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Fasting without medical supervision, is it safe?
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Fasting with medical supervision is rare. Fasting knowledge and fasting experience is rare in the medical profession. Fasting is ignored by the medical profession as a method of healing. What doctor will you find that has any information on fasting? Most doctors will admit to about 6 hours of nutritional training and nothing on fasting. The concept of detoxification will be foreign to most doctors and your request for fasting supervision may gain you a referral to a psychiatrist.
Why is fasting with medical supervision rare?
Modern medicine has a fix it when it breaks approach to healing. Preventative medicine and natural healing are consider almost voodoo. They could monitor enzyme liver levels to see if your liver is breaking down and yes that could happen after 30 days on water if your liver is weak but if you are tacking a juice fast for a few days with 20 lb of excess fat, worrying about your body falling apart because you missed a few meals is fear.
The concept of medical supervision is watching for something to break down when fasting has endless testimonies of healing, events well beyond the ability of modern medicine.
If you are worried… stop fasting. Fasting is like a diving board. You can talk yourself out of a great experience. If you are healthy you can fasting safely without medical supervision.
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marian
19 Mar 2008 at 9:24 am
when i fast i tend to feel my body very cold is that normal and
what can i do since i enjoy fasting to healthier.
thanks,
marian
Tom Coghill
19 Mar 2008 at 11:12 pm
Feeling cold or chilly during a fast is normal for most people. The body reduces metabolism and the body feels colder.I wear more clothing and sleep with extra blankets.
Tom
beaches
30 Jan 2009 at 8:53 am
It always makes me smile to see people worried about asking a doctor about juicing or fasting. I once asked a doctor why my kids were sick. Is it anything to do with what we’re eating? He laughed and said no. I still went to the library and pursued it and found books by the Diamonds and started our journey. My kids were totally healed and healthy and are to this day. And even though they don’t eat good all the time they do know how to heal themselves. There are some doctors out there who do believe in juice but they don’t advertise. I ended up getting my own info from a chiropractor and books and did it myself. I do agree though if you have lots wrong with you be sure to consult anyone else doing fasting or doctors who believe in juice fasting…only because the healing process can get a little scary with all the cleansing symptoms. I put a comment about our experience on the page with how much weight loss on a juice fast. we’ve cured hypoglycemia, high blood pressure, back aches and anything else that was troubling us. Plus we’ve saved thousands in insurance costs. When my kids were growing up we only had the disaster coverage because we never went to the doctor. Never needed too. hmmmmmm maybe that’s why the juicing thing isn’t popular???
Tom Coghill
30 Jan 2009 at 9:16 am
Hi Beeches,
Thanks for helping out. Great writting. Please feel free as though this was your site.
Emily
29 Mar 2009 at 9:55 pm
Hey!
I used to water fast regularly for about 3-5 days at a time, but over the past two years, I have been eating horribly and gained 15 really squishy pounds.
Anyway, I attempted a water fast this week, and made it to day 2, but I ended up completely blacking out at work. I decided it was best to end the fast…
Should I have gotten more rest during my fast? I work as a customer service representative, so I am on my feet 8 hours a day. The only exercise I did during those two days was a 30 minute session of pilates on day 1.
Thank you.
Tom Coghill
29 Mar 2009 at 11:12 pm
Hi Emily,
Your body is now toxic and not used to fasting. So the reaction is expected. To stop a black out lower your body, or get down on one knee. The worst of fasting is water fasting under stress during the first three days. Better to juice fast then drop the juices to water or take some juice for energy during work.