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Leon Chaitow N.D. D.O.. Fasting: The only introduction you’ll ever need
Contents
CAUTION
1. WHAT IS FASTING?
FASTING DEFINED
FASTING IS NOT STARVATION
RIGHT AND WRONG WAYS OF FASTING
FIRST CHOICE IN FEVER
LONG OR SHORT FASTS?
WHAT PREVENTS THE WIDER USE OF FASTING?
DRAWBACKS
AN EFFECTIVE COMPROMISE
WHAT YOU NEED TO KNOW
2. FASTING – ANCIENT AND MODERN
FASTING FOR HEALTH 2, 3
CLINICAL RESEARCH
WHEN DOES FASTING STOP AND STARVATION START?
WHAT DISEASES ARE HELPED BY FASTING?
OTHER CONDITIONS AND FASTING
3. THE EFFECTS OF FASTING
WHAT’S TO BE DONE ABOUT THE STRESS OF LIFE?
NATURAL HEALING OBJECTIVES
FASTING’S ANTI-AGEING POTENTIAL
WHEN TO AND WHEN NOT TO FAST
WHAT ARE THE RISKS?
CONTRAINDICATIONS TO FASTING BEYOND 48 HOURS
COMMON SIDE-EFFECTS OF FASTING
POSSIBLE (RARE) SIDE-EFFECTS DURING LONG FASTS
CLINICAL TESTS DURING LONG-TERM FASTING (MORE THAN FOUR DAYS)
4. HOW TO FAST (AND HOW TO STOP FASTING)
LONG FAST OR SHORT FAST – WHEN DO YOU FEEL BENEFIT?
WHAT HAPPENS ON A NORMAL TOTAL (WATER–ONLY) FAST?
BEFORE YOU BEGIN
WHAT EXPERTS ADVISE FOR BREAKING A WATER-ONLY FAST
A SUMMARY OF WHAT TO EXPECT FOR FIRST-TIME FASTERS
5. THE MANY WAYS OF FASTING
ELIMINATION AND EXCLUSION DIETS. BORIS CHAITOW’S CLEANSING ‘ELIMINATION’ DIET4
TOM MOULE’S CLEANSING ‘ELIMINATION’ DIET5
ALLERGEN IDENTIFICATION USING EXCLUSION DIETS6
MONO-DIETS
QUANTITIES OF FOOD ON MONO-DIET DAYS
THE MODIFIED FAST (JUICE OR ‘POTASSIUM BROTH’)
ENEMAS – YES OR NO?
THE LIEF/MOULE ‘SHORT’ MODIFIED FAST
DR ERICH RAUCH’S TEA FAST10
PAAVO AIROLA’S JUICE OR BROTH FAST8
VEGETABLE BROTH RECIPE
JOHN LUST’S JUICE FAST11
DR EVARTS LOOMIS’S JUICE FAST12
AYURVEDIC SHORT FAST13
DR MAYR’S ‘DRY’ FAST14, 15
THE TWO-WEEK (MODIFIED) MAYR CURE
THE SCHROTH CURE DIET16
DR ELSON HAAS’S ALKALINE-DETOX DIET17
HAAS’S DETOX MENU
THE WAERLAND’S ALKALINE-DETOX DIET18
‘EXCELSIOR’
RECIPE FOR WAERLAND’S ‘KRUSKA’ CEREAL
THE GUELPA FAST19
SHORT WATER-ONLY FAST
LONG FAST
THE ARGONNE FOUR-DAY ANTI-JET-LAG DIET/FAST
6. ASSISTING DETOXIFICATION
HOW OFTEN?
BREATHING AND RELAXATION EXERCISES
BREATHING SUGGESTIONS
MODIFIED AUTOGENIC RELAXATION METHOD
SKIN FRICTION
SKIN BRUSHING
THE SALT GLOW METHOD
EPSOM SALTS BATH
NEUTRAL BATH
AROMATHERAPY
ANTI-NAUSEA ACUPRESSURE POINT
THE USE OF ENEMAS
WATER ENEMA
COFFEE ENEMA
OTHER STRATEGIES TO HELP FASTING
7. THE SPIRITUAL DIMENSION
REFERENCES
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