If you are trying to lose weight before a big date you might try water fasting. I tis not a permanent solution to weight loss but it can help you fit into that dress you want to wear at the last minute. Water fasting is not quite the same as taking all those toxic teas that can cause dehydration symptoms like dizziness, nausea, headache and stomach cramps. If you do water fasting properlty these things do not become a problem.

There are two big precautions that you should take before water fasting –

1. Do not fast on water alone as an all water fast release toxins too quickly causing headaches.

2. If water fasting is more than three days do it only under the supervision of a physician

3. To prepare for a fast eat only raw vegetables and fruits for two days prior to starting it. This will make the fast itself less of a shock to the system.

While on the fast consume at least eight ounce glasses of steam distilled water a day plus pure juices and up to tow cups of herbal tea a day. Dilute all juices with the water adding about 1 part water to three parts juice. Do not drink orange or tomato juice and avoid all juices made with sweeteners and other additives.

The best juice to use for a fast is the juice of one lemon to a cup of warm water. Fresh apple, beet, cabbage, carrot, celery and grape juices are also good as our “green drinks” made fresh or from a commercial powder.

If you are having problems with ulcers and your colon then try adding raw cabbage juice to the equation.

Herbal teas can be consumed once or twice a day while water fasting. These include Alfalfa, burdock, chamomile, dandelion, milk thistle, red clover and rose hips that cleanse the bloodstream and support the liver.

If you must have something to eat during the fast a piece of watermelon is permitted. You can also eat fresh applesauce that has been made in a food processor.

During the fast it is very common to experience a wide variety of symptoms as toxins are released from your body including fatigue, body odor, dry scaly skin, skin eruptions, headaches, dizziness, irritability, anxiety, confusion, nausea, coughing, diarrhea, dark urine, dark foul smelling stools, body aches, insomnia, sinus discharge and visual or hearing problems. If

Follow up the juice water and tea fast with a two-day diet of raw fruits and vegetables. This is because the desired effect could be ruined if you eat cooked foods right after the fast.

You can also take two capsules of garlic a day to promote healing in the colon, strengthen the blood and also get rid of parasites. Many people eliminate all sorts of parasites when they go on a fast.

Also be sure to take a fiber supplement on a daily basis before and after your fast but not during your fast.