Therapeutic fasting: how to conduct it correctly and the basic principles. Medical fasting. Basic Rules. Fasting is an intimate event

In traditional medicine, a number of diseases are recognized as incurable. There are also diseases that require lifelong medical support - diabetes, gout, hypertension, arthritis, arthrosis, sciatica, asthma, allergies, epilepsy ... But at the same time, there are many clinical studies proving that there is a simple and cheap method of getting rid of any disease, up to cancer. This is therapeutic fasting.

Proper fasting under the supervision of specialists allows you to lose weight and rejuvenate, refuse drugs for people with chronic diseases, and even completely recover. Surprisingly - many years of practical experience in psychiatry has shown that with the help of fasting, you can even completely get rid of mental illness! Is it so?

How to fast for health benefits? How many days? Is it possible to eat, drink, exercise at this time?

Only in the 20th century did the situation change dramatically: civilization found ways of cheap production and long-term storage of food, thanks to which food is now available to almost everyone at any time of the day.

This has turned into our scourge - we are not genetically adapted to constantly eating. How did our ancestors live? They starved for days on end, after a successful hunt, the whole tribe ate, and when the meat ran out, the period of hunger began again. So, we are programmed to starve for several days without harm to health.

Have you noticed that sick animals refuse food? Yes, and we are not particularly drawn to food during illness. This signals that fasting can indeed be a method of getting rid of diseases.

Pros and cons of therapeutic fasting

The results of therapeutic fasting can be seen with the naked eye. People who have completed a course of fasting look more fit, healthy, refreshed. They note a feeling of euphoria and lightness in the body, and even a change in outlook.

Clinical studies conducted in the United States have shown that cancer patients who starved before chemotherapy tolerated it much more easily.

Fasting changes the acidity of the blood, making it more alkaline - good news for those who have conditions associated with high blood acidity (such as gout).

Scientists have discovered that hunger affects our cells at the DNA level. They start a defense mechanism, old immune cells are replaced by new ones. In people with various diseases, there is an improvement in the state of health, periods of remission become longer, and often there is a complete recovery.

The patient before and after therapeutic fasting is like two different people. It is difficult to describe all the effects of this method in one article, so at the end I will post a video that talks about the changes that happen to us thanks to complete abstinence from food.

But it can't be that perfect, can it?

Indeed, proper therapeutic starvation can significantly improve our health. But it is not in vain that I use the word “correct” and insist on medical supervision. Fasting is an extreme reboot of all body systems, and it can be carried out only by relying on the knowledge and experience of specialists. There are cases when fanatics of curative fasting died of exhaustion or because of the wrong way out of hunger.

You also need to know about the crisis that occurs approximately on the third day of fasting: a person feels very bad, feels weak, dizzy, nauseous, sadness and despondency appear. This is how we experience detoxification of the body. To understand how hard the body reacts to this process and whether it needs help, a doctor should be nearby.

Scared? No need. The lion's share of negative consequences applies only to a long period of fasting. Short periods are easily tolerated by the body, bring undeniable benefits and are shown to all healthy people as a prevention of diseases.

The need for consultation and control of a doctor is determined by several factors - this is the time of therapeutic fasting, the general health of the patient, the goal (weight loss, treatment, prevention).

There are three fasting periods:

• short period (1-3 days)
• medium (up to 10-14 days)
• long (up to 40 days)

Given the specifics of the effect of hunger on the body, it should be understood that this technique is not useful for all diseases.

Fasting treatment is indicated for obesity, broncho-pulmonary, cardiovascular, gastrointestinal, skin diseases, pathologies of the endocrine system, musculoskeletal system, mental disorders (depression, schizophrenia). Contraindications to fasting are tuberculosis, type 1 diabetes, thrombophlebitis, chronic hepatitis, anorexia, hyperthyroidism.

Short periods of fasting are recognized as beneficial to health even by traditional medicine. The practice of short-term refusal of food can be found in all the world's leading religions - Christianity, Buddhism, Judaism, Islam.

Fasting at home is most often used for weight loss. But do not think that you can eat everything in a row, then sit on some water for three days and take up the old again. In any case, you will have to change the diet and exercise. Hungry periods will make weight loss faster and more comfortable, but cannot be used as the only method.

Water fasting and dry fasting

Of these two types, therapeutic fasting on water is considered safer and more gentle for the body. The principle is quite simple: do not eat anything, but only drink water in large quantities. This helps to saturate the body with moisture, cleanse it of toxins, improve the functioning of the digestive and excretory systems. The main thing is that the water is clean. Juices, herbs, teas are also on the list of prohibited foods for the period of water fasting.

In order to reboot your body without harm, it is enough to abstain from food for 16-24 hours. You can practice such days a maximum of 3-4 times a month (once a week).

Dry fasting is a refusal not only from food, but also from water. A one-day waterless fast once a month is enough to invigorate the body. Dry fasting for 3, 7 and 11 days is also practiced, but this is quite extreme, so you should be careful with such experiments.

Starting to fast, you should know that the last hungry day is only the middle of the road. It is also important to correctly organize the so-called "exit".

If, after complete starvation, you sharply load your body with heavy food, you can get serious complications and exacerbations of chronic diseases. During the exit from fasting, it is allowed to eat only light food - soups, grated boiled vegetables, cereals. One meal should be limited to a weight of 250 grams.

The exit period in duration should not be less than the fasting period. Those who have been on a dry fast should also limit their drinking, resisting the temptation to drink plenty.

It just sounds like a simple thing to do. Those who have practiced fasting say that the way out is much harder than the fast itself. Moreover, the diet at the exit from starvation has a decisive influence on the well-being of a person in the future.

The longer the period of abstinence, the more carefully you need to pay attention to every detail of the process. Therefore, further we will turn to the issue of therapeutic fasting in specialized clinics.

It would seem - well, why starve in the clinic, if you can just stop eating at home? And what can a medical institution provide in this case, except for a bed and clean water?

