After a while, the outer layer 
of the disk cracks, and hernial bulges are formed. Copyright © Vera Giovanna Bani 2019 www.dryfasting.infoThis Ebook was purchased by Gilberto Franchi email: gilbertofranchi@hotmail.frThey compress blood vessels (which leads to 
edema and impaired blood circulation in the 
spine), spinal nerve roots, or, in rare cases, the 
spinal cord. In addition, there are degenerative 
changes in the cartilage covering the discs ac-
companied by the formation of a disk hernia in 
the vertebrae. The main treatment for this pathology defi-
nitely consists of eliminating the edema, cleans-
ing the muscles, ligaments, and joints from salt 
deposits, improving disk nutrition. I’ve been al-
ways amazed at how spine mobility and flexibil-
ity improve during fast ing. Migraine (translated 
from French, migraine is the pain in one half of 
the head) is a recurrent paroxysmal headache, 
usually unilateral, caused by periodic narrowing 
and expansion of arteries in the brain. Women 
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men, due to frequent migraine attacks during 
premenstrual syndrome. Men usually have 
longer lasting and more intense attacks. The 
causes of migraine attacks include: stress, nerv-
ous and physical strain, excessive alcohol con-
sumption, smoking, being  in an unventilated 
space, lack of sleep, fatigue, intoxication, 
changes in weather or climatic conditions, hor-
monal imbalances, etc. 19.2.14. Rheumatoid arthritis, ankylosing 
spondylitis, deforming osteoarthrosis, infec-
tious polyarthritis  
Rheumatoid arthr itis causes chronic and pro-
gressive inflammation of joints. It’s one of the 
most common joint disorders. It affects women 
2-3 times more often than men and its causes are 
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portant role, especially the autoimmune pr ocess 
characterized by the production of lymphocytes 
and antibodies against bodily tissues. In simpler 
terms, an infection or chemical compounds alter 
normal tissues in such a way that the immune 
system starts treating them as foreign and de-
stroys them. Dry fasting is a total detox. It destroys all the 
infections and everything foreign to the body. Above all, DF qualitatively and quantitatively re-
stores the immune system function, which is the 
most important one in the body; it strengthens 
the barriers of c ells, organs and systems, reinvig-
orates the blood pool (microvasculature) and, 
last but not least, provides a long -term (pro-
longed) medical and preventive effect. Copyright © Vera Giovanna Bani 2019 www.dryfasting.infoThis Ebook was purchased by Gilberto Franchi email: gilbertofranchi@hotmail.frWhen I first started treating patients with dry 
fasting, my first patient was a man with rheu ma-
toid arthritis. His fingers and toes were de-
formed, all his joints ached, and he couldn’t even 
get up without pills and injections. He agreed to 
undergo dry fasting at once. Before meeting with 
me, he underwent all the popular treatment 
methods: herbalists, healers, acupuncture, etc. "Sergey Ivanovich, I won’t be surprised at any-
thing. I think it won’t be worse, but I intuitively 
feel that there’s a chance ." When I told him that he might suffer from in-
somnia during dry fasting, he said, “ It won’t sur-
prise me, as I’ve had insomnia due to pain for 
eight years. ” He was a former athlete with a 
strong will. He tolerated fasting very well. When 
I checked on my patients, he either read or 
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no changes, and all his symptoms were the same. On the 8th day, I decided that I would stop his 
treatment on the next day, as it seemed useless 
and his condition did not seem to succumb to 
treatment. His joints started burning severely in 
the evening. When I checked him in the morn-
ing of the 9th day, I saw him pe rforming push -
ups, and he had tears in his eyes. He could per-
form them without pain for the first time in eight 
years. He fasted for eleven days. His joints 
stopped aching, their deformity diminished, the 
range of movement increased, and even a few 
rheumat oid nodules disappeared. He had no re-
currences for the past seven years. His disability 
benefits were taken away, since he stopped going 
to the clinic, and now he works as a driver. He 
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year. What if I stopped his treatment? I always 
wonder what would have happened in this case. The biggest difference between dry and water  
fasting is that the second acidotic crisis is the 
most curative. It starts between the 8th and the 
11th day. Sometimes, one night can decide every-
thing, though this period is very difficult psycho-
logically. We had many patients with rheuma-
toid arthritis. Of course, not all of them had such 
positive results. We couldn’t help some of them 
at all. What are the reasons for failures? Some 
patients cannot go through the necessary thera-
peutic fasting period, while others have a very 
