Dry fasting

Therapeutic dry fasting is a method of cardinal purification and recovery of the organism for various diseases, so it is very often recommended in the presence of certain indications.

Dry fasting: good and bad ^

Complete dry fasting implies the rejection of food and water, and for several days it is forbidden not only to use liquid, but also to wash hands, take a shower and brush your teeth - i.e. Any contact with water should be avoided. Thus, in the body processes are launched that contribute to a speedy recovery.

Dry fasting: pluses and minuses

What is the benefit of dry fasting:

• Split excessive fat deposits;
• Toxins and slags are excreted, as well as pathogenic bacteria and microbes that cause inflammation;
• The metabolism is accelerated;
• The vessels are being cleaned.

During dry fasting, the body receives all the necessary substances from the existing reserves in fat cells and tissues, and due to water scarcity it is possible to get rid of edema.

One can not fail to mention the danger of dry fasting: at first, dizziness and fatigue may be felt, working capacity decreases, but with the abuse of this technique, more negative consequences are possible - insomnia, stomach pains, development of diabetes mellitus and fragility of blood vessels.

Indications and contraindications for dry fasting

The dry fasting method is recommended in the presence of the following diseases:

• Infertility, endometriosis, uterine fibroid, inflammation of the pelvic organs and other gynecological diseases;
• Osteoarthritis, arthritis, polyarthritis;
• Pneumonia, bronchitis, bronchial asthma;
• Vascular atherosclerosis, hypertension;
• Migraine, osteochondrosis, hernia, sciatica;
• Colitis, enteritis, gastritis, dyskinesia, allergies;
• Non-insulin-dependent diabetes mellitus;
• Psoriasis, eczema, trophic ulcers, urticaria;
• Prostate adenoma, cystitis, prostatitis;
• Opisthorchiasis.

When dry fasting is contraindicated:

• If there are malignant tumors, tuberculosis in active form, thyrotoxicosis, liver cirrhosis and any kind of hepatitis( chronic or acute);
• Severe thinness, anorexia;
• Thrombosis and thrombophlebitis;
• During breastfeeding or pregnancy;
• In the presence of any purulent-inflammatory diseases.

Dry fasting: description, rules ^

Basic rules of dry fasting:

• It is best to arrange such a "hunger strike" during weekends or holidays;
• Throughout the treatment it is recommended to be more often in the open air, to refuse watching TV, and also to visit places for receiving positive emotions: parks, entertainment centers, etc.

How to start dry fasting

Even if a person is going to give up water and food for one day, preparation for dry fasting is required:

• For 2-3 days it is necessary to switch completely to vegetable products, giving up meat, fish, sausages, coffee, saltand marinades;
• At the preparatory stage it is recommended to drink herbal teas, natural juices and mineral non-carbonated water.

One-day dry fasting

This method allows you to normalize metabolic processes and get rid of excess weight, if you arrange a similar discharge 1 time a week, preferably on a day off. There is another option developed by the American doctor Paul Bragg:

• Do not eat for 36 hours after the last drink of water;
• Alternate one-day fasting once a week with a three-day - once a month.

Dry fasting 3 days

There is no fundamental difference from fasting for one day, but there are additional recommendations:

• At this time you need to walk as much as possible outdoors in order to restore your strength more quickly;
• It is advisable to practice this method no more than once a month.

Dry fasting 7 days

More cardinal training is needed:

• One month before the start of the week of fasting, we refuse any food containing animal fats and proteins;
• For a week we stop eating later than 6 pm;
• For one day we arrange unloading only on the water, do not eat anything.

Dry fasting on Shchennikov

Professor Leonid Schennikov says that, after giving up food and water for 5-7 days, you can completely cleanse your body, but here the psychological attitude is more important: you need to avoid any unrest, so it is desirable to starve while on vacation. The daily routine should be something like this:

• At 10 am - wake up, then until 1 o'clock in the afternoon walk on the street;
• From 1 to 3 pm you can read a book or do any other intellectual activity;
• From 15 to 18 hours - the best time for exercise;
• From 6 to 10 pm - sleep;
• From 22 pm to 6 am - walks;
• From 6 to 10 am - sleep.

Dry fasting on the Lavrovaya

Such dry cascade fasting is recommended for people with chronic diseases and those who want to lose excess weight:

• The first period( duration is set independently): we starve for a day, we eat for a day;
• The second period: we eat two days, as much - we starve;
• In the same order, we reach 5 days.

Dry fasting on Filonov

Professor Filonov developed a three-month course of curative dry fasting for prostatitis and other diseases:

• First month: 2 weeks - diet, 3 weeks - we do intestinal cleaning, 4 weeks - we only eat buckwheat;
• The second month: during the first week we eat dietary food and for 1 day we drink only water;the second week we eat 5 days, and 2 days - we drink water;the third week - we leave one water for 3 days;the whole fourth week is just water;
• The third month: everything is the same as in the previous cycle, but instead of water days we arrange dry ones.

How to get out of dry fasting

In order not to damage your body, you need to make the right way out of dry fasting:

• First you need to drink water in small quantities, and only in the afternoon you can eat a dish made from plant foods;
• Meat, fish and other animal products are allowed only two weeks after the start of the release.

Dry fasting: testimonials and results ^

Having decided to resort to dry starvation for weight loss or getting rid of diseases, it is very important to consult a doctor beforehand, sinceIn the presence of some chronic diseases, this technique can cause harm to health.

What gives dry fasting:

• Weight decreases;
• The body gets rid of toxins and toxins;
• Pass inflammatory processes.

Reviews of dry fasting:

Anna, 28 years old:

"I'm best suited for cyclic fasting, where 1 day should be eaten, and 1 - on the contrary, there is nothing. That's how I lost ten kilograms per month, and I'm not going to stop there. "

Alesya, 24:

" When I had an exacerbation of gastritis, I cured him due to a three-day starvation. Of course, it was not easy to hold out, but the pains disappeared on the second day »

Margarita, 30 years old:

"To reduce weight, I used the technique of Laurel, and I did not lose: for 3 months I managed to throw off almost 15 kg, in addition, my well-being improved noticeably."