And here is wrong. Treatment of hunger in the clinic is a whole range of activities. It all starts with a consultation and testing to determine the patient's physical and moral readiness for fasting. Before you start taking the course, you need to follow a diet at home: a sharp refusal to eat after a long overeating is undesirable.

In the clinic, patients do exercises, work out on simulators, visit a sauna, therapeutic baths, and massage. All this is aimed at accelerating the metabolism so that the body can quickly remove toxins and more easily endure the period of crisis. And to maintain the mental health of patients, there are psychotherapist consultations and a cultural program.

Typically, clinics offer courses of medium fasting duration (7, 10, 14 days), since long fasting requires serious preparation and good reasons.

Fasting clinics are now spread all over the world, there are especially many of them in Russia and Europe.

The fasting system of Dr. Otto Buchinger is one of the most famous abroad. Many clinics operate under this system in Switzerland, Austria, Germany, Spain - you can count a dozen centers called the Buchinger Clinic.

But the very first is the Otto Buchinger clinic in Bad Pyrmont (Germany), founded by the creator of the system himself. It was opened in 1920 and today it is run by doctors of the third generation of Buchingers.

The most famous Russian fasting clinic is the Clinic of Professor Yuri Nikolaev in Moscow, which operates at the Institute of Psychiatry. In the 1940s, he began research into the effects of starvation on psychiatric patients and saw extraordinary results from this method. Yuri Nikolaev was one of the pioneers of therapeutic fasting in traditional medicine, he wrote a number of scientific papers on this topic. Today, in addition to mental disorders, his clinic treats hunger for asthma, lesions of the musculoskeletal system, and obesity.

The oldest operating sanatorium where therapeutic starvation is practiced is Goryachinsk. He is 200 years old. The sanatorium is located in the village of the same name in the Republic of Buryatia, on the shores of Lake Baikal.

Of course, you cannot list all the sanatoriums, medical centers and clinics where you can take a course of curative fasting. When choosing a clinic, it is important to remember that it must be a medical center with a license and certified doctors.

When experimenting with your body, be extremely careful - we have only one body, and, unfortunately, there is no “reset the game” function in our lives.

When we need to lose weight, we go on a diet. And when it is necessary to cleanse the body - we think about therapeutic fasting. Today we will consider in detail the question of how to properly conduct therapeutic fasting on our own. After all, in fact fasting is not a way to lose weight. There are easier ways to do this. Fasting is a process that requires a responsible approach. Just like that, with nothing to do, you can’t start it. And if you finally decide that you need it, consider the whole process in detail.

What is the essence of therapeutic fasting

Has anyone wondered why we have no appetite during illness? In this way the body stores vitality, required for recovery, which previously went to the digestion of food.

Why do we eat? Because you're hungry? Not always.

Sometimes we just eat automatically, out of habit, out of weakness or nothing to do. While fasting itself it is the natural state of the body.

Doctors say that occasional shaking is helpful. For example, walking backwards is of great benefit. This is contrary to the usual course of things, and the body is immediately mobilized. And therapeutic fasting at home is also a shake-up.

Another reason for fasting is body cleansing.

Often, food does not have time to be completely digested, especially if it is heavy, fatty and saturated with carbohydrates. The previous one did not have time to digest, and we throw fresh on top. So deposits are formed in our stomach. When we deprive him of regular provisions, he has no choice but to start using the old reserves.

The progenitors of therapeutic fasting are Indian yoga. Their philosophy, which involves observing nature and becoming one with it, accepts fasting as the most effective way to cleanse the body not only physically, but also spiritually.

Proper therapeutic fasting

Normalizes chemical and hormonal processes in the body, including metabolism, gland secretion, blood circulation, tissue regeneration, mobilizes the body's defenses. In addition, proper fasting leads to mental balance.

Improper therapeutic fasting

Namely, a sharp and prolonged fasting can lead to a sharp weight loss, a deficiency of vitamins and minerals, a decrease in immunity, a deterioration in the functioning of the thyroid gland and kidneys. In addition, the wrong way out of fasting can lead to very serious consequences in the form of chronic diseases and sudden weight gain.

Below is a curious review of fasting.

“I have long been fond of unloading days. Sometimes you sit at a party, there are so many delicious things on the table. And you think where all this will immediately be postponed and how many kg will add. And if the next day you sit on kefir or apples, then no heaviness, no extra folds. From friends I heard about therapeutic starvation at home. And so I decided to try it. Day first. If all goes well, two. And then the situation. The first day everything was OK. The second, in principle, also passed without excesses. Just now I really wanted coffee. And fell asleep. I decided to go to bed early so as not to inadvertently rush to the nearest hypermarket for food. But when I woke up on the third day ... In general, I have had low blood pressure all my life. So, when I woke up on the morning of the third day, it seemed to me that the pressure was at zero. Getting out of bed made me dizzy and darkening of the eyes. Somehow I made it to the bathroom. But an attack of nausea just knocked me down, and I decided to wait out this state on the bathroom floor. So I sat there for about half an hour. And when she let go a little, she got to the kitchen and cut off a piece of cheese for herself. In the evening I already had dinner with stewed potatoes. True, the weakness persisted for a couple of days. Marina".

In this case, the whole problem is in a sudden transition to the water. In addition, accompanied by low pressure.

It is worth dispelling your fears. Starve at home you can, but be careful. And with all the rules.

Self-healing fasting: warnings

You can try therapeutic fasting to cleanse the body if you have do not have the following diseases:

• diabetes,
• cirrhosis of the liver;
• diseases of the endocrine system;
• stomach ulcer;
• renal and liver failure;
• cholelithiasis;
• varicose disease;
• Iron-deficiency anemia.

If you have discovered at least one of the above diseases, then therapeutic fasting at home is not exactly contraindicated for you, but not recommended. In this case it is desirable watch your body follow the analyzes and keep under control all the changes. This is especially true for diseases of the liver and kidneys, because it is they who work most intensively during fasting.

Even if you are completely healthy, and you decide to resort to fasting in order to cleanse the body, in the process of self-healing fasting you must adhere to the following rules.

