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how do you keep your weight up or if you do hard labour.

I find it interesting how many people use to act like “smarty-pants” telling me that I’m not getting enough protein by being a vegetarian. (And I see people are using that as an excuse to hold on to their meat addictions).

Guess what? There is plenty of protein in green, leafy vegetables. I guess if people really wanted to be “Vegs” they would do the little research required and find out for themselves:

http://www.highproteinfoods.net/vegetables

Anyway, I love to read articles that come out and confirm the teachings of the Most Honorable Elijah Muhammad. He told us decades ago (and it’s written in his books “How to Eat to Live, I and II”), that fasting is PRESCRIBED.

He wrote, “Fasting is a greater cure of our ills, both mental and physical, than all of the drugs of the earth combined into one bottle or a billion bottles.”

Don’t just JUMP on fasting for 3 days (although 3 days, once a month, is good for you). Do what you can. Start out slow. Miss a few meals one day (because we definately eat more than 3 meals a day). Then next, go a day without it. When you are strong enough, eat only ONE meal a day. Then, one meal every OTHER day.

The Hon. Elijah Muhammad wrote that one meal a day would “keep us here for a long time; we would live over 100 years.” He added, “Eating one meal every two days would lengthen our lives just that much longer.”

Eat to live. The doctors of this world, and definately not the restuarant industry, would never tell you this. They make money off of american’s over-consumption, and resulting bad healh.

LM

Ultimately, I do agree with you. But for someone with no fasting experience, 3 days can seem like a lifetime. That is why I suggest slowly working your way up to that point and beyond.

Again, you are correct. The body is just starting to experience some of the benefits of fasting at the 2-3 day mark.

If you are not used to fasting, I would suggest start off maybe with a 1/2 day. As you get adjusted to it, then continue to add the days that best suit your needs and purpose for fasting.

Brian,

You are right. I would not suggest that either. Making sure you take your vitamins and drinking plenty of water is a NECESSITY when fasting. I would also suggest purchasing a juice machine and juicing some fruits and vegetables as they provide much needed ‘quick” energy during a fast.