Holistic Fasting Health Retreat
Moinhos Velhos

Detox Body Mind Spirit
*Juice fasting for purification and detoxification*
* yoga * meditation* *holistic alternative therapies*

Home Fasting Programs

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Juice Fasting	Therapies	Colon Cleansing	Detoxification
Juice or Water?	Meditation	Yoga	Bookings

Fasting can be a great help for many physical problems. All of the below listed symptoms, as well as many others, can be alleviated with our fasting programs

Allergies
Arthritis
Cancer
Constipation
Detoxification
Diabetics
Lose Weight
Toxic Blood

Do's & Don't
Some suggestions of what you should do and not to do for a Healthier Lifestyle

Sauna
The wonderful benefits of a Finnish type Sauna

21day Fast
Frank's diary of his experience with The Living on Light Process

Books
Books on Fasting Health & Healing that we recommend

Christian Fasting Retreat
Is Moinhos Velhos a fasting retreat for Christians?

Home Fasting Programs
How to do a fasting program at home with much information on the benefit of juice fasting.

Fasting at Yoga Camp
Fasting Programs at Sivananda Yoga Camp in Canada

Fasting in India
Fasting Programs at the Sivananda Ashram in India

Bookings

Payments

Detox and Colon Cleanse at Home
Benefits of Juice Fasting

Doing a Fasting Program at home is of course very different from participating in a Fasting Program at a residential fasting retreat like Moinhos Velhos. Totally different. Yet people often ask us, Can I do the fast at home?
Of course you can, but do not expect the same results.

Many people contact us stating that "I would love to come and do your fasting program but I can not get away, I do not have the money, I do not have the time, I can not leave my children etc" They ask: "Can you please tell me what products to use, how do I make the juices, which is best, juice fasting or water fasting etc?" How can I do your program at home?

Well you can not do our program in your home. I did not say that you can not do a fasting program at home, which of course you can, but the Fasting Programs at Moinhos Velhos is a complete package encompassing first of all our unique location, a tranquil power valley away from the hustle and bustle of daily life, the yoga and meditation for both the body and the mind, our alternative therapies to effect a total detoxification and balancing, the sauna - pool and nature walks, the organic products from our own garden, and of course the testing for herbs and allergies and the support of everyone here at Moinhos Velhos.

But the Benefits of Fasting are so unique, that even if you can not do a residential fasting program, you can experience great benefits doing a home Juice Fasting Program. There are numerous testimonials to this.

blood purification valley

Moinhos Velhos Fasting and Purification valley

We do not offer any recommendations or advise on how to do a Home Fasting Program, nor do we sell any of the products that we use.(But we are happy to tell you what they are) We are not set up for this. However there are other websites that have a multitude of information on the benefits of fasting, who sell supervised fasting programs that you do at home, with pages of testimonials of the benefits achieved with their fasting programs.

Dennis Paulson have been online for years. http://www.fasting.com He claims to have the worlds largest fasting clientele for the past 35 years, and this is portably true as he has an impressive amount of information on the benefits of fasting, with some outstanding testimonials. On his website you will se pictures of Paulsen with the Dali Lama and letters from President Bill Clinton, and the first impression is that they support his fasting programs. However on more closely inspection you will se that the letters from President Clinton are only thanking Dennison for the books that he has sent to the White House.

Programs
All the programs for 2008

Fasting
More information on Fasting and Detoxification.

