Fasting with water, juice and a complete diet of natural foods returned my health and freedom. My chronic hepatitis had become a crippling disease. At thirteen, I began drug abuse and years of serious addiction followed, I contracted hepatitis, a very painful and frustrating illness. My liver deteriorated as the years progressed, my other filtering organs (kidney and spleen) were caused to be overworked, thus causing more pain and damage to them. A diet of natural foods combined with juice and water fasting I suffered for sixteen years. My swollen liver was as big as a football. The liver is the major organ that cleanses the body, and does not have room for swelling. When it does, constant irritating pain is felt from the rib cage to the stomach. It is impossible to forget hepatitis.
Life was dismal and without hope. I weighed 270 pounds, and I was a burned out drug addict coming off a massive intake of chemicals. It took 20 to 30 tranquilizers a day to prevent my mind from losing its sanity.
I had a hard time controlling my emotions. My nerves felt like electrical wires on overload. Without knowing what else to do, I phoned Tom, a friend I did not see for years. He offered to help and welcomed me to his house.
After I slept for a few days, I awoke only to realize how grossly complicated my rebellious life had become. I had lived an illusion for the last 20 years; someone who was invincible, ruthless and tough. An empty barren soul remained. I agonized over the loss of my family and I was flooded in tears , it wouldn't' stop. There was no one to blame, I was a victim of my own demise. I thought moving in with Tom would help the massive depression that was now my life, seeing painful reality was something I could not stop. Tom listened to my sad story for several nights. My insides would have exploded if my all my pent up anguish had not found an outlet.
There were remarkable changes after 20 days of juice fasting. I wasn't cured, but because of the results I continued the fast.
After fasting on juice for 40 days, the sickly unstable human metamorphosed into a nam with vibrant health. I shed 100 pounds which gradually built my self-esteem. The retention of large amounts of body fluids had caused the excessive bloating. The damaged liver prevented the release these fluids. My weight dropped to 170 lbs after the 40 days of juice fasting, the cause of the bloating had healed. The swelling on my right side from my liver had disappeared completely. My mind had clarity and stability. For the first time in years, tranquilizers were no longer needed. I sincerely thought drugs had done permanent damage to my brain. I was wrong.
If a butterfuly could speak of the changes from a crawling insect into a multi-colored, graceful, flying creation, its words would those of my heart. I was given back what drugs took away.
Juice fasting has freed me from a tremendous addiction. I am now closer to God than ever before.
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