The length of
time for a fast should always be the length that is right for you at the time. Remain
flexible. Keep in
mind that the time commitment is longer than the actual fast. There are the
transition periods both before and after, during which you ease away from your
full diet and then ease back toward it.
Atsumi offers 3 types of modified, supervised Fasting Programs
with the option to transition from one to the other:
FULL FAST: This is our most powerful cleanse
and brings about the greatest benefits and deepest level of detoxification. During
this fast, guests will not eat but will drink a lot of water and be given some
natural herbal supplements to provide the minerals, nutrients and vitamins that
the body needs during the fast, as well as a hot broth to”
remineralize” the body, bowel cleansing drinks and probiotics. A daily massage and 2 daily colonics are
included in the program.
JUICE FAST: Is the same as the full fast but with the addition of
two bottles of fresh organic fruit or vegetable juices. This is a milder detox
than our full fast program.
RAW FAST: Atsumi have developed a NEW RAW FOOD MENU
that is perfect for pre-fasting, post-fasting, or people simply wanting a
milder healthy cleanse and kick-start to a new lifestyle.
This program includes two bowel cleansing drinks along with 2 bottles of fresh raw fruit and/or vegetable juice, 1 green salad, 1 fruit salad, a dish from our new raw food menu and a raw dessert, probiotics, as well as a daily massage and 2 daily colonics.
This program includes two bowel cleansing drinks along with 2 bottles of fresh raw fruit and/or vegetable juice, 1 green salad, 1 fruit salad, a dish from our new raw food menu and a raw dessert, probiotics, as well as a daily massage and 2 daily colonics.
We recommend a minimum of 4 days for any of our fasting programs.
Guests have come to Atsumi for fasts of 4 to 35 days. Most of our guests stay
at least 10 days.
According the Balchs' book, Prescription for
Nutritional Healing, considered by many to be a modern-day bible on natural
health and healing, different length fasts accomplish different things:
- three day fast - aids in eliminating toxins and cleanses the blood
- five day fast - begins "healing and rebuilding the immune system"
- ten day fast - heads off problems in the making and helps to prevent illness, including degenerative diseases that have become so common in our chemically polluted environments
