How to Do a Summer Cleansing Fast

Video Transcript

"Summer time, great time for a cleanse, whether it's because you want to get healthy or it's because you want to lose weight. My name is Mark Brinson doctor of Oriental medicine, physical medicine and human performance specialist. During summer time one of the best things that comes into season that can help you with a particular type of cleanse or a fast is watermelon. Now if you are completely fasting with no food this isn't going to be for you. But if you want to do a single food or a single juice type fast which I highly recommend to my patients, watermelon is one of the best ones for summertime. So with fresh watermelon any time that you get hungry you can go ahead and have some, you can also do a couple of things with the seeds that may help you to reduce any type of kidney stones or help to clear out the kidney and urinary bladder system. If you take two tablespoons of seeds put them in a pint of water and bring them to a boil. As soon as they are boiling let the liquid cool to room temperature. You can take that liquid and a cup at a time you can drink it throughout the day, that will also help with your, to cleanse out the kidneys and the bladder as well. With drinking or eating the watermelon that's going to help to cleanse out not only the kidneys by increasing urination but it's also going to cleanse the intestines. My recommended juice or single fruit fast are usually for a period for about twenty four to forty eight hours. So if you do end up following this make sure you still keep your water intake high and only stick to that one particular juice or fruit all natural with no sugar added. My name is Mark Brinson doctor of oriental medicine physical medicine and human performance specialist wishing you a happy, healthy and balanced day."