Department of Fasting & Diet therapy
Fasting is the voluntary abstinence from solid food and stimulants (caffeine, nicotine) for a prescribed period of time. When fasting is done properly, one should experience a good level of vitality and absence of hunger. The process of fasting involves the person in all its dimensions: body, soul, and spirit. Fasting, abstinence from food or drink or both can be for health, ritualistic, religious, or ethical purposes. The abstention may be complete or partial, lengthy, or of short duration, or intermittent.
- Course objectives
- To learn about different types of fasting such as water fasting, juice fasting, fruit fasting, etc. Also, to learn about periodic and intermittent fasting patterns.
- To learn about autophagy mechanism of fasting and its significant role in communicable and non-communicable diseases.
- To learn about the history and philosophy of fasting.
- To learn about the physiology of fasting.
- To learn about the rules and regulations of therapeutic fasting.
- To study the indications and contra-indications of fasting.
- To provide insights on physiological actions of fasting and the mechanisms through which different medical conditions can be treated.
- New concepts of diet therapy as they have developed through recent years.
- Dietetic principles in Naturopathy.
- To learn different methods of cooking and nutrient losses and preservation.
- Disease management with therapeutic diet.
- Food combination and health.
- Kalpa therapy in Naturopathy.