[fast5] Re: Chewing gum... or licorice root?

I've been chewing sugar free gum lately to have that something to chew on without breaking my fast effect but don't really like the idea of chemicals and to be honest I don't really like the taste of chewing gum.

Licorice root sounds like a good idea, I love the taste of licorice and I have low blood pressure so like the idea it might raise it a touch!

Any ideas where this can be purchased from, anyone?

Niki

--- In fast5@yahoogroups.com, Heather Twist <HeatherTwist@...> wrote:
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> I used to chew it when I was a kid. One thing though: it is a rather good
> laxative and it can also raise blood pressure. If it doesn't affect you that
> way though, I'm sure it has less than 5 calories!
>
> Another thing I used to play with was cinnamon toothpicks, which I still
> find for sale occasionally. You can make your own though.
>
> I don't chew sticks much these days but sometimes I brush my gums with Neem
> sticks, which kind of has the same "I need to do something with my mouth but
> not eat" feel. Neem makes your teeth feel really great too.
>
>
> On Wed, Aug 25, 2010 at 3:07 PM, tamaratornado <tamaratornado@...>wrote:
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> > I have a habit of chewing on my own tongue when I am hungry. I would like
> > to stop that. I thought about chewing gum, but I suppose it would have to be
> > sugarless, which normally means some chemical sweetener that is worse than
> > sugar.
> >
> > Then I remembered that you can chew on licorice root it's just a dried
> > root, you gnaw on it, it has a pleasant flavor. Would I be able to chew on
> > that during my fast?
> >
> > Or I suppose I could just be mindful not to let myself chew on my tongue...
> > My tongue is slightly sore right now. I don't chew hard, but I was chewing
> > it for a while....
> >
> > - T
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Re: [fast5] Chewing gum... or licorice root?

I used to chew it when I was a kid. One thing though: it is a rather good laxative and it can also raise blood pressure. If it doesn't affect you that way though, I'm sure it has less than 5 calories! 

Another thing I used to play with was cinnamon toothpicks, which I still find for sale occasionally. You can make your own though.

I don't chew sticks much these days but sometimes I brush my gums with Neem sticks, which kind of has the same "I need to do something with my mouth but not eat" feel. Neem makes your teeth feel really great too.

On Wed, Aug 25, 2010 at 3:07 PM, tamaratornado <tamaratornado@yahoo.com> wrote:

I have a habit of chewing on my own tongue when I am hungry. I would like to stop that. I thought about chewing gum, but I suppose it would have to be sugarless, which normally means some chemical sweetener that is worse than sugar.

Then I remembered that you can chew on licorice root it's just a dried root, you gnaw on it, it has a pleasant flavor. Would I be able to chew on that during my fast?

Or I suppose I could just be mindful not to let myself chew on my tongue... My tongue is slightly sore right now. I don't chew hard, but I was chewing it for a while....

 - T





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[fast5] Chewing gum... or licorice root?

I have a habit of chewing on my own tongue when I am hungry. I would like to stop that. I thought about chewing gum, but I suppose it would have to be sugarless, which normally means some chemical sweetener that is worse than sugar.

Then I remembered that you can chew on licorice root it's just a dried root, you gnaw on it, it has a pleasant flavor. Would I be able to chew on that during my fast?

Or I suppose I could just be mindful not to let myself chew on my tongue... My tongue is slightly sore right now. I don't chew hard, but I was chewing it for a while....

- T

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[fast5] Re: An Objective Look at IF - article by Alan Aragon

It was discussed before, back in 2007.
Please see the thread following:
http://health.groups.yahoo.com/group/fast5/message/686

Bert

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> Did anyone read this article? Please excuse me if this was discussed before.
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[fast5] An Objective Look at IF - article by Alan Aragon

Did anyone read this article? Please excuse me if this was discussed before.

 

http://www.alanaragon.com/an-objective-look-at-intermittent-fasting.html

 

 

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[fast5] Re: Ramadan

I'm not Muslim; but speaking in general, it seems human nature to need a special holiday to re-dedicate yourself to your principles.

Of course you should practice "abstinence from all things impure" (or however you want to word it) all the time, but most of us are imperfect, and need a reminder now and again.

That's my take on it.

- T

--- In fast5@yahoogroups.com, Bill McCarty <wbmccarty@...> wrote:
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> That's curious. Probably I misunderstand, but surely abstinence from all
> things impure should be a continuous rather than merely annual endeavor.
> And, as I wrote, I'd see it more as an endeavor than a thing that we can
> accomplish, whether annually or continually, though I suppose that depends
> on how narrowly one understands the concept of "impure." Part of moral
> development, as I understand it, is coming to an ever-widening understanding
> of the pervasiveness of impurity and, in particular, understanding impurity
> as a universal tendency of humankind, including oneself, rather than merely
> a condition affecting others.
>
> If doing so would not violate reasonable boundaries on topics of discussion
> here (which would perhaps entail a form of impurity), would you clarify,
> please?
>
> On Sat, Aug 14, 2010 at 9:46 AM, reyazraheem <reyazr@...> wrote:
>
> >
> >
> > Well said Jill !
> > One other thing you can add about Ramadan, is that it is also abstenance
> > from all things impure - bad thoughts (avoid anger, jealousy), bad words
> > (avoid cursing, back-biting), vision (avoid looking at things we should not
> > be looking at), hearing (avoid listening to bad words). It is a yearly
> > retraining of the mind and body.
> >
> > Regards
> > Reyaz
> >
> > --
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[fast5] vegetarian... Re: Conundrum!