Inspiration
What happens during
our detox program

Articles
Articles about our Fasting Programs

About Us
Information on who, where & what we are Many pictures

Pictures
More pictures from Moinhos Velhos Fasting Retreat

Main
About our Programs

Sayings
Testimonials from some of our guests

Cleansing|Fasting Questions
Answers to FAQ about fasting

Fasting in other languages
German, Portuguese, French, Spanish; Dutch, Chinese, Japanese, Russian

Colon Cleansing|Colonics
Colon Cleansing using the "Clysmatic", a gravity Colonic unit

Deposits eliminated from the bowels	We all have this to and much more to eliminate

Dennison offers his Supervised Fasting Programs from $319,00 to $ 1119,00. For this you will get an information package on how to do the fasting program, E-mail, CD's etc and online as well as telephone support. You do not get any of the products that you need, you will have to purchase the fruits and vegetables and herbs for the fast. Dennison is extremely strict in the agreement that you have to sign when purchasing one of his programs. You are not allowed to share this information with anyone, including your wife, husband, children or any other members of your family. Here is part of his sign-up agreement:
All clients of Fasting Center International, Inc., worldwide, agree to all of the following statements in this online, legally-binding, e-commerce Juice-Fasting Agreement. You're hereby also agreeing not to attempt self-supervision of our Program beyond the length you're paying for--now or at any time in the future--understanding that you're wholly unqualified to do so, and can seriously harm yourself without even realizing how, as things can arise in longer Programs which may never be seen in shorter ones, on three critical levels--physiologically, psychologically and spiritually. Filling in, below, your personal and payment information and clicking the 'Send' button, constitute your 'electronic signature' initiating this two-way Agreement, entitling your purchase and undertaking of FCI's Program, understanding that the receipt, by you, of any portion of our Program's copyrighted, intellectual property confirms that this two-way Agreement is irrevocable and irreversible, meaning that intellectual property cannot later be returned by you for any reason(s) whatsoever, and that there are no refunds. No exceptions, period. FCI will email the first part at our earliest convenience upon receipt of your order--as noted in the autobot Receipt you'll be instantaneously emailed--in case you wish, as many clients do, to begin your Program before the remainder arrives via FedEx or alternative delivery. You're also agreeing that our Program you purchase will be used exclusively by you, as any and all types of 'sharing' or 'uploading' of any or all portions of FCI's FASTING PROGRAMTM or 60-page LIFETIME OPTIMUM HEALTH PLAN TM, protected under U.S. and International copyrights, is an infringement of U.S. Copyright Law (for which the maximum penalty is a $100,000 fine and five years in prison), as well as of all international treaties; may result in civil and criminal penalties, and will be prosecuted to the maximum extent possible by the laws, as all paying FCI clients, globally, expect. And because it has happened, FCI emphasizes that this means you may not share our Program with your spouse, significant other, family member, relative, friend, health-care practitioner, or anyone else. Most recently, for example, FCI successfully sued a Swiss financial consultant who allowed his wife to purloin our Program, which we learned when she had the audacity to telephone FCI with supervision questions, replying when questioned about why she was doing our Program without being our client: "C'mom. . .I'm his wife!!" FCI, over the 35 years we've been blessed as the global leader in our field, because we continually hear tragic, health-damaging stories about foolish souls attempting unsupervised fasting--flying blindly by the seat of their pants into the virtual unknown--has never and will never allow anyone to do our Program without our skilled, veteran, professional supervision, available only to our our actual clients in 220 nations. Obviously, since all human body-mind-spirit complexes are unique, no two fasting experiences are the same, on all three critical levels; hence, the absolute need, initially, for intelligent supervision.

Dennison offers his Supervised Fasting Programs from $319,00 to $ 1119,00. For this you will get an information package on how to do the fasting program, E-mail, CD's etc and online as well as telephone support. You do not get any of the products that you need, you will have to purchase the fruits and vegetables and herbs for the fast.

