Medication & conditions
With chronic illness, diabetes or heart conditions please check with a doctor.
ConditionsGuide ยท Requirements
Who is Buchinger fasting suitable for?
Requirements & tips: who a fasting week is ideal for, when to check with a doctor first and why guided fasting makes sense the first time.
๐For many healthy adults
๐ฉบCheck with a doctor if unwell
๐ฐNo experience needed
๐คGuided is easier
Requirements
Suitable โ or check first?
Buchinger fasting is a proven form of therapeutic fasting (what is it?) and generally suitable for many healthy adults who want to pause their diet, recharge and build healthy habits.
But not everyone should fast without further ado. Hereโs when it suits and when to talk to your doctor first.
โ Well suited
- Healthy adults
- Wish to slow down
- Want to eat consciously
- Recharge
- Change lifestyle
Check with a doctor first
- Chronic illness
- Regular medication
- Diabetes, heart issues
- Underweight, eating disorders
- Pregnancy & breastfeeding
Reasons for a fasting week
Who a fasting week is especially lovely for
Do you recognise yourself?
You want to slow down
A fasting week in the Ore Mountains gives you distance from everyday life โ with nature, calm and time for yourself. More on goals.
You want to eat more consciously
After fasting many find it easier to eat slowly and listen to fullness โ see refeeding.
You want to recharge
Many report more clarity and vitality after the first days โ more on effects.
You want a healthy restart
After a phase of stress or unbalanced eating, a fasting week helps you find balance.
Safety first
When to talk to your doctor first
Pregnancy
Therapeutic fasting isnโt suitable in pregnancy or breastfeeding.
PregnancyUnderweight
With underweight or eating disorders fasting isnโt right.
When advisable?Especially the first time
Why a guided fasting week makes sense
In a guided week experienced leaders accompany you every day: they prepare you, help with typical discomfort and plan breaking the fast with you.
Plus the group, shared hikes and a setting where you can truly let go.
What you get with us
- experienced leaders
- fasting hikes
- broth, teas & juices
- calm and time for you
Buchinger fasting at the Zollhaus
Guided fasting โ in the forest, with warmth
At Landhotel Altes Zollhaus in the Ore Mountains you fast according to Buchinger in a small group โ guided by experienced fasting leaders, with vegetable broth, fresh juices, fasting hikes, liver compresses and rest in our spa.
Current offers
Buchinger fasting dates
All prices per person in a double room. All about Buchinger fasting
07.11. - 13.11.2026Experience Fasting with Kirsten Jahns
Fasting is not about giving something up โ it is an encounter with yourself. This fasting week combines relief, exercise and joie de vivre into a healing break.
Price from 600 euros per person in a double roomDETAILS
29.11. - 04.12.2026Experience Fasting with Kirsten Jahns
Experience fasting: more mindfulness, more clarity โ a break for body and mind.
Price from 565 euros per person in a double roomDETAILS
10.01. - 15.01.2027Buchinger Fasting with Winfried Knust
A soothing fasting week with exercise, nature, mindfulness and valuable inspiration for regeneration and new inner balance.
Price from 799 euros per person in a double roomDETAILS
17.01. - 22.01.2027Experience Fasting with Kirsten Jahns
Experience fasting with Kirsten Jahns โ a soothing time out for body, mind and soul.
Price from 585 euros per person in a double roomDETAILS
21.02. - 26.02.2027Experience Fasting with Kirsten Jahns
Experience fasting โ consciously let go, gather new strength.
Price from 585 euros per person in a double roomDETAILS
07.03. - 12.03.2027Buchinger Fasting with Elke Fleps
Treat yourself to a time out with Buchinger fasting at the Zollhaus. Elke Fleps supports you with holistic care, laughter yoga, hiking and valuable inspiration.
Price from 809 euros per person in a double roomDETAILS
14.03. - 19.03.2027Buchinger Fasting with Katja Pohl
Buchinger fasting with Katja Pohl โ a mindful time out for body and mind with nature, peace, hikes and fasting guidance.
Price from 814 euros per person in a double roomDETAILS
21.03. - 26.03.2027Buchinger Fasting with Katja Pohl
A mindful time out with peace, nature, hikes and attentive fasting guidance.
Price from 814 euros per person in a double roomDETAILS
04.04. - 09.04.2027Buchinger Fasting with Elke Fleps
A week that relieves body and mind and awakens new joie de vivre, with rest, exercise and cheerful impulses back to more lightness.
Price from 809 euros per person in a double roomDETAILS
Can anyone do Buchinger fasting?
Many healthy adults. With conditions, medication, underweight, eating disorders, pregnancy or breastfeeding consult a doctor or donโt fast.
Does age matter?
Not alone โ your health matters. Children and teens shouldnโt fast; older people best talk to their doctor.
Do I need experience?
No. A guided week is ideal for beginners.
Can I fast on medication?
Discuss this with your doctor beforehand.
Conclusion
A gain for many โ with good sense
Buchinger fasting suits many healthy adults who want a break for body and mind. If unsure, talk to your doctor โ and treat yourself to a guided week the first time, e.g. with us in the Ore Mountains.
From the Zollhaus blog
Read more & try it
What is Buchinger fasting?The fasting weekPreparationDrinkingBreaking the fastEffectsAutophagyFasting hikesThe 5 rulesCommon complaintsTherapeutic vs. BuchingerAlkaline fasting guideAlkaline fasting in the Ore MountainsRoomsRestaurantWellnessYogaContact
Further sources: รrztegesellschaft Heilfasten & Ernรคhrung e. V. ยท Klinik Buchinger Wilhelmi
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Fast with us in the Ore Mountains
Guided Buchinger fasting with hikes, yoga, wellness and lots of forest calm.