Therapeutic fasting at home: basic rules

Fasting doesn't have to be long. Fasting happens: long (from 10 to 40 days); medium duration (from 2 to 10 days) and short-term (from 24 to 36 hours).

No need to be a hero start fasting from tomorrow after today's overeating.

Rule number 1. Proper entry and exit from fasting

When you fast under medical supervision, your diet is monitored by a doctor. And therapeutic fasting at home implies your independence and responsibility.

For example, you are going to starve for one day. Three days before that, you need to exclude fatty, fried and flour foods from the diet. And on the day before fasting, eat only vegetables and fruits, and use herbal teas and juices as a drink. This was the entrance.

Exit, you guessed it, in reverse order. A day after fasting on a fruit and vegetable diet, and then a balanced diet - fiber, proteins, healthy carbohydrates (fish, cottage cheese, legumes). In this case, the duration of entry and exit is equal to the duration of starvation. In our example, the day to enter and the day to exit.

Rule number 2. gradualism

Therapeutic fasting is therapeutic, in order to be beneficial, not harmful. The term “gradually” also applies to timing. The body cannot immediately endure fasting for 10 days. And you don't know how it will affect him.

To start need to try one or two days. If everything goes well, after a period (during which we do not forget about rule No. 1), we increase the period to three or four days.

And then, according to the reaction of the body, we determine whether it is necessary to continue in the same spirit, or to reduce the period of fasting, or maybe increase it.

Rule number 3. Only water

Therapeutic fasting means only water as a drink and as food. Even a piece of bread, even one small apricot already makes the whole process meaningless. As soon as food enters the stomach, gastric juice begins to stand out, intestinal motility is irritated, and digestive processes start. And during self-cleaning you can not distract the body to extraneous unnecessary actions.

And finally, our advice. First meal after fasting- this is grated carrots with an apple and a cup of tea (preferably with the addition of herbs).

In fact, despite the seeming complexity, therapeutic fasting is a simple process. The main thing - follow the rules, listen to your body and be able to respond to his signals.

There are different types of fasting, differing both quantitatively and qualitatively. Qualitative differences express the methods of carrying out the procedure, while quantitative differences express its timing. In this article, we will talk about how to fast for a week or two without disturbing the natural functions of the body.

What are the benefits of fasting?

• Timeframe: 1 to 3 days. There is an activation of the central nervous system according to the principle of stress due to a lack of nutrients. During this time, the blood rests and unloads and is cleared of toxins.
• Timeframe: 3 to 7 days. In addition to the above benefits, they are added to the cleansing of the intercellular fluid, ridding the body of pyogenic microorganisms and restoring the epithelial tissues of the stomach and intestines.
• Term: from 7 to 14 days. Purification and restoration of the epithelium of the gastrointestinal tract and connective tissue, regulation of the heart, unloading of all body cells from slag objects, resorption of polyps, tumors. Plus, there are the effects described in the previous paragraphs.
• Term: from 14 to 21 days. To these benefits are added complete cleansing and renewal of the cells of the liver, kidneys and most of the endocrine glands, resorption of salts and mucus, cleansing and renewal of connective tissue and skin.

Preparing to practice fasting

A few months before fasting (the best option is 90 days), it is necessary to carry out preliminary preparation, freeing the body from various slag formations. It consists of procedures for cleansing and changing the diet.

How is it happening

Cleansing the body from the most obvious slag foci is the first thing to be done. You can unload the large intestine from fecal deposits and other ballast using an enema. The next step is the cleansing of the liver, which in the future allows you to avoid various crisis conditions, for example, the release of stones or old bile. Cleansing is also important to remove most of the toxins that are located in the body in the form of liquid. To improve the kidneys and flush the connective tissue, juice therapy is successfully used. In turn, plant foods should prevail, and foods such as cakes, chocolate, pastries and sweets, as well as sandwiches, pizza, etc. should be completely excluded.

After cleansing in this sequence, later on in the course of fasting, the process of slag release will no longer be so powerful, and the period of malnutrition will pass much easier and more efficiently. In addition, cleansing procedures provide an opportunity to get rid of unwanted kilograms. Many books have been written about how to fast for weight loss, but without causing harm to health. Most often, such systems do not imply a complete rejection of food products, recommending any special menus that can maintain the body's physical condition is normal. This is natural, since the process of losing weight is only one of the stages in the process in which fasting is not always the solution to the problem. And explanations about how to starve on the water are rarely found in such publications. This article discusses fasting, which has a therapeutic effect. Therefore, the process itself will require a more responsible approach from the patient compared to the use of some diets, the purpose of which is only weight loss. Nevertheless, you can get rid of 2-3 extra pounds by adhering to a therapeutic three-day fast.

How to enter into proper fasting?

A serious moment in fasting is the process of entering this state. Let's say you've eaten heavily throughout the day and decided to starve the next day, completely ridding yourself of new calories. Thus, your existence occurs due to the energy that came in excess before the moment of starvation, due to the fact that for this period of time it is in the gastrointestinal tract. Such an incorrect approach to business adversely affects the health of the whole organism, especially if this is practiced for three or more days. Here we are talking about stopping the work of the intestines, which, in turn, complicates the natural process of cleansing it. Feces, being in the body for a long period of time, are the main source of poisoning due to frequent constipation.

It follows from this that short-term hunger is ineffective if one enters the process incorrectly, that is, without prior purification. And in general, such an event can hardly be called therapeutic. It is especially important to know how gastritis and other serious diseases, so as not to provoke an exacerbation of the disease. The procedure of cleansing the gastrointestinal tract contributes to the fastest switching to food due to the renewable cellular mechanisms of biosynthesis.

Preparation process

Let's move on to information on how to fast properly and how to start the process itself. You can carry out cleansing procedures for the gastrointestinal tract as follows:

1. Using laxatives.

2. Using cleansing enemas.

3. At least a week before hunger, start eating only fresh plant foods. This item is suitable for those who are going to fast, lasting no more than one week.

