Healing Aids... - Fasting - Contraindications / Precautions / Warnings

If you have a debilitating disease, insulin-dependent diabetes, hypoglycemia, eating disorder, extremely low energy levels, are recovering from any form of substance abuse, are recovering from surgery, are underweight, or are taking many medications, do not undergo any type of fast without proper consultation from your naturopath or other health practitioner.

No form of fasting should be undertaken by pregnant or lactating women.

Never use fasting as a means to lose weight. The few pounds you lose will be from water and are quickly regained upon the return to a normal diet. Many "fad" diets are based on this principle and, consequently, are never successful.

Fasting isn’t appropriate for everyone. You can detoxify the body naturally with herbal fiber supplements that will cleanse the colon without the side-effects often experienced during fasting. Be sure to combine any detoxification regimen with lots of purified water.