I ran across a post by someone on the Fitness Through Fasting website. Well, I am the skeptical type and at the same time, I am not opposed to fasting – totally. It has a place in the solution as I have written before. That said I would want orthodox medical folks with strong credentials to supervise my fast and likely for the first time in a residential setting but that involves money of course. I would want at least a medical doctor to tell me it was safe for me to fast. The site defines FastingOlogy as follows on the site:
Definition:FastingOlogy…
| The adoption of both intermittent (once weekly or bi-weekly) and longer-term water and juice fasting (from 7 to 30 days ) in combination with a gradual transformation of eating habits and thinking/emotional patterns over a nine-month period. The purpose of this simple program is to help you achieve weight loss & detoxification which can be sustained for a lifetime – ONE DAY AT A TIME. |
The intermittent approach does not bother me. The long-term one does. I have not seen the protocol for the program and likely won’t given it costs $23 per month for 9 months to work the program. I trust there is some provision for a licensed medical professional to approve participation in a longer-term water fast or even a juice fast. They do mention “if you health condition allows” in the copy for the enrollment page into the program. He also mentions he is a writer and journalist with personal experience. He also says clearly he is not a doctor and can’t answer medical questions – fair enough. Finally, he does sell the program through ClickBank so there is an eight-week money back guarantee – a good thing. Personal email type coaching with him is available for $125 per month. Therefore, an option it seems and I would indeed check with a physician before working this program.