for a while now, i’ve been feeling short of breath on a daily basis, and i don’t mean just when i’m active. it’s been getting worse lately so i went to my doctor today and she says she thinks i have adult onset asthma and to top things off, i seem to have a bad infection in my lower lungs. she put me on some antibiotics and an inhaler and told me to get plenty of rest and lots of fluids (juices, water, chicken broth..). i’ve read many articles by doctors that say juice fasting can aid in ridding your body of a respiratory infection and help the symptoms of asthma. so i thought about doing a liquid fast that would also includes broths, but i’m concerned about how it may affect my metabolism. it would be less calories than i normally take in i’m sure – quite a bit less in fact. i don’t plan on doing it long term, just a few days to allow my body to heal. that wouldn’t lower my metabolism rate, would it? i’m just having such a hard time breathing that eating makes me even more miserable