The 3 Day Mucusless Fast by Dennis Hardy
This cleansing program will purify the body so it may be healed. If you
are overweight, this program will take you down to your normal body
weight, and if you are underweight, it will bring you up to normal. The
purpose of the entire program is to eliminate mucus from the body so
that the patient is healed in a natural way.
Remember, there are no incurable diseases--only people who think they are incurable.
After cleansing the body with this program, continue with the mucusless
diet and other health-preserving procedures outlined in this booklet. In
this way, you will not only help rid the body of disease-causing
impurities but also maintain and build vibrant good health.
The Detoxification Procedure
The detoxification procedure we recommend is taken in part from Dr. N.W.
Walker's book, Raw Vegetable Juices: to Detoxicate (Phoenix, Arizona:
Norwalk Press, Publishers, n.d., pp. 68-71) (P.O. Box 13206). You can purchase the book used here on Amazon.
Supreme cleanliness is the first step towards a healthy body. Any
accumulation or retention of morbid matter or waste of any kind will
retard our progress towards recovery.
The natural eliminative channels are the lungs, the pores of the skin,
the kidneys, and the bowels. Perspiration is the action of the sweat
glands in throwing off toxins which would be injurious if retained in
the body. The kidneys excrete the end products of food and body
metabolism from the liver. The bowels eliminate not only the food waste
but also waste matter known as body waste, in the form of used-up cells
and tissues, the result of our physical and mental activities, which if
not eliminated cause protein putrefaction resulting in toxemia or
acidosis. The retention of such body waste has a much more insidious
effect on our health than is generally suspected, and its elimination is
one of the first steps toward perceptible progress toward health. The
cleansing procedure will effect such elimination quickly, particularly
for adults.
Juices
First thing in the morning we drink sixteen ounces of prune juice. The
purpose of this prune juice is not primarily to empty the bowels, which,
however, it will do anyway, but rather to draw into the intestines from
every part of the body such toxic matter or body waste as may be there,
and eliminate it through the bowels.
If nothing were done to replace in the body something in volume equal to
the quantity of matter so eliminated, then the body would naturally be
dehydrated to that extent. Therefore, we replace the toxic or acid
material so removed by drinking fruit juices. This has an alkaline
reaction on the system. There are various types of juice therapy--apple, grape, citrus, tomato, etc.--but use only the one chosen for
the three days, and chew each mouthful thoroughly.
One of the most effective blood purifiers known is the common apple. Dr.
Edward E. Shook states in his Advanced Course, Lesson number 30, page
4:
"There is no other remedial agent or herb in the whole range of known
therapeutic agents, that can compare with the apple tree and, although
it would be difficult to say which of its many virtues is the greatest,
we suggest that its abundance of nascent oxygen compound is probably the
main reason why it is such a precious food, blood purifier, and
unfailing remedy for so many forms of diseases."
Other juices, of course, may be used, depending on the individual's
preference and condition. Those who live in the citrus belt may use a
combination, prepared fresh in the following proportions: four to six
grapefruit, according to size; two to three lemons, according to size;
and enough oranges to complete a total mixture of two quarts.
The combination may be varied, as you may prefer. Grape juice may also
be used; however, frozen grape juice is not recommended because many
unacceptable additives are combined in nearly all cases.
The brands of juices sold in the health stores grown on unsprayed and
organic soils, are definitely superior to other types that are sold in
grocery stores; nevertheless, for many years we have seen many
tremendous cures done with brands such as Church, Tea Garden, Queen
Isabella, and Welch. They still have great potency, but are not
preferred when better juice is available.
After taking the sixteen ounces of prune juice first thing in the
morning, within one half hour take an eight ounce glass (regular
tumbler) of apple juice. Swish each mouthful thoroughly in the mouth
(called chewing) so the saliva will mix with it, thereby getting all the
nutritional and healing value from it. In fact, all meals should be
eaten without liquids so the food is chewed thoroughly enough to become a
liquid by being mixed thoroughly with saliva, which is the key that
opens the door to digestion.
We repeat, do not gulp the juice. In this way, there will be no danger
of regurgitation to a weak stomach, but it will be very soothing and
affable. By using the saliva properly, the healing program is greatly
accelerated, for the rest of the digestive juices then are able to
function properly instead of haphazardly. When desired, drink a glass of
plain water (preferably a glass of distilled water), followed another
half hour later with more apple juice. One gallon of apple juice is
consumed throughout one day. This, of course, is an approximate and
suggested dosage, as age, ability to hold liquids, etc., determine the
capacity for each specific case. The alternating procedure, however, has
proven to be the best way, with any juice you may choose for the
therapy.
Do not eat anything all day, although if you become very hungry towards
evening, you may take an apple or two with the apple juice, and any other suitable vegetables or fruits
with the respective juice.
Other Aids
During the three-day cleanse, take one or two tablespoons of olive oil
three times a day, to aid in lubricating bile and liver ducts, etc.
Breaking up the mucus during juice cleanse generally causes constipation
throughout these three days; use more prune juice/
After the Three-Day Cleanse
Preparatory Fast: After the first three days of cleansing, if a person
has the desire or ability to do so, it is always profitable to fast one
to three days using only distilled water, then a day of juice, before
returning to salads and other regular foods. Do not eat any heavy foods
immediately after a cleansing period or after a fast, but add these to
your diet gradually. This is the best and smoothest way to get back onto
solid foods.
On subsequent days, begin taking vegetable juices and vegetables and
fruit, preferably all raw. For breakfast, for example, eat fruit in
season, sliced, chopped or grated, some agave for sweetening, and one or
two tablespoonfuls of finely grated unsalted Brazil Nuts sprinkled over.
Also drink one or two glasses of fresh fruit or vegetable juices thirty
minutes before or after eating fruit. For lunch, eat more fruit and one
pint fresh raw vegetable juices. For dinner add any one of the salads
Diet
At this point refer back to the Dr. Sebi Nutritional Guide and stay on an alkaline diet for life. Doing a periodic fast throughout the year can only aid in a healthy life style.
