Chronic Skin Rashes; Brain Fog; Anxiety; Chronic Bloating; Constipation

Wednesday marked 1 year that I have been on 100% raw fruit! I am finishing off my one year with a 20 day fruit juice fast, which will end on Sunday.

I plan to add in greens and veggie fruits later on next week and slow down my detox a bit, while hopefully rebuilding some strength and regaining some weight.

I started this journey weighing about 125lb (I am 5’6”), and I am ending the year weighing 95 lb (definitely lower than I want to be long term). I realize that this is all a part of the process, especially while dealing with malabsorption and other weaknesses.

Throughout the year, I’ve included a 40 day grape fast, a 10 day grape fast, numerous 24 hr dry fasts, intermittent fasting, a 36 hr water fast, a 4 day orange juice fast, a 10 day fruit juice fast and now a 20 day fruit juice fast.

Some changes I have seen over the last year (the good, the bad and everything in between):

• Weight loss
• Chronic bloating gone (I have never had a flat stomach in my life until now)
• Flatulence gone
• Brain fog gone (HUGE change in my thinking and communication for the better)
• Personality changes: increased assertiveness, directness, more vocal, more confident and comfortable with conflict, some bouts of rage/emotional detox, etc)
• Major energy increase
• General increase in motivation (I even started an organic vegan side hustle in my neighborhood in the Fall!)
• Great sleep (and need less of it)
• Significant decrease in severity of chronic itchy rashes I’ve had for 15 years
• Constipation long gone
• Heightened sense of smell
• Zero body odor (never need deodorant and used to)
• Decrease in inner ear itching
• Extreme muscle loss and weakness
• Itchy anus gone (sorry…gross, I know, but…parasites!)
• Heightened level of spiritual awareness
• Cravings gone
• Anxiety is so much less debilitating!
• Dandruff gone (used to have a TON)!
• Hair has become a lot more blonde (more like when I was a child)
• Kidney filtration achieved (not massive amounts, but it’s been consistently there)
• Loss of menses

It has truly been a wild ride (which included some detox reactions along the way).

I am grateful for the journey, and I hope this post can be inspiring/motivating for even just one person who might need it.

Thank you all for your thoughts, comments and help throughout the last year. I will be continuing on the path, just a little bit slower now (probably with some intervals of 100% fruit here and there).

Healing vibes and love to all of you!