Fasts can range in duration from a few days to help the body heal itself to medically supervised water fasts of 30 days or more to treat serious illnesses like osteo- or rheumatoid arthritis or asthma. All of the physicians consulted stress that fasts of longer than two or three days should not be done […]
Psychic Changes From Fasting
If you were to fast for one week – to have only water and no food – you might have an experience similar to the following: First, you set the intention to fast for seven days. During the first two or three days, you gradually recede from your physical body, passing through various levels of […]
Getting Through the Loss of a Pet
The loss of a pet is like the loss of a close family member to many people. For some, the loss of a pet can be felt even more tragically and more acutely than the loss of a person. This can happen because our pets live relatively short lives. For many of us who love […]
Is It Mad Cow or Is It Alzheimer’s?
On the television show “Boston Legal,” William Shatner’s character was diagnosed with Alzheimer’s disease but refers to it as Mad Cow. This is because many people who have Alzheimer’s are suspected to actually have the human version of Mad Cow Disease. Unfortunately, a diagnosis can only be made after death. Mad cow disease is a […]