Juice fast as cold remedy?

[Courtney]

Hi y'all.

Just posted a similar message earlier.

I've caught a nasty head cold. I'm in Siberia and there's actually a window missing in my apartment. It's 40 degrees F. I'm starting a total raw juice fast as a way to cure myself quickly. I have no appetite for eating anyway.

Has anyone else cured a cold in record time via a juice fast? I could use some testimonials for motivation. Thanks for your help.

Courtney

[Eva]

No testimonial for curing a cold (haven't gotten any colds on raw!) with juicing, but when I'm starting to feel not too hot, it really does help me big time to juice and do more green smoothies and hot water with lemon. And echinacea hot tea. :eek:

Good luck. That's awfully cold for September!!!

[Courtney]

No testimonial for curing a cold (haven't gotten any colds on raw!) with juicing, but when I'm starting to feel not too hot, it really does help me big time to juice and do more green smoothies and hot water with lemon. And echinacea hot tea. :eek:

Good luck. That's awfully cold for September!!!

Thanks, Eva.

I'm drinking echinicea tea right now, with cayenne pepper. That helps. I drank carrot juice this morning. I like the idea of giving the digestive system a rest and just drinking raw juices.

Yep, it's cold here, and it gets MUCH worse in January-February. The shop windows actually crack open! I'm hoping I can finish writing and move to western Ukraine, which is much warmer and has a Hungarian-speaking community. You're Hungarian, right? I'm trying to teach myself, but it would be easier to have a native-speaking teacher.

Courtney

[Nektar]

Courtney,
A colds is not something that needs to be "cured". Colds are the body's way of detoxifying and getting rid of the excess toxic waste products and mucous that has accumulated in the body. Let a cold run it's course and you will be healthier for it afterwards. Fasting or light eating of raw fruit and vegetables will allow your body to detox faster thereby limiting the length of the cold.

I shake my head in pity at people that run to their doctor or drug store for the latest magic pill that they can pop in hopes that it will lessen their suffering. Their body only becomes more toxic and their next cold will be that much worse.

You are doing the right thing in juice fasting.

Cheers!

[moncha moncha]

Animals stop eating when they are sick. I agree with Nektar that fasting or eating less supports the body in healing.