Therapeutic Fasting

Therapeutic Fasting today is a tailor-made low-calorie "fluid diet" where the body is supplied with approximately 250 kcal daily in the form of water, juices and fruit. Since vitamins, trace elements and minerals essential for the function of the metabolism are sufficiently taken in during daily life and with a balanced diet, they will only be supplemented if necessary during Therapeutic Fasting, for example by dairy products. The always holistic Therapeutic Fasting cleanses the organism so to speak and regenerates it, and activates the self-healing forces. It is combined with a change of the patient’s lifestyle to a healthy one (life dietetics) and taking greater responsibility for one’s own health.

Fasting is the conscious, voluntary forgoing of solid food for a clearly limited period of time.Fasting according to Dr. Otto Buchinger is no "starvation diet", but a low-calorie fluid diet (diaita = ancient Greek for life): Instead of chewing you drink fluids! In brief, the purpose of fasting is physical cleansing and regeneration (as well as prolongation of life, as new studies have shown), realisation and self-discovery. Fasting stimulates the body’s self-healing forces. And: Fasting has nothing to do with starving!Physical activities and sport alternating with relaxation (but no "lying about"!!).Promote excretion (the "cleansing") via the intestine, kidneys, skin. Active sweating due to sporting activities is very effective.Fasting ideally begins with the cleansing of the intestine by means of Epsom salts or other laxatives.

Get away from it all: Take it easy! Rest sufficiently and turn to your inner self!The gradual build-up of the diet back to solids after fasting conveys the possibilities of a healthy diet (Vollwert diet) in an ideal manner and is an integral part of the treatment. Instructions on how to masticate properly are important.The duration of fasting is determined by the physician in consultation with the individual patient.Persons interested in fasting should be mentally prepared to avoid certain unhealthy and harmful substances (e.g. nicotine, too much alcohol too regularly) in future!