Diet Wise Academy

The Fast: Only if You Must 159

foods are selected, and of course spring water. Since this becomes fairly
monotonous, you are advised to choose the foods carefully.

A typical choice would be as follows:

Meat rabbit, turkey

Fruit kiwis, mango

Vegetables Rutabaga (swede), spinach

Starch quinoa, buckwheat

When following this procedure, I always recommend slow introductions.
Take up to three days with each new food introduced, before you pronounce
it safe. As with the fast, foods are added cumulatively. This is very good for
children with stubborn eczema.

If the fast doesn’t work

In the unlucky event that the fast does not help you, then the probability that
you have food allergy and intolerance diminishes close to vanishing point.
However, it could be that your illness is compounded of environmental
allergies (dust, mold, pollen etc.), chemical sensitivities and food allergies.
If you eliminate only foods, you may not feel any better because of other
exposures unconnected with diet – remember the ‘eight nails in the shoe’
syndrome? Therefore I still recommend that you follow the schedule of
reintroductions as outlined in the previous few sections. You may pick up a
surprising reaction from something you didn’t suspect.
Of course there may be some other explanation altogether for your
symptoms and you are going down the wrong track. I suggest you get help
from a good holistic physician.

SUMMARY

1. Eat well before contemplating a fast. The exception is if you have had
   only one or two days on the exclusion diet and want to switch to a fast.


2. Avoid outside provoking factors on a fast, such as noxious
   chemicals and stress; yet it is best to stay active if you possibly
   can.