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Posted 12/30/2016 3:06 AM (GMT 0)
By moderate I mean less(than average person today probably).

I think we can heal if we ate less in general. Only eating enough to keep you going may be a huge benefit.

Because we burden our body less and it's able to do it's job to cleanse

instead of so much energy to digest food and create energy.

But the problem is what we eat also. And also how often.

By way of eating less, you will boost your immune system I'm sure.

It's the same with fasting, you body begins to heal when no food is there...but it's also the same

to be true with eating less because less is easier to digest.
Posted 12/30/2016 3:12 AM (GMT 0)
If a person is cutting out sugars, carbs, and dairy, I dare say they are eating far less than any normal person already.

Nutrients are much needed by a person with Lyme. Most lose all their muscle mass, and many lose way too much weight. Some gain it even though they can no longer eat half of what they did before symptoms kicked in.

Fasting for more than a day is highly discouraged for Lyme sufferers.
Posted 12/30/2016 8:58 AM (GMT 0)
Ummm I've seen vids of lymies do 21 day water fasts and supplimental cleansings and colonics cure Lyme in Hawaii. Buhner even recommends it for severe disease infections.
Not sure I could do it though. Lol
Posted 12/30/2016 12:57 PM (GMT 0)
I agree with July. Most of us are gluten/dairy/sugar/processed free. You can't gain weight when eating only real foods.

Hunger is dictated by nutrients, not calories. Since most of us eat real, unprocessed, highly plant based diets, we are getting the nutrients we need. Hopefully we are absorbing them.

I cannot imagine doing a 21 day water cleanse and still being alive at the end.

I hope you aren't considering that nono

I do think diet plays a big role in healing/helping immunity. But I have always thought that and we all have moments when we go off and we get more inflammation or don't feel well.
Posted 12/30/2016 3:15 PM (GMT 0)
While short periods (only hours long) may be beneficial in some cases, for the most part - especially if the person has leaky gut, which many of us do - we are already lacking in nutrients, so further restricting them simply doesn't make sense.

If the person has adrenal issues, which many of us do, then fasting any is really bad, as it pushes the adrenals to function without the necessary nutrients as well - and they will not respond kindly to that.

I have trouble eating. I don't like food, and don't want food - but I KNOW I need food to continue on, so I eat, basically force feeding myself (which is NOT fun). Every once in a while I simply can't force food down me, so I take a break for a few hours, but I always am sure to eat one meal that has a lot of nutrients in it when I do this. It never works out well for me, I will have more symptoms and less energy for a day or two afterwards - but at this point, I'm desperate to not have to force food down my throat again.

And you can gain weight when eating real foods - if you eat too much, or if your adrenals and thyroid start getting all wonky.
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