Dennison is extremely strict in the agreement that you have to sign when purchasing one of his programs. You are not allowed to share this information with anyone, including your wife, husband, children or any other members of your family. Here is part of his sign-up agreement:

All clients of Fasting Center International, Inc., worldwide, agree to all of the following statements in this online, legally-binding, e-commerce Juice-Fasting Agreement. You're hereby also agreeing not to attempt self-supervision of our Program beyond the length you're paying for--now or at any time in the future--understanding that you're wholly unqualified to do so, and can seriously harm yourself without even realizing how, as things can arise in longer Programs which may never be seen in shorter ones, on three critical levels--physiologically, psychologically and spiritually.
Filling in, below, your personal and payment information and clicking the 'Send' button, constitute your 'electronic signature' initiating this two-way Agreement, entitling your purchase and undertaking of FCI's Program, understanding that the receipt, by you, of any portion of our Program's copyrighted, intellectual property confirms that this two-way Agreement is irrevocable and irreversible, meaning that intellectual property cannot later be returned by you for any reason(s) whatsoever, and that there are no refunds. No exceptions, period. FCI will email the first part at our earliest convenience upon receipt of your order--as noted in the autobot Receipt you'll be instantaneously emailed--in case you wish, as many clients do, to begin your Program before the remainder arrives via FedEx or alternative delivery.
You're also agreeing that our Program you purchase will be used exclusively by you, as any and all types of 'sharing' or 'uploading' of any or all portions of FCI's FASTING PROGRAMTM or 60-page LIFETIME OPTIMUM HEALTH PLAN TM, protected under U.S. and International copyrights, is an infringement of U.S. Copyright Law (for which the maximum penalty is a $100,000 fine and five years in prison), as well as of all international treaties; may result in civil and criminal penalties, and will be prosecuted to the maximum extent possible by the laws, as all paying FCI clients, globally, expect.
And because it has happened, FCI emphasizes that this means you may not share our Program with your spouse, significant other, family member, relative, friend, health-care practitioner, or anyone else. Most recently, for example, FCI successfully sued a Swiss financial consultant who allowed his wife to purloin our Program, which we learned when she had the audacity to telephone FCI with supervision questions, replying when questioned about why she was doing our Program without being our client: "C'mom. . .I'm his wife!!" FCI, over the 35 years we've been blessed as the global leader in our field, because we continually hear tragic, health-damaging stories about foolish souls attempting unsupervised fasting--flying blindly by the seat of their pants into the virtual unknown--has never and will never allow anyone to do our Program without our skilled, veteran, professional supervision, available only to our our actual clients in 220 nations. Obviously, since all human body-mind-spirit complexes are unique, no two fasting experiences are the same, on all three critical levels; hence, the absolute need, initially, for intelligent supervision.

Maybe you would rather do a fasting program at Moinhos Velhos?.

Another extremely prolific Webmaster is Jos-hua Medicine Man at: http://www.hps-online.com/nsectionfast.htm

Jos-hua contacted us some years ago wanting to do his fasting programs at Moinhos Velhos. We declined as he did not seem to be in tune with our concept of physical, mental, emotional and spiritual cleansing and purification. Since then Jos-hua has compiled an impressive websites with much information on the benefits of fasting and colon cleansing, and again with a multitude of testimonials. Today Jos-hua seems to be concentrating primarily on promoting his online fasting programs, only offering a few selected residential programs at $400,00 per day per person.

The Home Fasting Programs offered by Jos-hua starts at $699,00 for a seven day program, soon to increase to $889.00. Again this is only for the information and support, and does not include any of the products needed for the program. (maybe I am in the wrong end of this business ?). But do visit his site, (Google loves him for all his information on fasting), but like me, you may get totally lost in the profusion of juice fasting and colon cleansing information.

If you absolutely have to do a fasting program at home go to www.ariseandshine.com We have been using their "Chompers" herbs for years, and it is excellent. Arise and Shine products are sold through independent distributors and affiliates, and will offer you support in your fasting and cleansing experience. We do not agree on everything with Arise and Shine, but then we have a different program. And their products are good.

First of all all get Richard Anderson's books, Cleanse and Purify Thyself, 2 volumes.
In the Euro zone we have found the best distributor for the Arise and Shine products to be www.naturepower.ch.
Another good site for information on the benefits of fasting is: www.juicefasting.org
For other books that we recommend click here

What do I need to do a Fast at Home?

