How to Fast With Herbal Teas
Fasting means not eating for a prolonged period of time. People generally fast to rid the body of toxins. Toxins can come in the form of food you eat, the air you breathe and beverages you drink. Refraining from eating for even a day can cleanse your body and help restore your health. Many acute illnesses respond positively to fasting such as, colon disorders, allergies, and respiratory diseases. Many different fasts are available, and fasting with herbal teas is one of many ways to help maintain your health.
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Things You'll Need
- Raw fruit, vegetables, and whole grains
- Herbal teas: peppermint, dandelion, parley, slippery elm, rose hips, milk thistle, alfalfa, burdock green, parsley or nettle
- Distilled water
- Raw vegetables, fruits and whole grains
Instructions
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Select the types of tea you want to use for the cleansing you need. Nettle tea helps your lymphatic system, while parsley tea flushes out your kidneys. Peppermint teas calm the nervous system and dandelion tea helps purify your blood and helps maintain gall bladder health. Use slippery elm tea for inflammation of the colon. You can also use a combination of herbal teas.
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Pick a day you want to fast. Depending on your work schedule, weekends are often the best time.
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Determine how long your fast will be. If you have never fasted before you should only fast for a day to see how your body manages it. Remember, there are transition periods before and after the fast. You will want to ease yourself from a full diet and ease back onto one.
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Eat only raw vegetables, whole grains, raw fruits and drink green tea the day before your fast.
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Abstain for eating the entire day. Stay hydrated and drink plenty of tea. Prepare your teas with distilled water. Use approximately 1 tbsp. of loose dried tea herbs for every 8 oz. of water. Drink only herbal teas the day of your fast. You will want to consume 3-4 pints of tea. You can drink it cold or hot. Do not exercise vigorously. Rest and relaxation will help your body cleanse.
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Eat only raw vegetables, fruit and whole grains with teas the day after your fast. Do not fill your stomach. Gradually add healthy foods in moderation.
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Tips & Warnings
If you are pregnant, sick, about to have or have recently had an operation, or if you are elderly or under 18, you should not fast. Contact your physician before attempting any type of fast. If you plan to fast more than three days please, do it under the supervision of a qualified health care provider.
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