By: Misrak Aja

Oxygen is the most vital element in cleansing cells and replenishing the body with newer and healthier ones. One of quickest and most sufficient ways to provide the body with oxygen is by eating plenty of raw fruit, raw vegetables, and clean water. When consuming these items in liquid form, nutrients are able to attack toxins more rapidly because the body doesn't have to go through the beautifully enormous process of breaking down solids and sending the results to various organs through the blood stream.

Juice fasting allows the body to rest, replenish, and revitalize. Many people mistakenly believe that juice fasting is denial of food ---well, it is sort of. Its a denial of food in a solid form. Just think how much food goes into preparing one 12 oz cup of vegetable/fruit juice. Okay, I'm on day 12 of my spring juice fast. This morning I juiced 4 carrots, 1 bunch of dill, 1/3 of a purple cabbage, 6 or more radishes, and 4 kale greens (stalk included). Wow, thats a lot of food! And guess what? That was only one 12 oz cup. In fact, a whole pineapple usually only makes about enough to fill a mason jar. I still drink out of mason jars although I live in a concrete jungle). Now, imagine eating all of that food. If you're vegan, you'd get mighty full from consuming all of that at once (maybe).

By consuming these vegetables in their raw juice form, you're providing the body with all it needs to remove any and all dis-ease provided that you fast long enough. Let me repeat that in another format. YOU CAN REMOVE ALL DISEASE FROM THE BODY AND MIND without euro doctors.

In addition to the physical benefits of fasting, it provides the mind with the opportunity to release emotional stress, anger, pain, sadness, etc by removing addictions and strengthening the Will. May sound crazy but understand me when I say, its amazing what we find out about ourselves through the process of fasting. The Will is a powerful force. To me, it is the most beautiful adjective for Truth. We live out Truth by thinking things into existence, speaking them into the Universe, and acting on them to bring forth divine manifestations. Fasting aides in this process by bringing you closer to Self. It removes all the lies and misconceptions we've attempted to live by and forces us to deal with...TRUTH.

So I leave for the Islands next week. Ill be completing my last 5 days basking in the sun, and intaking nothing but water and coconut water. I plan on ending the fast with a couple of days of tropical fruit. Ill keep you updated on my TRUTHS progress.

Make sure all the veggies and fruit juices you consume are raw (fresh from the garden or grocery store) and organic.

Make sure you have a good juicer. The good ones are kinda expensive. Hey, I found my Champion juicer on ebay for $160! They usually run about 200 bucks.

Make sure you're mentally prepared. If you're not used to fasting and if your body is ridden with unhealthy food, you're GONNA GO THROUGH A DETOX PROCESS. You may experience headaches, flu symptoms, and a host of other things. Just know that everything will go away and keep at it. NEVER stop a fast just because you're experiencing detox symptoms (unless absolutely necessary). Thats kinda like stopping a crack detox to smoke some more crack.

Oh almost forgot, While fasting, abstain from all unnatural products ---- commercial deodorant (engrossed with LOTS cancerous toxins), no perms (sorry sistahs), no synthetic soaps, lotions, etc. Just take a trip to your local health store and go shopping!