Hey, guys, Dr. Axe here, doctor of natural
medicine. In this video I'm going to talk about the
Daniel Diet, and how to do a Daniel Fast, and this is something I've trained my patients
on for years. I myself have done a Daniel Fast and the Daniel
Diet on many occasions, and in this video I'm going to share with you a step-by-step
process on the three things you must do in order to really do a Daniel Fast and the Daniel
Diet right. Really, the Daniel Fast and Diet started in
the Book of Daniel where Daniel decides that he is not going to eat the food of the King
that has been sacrificed to idols. He says, "Hey, test me." He said, "Test me for 10 days and see how
I look after a 10-day period and then again later on, 21 days." And they see how he's doing and he's excelling
and doing incredibly well. The Daniel Diet has these benefits. It can help you experience a breakthrough
in body, so in your physical health, in mind, as well as in your spiritual health, in the
spiritual realm. And so again, no matter what you're struggling
with, whether it's a chronic health condition, whether it's a an emotional issue you're having
or, you know, it's spiritual bondage, doing a fast, especially the Daniel Fast or Daniel
Diet, can help you experience a breakthrough. So again, if you're in that position, you
feel like, "Hey, I need a breakthrough," then I believe that this is for you. So step number one in doing the Daniel Diet
or Daniel Fast is to change your diet. And consume, in the Bible, what they only
call pulse for 10 days or 21 days. You can choose your time period, but 10 to
21 days. Pulse is typically going to be vegetables,
fruits and certain seeds and nuts and whole grains. Now with this I recommend that you stay away
from whole grains that contain gluten. And most gluten containing grains, we know
that's not what they consuming back then. Most of our grains today have been hybridized
so it's not the same, so what I'd recommend on a Daniel Diet is consuming mostly vegetables
and fruits. That should make up probably about 70% of
your diet. And then if you are going to consume some
whole grain nuts and seeds, doing things like sprouted nuts and seeds, like sprouted almonds,
sprouted flax, also doing possibly something like a soaked or a properly cooked sprouted
brown rice or oats and things like that, and maybe even something like peas is great as
well. But again, that's what I would stick to, is
fruits and vegetables. Really, vegetables should make up 50% of your
diet at least, along with those other things. If you want a full list, visit my website,
DrAxe.com, that's D-R-A-X-E.com. I have a whole Daniel Diet food list you can
find there on my website or just do a Google search for "Dr. Axe Daniel Fast," and you'll
find my whole food list on there on what you can and can't eat. And then water, you want to do about 8 to
10 glasses of water throughout the day. Loads of fruits and vegetables, and if you
do this right, you are going to feel absolutely fantastic and cleansed. The first two or three days going through
you tend to feel weaker, but after day three you have something, sort of this stress melt
off of you and you even start to experience a glow. You may even have people tell you, "Wow, you
look different. I can tell there's something different about
you." So again step number one in how to do a Daniel
Diet or Daniel Fast, change your diet and follow eating only fruits, vegetables, and
sprouted nuts, seeds and whole grains and sticking to that. Step number two in doing the Daniel Fast right
is taking three times a day, for anywhere from five minutes to an hour, and spending
time with God, spending time in prayer. What I recommend is maybe it's just five minutes,
but in the morning right when you wake up, right before lunch, and then in the evening
taking time and just praying and really seeking God. What I like to do is recommend my spiritual
triathlon, and that's spending five minutes in prayer, five minutes reading your Bible,
and five minutes in praise and worship. Actually, typically I start with praise and
worship and then reading a devotional or the Bible, and then prayer, and doing that anywhere
from 5 minutes to if you have longer, 15 minutes or so, as long as you can. But doing those three things, three times
a day, that's such a critical part of this because when we look back at the Book of Daniel,
there are two things he did along with changing his diet. Three times a day he spent seeking God, and
also he looked to perform with excellence and that's step number three here. So when you do a fast or do the Daniel Diet,
that doesn't mean you lay around on your back and you just notice that you have a little
less energy than normal and you make excuses. No. What was Daniel doing? Well, he was seeking God, but also he wanted
to prove to the king that he could do his job better, he would look better, more physically
active, stronger than ever before by following this diet and by seeking God the three times
a day. And do you know what they found? They said that Daniel's knowledge and the
knowledge of his friends, they said he had 10 times the amount of wisdom and knowledge
than the other people did. And so during this time, do your work with
excellence. What I recommend you do during these 10 to
21 days is to really work on your skill set and goal setting. I would take some time, and set your goal
and really think big. It's what the book "Good to Great" calls "big,
hairy, audacious goals," or what a pastor I know who wrote a book, he said, "Sun Stand
Still" was the name of the book. So pray big prayers. I'd take some time really to reflect and say,
"God, what is it that I couldn't do without your help? What is this big thing you've put on my life?" And so I would take time and really focus
on one big goal you have, whether it's one goal in your life or one goal in different
areas of your life, and really seek God in those things and really then start to pursue
excellence. So write down that goal or that big vision
that you have and then really start working towards it during that time. If you want to really encompass what Daniel
did, number one, change your diet and honor God with the way you eat. Number two, seek him three times a day in
that spiritual practice, and number three, make every day a masterpiece. Pursue excellence in the workplace. Be that light. Again, that's what Daniel was. Daniel was alight physically. They noticed he looked different, but also
he stood out with his wisdom and the way he conducted himself, the goals he had, the different
things he did. So again all of those things are important
encompassing part of doing a Daniel Diet and the Daniel Fast. And really, the Daniel Diet wasn't just that
10 to 21 days. It's the way he ate all of the time and really
honored God with his body throughout his life. So this is Dr. Axe saying, hey, I encourage
you to do a Daniel Diet or Daniel Fast, and if you want more information, make sure to
go to my website, that's DrAxe.com, D-R-A-X-E.com, or look up "Dr. Axe Daniel Fast" there on
Google or your Yahoo search engine. And by the way, if you want to learn more
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