People know fasting for quick weight loss, fasting for cholesterol test, lipid test, spiritual fasting; but very few know that naturopaths use fasting as the primary and the most effective method for natural body detox. But real complete fasting is so scary and difficult for people in general, that naturopaths are forced to use other methods.
Fasting is voluntary abstinence from food. It is necessarily voluntary nut forced. When forced, it is starvation. So fasting is a rest- a complete physiological rest. So during fasting any physical work should be avoided. It is better if you observe fasting on holidays staying at home. A body’s physiological rest should not be accompanied by external activities. This complete rest restores the vitality of the body and the conserved energy goes into work to flush out the toxins from deep within the body.
Dr. Stan Malstorm says, “Fasting is rapid, safe, and effective way of ridding the body toxins, thus enabling it to function more efficiently to ward off disease and to heal itself of illness.”
In fact, for acute and chronic functional diseases or disorders fasting is a great remedy.
Fast conserves energy and the conserved energy does the work of elimination. Fasting has a number of untoward symptoms
- Foul breath
- Coated tongue
- Skin rashes
- Vomiting
- Uneasiness
- Headache
These are signs of body’s elimination process and are automatically taken care of. The rules of fasting during the days should be strictly adhered. Water should be taken as and when required. Fasting is not broken with heavy food. Juice diet is used at the end of fasting and a gradual restoration to a healthy diet is prescribed.
So long fasts and fasting for any health disorder should be done under the guidance of a natural cure doctor who knows how to control if anything abnormal comes up during the fast. Competent natural cure doctors use this as a great tool to restore the body’s vitality.