Here are the slides from the talk I gave at the Brisbane Raw Food Group shortly after completing my 20 day fast - 7 days on juice, 13 days on water. More details are available at www.inspirationtosuccess.com

1. How do you know that?
Brisbane Raw Food
Fasting and Ancient Food Wisdom
Chermside, 10/10/09 by David Woodier –
davidawoodier@gmail.com

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Plan for Today
1. Save Time: Don't eat!
My 20 day fast
2. Back to the Future ... Ancient Wisdom
revisited
Interpreting the messages gifted to you through
words, food, numbers and more... (some content
from Don Tolman).
How to Integrate Healthy Knowledge with
Healthy Living
Practical, fun and easy ways to make many small positive
changes

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About David Woodier

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Why did I choose to fast
 Clean out
 Wanted to try a new idea
 Fun & Adventure
 Pushing to the Limits
 Great people did it

5.  Over this period I juiced predominantly a
CABALA juice –Carrots, Apple (yellow),
Beetroot, Apple (green), Lemon and Apple
(red). I’m not sure if my apples were yellow or
just light greeny/yellow, but I did my best to get
this combination.
 I didn’t get any come down effects such as
headaches or cravings for food and I put that
down to the fact that I have completed a couple
of short fasts (of 3-5 days) in the past and also
realise that our bodies are extremely clever and
the mind is even more powerful at directing our
behaviour if we allow it to be. I have to admit
though, that writing the blog made it easier for
me to be committed as I knew I’d have to tell you
all!
Days1-7-juiceonly

6.  Over this period, I drank 1-3 litres of water per
day and sometimes made a pot of herbal
tea to enjoy at my desk. One time I added a
teaspoon of honey to the cup and another time
I added maple syrup to see if I felt any different
but didn’t note anything particular.
 Initially I continued to use my juicer to try new
recipes such as hummus, babaganoush (egg
plant dip) and bliss balls (mixture of nuts, dates,
goji berries and rolled in coconut, sesame seeds
and puffed brown rice) which I’d serve to friends
and also put the tiniest bit in my mouth where I’d
chew it and then spit it out so I could taste the
creations.
Days8-14-wateronly

7.  During this stage I had noticed that my weight
was on a smooth descent and on day 19 I
realised a 10kg drop in body weight. I didn’t
start this fast for that reason and seeing such a
large weight loss (I went from 72.8kg to 62.7kg)
I decided to finish day 20 and go on to juices.
 Once I’d made that decision, there was a sense
of relief that I was going to be tasting, creating
and cooking again. Apparently as humans, we
make decisions for emotional reasons and
justify with logic, and I would say that I was
looking for a reason to stop the fast as I was so
incredibly bored not being able to create.
Days15-20-wateronly

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Top Tips for Fasting
1. Have a plan – especially for afterwards
2. Have a reason for doing it and know the WHY
3. Watch your language
4. Tell people you’re doing it
5. Fasting desperado
6. Start with 1-3 days and build up
Remember, without health, nothing is possible –
take a tiny step every day, and watch the
difference unfold.

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Back to the Future … Ancient Wisdom revisited
 A stupendous insight of civilisations past has now
been confirmed by today's investigative, nutritional
sciences. They have shown that what was once
called "The Doctrine of Signatures" was
astoundingly correct. Referred to in the classical
period of Rome as the "Law of Similarities" it is
now called by scientists, "Teleological Nutritional
Targeting".
 It now contends that every whole food has a
pattern that resembles a body organ or
physiological function and that this pattern acts as
a signal or sign as to the benefit the food provides
the eater

10. Back to the Future … Ancient Wisdom
revisited
 Use your wisdom:
 Where is it grown?
 What colour is it?
 Seasonal fruits and
vegetables
 If a plant doesn’t thrive

11. Back to the Future … Ancient Wisdom
revisited
 Apples, Pineapples
 Carrots, Kiwi
 Walnuts
 Celery, Bok Choy,
Rhubarb
 Avocado, Single Seed
Fruits, Olives, Pears,
Pomegranate
 Broccoli, Cauliflower
 Bananas, Cucumber,
Zucchini Asparagus
 Figs, Passion Fruit,
Peanut
 Bamboo shoots
 Beets
 Berries
 Lettuce, Brussels Sprouts
 Cashew
 Cherries
 Coconuts
 Corn
 Onions, Garlic
 Orange
 Radishes,
Grapes
 Grapefruit
 Leeks
 Melons
 Nectarine
 Potatoes,
Thyme
 Spearmint
 Watermelon

12. Further Reading
 Check out my fasting blog and videos at:
http://www.davidwoodier.com/blog/
 Contact me by visiting
www.inspirationtosuccess.com
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