Department of Fasting & Diet Therapy

The Department of Fasting & Diet Therapy examines fasting theory, physiology, traditional philosophy, clinical monitoring and the structured use of diet in naturopathy. The fasting syllabus includes historical perspectives, fasting in animals, physiological changes, observation of weight, temperature, breath and tongue, management of fasting-related crises, indications described for acute and chronic conditions and the careful process of breaking a fast. Diet therapy includes naturopathic dietary principles, wholesome and natural food, food combinations, hospital diets, disease-specific modification, allergy, special population needs, food hygiene, cooking losses, fibre, geriatric and paediatric nutrition, sports nutrition and selected traditional ‘kalpa’ approaches.

Students Learning Outcomes

✔ Explains fasting physiology, limitations and potential risks
✔ Screen for common contraindications and recognise adverse responses
✔ Plan balanced therapeutic diets and staged refeeding under appropriate supervision
✔ Communicate fasting and diet advice without making unsafe or exaggerated claims