First of all you will need the juicers.
If you do not already have a juicing machine you will have to purchase one for citrus fruits, another one for other fruits and vegetables. Ideally you should have a Green Power or Champion for vegetables. and a special machine for wheat grass, if you are going to include this. But wheat grass is not so easy.

You do not need a fancy machine for citrus fruits. We have looked into all of them, and we do not like the commercial models. We feel that they destroy the life force in the fruit. Using a simple hand model, which cost around € 20, is both easy and effective, producing good results.

We paid around € 1000,00 for our last juicing machine, but for juicing at home you do not need a machine this efficient and expensive. Good machines can be had for anywhere between 200 to 300 Euros.

The Green Power and Champion juicers are the best juicing machines for vegetables as they do not destroy any of the enzymes. But they are expensive and hard to use.

Once you have your juicers you of course need the products to make the juices. You can use almost all fruits and vegetables, but some of course make better juices than other. But all your produce should be organic. It makes little sense to do a detox program using fruits and vegetables that are full of chemicals and poisons. Get and read "Not On The Label" by Falicity Lawrence and I do not think you will ever buy any fruits or vegetables from your supermarket again. Saving money here may cost you your health and more.

Ideally your fruits should be picked ripe. Then you will have the maximum life force in them, Use fruits and vegetables that are local and in season. To use oranges in Northern countries may not be such a good idea if they come from the other end of the globe. Sprayed all during growing season with pesticides, picked green for long transport and shelf life, it is no longer the ideal fruit. Oranges and lemons are acid, but turn into alkaline in the body. But this apparently does not happen when the fruit has been picked green

In our program we start of every day with a lemon "tea". This is just hot water and lemon juice and is most alkaline which is very important for fasting.. No sweeteners
Our first juice in the morning is "orange juice", which is extremely cleansing. Of course we can just go down in the garden and pick the fruits.

Our second juice is another fruit juice, usually whatever is in season.

The afternoon juice is a vegetable juice. We use a lot of carrot as these as exceptionally effective for cleansing and there are so many benefits from carrot juice. Particularly good for the liver.
We also use other vegetables, beetroot and celery, not alone as this is too strong, but with the carrot juice. We use a lot of greens. Once in a while we use tomatoes when we have too many of them.
Ann Wigmore made wheat grass just famous for its rejuvenating qualities and yes, most days we do offer our fasters a small glass of wheat grass juice. But unless you have some long term plans for juicing, do not even think about it. First of all you will probably have to grow the wheat grass, as there are not many places in the world where you can buy it. Then you will have to purchase a special wheat grass juicers, and they are not easy to find, nor cheap. But if you have the place for growing, the time and the money, wheat grass is very good.

Also very good to add to your juice is Aloe Vera

In the evening we have a vegetable broth. The base is potatoes and unions, but we fill the pot with everything that grows in the garden. Usually our Portuguese ladies will make a trip to the garden in the morning filling a basket with fresh vegetables which then goes into the pot for the evening soup. We also use different spices to make the broth more tasty. But no salt!!!!

In between the juices you can drink as much water and herb tea as you want


Inside Yoga Temple

Next you need the herbs to effect cleansing of the mucoid layers from your intestines and to effect a total cleanup of your system. We use:

Pancreatin, Niacin, Spirulina. These you can get from your local health food store. But do not get the "nonflush" Niacin. They do not seem to work. Take one each time between the juices, four times a day. Chompers you will get from http://www.ariseandshine click here. Co-Ton you can get from: Roger Groos, tel. 01271-870436 fax 01271-871110, e-mail intshop@globlanet.co.uk or

The NutriCentre, 7 Park Crescent, LONDON W1B 1PF tel. 0207 436 5122 fax 0207 436 5171
Both of these two suppliers are located in England. Telephone country prefix is 44, and from outside the Uk eliminate the first 0. So if you are dialing from say Portugal you would dial: 00 44 1271 871 110 for Roger.

