Arnold Ehret, a German-born health educator who came to the United States in 1914, was an advocate of fasting. Ehret’s interest in fasting began in 1907, when he visited Monte Verità, a health retreat in Ascona, Italy where people went to fast in the early 1900s. In 1909, Ehret fasted for 51 days at Kastans […]
Fasting and Transformation
Fasting has occurred in every major religion and has been used as a method of transformation and healing since the beginning of recorded history. Socrates, Plato and Hippocrates all recommended fasting for various medical conditions. Traditionally, fasting had to do with releasing emotions and connecting our souls with the sacred, particularly at significant transition points. […]
Tropical Fruit Juicer
Tropical fruits having remarkably great qualities, you can always eat them unprocessed and without any added sugars. Being an important source of carbohydrate, vitamins, minerals and fibers, tropical fruits grow on plants of all habitats.These fruits are a primary source of nutrition and a delicious component of healthy, balanced diet. Number of servings: 2, 270 […]
Fasting in the Treatment of Food Addiction
There are several mechanisms that are intrinsic to fasting that make it potentially useful in the treatment of food addiction. For one, fasting has a detoxifying effect that may help clear the brain of neurochemical imbalances created from certain foods. Additionally, fasting has the potential to reframe the patient’s unhealthy attachment to food. Every human […]