General information for beginners

Having decided to resort to such healing procedures, you need to bring yourself up to date by studying various information on how to fast correctly. It should be understood that the first few fasts involve some difficulties, and this requires the provision of comfortable conditions during the procedures. Rest at any time is the basic requirement of fasting, necessary during the process of getting rid of toxins. When the latter enter the bloodstream, they cause intoxication of the body. The resulting malaise must necessarily be accompanied by rest and relaxation due to the fact that without the restoration of vitality it is not possible to continue fasting, as well as cleanse the blood of toxins. Below we will consider how to fast correctly for three, seven or ten days.

Options for entering therapeutic fasting

There are several options for entering the fasting process.

Option number 1. In the morning, do not eat anything, drink only water. All contents of the large intestine are removed naturally over time. But before this happens, various substances will enter the bloodstream that can cause intoxication and slow down the transition to intracellular nutrition. Such processes do not occur only in those who have experienced three-day fasting for at least one year, as well as those whose digestive tract is completely healthy.

Option number 2. Consider how to fast correctly, following a different version of this procedure.

In the morning, you should either take a laxative or do a few cleansing enemas. This stops the food connection and there is an instant transition to intracellular nutrition. Subsequently, the general well-being in the process of hunger will be several times better compared to fasting without bowel cleansing.

In the future, adhering to a three-day fast, you can completely do without enemas, and with a seven- or ten-day fast, use them every other day. As for bed rest, it is highly desirable. The rest mode allows the life force to work on internal cleansing and detoxification. Giving in to the urge to take a walk in the air is worth it only when you feel a powerful surge of energy, otherwise it can lead to an undesirable effect. Sunbathing should also be avoided due to the fact that they stimulate autolysis in the body, which takes a lot of energy.

How to starve and not break

The following information will be especially valuable for those who are not sure that they are able to hold out without disruption for the entire period of fasting.

Sleep is the best pastime for the first fasts, because, being in this state, a person does not suffer from extraneous thoughts, and therefore, energy disturbances of various kinds.

Fasting as a way of life

Now let's talk about how to fast for 10 days (or another period of time) without interrupting real life. Only the first attempts of fasting should be carried out "in captivity", almost completely closed from the outside world. Having experienced all the delights and complexities of the process of fasting and becoming a knowledgeable practitioner, further three-, seven-, ten-day periods of fasting can be carried out as if you were not starving at all. The development of such a habit facilitates the entire process of preparation - it is not so easy to allocate enough days for fasting every month (if three days) or every quarter (if ten days).

Way out of fasting

Consider how to properly exit a three-day fast.

1. First of all, it is necessary to cleanse the oral cavity of toxins and toxins: rub the crust of bread with garlic, chew it and spit it out. The tongue after the cleansing procedure should become pink.

2. The first meal should consist of freshly grated carrots and cabbage. Such a duet can be seasoned with lemon juice. The dish activates the muscles of the gastrointestinal tract.

3. The next food can be vegetables, for example, boiled tomatoes or cabbage. If it seems that this is not enough, the portion can be supplemented with a small piece of whole grain bread.

4. After fasting, food such as milk, meat, cheese, fish or butter should not be consumed.

5. If there is a desire to resort to additional cleansing of the liver and gallbladder, then the way out of hunger can be carried out on apple-beetroot or carrot juice. In winter, an alternative is a decoction of herbs with the addition of honey.

Breaking out of a 10 day fast

Now let's dwell on how to properly get out of fasting lasting 7-10 days. During such a period of time, the intestinal tract becomes smaller in size, and digestion "goes" to the level of cells. Therefore, the first task of this period is the process aimed at starting the gastrointestinal tract. On the seventh or tenth day of fasting (depending on the total number of days of the procedure), we take a crust of bread and do the same steps as if we were doing a three-day fast (see the paragraph on how to get out of fasting, which lasts three days) . Having followed all the instructions, we wait 20 minutes and without haste we take the first meal after a long break. There are several menu options for this output.

Option number 1. Drink a glass of sour milk (portion - 200 g). For what? First of all, to stimulate the function of digestion. Microorganisms and an acidic environment are excellent means to create an appropriate environment in the gastrointestinal tract. They start proper digestion, restore the activity of bacterial microflora, while stimulating the digestive functions of the gastrointestinal tract.

Option number 2. Consider how to get out of fasting using carrot juice. What does it give? This includes digestive function, and the presence of carotene in carrots helps to strengthen the intestinal mucosa. Carrot juice is also useful for its powerful phytoncidal properties and an abundance of natural sugars. Plus, it perfectly cleanses the liver. This option to get out of fasting is recommended by experts most often.

Option number 3. We take three to five medium tomatoes. Remove the skin from them and cut. Then put in boiling (bottled or pre-purified) water and immediately remove from heat. We cool down and eat. For what? When leaving hunger, the peel can provoke various kinds of complications, and when vegetables are processed with strong heat, they are completely excluded. The red color of this vegetable and its sour taste have a stimulating effect on the digestive tract.

Finally

Having firmly decided to take up such a healing method as fasting, you should not talk about it. Negative comments can affect you in a bad way, which is especially undesirable in the early stages of the healing process.

Therapeutic starvation has been known to mankind for a long time. This is also noticeable in the proverbs and sayings that have survived from past times. Such a respectful attitude towards hunger, associated with the danger of death, is explained by the benefits of a temporary refusal to eat. True, this must be done correctly, wisely, following medical recommendations, otherwise fasting can only undermine health instead of benefit.

Health ... Or not?

It is commonly believed that without food a person dies. Of course, this is true, but only with a long period of fasting. People today are accustomed to food, to eating it three times a day or more. Our dishes are becoming more and more refined, and products are more unhealthy. Telling people you know that you haven't eaten in days will usually elicit sympathy, although the starving person will likely feel great.

It must be understood that only therapeutic fasting is useful. Just starvation, without a well-thought-out system, can cause death. Scientists have calculated that in the absence of excess weight, death is possible on average after 90 days from the start of the hungry period. This is due to atrophy of the gastrointestinal tract - such processes are launched by the 40th day of fasting.

