Status: 18/03/2022 12:46 pm
Therapeutic fasting aims to cleanse body and soul. But: If you want to start a fasting cure, you need to prepare yourself and your body for it. And there are a few things to keep in mind while fasting.
The easiest way to start fasting is mostly to avoid hard-to-digest foods like meat, hard cheese, fried and fatty foods in the days before. Potatoes, rice, vegetables, fruits (apples) and juices are ideal.
Help days as preparation
The fasting treatment then begins with a one-to-two-day preparatory phase, the so-called relief days. Light hard foods such as steamed vegetables, vegetable soup or porridge lighten the load on the intestines. The energy consumption is thus reduced to about 1,000 kcal per day.
Refrain from alcohol and nicotine
From this point onwards, alcohol and nicotine are taboo. Ideally, caffeine should also be avoided, although this is no longer treated as strictly as before and 1-2 cups of coffee a day are usually tolerated. Moderate to normal physical activity is recommended, as well as emotional preparation for the fast (more rest, less stress). Fasting therapy should be loud Guidelines for fast therapy are best implemented in a group under medical supervision.
An empty bowel prevents hunger pains
The actual first day of fasting then begins with a thorough emptying of the intestines so that you do not feel hungry during the fast. A common remedy for this is a laxative drink with Glauber salt (from the pharmacy): a liter of water with 30 to 40 grams of Glauber salt is drunk within 20 minutes. Lemon juice can improve the taste of salt water. After 30 minutes, take another one and a half to one liter of liquid (water or tea).
Fasting days: drink instead of eat
On fasting days, a quarter of a liter of vegetable broth, the same amount of freshly squeezed vegetable or fruit juices, as well as 30 grams of honey and at least 2.5 liters of liquid (water, herbal tea) are taken daily. The maximum energy consumption allowed on fasting days is 250 to 500 kcal per day. Buttermilk can also be drunk during longer fasting treatments.
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Tips for gentle cleaning
Because the intestines lack the raw material from vegetables, fruits, and whole grains on fasting days, fasting people sometimes need laxatives to make sure they empty their intestines at least every two days.
Mild sweets include, for example, lemon, sauerkraut or plum juice, apple cider vinegar, buttermilk, pantry or coffee. If the mild aid is not enough, you can also use, for example, castor oil, salt water, Glauber or Epsom salt, alder or sage tea and lactose. In extreme cases, an enema can give relief.
How long to fast
Fasting according to Buchinger usually lasts two to four weeks. But shorter periods of fasting can also have positive effects. If fasting is used as therapy, the fasting period can last up to six weeks.
According to the Medical Association for Therapeutic Fasting and Nutrition (ÄGHE), therapeutic fasting should last 7 to 10 days, plus the prep day and then three days to normalize eating habits.
What does it mean to break a fast?
At the end of the fasting cure there is the so-called breaking of fasting, during which one slowly eats raw or cooked apple and in the evening potato soup. Then begins the so-called nutrition, a nutritious structure with a light vegetarian diet high in fiber and a high proportion of unsaturated fatty acids.
The food should be chewed consciously and slowly. The energy consumption increases from day to day as the diet increases: 800, 1,000, 1,200, 1,600 kcal. Drink plenty of fluids between meals. Spontaneous intestines and intestines should occur again until the fourth day of the diet at the latest.
Who has the right to fast unaccompanied?
Healthy people can generally fast alone at home. However, it makes sense to consult your family doctor beforehand. If you are fasting for the first time, you can seek expert advice and support from an educated fast chef or doctor with fasting experience. Anyone who suffers from previous illnesses should not fast unaccompanied.
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