I. Fasting Therapy:
In the acute stage of influenza, the patient should abstain from all solid food and only drink fruit and vegetable juices diluted with water, in proportion of 50:50 for first 3 to 5 days, depending on the severity of disease. The juice fast should continue till the temperature comes down to normal. A warm water enema should be taken daily during this period to cleanse the bowel.
After fever subsides, adopt an all fruit diet for 2 to 3 days in this regimen, patient should take 3 meals a day of fresh juice fruit such as apples, grapes, orange, pineapples, peaches and melon at 5 hourly interval. Fast on orange, juice is more effect.
II. Diet Cure Chart:
A. Upon Arising: A glass of luke warm water with a half fresh squeezed
lemon & a spoonful of honey or a fruit such as apple, pineapple, orange,
grapes.
lemon & a spoonful of honey or a fruit such as apple, pineapple, orange,
grapes.
B. Breakfast: Fresh fruit such as apple, orange, grapes a cup of milk with
handful of raw nuts such as almond, peanuts, cashewnuts.
handful of raw nuts such as almond, peanuts, cashewnuts.
C. Lunch: A bowl of freshly prepared steamed vegetables such as carrot,
cabbage, two chappatis.
cabbage, two chappatis.
D. Mid Afternoon: A glass of fresh fruit or vegetable juice.
E. Dinner: A large bowl of fresh salad (tomatoes, carrot, beat, onion etc.)
with sprouts seed alfalfa & mung & glass of butter milk.
with sprouts seed alfalfa & mung & glass of butter milk.
F. Bed Time: A glass of fresh milk or one apple.
Avoid: Banana, tinned fruits, spices and condiments, pickles, alcohol, tobacco, tea, coffee, meat, over boiled milk, pulses, potatoes, rice, cheese.
Highly Beneficial Foods: Orange, Carrot, spinach, grape fruit, (Chakotra), methi, ging, onion, sunflower seeds, tulsi.
Hydro Therapy:
A. Hot foot & arm bath
B. Throat pack at night
C. Steam bath
D. Cold pack
E. Sponged with tepid water.
