Twohandsondeck
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Something I shared elsewhere recently. After a second thought, I figure it's worth sharing here, too:
About 3 years ago today I, being overwhelmed by thoughts of an inability to deal with the acts which happen in the darkness of this world, came to the end of myself. Debilitated on my face, I hung my life upon the scripture which says, "Vengeance is mine; I will repay, saith the Lord" (Romans 12:19) and so offered myself as a sacrifice to Christ.
In this moment of my belief, the grace of God gave me the "peace that passeth all understanding" (Phillipians 4:7) and the weight of anxiety was lifted away, never to return.
Shortly after, I fell asleep. I then awoke at an unusual time, around 2AM, to begin hour #1638 of 'health research,' pouring through forum posts, podcasts, lectures, pubmed studies, articles, books, etc.
Upon the first search, I was immediately led to a long-winded post about milk fasting; using only milk as a food source.
With regard to milk, I myself had spoken - at least 5 times in conversation over the last two years - that if I could trade my ability to digest all other foods in order to be able to drink milk again, that I would gladly make this sacrifice.
At this point in time my food sensitivities were tremendous. Any food imaginable besides small portions of fruit would worsen this skin condition and often cause all manner of joint pain, brain fog, fatigue, and general discomfort. In terms of foods which caused these problems, milk was at the top of the list.
Despite my cravings for it, even a tablespoon of any animal milk would put me out of commission for two days.
Based on the post linked above, this very-next health experiment would be to potentially drink up to 1.5 gallons of milk per day, but how in the world would that be possible considering my past failures with milk!?
Well... in short, after an appropriate time of fruit fasting, a person will become eligible to safely milk fast. When milk is the ONLY food in the digestive tract, it changes how the milk is processed.
Around 5AM I committed to the experiment and realized by 6:30AM that it was a major solution to my decomposing state. There isn't a word in the dictionary could adequately describe the combination of excitement, relief, and gratitude that I felt that morning.
I sprang into a local grocery store upon their opening hour, completely elated, basically manic. As I was checking out with a few gallons of milk, this unsuspecting cashier was destined to become some kind of collateral damage based on my combined enthusiasm and sleep deprivation.
The cashier was a young guy, probably 19. I explained with medical terms why fasting on milk alone is COMPLETELY different than drinking milk at random times on any given day. With my 30 second rant, I think he had a moment of weakness because of the uncommon words I used, and thus his response to my babbling was a flat statement of,
"You know what I heard? That dairy causes acne."
*In this moment, it's relevant to note that the very FIRST 'health' modification I ever made was to quit drinking milk because I determined that it was causing acne. I was 16 at the time.
I think because God has a sense of humor, this punchline was repeated--
After the male cashier spoke his peace in that moment, a female cashier of similar age floated by and asked him to repeat himself.
Now annoyed, he repeats, "I said that I heard DAIRY causes ACNE."
...
Within 3 days of this I cleared a longstanding fungal issue which was the crux of my digestive problems. The fungus wasn't going to move until it was fed the food it wanted (candida, SIBO), hence my insatiable cravings for milk (lactose).
Once this fungal infestation was dismissed, my ability to digest all manners of food (without much consequence) was finally restored. The remainder of my rejuvenation has been dependent on refilling scarce nutritional reserves which had been sorely depleted after years of modified fasting, sauna, exercise, supplement stacking, and caffeine abuse.
Proverbs 25:2
[2] It is the glory of God to conceal a thing: but the honour of kings is to search out a matter.
John 11:40
[40] Jesus saith unto her, Said I not unto thee, that, if thou wouldest believe, thou shouldest see the glory of God?
Isaiah 60:18-20
[18] Violence shall no more be heard in thy land, wasting nor destruction within thy borders; but thou shalt call thy walls Salvation, and thy gates Praise.
[19] The sun shall be no more thy light by day; neither for brightness shall the moon give light unto thee: but the LORD shall be unto thee an everlasting light, and thy God thy glory.
[20] Thy sun shall no more go down; neither shall thy moon withdraw itself: for the LORD shall be thine everlasting light, and the days of thy mourning shall be ended.
_________________
P.S.
The man who is born again becomes a babe in Christ. The baby is first fed with milk before it is later ready for meat:
1 Peter 2:2-3
[2] As newborn babes, desire the sincere milk of the word, that ye may grow thereby:
[3] If so be ye have tasted that the Lord is gracious.
1 Corinthians 3:1-2
[1] And I, brethren, could not speak unto you as unto spiritual, but as unto carnal, even as unto babes in Christ.
[2] I have fed you with milk, and not with meat: for hitherto ye were not able to bear it, neither yet now are ye able.
___________________
P.P.S.
Proverbs 4:20-22
[20] My son, attend to my words; incline thine ear unto my sayings.
[21] Let them not depart from thine eyes; keep them in the midst of thine heart.
[22] For they are life unto those that find them, and health to all their flesh.
Ephesians 5:29-30
[29] For no man ever yet hated his own flesh; but nourisheth and cherisheth it, even as the Lord the church:
[30] For we are members of his body, of his flesh, and of his bones.
