Fasting, Cleansing & Detox

Abundant Living Lifestyle Center

Written by Ginny Rawls

Each year in January, I take time out to rest, cleanse, and rejuvenate. During this special time, I hope to impact as much of my life as possible: spirit, soul and body. One of the ways that I do this is through engaging in a form of “fasting”. A true fast is where you abstain from eating/drinking any nourishment other than water. While I have done some very short water fasts (less than three days at a time), my general approach is to do a modified form of fasting commonly called “juice fasting”.

Usually, I start my “fast” shortly after the first of the New Year. This year I started a few days early. On Wednesday of this week, I began the first phase of my “fast” drinking only water, non-caffeinated herbal teas, fresh juices, and blended green drinks. Beginning January 8^th, I plan to start a two-week juice fast (drinking only water, non-caffeinated herbal teas and fresh juices . . . primarily vegetable juices).

If you’ve never experienced any form of fasting this may sound like it would be agonizing, but I count fasting as one of the many blessings in my life. Because of my extremely positive experiences, this has become a very special time for me that I look forward to each year. For more information on how I got introduced to fasting for health, check out a blog entry I made last year by clicking here . . . My first introduction to the world of fasting... You can also click on the 'Fasting' tag at the end of this article to see other previous entries.

If you are interested in learning more about this subject, we are having a two-day “Cleansing & Detox” retreat/seminar on January 6 & 7, 2012. At this event we will discuss cleansing the body using raw foods and fresh juices. These two days will be packed with information, including food prep demos and recipes that are great to use when cleansing.

For more information or to register, send me an email to info@abundantlivinghealth.com.

I am also offering my special “Fasting, Cleansing & Detox” email newsletter series again this year. If you would like to receive daily emails on this topic from January 2 through January 20, you can sign up on our website at www.abundantlivinghealth.com/newsletters To subscribe, you will need to check the box labeled “Fasting, Cleansing & Detox” on the subscribe tab on the right side of the page, and include your name and email address. If you sign up, an informative email newsletter will be sent to you each day - Monday through Saturday – January 2 through January 20, 2012. The emails will provide BASIC information on:

The cleansing and healing process

* Methods that can be used for cleansing

* How to support the body during a cleanse

* How to get the most out of your cleansing experience.

Our cleansing retreat and email newsletter series can be some great resources for gleaning information to give you some ideas for starting the New Year off with a focus toward improving your overall health. Hope you will sign up today!

Wishing you a very blessed, prosperous and health-filled New Year . . .

Blessings and good health to you!

Ginny