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Authors

 

Niko Bekjarovski¹, Daniela Chaparoska¹, Irena Jurukov¹, Afrodita Berat-Ismaili¹, Snežana Radulović-Bekjarovska², Natalija Baneva-Dolnenec²
University Clinic for Toxicology¹; University Clinic for Neurology²,
University Medical Campus “Mother Theresa” Skopje, Macedonia

 

• The paper was received on 24.05.2016. / Accepted on 30.05.2016.

 

Correspodernce to:
Associate prof. Niko Bekjarovski
University Clinic for Toxicology, Faculty of Medicine,
Skopje, R. Macedonia

nikobekarovski@gmail.com

 

Abstract

 

Water fasting has been used for health recovery for thousands of years. Hippocrates, Socrates, and Plato all recommended fasting for health recovery.
Water fasting offers the quickest detoxification and strongest therapeutic effect. It is also the most challenging fast to perform in the first few days. Careful preparation in the days before a water fast can make all the difference in your level of comfort, but the emotional challenge will still be great. Getting professional supervision is an option and is recommended for water fast longer than 3 days.
Fasting is powerful therapeutic processes that can help people recover from mild to severe health conditions. Some of the most common ones are high blood pressure, asthma, allergies, chronic headaches, inflammatory bowel disease (ulcerative colitis and Crohn’s disease), irritable bowel syndrome, adult onset diabetes, heart disease, degenerative arthritis, rheumatoid arthritis, psoriasis, eczema, acne, uterine fibroids, benign tumours, and systemic lupus erythematosus.
We present several possible water fasting protocols, under full medical supervision with different time duration.

 

 

Key words

water fasting, detoxification, protocol

 

 

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