But reasonable periods of curative fasting allow you to improve your health, improve your figure. As experts say, between therapeutic and deadly fasting, the main difference is the feeling of hunger. As soon as it changes to an undeniable, demanding one, it is necessary to smoothly switch to a normal diet.

How to be healthy?

The benefits of therapeutic fasting are explained by the impact on a person's lifestyle. Restriction of food intake, as people have long established, is no less useful than hardening or, for example, gymnastics. The method is cheap, accessible to everyone, and the only condition for its application in practice is that a person has a desire and sufficient strong will. Fasting involves the voluntary mode of refusal of food. This is very different from the usual, forced starvation, due to lack of food - the wellness procedure is carried out according to the methodology developed for this, supplementing with health-supporting activities.

Usually, therapeutic fasting is practiced at home, but under the supervision of a qualified doctor, to whom a person comes for an appointment with a predetermined frequency. During the visit, vital signs are taken and how fasting affects the patient is monitored. It is known that this method of healing gives the best results in combination with other methods and approaches that are relevant to specific health problems inherent in a person.

Fasting: a history of treatment

In the old days, not everyone could afford to eat often and plentifully. Even in countries where there were no serious problems with obtaining food, people often ate only one meal a day. For the first time, therapeutic fasting at home is mentioned by Herodotus - of course, such terms were not used at that time, but the very essence of the process is in many respects similar to what is practiced today. We are talking about the tradition of the inhabitants of Ancient Egypt every month to refuse food for three days, using enemas and taking herbs to induce vomiting. It was believed that they were the healthiest on the planet.

From the works of Hippocrates it is known that in ancient times they knew: it is harmful to nourish the body that has not undergone preliminary purification. Other eminent scientists of that time spoke more than once about the days of curative fasting as an effective method of maintaining health. It was recommended to refuse food for a number of diseases - both bodily and mental. Many philosophers have resorted to fasting to clear their thoughts and activate the intellect.

Traditions and customs

It is known from religious stories that saints, revered in different faiths, practiced a 40-day fast. At the present time, medical fasting on the water is also being carried out by the Mormons, in the tradition of which - on the first Sunday of the month they completely refuse food, instead distributing their resources to those who need them. But adherents of Bhai refuse food for the first 20 days of March during daylight hours.

This topic attracted the attention of scientists for a long time, and for the first time a large-scale work devoted to the results of therapeutic fasting was organized in 1877. components in the human body. Even being exhausted, a person can think clearly, be reasonable. It was then that it was officially first suggested that in the presence of diseases of the brain, the psyche, getting food only depresses the body, which means that force-feeding prevents recovery. In order for the treatment to give the best results, the intake of products should be limited. At the same time, you should not be afraid at the expense of the brain - this organ will receive everything necessary for it, using the abundant reserves in our body.

Diet, fasting and starvation

In fasting centers (“Fly away”, for example), in specialized clinics and in private practices, clients are offered various schemes for restricting or refusing food in order to improve their health and get rid of excess weight. But religious practices recommend fasting to purify the spirit. Each of these programs has its own characteristics.

The main idea, as follows from medical reviews, is therapeutic fasting, which shows a pronounced effect - refusal of food in order to improve health. Some programs also exclude liquid. Doctors note that the correct practice of such a course allows you to quickly achieve a significant improvement in the patient's condition. A person does not eat for a given time period, and begins to eat again only as the body is cleansed. The duration of the period is always individual, determined by health. Against the background of hunger, specialized processes take place in the body that cannot be activated by medications or surgery. Healing in this way, as experts assure, helps to achieve rapid regeneration of individual areas, as well as improve health. Confirm the good results of such programs and reviews of therapeutic fasting from many thousands of people who practiced different approaches.

Fasting: medical, therapeutic

Medical fasting is in many ways similar to medical fasting, but differs in location: if medical fasting (7/7 or another program) is practiced at home, then medical fasting is done in a specialized clinic and under the constant supervision of a doctor. At the same time, a variety of techniques, procedures are used, the patient is given a massage, physiotherapy, a set of exercises is selected, swimming and a sauna are prescribed. As part of fasting, you will have to drink mineral water. Features of the composition are selected based on a specific diagnosis and needs. In clinics, sanatoriums, fasting is possible according to the doctor's prescription. The state of a person during the course is monitored, tests are taken, weight is checked. If the indicators force this, the program is adjusted. Usually in fasting clinics, the work is aimed at eliminating a specific health problem.

Since the idea is always wellness, it must be understood that deviations from the standard course are possible due to individual health conditions. For example, simplified regimens have been developed for weak and sick people. An important aspect of therapeutic fasting is a responsible approach to the issue, conscious, accurate, in accordance with the recommendations of the curator, otherwise you can only harm yourself.

Is it possible or not?

If you are going to start a wellness program at home, you first need to familiarize yourself with the restrictions associated with refusing food. Cooperating with a specialized center for curative fasting, you will have to obey the doctor's instructions. It should be understood that only a properly started course will benefit, in addition, such a method of recovery is certainly not shown to every person. If the patient is already exhausted, suffers from anorexia, the body's reserves are exhausted, abstinence from food will only worsen the condition. It is necessary to smoothly start the work of the gastrointestinal tract in order to bypass the crisis.

The fasting centers do not accept people suffering from active tuberculosis, oncological diseases and impaired liver and kidney function. With all these pathological conditions, the immune system is weak, so the person is vulnerable, and starvation only worsens the status. Refusal to eat aggravates the course of the disease. If the presence of contraindications does not stop, you need to refuse food carefully and under the supervision of a doctor, regularly taking tests. It is important to complete the fasting program on time and exit it correctly, otherwise the harm will be much greater than the benefit.

Limitations and conditions: what to look for?

