(Last Updated on : 01/12/2010) Fasting therapy is one of the
most ancient customs. This is nature`s oldest, most effective
and yet least expensive method of treating diseases, recognised
as the achievement of natural healing. Throughout medical
history, it has been regarded as one of the most dependable
curative methods. It refers to complete abstinence from food for
a particular period pertaining to a specific purpose. The common
cause of all diseases is the accumulation of waste and poisonous
matter in the body which results from overeating. The majority
of people eats too much and follows sedentary occupations which
do not permit sufficient and proper exercise for utilisation of
this large quantity of food. This surplus overburdens the
digestive organs and clogs up the system with impurities or
poisons. Digestion and elimination become slow and the
functional activity of the whole system gets deranged. Every
disease can be healed by only one remedy - by doing just the
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