Guide to performing an extended fast ...
Guide to performing an extended fast. What I have learned personally is not to let too legalistic about fasting. Do away with the pre-conceived guidelines that the intellect may enforce on your experience. Instead, allow Holy Spirit to dictate the presets of your fast. Water Fasting ? A pure water fast is fine for an unsupervised short fast of 3-7 days. But for a fast that is longer than 7 days, there are things to bear in mind. I used to fast strictly on distilled water. In fact, I was adamant about a pure distilled water fast. With the long fast ( that my body was not prepared for), it actually proved quite dangerous. Toxins were being loosed and not expunged ... and I was blacking out from the overwhelming detoxification. So I've learned to trial and experience. For those who are new to the long fast ( 21 to 40 days ), I have this to suggest. Master Cleanse/ Lemonade Fast Rather than going purely on water, I would suggest adding liquids that are better