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May 31, 2019 -- If I haven't yet bored you with my incessant blogging about my TrueNorth fasting experience, here's another one.

We get a couple of lectures every day, mostly on medical topics. I've learned a lot and captured some of that here.

Today I broke my fast (as planned) after eighteen days of water only. TrueNorth's protocol decrees a "refeeding" period of half the length of the fast so, for me, that will last nine days. They start us on light juices (breakfast: celery and raspberry -- yum!) and gradually lead us to solid foods and a "normal" diet... if you call SOS/vegan (vegan plus no salt, oil, or sugar) normal. Which it shall be henceforth... my new normal!

How did it go? Evidently, my journey was easier than most people's. Common symptoms are nausea, lightheadedness, headaches, and other miserable stuff. I had none of those. During the first week, I did endure some back pain -- I've occasionally had that in daily life and fasting magnifies aches and pains temporarily. By the second week, it was gone.

I've taken great joy in seeing the number on the scale dwindle. I've lost thirty pounds!

I got my blood test results, too. I had been diagnosed with prediabetes. The healthy blood glucose range is 65 to 99 mg/dL. Mine had been 106. Today it's 69.

I feel great!

Want to overcome a chronic disease? Want to lose weight? This regimen -- and TrueNorth -- is highly recommended.

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