How to Do a Spring Equinox Fast

Spring clean your insides with this simple, effective, non-hungry fasting technique. A great fast for first-timers. We recommend you read "How to Understand a Spring Equinox Fast" and consult your doctor before beginning this fast.

Instructions

Difficulty: Easy

Things You’ll Need:

• Citrus Fruits
• Fresh Fruit
• Fruit Juices
• Fruits And Vegetables (mazao)
• Herbal Teas
• Vegetables

1. Clean your digestive tract with an internal bath or enema before beginning this fast. If you are uncomfortable with this idea, you can also take a mild laxative or laxative tea, but it is not as effective as an internal bath (see "How to Take an Internal Bath").
2. Eat only these foods, in liquid or solid form, from 8 a.m. to 12 Noon: apples, lemons, limes, oranges, kiwis, grapefruit, water, and herbal teas. Eat as much as you like of these foods.
3. Eat only these foods, in liquid or solid form, from 12 Noon to 8 p.m.: asparagus, beets, broccoli, cabbage, cauliflower, dandelion leaves, garlic, olive oil, parsley, sprouts, water and herbal teas. The vegetables should be steamed, raw, baked or roasted. Vary the ways you eat them in order to obtain the live and cooked enzymes from all the vegetables.
4. Continue this diet for 3 to 10 days.
5. Begin drinking laxative teas in the morning and evening after the third day of the fast to aid your body in expelling matter. Realize that as your body under-takes this spring-cleaning process, toxins are being released from your vital organs and deep tissues. These toxins must exit your body or they will cause you discomfort.
6. Break your fast by beginning to include some spring grains, such as barley, wheat, millet, or rye into your diet. Continue eating balanced meals.
7. Adopt a regular exercise schedule after your fast to help your body maintain its clean system.

Tips & Warnings

• This is a great fast for first-timers, as it allows you to continue eating throughout the fast. Have fun inventing new ways to combine and prepare the foods within the parameters. Juice everything.
• Drink plenty of water.
• Educate yourself about fasting before you begin.
• Do light yoga and stretching during your fast, but abstain from heavy exercise.
• Repeat this fast once a year.
• Pregnant women and children should not fast.
• Consult your health care provider before going on this fast especially if you have diabetes, heart disease, ulcerative colitis, or epilepsy; if you are under 18 or underweight; or if you are on medication.