Hallelujah.
About 3 years ago today I, being overwhelmed by thoughts of an inability to deal with the acts which happen in the darkness of this world, came to the end of myself. Debilitated on my face, I hung my life upon the scripture which says, "Vengeance is mine; I will repay, saith the Lord" (Romans 12:19) and so offered myself as a sacrifice to Christ.
In this moment of my belief, the grace of God gave me the "peace that passeth all understanding" (Phillipians 4:7) and the weight of anxiety was lifted away, never to return.
Shortly after, I fell asleep. I then awoke at an unusual time, around 2AM, to begin hour #1638 of 'health research,' pouring through forum posts, podcasts, lectures, pubmed studies, articles, books, etc.
Upon the first search, I was immediately led to a long-winded post about milk fasting; using only milk as a food source.
With regard to milk, I myself had spoken - at least 5 times in conversation over the last two years - that if I could trade my ability to digest all other foods in order to be able to drink milk again, that I would gladly make this sacrifice.
At this point in time my food sensitivities were tremendous. Any food imaginable besides small portions of fruit would worsen this skin condition and often cause all manner of joint pain, brain fog, fatigue, and general discomfort. In terms of foods which caused these problems, milk was at the top of the list.
Despite my cravings for it, even a tablespoon of any animal milk would put me out of commission for two days.
Based on the post linked above, this very-next health experiment would be to potentially drink up to 1.5 gallons of milk per day, but how in the world would that be possible considering my past failures with milk!?
Well... in short, after an appropriate time of fruit fasting, a person will become eligible to safely milk fast. When milk is the ONLY food in the digestive tract, it changes how the milk is processed.
Around 5AM I committed to the experiment and realized by 6:30AM that it was a major solution to my decomposing state. There isn't a word in the dictionary could adequately describe the combination of excitement, relief, and gratitude that I felt that morning.
I sprang into a local grocery store upon their opening hour, completely elated, basically manic. As I was checking out with a few gallons of milk, this unsuspecting cashier was destined to become some kind of collateral damage based on my combined enthusiasm and sleep deprivation.
The cashier was a young guy, probably 19. I explained with medical terms why fasting on milk alone is COMPLETELY different than drinking milk at random times on any given day. With my 30 second rant, I think he had a moment of weakness because of the uncommon words I used, and thus his response to my babbling was a flat statement of,
"You know what I heard? That dairy causes acne."
*In this moment, it's relevant to note that the very FIRST 'health' modification I ever made was to quit drinking milk because I determined that it was causing acne. I was 16 at the time.
I think because God has a sense of humor, this punchline was repeated--
After the male cashier spoke his peace in that moment, a female cashier of similar age floated by and asked him to repeat himself.
Now annoyed, he repeats, "I said that I heard DAIRY causes ACNE."
...
Within 3 days of this I cleared a longstanding fungal issue which was the crux of my digestive problems. The fungus wasn't going to move until it was fed the food it wanted (candida, SIBO), hence my insatiable cravings for milk (lactose).
Once this fungal infestation was dismissed, my ability to digest all manners of food (without much consequence) was finally restored. The remainder of my rejuvenation has been dependent on refilling scarce nutritional reserves which had been sorely depleted after years of modified fasting, sauna, exercise, supplement stacking, and caffeine abuse.
Proverbs 25:2
[2] It is the glory of God to conceal a thing: but the honour of kings is to search out a matter.
John 11:40
[40] Jesus saith unto her, Said I not unto thee, that, if thou wouldest believe, thou shouldest see the glory of God?
Isaiah 60:18-20
[18] Violence shall no more be heard in thy land, wasting nor destruction within thy borders; but thou shalt call thy walls Salvation, and thy gates Praise.
[19] The sun shall be no more thy light by day; neither for brightness shall the moon give light unto thee: but the LORD shall be unto thee an everlasting light, and thy God thy glory.
[20] Thy sun shall no more go down; neither shall thy moon withdraw itself: for the LORD shall be thine everlasting light, and the days of thy mourning shall be ended.
_________________
P.S.
The man who is born again becomes a babe in Christ. The baby is first fed with milk before it is later ready for meat:
1 Peter 2:2-3
[2] As newborn babes, desire the sincere milk of the word, that ye may grow thereby:
[3] If so be ye have tasted that the Lord is gracious.
1 Corinthians 3:1-2
[1] And I, brethren, could not speak unto you as unto spiritual, but as unto carnal, even as unto babes in Christ.
[2] I have fed you with milk, and not with meat: for hitherto ye were not able to bear it, neither yet now are ye able.
___________________
P.P.S.
Proverbs 4:20-22
[20] My son, attend to my words; incline thine ear unto my sayings.
[21] Let them not depart from thine eyes; keep them in the midst of thine heart.
[22] For they are life unto those that find them, and health to all their flesh.
Ephesians 5:29-30
[29] For no man ever yet hated his own flesh; but nourisheth and cherisheth it, even as the Lord the church:
[30] For we are members of his body, of his flesh, and of his bones.
Hallelujah.