Vegetarianism and veganism is very popular. Vegan is very, very hip with younger people especially. And who wants to hurt animals? I became vegetarian when I was in college, and moved into a collective household which was vegetarian.

When you are young, it's easier to get away with eating less than optimal foods, so there's no telling how these younger folks will be as they get older if they keep eating vegan.

I became anemic as a vegetarian... my brother and I were macrobiotic for a while, he felt better at first, then became pale and skinny. He started eating meat again, then when I got sick I started listening to him.

Yet some of my friends still seem to be OK on a vegetarian diet, so I don't bother them about it, and they don't lecture me about eating meat either; live and let live.

I would like more acurate info about healthy meat to be out there. I do speak up whenever someone makes a remark that "of course it's healthier not to eat meat"... and seems to me that many people who do eat meat apologize for it nowadays.

Well, I could go on and on about it....

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> --- In fast5@yahoogroups.com, Tom Jones <tomjones8@> wrote:
> >
> > Hehe .. She has been vegetarian for over twenty years, and is far stronger
> > than me!! I am sure that it isn't the animal fat that is the problem, just
> > the generally lower levels of fat..
> >
> > She isn't brainwashing me at all -- in fact she has turned me on to butter
> > instead of margarine... and I wasn't not eating meat, just avoiding the
> > eating of it in her presence (my idea, not hers!!)
> >
> > ..
> >
> > Tom.
>
>
> Guys just want to be sure that another guy doesn't allow himself to be "P-whipped". ;-)
>
> Too much silliness going on in the media about the "dangers" of animal fat. Subway puts only egg-whites, no yolks, in their new breakfast sandwiches. UK cardiologists getting all kinds of press for recommending statins for everyone eating a "fatty" burger.
>
> I would recommend you stick with your IF as the only thing you will lose is body fat, if you eat sufficient good food when eating. You stated you couldn't eat very much, so figured you might have been filling up on veggies instead of meat.
>
> Barnaby
>
>
> > On 15 August 2010 06:59, barnabywalker <barnabywalker@> wrote:
> >
> > >
> > > --- In fast5@yahoogroups.com, Tom Jones <tomjones8@> wrote:
> > > >
> > > > Thanks for all the replies!
> > > >
> > > > I have realised that I have been on a mainly vegetarian diet for the last
> > > 3
> > > > months (due to dating a lovely vegetarian lady!), so I probably haven't
> > > been
> > > > getting as much fat as I have been used to. She also went on a
> > > > Weightwatchers diet a couple of weeks back, and my chocolate consumption
> > > has
> > > > dropped as a result (I can't eat it in front of her!).
> > > >
> > > > I am not feeling poorly or anything - just got a bit worried. I feel a
> > > bit
> > > > better now - and just need to make sure that I get an adequate supply of
> > > fat
> > > > from somewhere! :)
> > > >
> > > >
> > > > Thanks again!
> > > >
> > > > Tom
> > >
> > >
> > > Somewhere, is ANIMAL Fats and Proteins!
> > >
> > > She surely hasn't veggie brainwashed you to avoid butter, whole eggs and
> > > dairy?
> > >
> > > And here you were ready to falsely blame Fast-5 for becoming a skinny
> > > vegetarian. You are losing MUSCLE.
> > >
> > > When I read your conundrum, I suspected you weren't eating good food.
> > >
> > > Try educating HER by suggesting "The Vegetarian Myth".
> > > http://www.greenlivingtips.com/blogs/398/The-Vegetarian-Myth.html
> > >
> > > Barnaby
> > >
> > >
> > > > On 13 August 2010 12:05, Tom Jones <tomjones8@> wrote:
> > > >
> > > > > Hi all
> > > > >
> > > > > I took up Fast-5 around 20 months ago, and it has been very good for me
> > > -
> > > > > maybe too good!
> > > > >
> > > > > I weighed around 13 stone (180 pounds) and my target was around 10.5
> > > stone
> > > > > (147 pounds) - which I achieved in about 3 or 4 months. I have spent
> > > the
> > > > > last year maintaining this weight, with a bit of cheating here and
> > > there.
> > > > >
> > > > > In the last couple of weeks, however, my weight has dropped to 10 stone
> > > > > without me trying (140 pounds), and I can't seem to get it back up
> > > again, no
> > > > > matter how much I try, I keep getting full too easily!
> > > > >
> > > > > Any ideas, should I stop fast-5 for a while, or give it up completely?
> > > > >
> > > > >
> > > > > Thanks!
> > > > >
> > > > > Tom.
> > >
> > >
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