Myths and Reality of Dry Therapeutic Fasting

In the book by Sergei Ivanovich Filonov, a medical professional by education, complete information about dry therapeutic fasting is collected. The author answers the most common questions, debunks myths about fasting, and presents the real picture of how the healing process occurs in the body during conscious abstention from food and water. The following topics are considered:

- dry fasting in nature;
- historical information about dry therapeutic fasting;
- the main therapeutic mechanisms of dry fasting;
- advantages and disadvantages of various types of fasting (fractional, cascade, combined);
- myths about dry therapeutic fasting;
- fasting in chronic diseases;
- a program for conducting a short-term course of dry fasting (preparation, course of actions, breaking the fast).

Dry therapeutic fasting helps improve well-being and increase immunity, it contributes to anti-inflammatory and anti-tumor effects, and in general, rejuvenation of the body. Additionally, it is an excellent method of disease prevention.