I read very recently, that the whole reason for eating vegetables is to detox the liver and system. It is not to nourish, protein is for nourishing and fat and carbs for energy. People who only eat veggies are in a permanent state of detoxing but not getting a lot of nourishment. I think the answer is in the old saying of moderation and balance in everything. dee
From: PT Ferrance <ptf2...@bellsouth.net> Reply-To: "silver-list@eskimo.com" <silver-list@eskimo.com> Date: Tue, 5 Feb 2013 15:56:50 -0800 (PST) To: "silver-list@eskimo.com" <silver-list@eskimo.com> Subject: Re: CS>Juice fasts... Resent-From: "silver-list@eskimo.com" <silver-list@eskimo.com> Resent-Date: Tue, 5 Feb 2013 15:56:50 -0800 Hi Mike, I don't do juice fasts because when I was in Acupuncture school we saw too many long term vegetarians and raw foodists with severe health issues whose systems had to be trained to digest other foods again. Digestion is basically a fermentation process. That means that when we eat our bodies must bring the temperature (physical and thermodynamic) of the food to the temperature of the body in order to ferment/digest it. If the food is physically or thermodynamically cold it must be warmed and that takes energy. Over time the digestive system becomes impacted and functions less efficiently and health issues ensue. Very simplified to be sure but still true. PT
