Further, sh
o
rter fasts on
juices may be undertak
e
n at intervals of three months or so, depending
o
n the progress being m
a
de.
Tip 148. Fasting Cures for Bronc
h
itis
In acute cases of bronc
h
itis, the pa
t
ient should
f
ast on oran
g
e juice and
water until
t
he acute sympt
o
ms subside. The
procedure is to take the juice of an o
r
ange in a glass of warm water every
t
wo hours from 8 a.m. to 8 p.m.
Thereafter, the patient should adopt
an all-fruit diet for two or three days. In case of c
h
ronic bronchitis,
t
he patient can begin wi
t
h an all- fruit
diet for five to seven days, taking
e
ach day three meals of fresh juicy fruits.
After the all
-
fruit diet, the patient sh
o
uld follow a
well-balanc
e
d diet of se
e
ds, nuts and grains, vegetables and fruits.
F
or drinks, u
n
sweetened lemon water
or cold or h
o
t plain water
may betaken. T
h
e patient s
h
ould avoid meats, sugar, tea, coffe
e
, condiments, pickles, r
e
fined and processed
f
oods, soft-d
r
inks, c
a
ndi
e
s
, ice-cream
and produc
t
s
made from sugar and
white
flour.
Tip 149. Fasting for Gallstones
Even the nature cure c
a
nnot spare
t
he need for
surgery on the gallblad
d
er if good diet is neglected.
Surgery becomes necessary if the gall-stones
are
very large
or in cas
e
s in which they have
been prese
n
t for long.
S
maller gall-stones can,
h
owever, cleared through nature cu
r
e methods. Diet is the
b
asic factor in the treatment of gall bladder disor
d
ers. In cas
e
s of acute
g
all-bladder inflammation, the patie
n
t should fast
for two or three days, until the acute
condition
cl
e
ars.
Nothing but water should be taken
d
uring the fast. After the fast, the patient should
t
ake carrot,
beet, grape
f
ruit, lemon and grape juice for a few days. Ensure that the diet contains
an adequate amount of lacto-vegetarian, consisting of raw and cooked vegetables, vegetable juices,
a
nd
a moderate amount of fruit and see
d
s. Yoghurt,
cottage ch
e
ese and a t
a
blespoon
of olive oil
t
wice a day should also
b
e taken. Oil
serves as a
stimulant for
the production of bile and lipase,
t
he fat diges
t
ing enzymes. All meats,
eggs, animal fats and
p
rocessed a
n
d
denatured fats as well
a
s
fried foods should be
av
oided. The diet should
also exclude refined carbohydrates, especially sugar, sugar products,
alcohol,
soft
drinks,
cakes, puddin
g
s, ice- cream, coffee and citrus
fruits.
The patient
should eat small meals at frequent intervals, rather than three large meals. The following is
t
he suggest
e
d menu for those suffering from gall-bladder dis
o
rders:
* On rising: A glass of
w
arm water
mixed with lemon juice
a
nd honey or fresh fruit j
u
ice,
* Breakfast: Fresh fruit,
one or two slices of
whole meal toast and a cup
o
f skimmed powder milk.
* Mid morn
i
ng: Fresh f
r
uit juice.
* Lunch: Vegetable so
u
p, a large s
a
lad consisti
n
g of vegetables in s
e
as
o
n with dressing of lemon or v
e
getable oil.
Fresh fruit
f
or dessert, if
desired.
* Dinner: Vegetable oil,
one or two lightly coo
k
e
d vegetables, baked po
t
ato, brown rice or whole wheat chapatti a
n
d a glass of
buttermilk.
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