Description
A clinical manual on therapeutic water fasting from Dr. Thomas Lodi, MD, MD(H), integrative oncologist and physician with more than four decades of practice. Written for clinicians and serious students of metabolic healing, this manual is the distillation of decades of work treating patients whose conditions did not respond to conventional approaches, and finding that therapeutic fasting, applied with proper monitoring and the right protocols, produced metabolic shifts that few other interventions could match.
This is not a popular wellness book. It is a precise, evidence-informed reference, supported by 49 peer-reviewed citations and built around protocols Dr. Lodi has refined in clinical practice.
Inside the manual:
- The four-stage metabolic pathway of a therapeutic fast: glycogen breakdown, gluconeogenesis, fat mobilization, and ketone dominance, with full diagrams and the metabolic-arc graph
- Protocols for 7-, 14-, 21-, 30-, and 41-day fasts, with day-by-day tracking logs
- How to interpret the Glucose-Ketone Index (GKI) across each phase of a fast
- Self-monitoring of vital signs: orthostatic blood pressure (three-position), pulse oximetry, and daily symptom tracking
- Medication weaning guidance for corticosteroids, blood pressure, diabetes, and hormone replacement medications, under medical supervision
- Preparation and practical setup: water quality, unrefined salt, colon support, clothing, and environment
- How movement, rest, and meditation support the fasting process
- A safe, structured framework for returning to a normal diet
- A printable self-monitoring workbook in the appendix
A practical clinical reference for anyone ready to understand why therapeutic fasting heals, and how to apply it safely.
Format: PDF, instant download ISBN: 979-8-9951689-0-4 Print and Kindle editions coming soon.