benefits from my dry fast was derived from the first two days (36 hours is very close to 2 days, and sufficient for most to be very effective!).
7 Days of herbal superfood front-loading accomplished 7 lbs of weight loss, roughly one third of the total 22 lbs that went missing, all of which has now returned clean and new (less 2-3 lbs of cellular debris that the stem cells are now working to replace).
Going beyond the third day, was completely unnecessary — in fact any more than five and it could have been harmful. I knew that instinctively!
Be wise, be conservative, and take more time to give your body the resources it needs to clean house effectively.
“Less can be powerfully better.” Then, with every extreme, the pendulum will swing to the opposite to restore balance.
This may mean MORE WATER and MORE NUTRIENTS at the right time, not less. Your intuition knows this already — listen to it!!
(Read Michelle Slater's book first if you desire to undertake a dry fast, although most anyone can handle a water fast for one or two days.)
The only people who have ever been harmed by dry fasting, only 3 out of over 25,000 successful resolutions to their conditions through one clinic, are those who simply did not follow the rules. They obviously were not listening to their own body's intuitive nudgings and went directly against the advice of their practitioners, then went off on their own.
There are a few who took 21 day breatharian retreats with health complications or excess weight, without gradually tapering into extensive fasting over several months prior to the retreat, and some who broke their fast with citrus juice (causing acidosis) — that did not survive.
Dry fasting is an acidic experience, so go alkaline upon returning to liquids. Dark green algae (spirulina, for example, or Sea Vegetable Blend plus Moringa), leafy greens, alfalfa, and watermelon are alkalizing examples. Use lemon water prior to a intensive fast, but not immediately after. Get alkaline first.
The rules exist for a reason. Be gradual, and if you are on pharmaceutical chemicals, then obtain professional guidance before entering into any form of extensive fasting. Read Michelle's book.
A Simple Way to Tell When It Is Time To Stop a Dry Fast
To prove the importance of this, take a look at the urine collected during the last 4 days of my dry fast, compared to the first day after the dry phase ended (on right), as water reentered my system. (Day 1 is missing because it was clear)
Diminishing urine volume each day (partly from water derived from baths, showers, and from cellular dismantling) reflected increasing dehydration. Time to quit the fast!
See how dark the 'after fast' sample is? WATER did this. This is what did NOT get out of the body during the dry phase. This waste began to flood out of the body AFTER water entered in sufficient quantities for the kidneys, etc. to finally be able flush it out.
The waste created by dry fasting was being stored somewhere in the body waiting for water to reenter the system for it to get flushed out.
Dry fasting is a catalyst intended to be brief. Water and superfoods are also essential to staying in balance.
There is a time and a season for everything. Respect the seasons.
Here's to your increasing youthfulness and vital health — as you age gracefully!
Enjoy the many gifts from Nature!
