In the previous chapters we discussed what causes acne and how
that condition develops in your body. Fasting completely reverses
that process.
Fasting triggers a truly wondrous cleansing process that reaches
right down to each and every cell and tissue in the body.
Within 24 hours of curtailing food intake, enzymes stop entering the
stomach and travel instead into the intestines and into the
bloodstream, where they circulate and gobble up all sorts of waste
matter, including dead and damaged cells, unwelcome microbes,
metabolic wastes, and pollutants.
All the toxins that have been stored into your cells are dumped into
bloodstream and eliminated. Suddenly the harmful bacteria and
parasites notice that their food supply has been cut off and the
terrain that used to support them has become increasingly hostile.
Fasting gives your vital organs time to rest and to be balanced.
After removing toxins, acids and parasites your liver can function at
optimal levels. When you resume to your normal diet your liver is
stronger and healthier and it can better cope with the workload.
How fasting helps you to keep acne away
Besides being the best natural acne treatment known to man,
fasting also helps to prevent future acne outbreaks.
Acne prevention is all about giving your body what it needs to be
healthy. Fasting helps you to do this.
Do you often find yourself craving for unhealthy foods that you
know are bad for your health and acne? Sometimes these cravings
are almost impossible to resist. A proper fast eliminates most or all
of these cravings by removing toxins, killing harmful bacteria and
parasites and restoring proper nutritional balance to your body. You
can get a clean break of these cravings and are much more likely to
succeed in maintaining your healthy habits and acne-free skin.
Re-sensitises you to unhealthy food
Another way fasting prevents acne is that it sensitises you to
unhealthy food. Remember the first time you had a cup of coffee or
smoke a cigarette? It tasted horrible and made you feel bad. After a
