Adjust gently three to five days before: what to eat, what to reduce, how much to drink and how to plan your last eating day โ with a checklist and food check.
Switching from your usual diet to fasting is a change for your body. Moving to light food a few days before relieves digestion and reduces headaches, tiredness or cravings (more).
Preparation is also an invitation to slow down. How the week unfolds: the fasting week.
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Traditionally a very light meal. Eat slowly, chew well and listen to your body.
Warming and light โ e.g. courgette-basil soup.
Simple, filling and easy to digest.
A classic before fasting.
Light and sweet โ a gentle finish.
Our tip: prepare not just your fridge but your everyday life too โ plan time for rest, walks, sleep and self-care. Written with our fasting leaders.
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.
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About three to five days before, switch gradually to light, natural food.
Fresh vegetables, salads, some fruit, potatoes, rice, oats, steamed veg and quality oils.
Reducing it gradually helps prevent headaches.
About two to three litres a day of still water and unsweetened teas.
A very light meal like vegetable soup, steamed veg with potatoes, rice or compote.
With light food, plenty of fluid and a conscious mindset you create the best conditions. Weโre happy to guide you.
Further sources: รrztegesellschaft Heilfasten & Ernรคhrung e. V. ยท Klinik Buchinger Wilhelmi
Guided Buchinger fasting with hikes, yoga, wellness and lots of forest calm.
