FASTING
necessary only in illness, and then, and then alone, should the fast and its accessories be applied.
Before entering upon a fast, illness must be manifested, and the patient, whether under guidance or conducting his own case, should fully grasp the details of the truth that physical lack of balance is due to a single cause. The symptoms that are present, or that may arise thereafter in the fast or when on diet, need occasion no alarm, for their source is understood, and their meaning is a therapeutic one. Nature is in process of purifying the body—is casting out its waste, and is cleansing the system in preparation for active, healthy rebuilding. The omission of food permits natural law to operate unhampered, and it is the only method by which natural assistance can be given with the assurance of permanent relief and cure. The alleviation of symptomatic distress is accomplished locally by simple hygienic means dry heat, hot fomentations, cold applications, sunlight, fresh air, osteopathic manipulation, chiropractic adjustment, and the enema.
The time to fast is when ill. And illness never occurs at the convenient moment. Its
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