We start everyone off on the same dosage of Chompers or Co-Ton. But then after a couple of days we start testing everyone for dosages, and we continue to test the whole time. Some people may need a lot (4-6 up to 8) each time, four times a day, to get the desired cleansing results. Here we can not help you, you have to use your intuition and go by the cleansing results that you are getting. If the results are not as expected then increase the dosage, but if you get diarrhea stop and go back.

The herbs and pills must be taken in between the juices

We are almost there
You still need the Bentonite and Psyllium powders to draw toxins out of your system and to effectively broom out the debris that the herbs have loosened in your intestines.

Bentonite and Psyllium you can get from the health food stores
. These you take at the same time as the juices. There is trick to this so that you do not get a globby mass of unappetizing porridge like glob. About on hour before juice time put about 5cm of water in a glass jar with a lidd. On top of the water sprinkle one teaspoon of Bentonite. At juicing time poor some juice into the jar, then two teaspoon of psyllium, shake very well and fast and drink the whole thing immediately. Then enjoy the rest of your juice.

Now you have to clean out your large intestines with a colonic irrigation. We find the colonic cleansing to be particularly useful where our clients have problems with constipation or if they are very toxic. Often during the first days of the the fast you may get a headache and using a colon cleansing unit can be of immediate help. Here at Moinhos Velhos each bathroom is equipped with a Clysmatic, which we recommend to be used twice a day. The Clysmatic is manufactured in Sweden and you can get it from: Birger Ledin AB. Hammarsmedsgatan 26. 542 35 Mariestad. Sweden. Tel: 0501-195 55 ..or nutri-gold . Cost around £ 180.00 from nutri-gold

Another item that we use for facilitating the detox process and that you can have at home is "The Detox Foot Bath"
You can really see the difference in the colour of the water after a few days. There are many different models available, cost from € 1000.00 to € 2000.00.
Then we use the Zapper to eliminate parasites. Different models available from € 65 to €250.

So that should be all the information that you need for you to do a Juice Fasting Program at home. And we do not charge you anything for this information, we are happy to share it with you. But please remember that most experts in the field warns about doing a long fast without some expert supervision. So read up on the subject, get whatever support you can without it costing you a hand and a leg, and good luck

We have a friend and client who also is the supplier of our reverse osmosis system. He has done two or three fasting programs with us. Some time ago he decided that he needed to do another fast but he just could not take the time off from his business. As we do not sell the fasting herbs, he got the complete package from Arise and Shine, plus all the support from us. He faithfully followed the instructions and did a two week fast. His reaction was: "It did not work, it is not the same" Two of his friends did a fast at the same time, and their experience was similar.

It is not that "IT DOES NOT WORK" Of course it works, but it is not the same. Why not? Stop and think about it.

When you are doing a fasting program at home you are portably involved in all the daily activities of your life, going to work, family, children etc. It can be extremely difficult to fast under these circumstances.

When you do a fast at Moinhos Velhos it is a completely different situation. First of all you are removed from all your daily stress, work, family etc. You are also removed from all the toxic influences of the world. Your cell phone does not work in the valley, there is no TV or newspapers. The time is only for yourself, with the support of yoga, meditation, therapies etc. Judy Fox describes this experience very well in her article in the Wawe magazine. For other similar experiences click on the fasting articles page. Or read some testimonials. Many people have experienced a dramatic change in their lives after doing a program at Moinhos Velhos


The guest house patio and the mill

The benefits of Juice Fasting are great. You can even do it at home. We do not recommend water fasting. But to experience the ultimate benefits of Juice Fasting detoxification and purification with yoga and meditation, holistic alternative therapies, colon cleansing, sauna and pool, clean air and water and miles of virgin nature, freshly picked fruits and vegetables from our organic garden, full of life force, come to Moinhos Velhos

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Home Fasting Programs

Detox and Colon Cleanse at Home Benefits of Juice Fasting

What do I need to do a Fast at Home?

Detox and Colon Cleanse at Home
Benefits of Juice Fasting