Fasting - one of the most effective ways of cleansing the body, known since ancient times. Fasting is used for the recovery of not only the physical body, but also spiritual, but with all the functions of the body come into a state of stress limit, the use of internal resources. Therefore, fasting can be used only after consulting a doctor.
There are several types of fasting.
- Absolute fasting with the exception of food and water (duration - no more than a day, is carried out only under medical supervision).
- Complete fasting with the exception of food (you can drink the water). It may last 1-3 days (short-starvation), 7-10 days (average duration of fasting), 14 days or more (long fasting).
- A separate type of fasting - a short-term fasting, lasting 24 hours from breakfast to lunch or dinner before dinner. His doctors recommend to people who barely tolerate refusal of food. At short-term starvation admission of juices, fruits and vegetables, or dairy products.
Types of short-term fasting
Fasting on water
This full short starvation. Eating eliminated completely. Starving can drink only water, no matter hot or cold, boiled or distilled. By water, you can add honey (for the whole day not more than 3-4 teaspoons) or lemon juice (1 teaspoon per cup of water). The amount of water necessary to limit only to people with complex heart defects (with a predominance of stenosis) or stagnation in the liver. Starving with other diseases can drink as much water as they want.
Fasting on juices
With this variety of fasting on the day can be used from one to one and a half liters of fresh juice (fruit or vegetable). You can use apple, grape, beet, cabbage, carrot juice. A portion of the juice before consuming need for 30-60 minutes in the refrigerator. Avoid drinking beet juice gipotonikam since it causes a decrease in blood pressure.
Fasting fruit and vegetable
During the single meal of the day is 500-600 g of fruit or vegetables, divided into two stages with an interval of 6-7 hours.
Fasting on milk products
During the day, is used in two steps 400-500 ml of yogurt, yogurt or whey.
Morning fasting
Fasting drank one glass of juice or water. Food can take 4-5 hours thereafter.
Although short-term fasting physiological, for him yet there are contraindications:
- Dystrophy (exhaustion);
- Any tumor;
- Diabetes;
- Disease of the blood;
- Acute tuberculosis.