Understanding the features of therapeutic fasting (how to start correctly, who can, who can’t), you should pay attention to the restrictions associated with an “interesting” situation. The fact is that pregnancy is a contraindication to this method of healing. The embryo needs nutrition, useful components, otherwise the development will go wrong, the child may be born defective. If you need to restrict the diet, you should contact a nutritionist to choose a lightweight nutrition program, as well as completely abandon any harmful foods. But fasting is contraindicated.

You can not starve in case of violation of the activity of the nervous system, with neuropsychiatric deviations. When fasting, the biochemistry of the body changes, which affects the hormonal background and stimulates the removal of toxins. If the central nervous system is sick, it is impossible to predict what its reaction to changes will be.

How to do it right?

Therapeutic starvation is a process that can be divided into three stages: entry, hunger itself, exit from the program. All three steps are critical to getting a positive result. Improper fasting will not allow you to achieve good results and can cause damage to health.

The first stage involves preparing the body for a limited intake of food. You can’t eat up for the future, instead, digestion is drowned out slowly, gradually, by stimulating the production of enzymes and without increasing appetite.

The second step may differ in duration and severity - depends on the chosen program. You need to constantly monitor the condition, take tests in order to exclude harm to the body. Regularly you need to put enemas, take a shower, clean your tongue, observe the regime of work and rest, and also walk in the fresh air. There is no hurry: fasting does not give instant results. A day or two is not enough time to rebuild the body. Calmness, patience, confidence in the result - the right attitude that helps the body.

According to reviews, the results of therapeutic fasting are extremely dependent on the exit from the program. Doctors also say that this stage is the most important, it determines whether the gains will be maintained or the body will return to its previous state. It is necessary to gradually include food in the diet, and not pounce on food, the stage of hunger has barely ended.

Dedicated to the right start

The first step is to visit the doctor, clarify what the health problems are, identify limitations and contraindications. Even if fasting is practiced at home, such a trip to the doctor is mandatory. When fasting in a sanatorium, doctors will offer additional services to increase efficiency.

A few days before fasting, you need to start getting used to drinking water without additives in large volumes - this will need to be practiced throughout the entire period of hunger. The liquid will help get rid of toxins. Its lack will surely cause poisoning. True, there are special programs for fasting without water, “dry”, but the refusal of liquid under this program is assumed only at the second step. Such fasting is practiced for no more than three days. It can not be carried out with a wide range of diseases.

Dry fasting: features

This hunger program is strictly contraindicated for people suffering from anemia and underweight, as well as weak individuals and patients with gout, varicose veins. Dry fasting can cause deterioration in diseases of the liver, kidneys, gallbladder. It is contraindicated if the blood does not coagulate well.

Dry fasting will benefit from excess weight and allergic reactions, with prolonged inability to become pregnant and non-healing ulcers. It is recommended to take a course of dry therapeutic fasting for infectious diseases, skin, gastrointestinal, depression and neurosis, arthritis and osteochondrosis, as well as some other pathologies of the musculoskeletal system. Dry fasting is indicated for benign neoplasms in the reproductive system.

First steps

In order for fasting to benefit, the day before the start of the program, protein structures of animal origin should be excluded from the diet. They are replaced with fruits and vegetables. You can eat porridge boiled in water. Unloading is relevant due to a decrease in intestinal motility against the background of starvation, that is, everything eaten a day before the start of the program is delayed in the gastrointestinal tract. Therefore, it is necessary to choose light, well-digestible food, drink juices, herbal teas and water without additives. Exclude tea and coffee, sweetened and carbonated drinks, as well as everything that stimulates the appetite. Three days before the start of the program, sugar and its substitutes, salt and food with it, coffee and meat dishes, tobacco and alcohol are excluded from the menu.

On the last day before hunger, a laxative is taken in the evening. You can use castor oil. Then they lie on their right side, placing a heating pad under the liver. This procedure stimulates the bile outflow, which means that the body will be better prepared for cleansing.

What's next?

The first two days of fasting, you must follow the usual mode of work, without limiting physical activity. From the third day, overload should be excluded - however, this does not mean complete idleness. It is necessary to adhere to an active (within reason) lifestyle. Slags will be removed faster and more efficiently if the blood and lymph flow is fast, which is directly related to physical activity. With congestion, edema is possible, which can be eliminated precisely by exercises in an adequate volume.

Enemas will not be superfluous. They are often neglected by beginners in fasting. The intestinal tract allows the body to cleanse, at the same time it is a location for the accumulation of harmful compounds. Saline solution, Esmarch's mug allow you to wash the gastrointestinal tract, getting rid of the components that poison the tissues. The procedure is done every other day. You also need to clean the tongue from plaque every day - toxins are concentrated in it. Swallowing this substance is strictly prohibited.

Showering is required daily. Poisonous compounds are excreted from the body not only through the gastrointestinal tract, but also through the skin, so it is important to clean it in a timely manner. If a lot of toxins have accumulated in the body, the lack of a regular shower will cause eczema or can provoke areas of irritation. Experts recommend that when taking a shower, refrain from using cosmetics that can penetrate the body through the pores. In the absence of contraindications, you can visit the sauna, bath.

Nuances and features

If a three-day fast or less is planned, the preparation is usually simple. It is enough just to use a laxative before the program and drink plenty of pure water. Such a course is unloading, it does not activate cleansing, does not depress the digestive system. With such a short fasting program, no special exit is required.

The most difficult stage is the first couple of days of fasting. This is a crisis, severe stress for the body. By properly entering the nutrition program, you can weaken the negative response of the body.

Exiting the program

Having received a signal about the need for food, you can exit the fasting program. If the program was long, at first the gastrointestinal tract is not ready for the processing of external products. The shorter the course, the easier it is to get out of hunger. Particular attention should be paid to this when fasting at home. If the duration of fasting varied from a week to one and a half, they begin to eat gradually. Before a meal, they clean their mouths, chew a crust of bread, previously rubbed with garlic, and spit it out. The procedure helps to disinfect the oral cavity.

