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Diet Therapy for Anorexia
The only effective treatment for anorexia is a thorough
cleansing of the digestive tract, and adoption of a sensible
diet thereafter, along with a change in the style of living. To
begin with, the patient should fast on orange juice and
water for three to five days. The procedure is to take the
juice of an orange in a glass of warm water, every two
hours, from 8 a.m. to 8 p.m. Nothing else should be taken,
as otherwise, the value of the fast will be entirely lost If
orange juice does not agree with the system, only water or
half a glass of carrot juice mixed with an equal quantity of
water may be taken.
After the juice fast, the patient may adopt an all-fruit diet for
a further five days, taking three meals a day of juicy fruits,
such as apples, pears, grapes, grape-fruit, oranges,
pineapple, peaches and melons, at five-hourly intervals.
Thereafter he may adopt restricted diet of easily- digestible
foods, consisting of lightly cooked vegetables, juicy fruits,
and buttermilk for about ten days.
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