Fasting is one of the widely used therapeutic procedures that help in complete detoxification of the body. The body will be purified due to fasting. The duration of the fast depends on the nature of disease, and amount and variety of drugs used and the important one is the age of the patient. Fasting must be done under the guidance of a natural therapist and correct mode of living and a balanced diet after the fasting for a week or so will make a person to get vitality and vigor and regeneration of tissues or the body.

Fasting is advised in stomach diseases, intestinal diseases, kidney diseases, lever diseases and skin diseases. It should not be done in diabetes, tuberculosis, extreme neaurasthenia. Fasting for a long time in these diseases will be not at all good.

The best and the most effective fasting is juice therapy. Fasting will make the body burn and excretes large quantity of accumulated wastes; elimination of inorganic acid and uric acid will be done. Fruit juices will promote strength in the heart muscle. So it is safe therapy. Vitamins, enzymes minerals and trace elements present in fruit juices and vegetables juices will be beneficial to body. Before or during the fasting enema is resorted to eliminate the morbid materials or toxins from the body. Fruit juices every two hours along with lukewarm water must be given for a week. The total fruit juice per day would be 5 to 10 glasses. The complete bed rest mental and physical is essential for the patient, as he will become week after expulsion and excretion of toxins from the body.

Fruit juices that may be taken are orange, pineapple, grapes, cabbage. If the patient gets diarrhea or vomiting, it is better stop fasting for some days and thereafter some days it is resumed once again. During this period only cooked vegetables as beets, spinach which contains roughage are good for the body. The person with overweight will not feel bad during fasting. The fasting must be continued till he gets appetite. If he gets sleeplessness during this period, he can be treated with warm tub bath, hot water bottles at the feet after drinking one or two glass of warm water.

During fasting the body tries to utilize its own resources as fats and protein due to self digestion. The diseased cells release amino acids for energy in the body during fasting. So chronic fasting for months is not advisable. Fasting is advised for a week or with fruit juices and vegetables later on the grains, dry fruits are given. During fasting gives rest to digestive, assimilative and other organs. Fasting enhances digestion and utilization of nutrients for the benefit of organs. Fasting produces stabilizing, normalizing and rejuvenative effect on the circulation, alimentary, mental and nervous organs and respiration and muscles skeletal tissues.

To break the fast, use less fruit juice and eat less and chew your food properly at the time of eating. It is necessary to take several days to change to normal diet. Mental and physical rest must be resorted to during and after fasting. Take correct and right food after fasting for better results.

Disclaimer: This article is not meant to provide health advice and is for general information only. Always seek the insights of a qualified health professional before embarking on any health program.

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