First, are you reading what I actually said about fasting? What I said actually CONFIRMS your anecdotal experience, rather than denying it.
no.
1. you have been trying to explain my increased energy levels during the fast through a chemically induced sense of elation or euphoria, thus denying A. that i had ACTUAL higher levels of energy and B. that this is caused by avoiding solid food.
2. you have been trying to dismiss the benefits i receive from herbal supplements with "placebo effect". which is groundless.
3. you have been insinuating that i pay a bullshitter $500 per week to receive bullshit. which is A. false, B. fabricated, C. intended to redicule, mock, and discredit, and D. entirely the product of your prejudices and stereotypical thinking.
Second, I am not groundlessly invalidating anything based on "stereotypes" or "prejudices", I am disagreeing with the idea that homeopathy is scientifically legitimate.
who said anything about homeopathy?
all i know is what i know from direct personal experience -- which just so happened to confirm a lot of things i used to think is "new age bullshit" (just like you).
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pretty convenient time for Nomad to dissappear from the discussion, don't you think?
come on, it's okay to admit that you have prejudices against herbal medicine, natural healing, fasting/cleansing or any number of things which you file under "new age bullshit".
vast majority of people on earth have these prejudices / are stuck with old and false ideas about their own bodies. and loads of them super intellegent. like Zizek for instance, who is entirely stuck in his super unhealthy destructive steaks-and-potatoes diet, while dismissing the health movement in California as "new age bullshit".
what I am into is actually far from that -- it is based on common sense, just not the false common sense most people are full of:
1. our bodies are very smart machines.
2. if given the chance, it can clean itself and regulate it's own functions.
3. the way to give it this chance is through fasting -- after the stomach has been empty of solids for a period of time (generally 5 days), it begins to purge waste from its system -- like cleaning the engine of a car. (this is why it is very common for people who fast to have significant bowl movements after 5 days. i have heard instances where people take a HUGE dump 20 days into it)
4. fasting is also about flooding the body with exactly what it needs (fresh organic vitamins and minerals), at the same time cutting out things that clog up, toxifies, and taxes the system (carcenogen inducing food).
5. a combination of all of these processes allows the body to perform at optimum levels.
6. the commonly accepted diet (in rich countries at least) includes WAY too much cooked animal protein, too much fats and sugars, and not nearly enough fresh, organic vegetables. and that this has a myriad of disastrous consequences / gives rise to a wide range of illnesses.
7. the commonly accepted diet, 3 meals a day, is simply too much food -- human bodies actually need much less than that ((some say food about the size of your fist each day is a good amount) -- and that this drains energy, and causes low level performance.
now how the hell is that "unscientific"? i don't give a rat's ass what "science" or established mainstream doctors say. the above not only makes sense on logical as well as intuitive levels, but
i know it works from undeniable first hand experience. so fuck the rest. I will speak the truth the way i have found it.
