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I'm an eighteen-year-old girl who is around 5'4" tall and close to 110 pounds. I'm interested in water fasting, and have completed a few two to three day water fasts in the past. Now I'd like to embark on a longer fast. How long can I fast on water, unsupervised, without experiencing any consequences that would require medical intervention?
Dear friend
My expertise is most regarding to Bach Flower essences, so, in order to get some better information about fasting I think that you should get advice and even following from a certified health practitioner or medical doctor.
Correctly done and rightly supervised, fasting could be helpfully for your health. Although, in most situations and specially in your case, supervision is of capital importance, since your weigh is already under the the healthy standards (not much, but just under the lower limit.
Best regards
Jose
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Expertise
I can answer questions about using the Bach Flower essences, in Portuguese, Spanish or English, aiming to improve spiritual, mental and emotional health and, in this way, stimulating the body`s own capacity to heal itself.
Experience
I started to attend Bach Flower seminars in 1999 and concluded the Official International Bach Education Program in 2009. I have been giving advice helping to use this healing system through my Web Page (http://josemcruz.alojamentogratuito.com/ingles.html) to anyone who need and ask. I have also some knowledge about other holistic healing therapies, namely, Reflexology, Auriculotherapy and basic elements of Traditional Chinese Medicine.
Publications
Article, in 2000 about the Bach Flowers in a small magazine directed to the portuguese Reiki community, named Ponte de Luz.
Education/Credentials
I concluded the Official International Bach Education Program and I am a Bach Foundation Registered Practitioner. I have also attended to several training seminars in other holistic healing therapies, namely The Silva Mind Method, Reiki, Auriculotherapy, Reflexology, Acupuncture and Shiatsu. I'm a Civil Engineer by profession.
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