How to Prepare Your Body for a Fast

Video Transcript

"Hi, my name is Dr. Kim Makoi. I'm a holistic chiropractor from San Francisco, and this is how you prepare your body for a fast. First of all, make sure that you're feeling really good, and you're not sick, or haven't very recently been sick, because it's never advised to take on a fast, if you're not feeling well. You want to also make sure that you're mentally prepared for a fast, because what surprises a lot of people, is not that they become physically hungry, but that they realize how much of their eating, is actually emotional eating, so make sure that you mentally prepare yourself. Plan out the fast on a calendar, so that you have a good sense of when it's coming, when it's going to be over. Make sure to arrange your schedule, so that you won't have to go to places, or events, where you may be really tempted to break your fast, in a bad way. It's never a good idea to plan a fast, right around Thanksgiving, or holiday times, where you know you may suddenly be in front of masses of foods, that wouldn't be helpful on the fast, so mental preparation is the most important part, and make sure you're feeling well, and that's the best way to prepare for a fast."