Exclude heavy foods, boiled food. You can not eat fish, meat, pasta, bread, rolls, boiled potatoes, eggs, cottage cheese - food cannot be digested. Overload at this stage leads to deterioration, preservation and accumulation of toxins in the body.

At first, they eat only liquid, use juices with pulp, herbal decoctions. You can drink water sweetened with honey. This lasts about three days, after which the diet is diluted with porridge boiled in water, kelp and germinated grains. This continues for three more days. After six days, the white coating should disappear on the tongue.

Properly conducted fasting at home has a wide healing potential. Fasting is a kind of unloading from food, first by abstinence, and then by dieting. A synonym for therapeutic fasting is unloading dietary therapy (RDT). Today, RDT is an unconventional, but very popular treatment method. It can be used to treat obesity, cardiovascular system, gastrointestinal tract. Fasting greatly alleviates the condition with pancreatitis and cholecystitis - diseases that are difficult to treat and are fraught with dangerous complications. This is a powerful medicine that can restore immunity, protect against hypertension, heart attack, stroke, improve appearance, restore peace of mind.

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The benefits of fasting

Hunger is needed by the body for cleansing and healing. During fasting, the digestive tract rests. The body saves energy, because it does not have to digest and assimilate food. Excess deposits come out of the organs, fats are burned, toxins, salts and toxic metabolic products are removed. During fasting, the body draws strength from its own reserves, breaking down the excess, which may include pathological formations and tumors.

Types of therapeutic fasting:

• usual, when drinking large amounts of water;
• dry - refusal of both food and drink.

Many scientists in all countries of the world have studied and are studying fasting as a way of healing. To date, several methods have been developed:

• classical method of dry fasting;
• fractional;
• step starvation according to Nikolaev;
• Bragg fasting;
• fasting according to Shelton.

Principles of

The body should smoothly transition from the daily diet to the restriction mode and vice versa. A person who has never starved should not immediately begin a long course of unloading.

The entrance to a long fast should be smooth. You should start with a series of one-day abstinences from food. After several such procedures, you can go to two-day, and then three-day fasting. During this time, the body will get used to changes in metabolism and will be able to adapt to prolonged fasting.

Before fasting, the intestines are always cleansed so that the waste in it is not absorbed into the blood, when the body will intensively dissolve everything unnecessary, trying to provide itself with the necessary substances. During fasting, you should, if possible, lead an active lifestyle: do gymnastics, walk, take water procedures.

The correct way out of fasting is very important. Experts say that the exit is more important than the entrance. Improper termination of fasting is fraught with huge problems, even death. It is believed that you need to get out of fasting as long as the abstinence from food itself lasted.

Contraindications for RDT are tuberculosis, blood diseases, liver diseases, oncology.

What can you expect from fasting at home:

• Cleansing the joints from salt deposits. A mild form of arthritis disappears after a ten-day course, neglected ones are eliminated after several ten-day cycles.
• Tissue restoration. Hunger cleanses the body of defective cells, seals and tumors. Plastic substances are used as food. In place of diseased cells, new ones appear - healthy and full-fledged.
• Rejuvenation, increased vitality. It is noticed that after fasting a person restores strength in 5-6 hours of sleep. The brain works better, the memory becomes sharper. Information is processed, assimilated and reproduced faster.





Methodology Marva Oganyan

Marva Ohanyan is a well-known naturopath, therapist and biochemist, author of books on natural healing. The doctor has developed an effective method of preventive fasting, as a result of which toxins are removed, and the body begins to actively resist viruses and bacteria.

Cleansing steps:

1. 1. At seven o'clock in the evening, drink 50 g of Epsom salts dissolved in 3/4 cup of warm water and drink a decoction of herbs with honey and lemon juice. People with a sick stomach should replace the Epsom salts with castor oil or senna tea (a tablespoon of the herb in a cup of boiling water, brew like a tea for 20 minutes).
2. 2. After drinking a laxative, you need to lie down on your right side, putting a heating pad on your liver. There should be no pillow under the head.
3. 3. Within an hour you need to lie down and drink a decoction. The volume of the drunk broth is 5-6 glasses. At 21 o'clock you need to go to bed to bring the body's biorhythms in line with the natural ones.
4. 4. In the morning you need to wake up at 5:00 and before 7:00 rinse the large intestine with a rubber enema. In water for washing (2-3 l) add a tablespoon of ordinary salt and a teaspoon of baking soda. The enema will have to be done 2-3 times in a row. Enemas are repeated daily in the morning for 7-10 days.

Marva Ohanyan is not a supporter of starvation on the water, as she believes that modern people have too little strength. Instead of water, she suggests drinking nutrient fluids: herbal decoctions, juices. Properly selected composition of drinks allows the body to be cleansed in the same way as during a real fast, while the patient does not experience hunger.

After the first enema, they stop eating. During the day, you can drink juices: lemon, viburnum, pomegranate, cherry, currant, tea, decoction of herbs with honey. The author of the technique recommends brewing:

• mint;
• lemon balm;
• oregano;
• thyme;
• linden flowers;
• chamomile;
• calendula;
• field horsetail;
• nettle;
• sage;
• motherwort;
• knotweed

Herbs are mixed in equal proportions. To prepare a decoction, pour two tablespoons of the mixture with a liter of boiling water, insist in a thermos for half an hour, filter and drink a glass every hour. A teaspoon of natural honey and two tbsp. l. sour lemon juice or berries.

10-12 glasses are drunk per day at the rate of 1 glass / hour. Broth and juice should be alternated. People with gastritis are advised to drink mint infusion: pour a tablespoon of leaves with a liter of boiling water, and then add honey.



Nuances

Fasting according to Marve Oganyan lasts 7 or 15 days. During this period, nausea or vomiting may occur. If nausea is severe, you need to rinse the stomach by drinking 3 cups of boiled water, each of which has added half a teaspoon of baking soda. After that, they induce vomiting by pressing the fingers on the base of the tongue.

Cough with phlegm and mucous discharge from the nose will show that fasting copes with the task of cleansing the body. You need to fast until the discharge stops.

On the 8th day of the course, apple, carrot, beet and pumpkin juices, mixed in an arbitrary amount, are added to the usual broth. Juice is squeezed from fresh fruits and vegetables. It takes 21 days to completely cleanse the body. Those who expect to complete the full course should adhere to the following norm: they drink 5-6 glasses of freshly squeezed juice and four to five glasses of herbal decoction per day. The intestines are washed daily.

Exit

As already mentioned, fasting in order to avoid harm to health should be stopped gradually:

1. 1. The first four days eat mashed apples or citrus fruits, continuing to drink 2-3 cups of decoction per day.
2. 2. After 4 days, mashed vegetables are added to the menu with the addition of tomatoes and herbs, the salad is seasoned with lemon juice.
3. 3. After another 10 days, baked vegetables are introduced into the diet.
4. 4. Animal food can be consumed 20-30 days after the end of fasting, starting with one raw egg yolk.
5. 5. After 2 months, you can start eating cereals on the water, vegetable soups and borscht.
6. 6. 3 months after the start of treatment, the program is restarted from the beginning.
7. 7. In 1-2 years, a full recovery will come.

Nikolaev's technique

Those who want to starve, relying on the knowledge of modern science, need to choose the Nikolaev method. Yuri Sergeevich Nikolaev is a domestic fasting practitioner who was the first in the world to use RDG for the treatment of schizophrenia.

According to Nikolaev, the course of fasting in the clinic is 25-30 days. At home, it is better to limit yourself to several courses of short duration (7-10 days). It is advisable to donate blood, urine, measure pressure and pulse, weigh yourself before starting unloading.

Fasting step by step:

1. 1. Correct mental attitude. It is necessary to study the literature on fasting and make sure that this method of treatment does not cause irreversible changes in the body, but, on the contrary, helps to get rid of pathologies, and hunger pangs are quite bearable.
2. 2. Physical training. At lunch, the intestines are cleansed with bitter salt. From this time on, food and medicines are stopped.
3. 3. On the morning of the first day, a cleansing enema is done.
4. 4. Next, the enema is given daily, and each time waste is removed from the body.
5. 5. After the enema, take a warm bath.
6. 6. In the clinic, after a bath, the patient is given a pressure massage, the purpose of which is the appearance of skin hyperemia in the cervical and thoracic spine. At home, you can massage with an electric massager.
7. 7. After the bath - "breakfast": infusion of wild rose. Then 20-30 minutes of rest.
8. 8. Next - a walk. You need to dress warmly, as a starving person usually freezes. Do breathing exercises while walking.
9. 9. For lunch - water or rosehip broth again.

You need to drink 2 liters of water per day. The amount of water drunk per day is not limited. Already in the first 3-5 days, the appetite disappears, the person stops responding to the smell of food. Fasting can be completed when the tongue is cleared of plaque and appetite returns.

Way out of fasting - sample menu:

• the first day - carrot, grape or apple juice in half with water;
• 2-3 day - undiluted juice;
• 4-5 day - fruits and mashed carrots;
• 5-7 day - cereals on the water (hercules, rice, buckwheat);
• Day 10-30 - vegetable and milk nutrition.

Any food, even juice, should be consumed in small sips, chewed in the mouth and mixed with saliva. Those who fasted to treat obesity, in order not to gain weight again, need to completely change their eating habits.




Bragg method

Breg believed that the best elixirs of longevity are an active life, natural products and perfectly pure water. Modern people are deprived of these benefits, their bodies are clogged with poisons from unclean food and water. Fasting will help get rid of toxins.

Paul Breg proposed his own methodology, according to which it is correct to fast in the following cycle:

• 1-day fast - once a week;
• 5-day - once every 3 months;
• 21 days - once a year.

During unloading, you need to drink the required amount of water and move from home closer to nature for the duration of the fast. Paul Breg never used enemas to cleanse the intestines, believing that nature is the best regulator of all processes in the human body.

Malakhov's method

Gennady Malakhov does not have his own method of fasting. An expert in a healthy lifestyle wrote the book “Fasting. Author's textbook ”, which describes the methods of fasting, his attitude towards them and his own experience. Gennady Petrovich, like any person, has his own preferences. For recovery and weight loss, the author recommends 7-10 days of fasting with significant physical exertion on the body.

Malakhov advises:

• cleanse the liver, intestines, stomach, joints, kidneys, lymph before fasting;
• during abstinence from food, put enemas with urine;
• significant physical activity;
• daily and long-term water and solar procedures, yoga exercises.

The way out of fasting should be classic. Malakhov believes that urine fasting is more effective than usual.

Stoleshnikov method

Professor A.P. Stoleshnikov is a doctor with vast experience, a fan of raw food and cleansing the body with prolonged refusals of food. He believes that the duration of fasting should be from 21 to 28 days; only in this case it can be considered curative. Short abstinences from food (1-3 days) are not cleansing. They can be used as unloading, rest and partial cleaning of the digestive tract.

Starvation according to Stoleshnikov is carried out according to the scheme:

1. 1. week on the water;
2. 2. a week on freshly squeezed fruit juices;
3. 3. seven-day meals with fresh fruits and vegetables;
4. 4. sauna.

During fasting, the author recommends drinking distilled water. After the fifth day of abstinence from food, every 3-5 days, 2-2.5 liters of water are poured into the intestines. The entire period of cleansing can be done with light work or simple physical exercises.

Way out of fasting:

• Stage 1 - freshly squeezed fruit juices, diluted with distilled water 1:1. Preference is given to pineapple, lemon, pomegranate, citrus juices. At this stage, drink a lot of mineral water.
• Stage 2 - vegetable herbal juices, fresh vegetables.
• Stage 3 - raw fruits, vegetables, raw egg yolks, milk.

The third stage is desirable to extend as long as possible. The transition to processed foods starts with steamed meals. The author considers it useful to use spices, especially red pepper and ginger. But salt and sugar, according to Stoleshnikov, are harmful, as well as starchy foods - bread, polished rice and potatoes.

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