long history of hormonal therapy, so that all the 
natural healing powers of the body are sup-
pressed by chemicals. Copyright © Vera Giovanna Bani 2019 www.dryfasting.infoThis Ebook was purchased by Gilberto Franchi email: gilbertofranchi@hotmail.fr 
People often write and ask me whether fasting 
can help wi th such an incurable and severe dis-
ease as multiple sclerosis? Multiple sclerosis is a 
chronic disease of the central nervous system, 
and it’s often unpredictable and progressive. Multiple sclerosis affects the brain, optic nerves, 
and the spinal cord. It leads to the disruption of 
corresponding bodily functions. The disease is 
characterized by the formation of randomly 
scattered demyelination areas (loss of myelin, a 
white fatty substance covering axons (nerve fi-
bers). Incidence rate. Multiple sclerosis us ually 
starts at a young age, but it can manifest at any 
age between 15 and 60 years. Women are more 
susceptible to this disease than men. The highest 
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temperate climate. The disease isn’t hereditary. Over 300,000 people suffer from multiple scle-
rosis in the US. Multiple sclerosis ranks third on 
the list of full disability causes in the reproduc-
tive age after injuries and rheumatologic dis-
eases. About 3,000,000 people in the world suffer 
from multiple sclerosis. The disease prevalence 
depends on geographical areas. The lowest rate 
is on the equator, and it increases to the north 
and the south. 10 -70 people per 100,000 have 
multiple sclerosis in Russia. Its cause is un-
known. There’s a belief that the disease can be  
linked to a viral infection in the early childhood 
and autoimmune processes in the central nerv-
ous system. Copyright © Vera Giovanna Bani 2019 www.dryfasting.infoThis Ebook was purchased by Gilberto Franchi email: gilbertofranchi@hotmail.frDuring recurrences, there are acute inflamma-
tion centers with a swollen medullary sheath. Several weeks or months later, local inflamma-
tion and swel ling stop, leaving multiple scars or 
lesions called plaques. Meanwhile, the axons are 
preserved. This process explains why patients 
may experience a partial or almost full recovery. However, if a new locus of inflammation is near 
the old one, the recovery will be less complete. Treatment. There is no treatment or preventa-
tive method with proven effectiveness. L.G. Shchennikov, a professor of traditional medicine 
and one of the main DF experts and practition-
ers (he now calls his method Healing Abstinence 
from water and food), told me about this case of 
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dry fasting: 
“Vladimir D. from Podolsk came for a consul-
tation on Healing Abstinence from food in early 
September 2000. He was accompanied by his 
spouse. She was the one who found the recom-
mendations on this method in the media and 
brought her husband in, explaining that it was 
their last hope. He asked her to leave the office 
for a while, and then he started to tell his story, 
which was full of pain and hopelessne ss. The 
middle -aged man turned out to be a former ath-
lete and a boxer. His diagnosis - multiple sclero-
sis, made by doctors, ruined his career and left 
him with no hope for a productive life. (...) They 
offered treatment, but it only got worse. He had 
to us e a wheelchair. The man was close to 
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tion. “I’m ready to do anything to get rid of the 
wheelchair and be able to do at least something 
on my own. Can you help me?" -“You can help yourself, but you need a str ong 
will and desire,” I replied. -“It’s my only desire, and I have enough will - 
I’m a former athlete and a man. What should I 
do?”  
His spouse came in. I explained to them the es-
sence of this method in detail and offered him to 
undergo an 11 -day treatmen t of healing absti-
nence from food and water. Vladimir and Elena 
answered that children were waiting for them in 
Podolsk and they needed to return. I gave them 
HA guidelines and said that Vladimir would be 
able to undergo his first full treatment course at 
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gave my recommendations and said goodbye af-
ter a 2 -hour conversation. They thanked me and 
promised to call during and after the treatment 
and follow all instructions strictly. It seemed to 
me then that they  really embraced hope for re-
covery. A month later, I saw Vladimir and his wife 
again. They came to Moscow especially to meet 
with me. He came to the apartment himself, 
without his wife’s support. Their eldest son came 
with them. We went into the room and sat down. Vladimir started talking about his HA treatment 
and how everyone supported him, including his 
children. His wife underwent a 7 -day course too. The results were apparent. Vladimir began to 
move around independently and his motor 
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that he gradually started to do housework — he 
made tables, chairs, and carved wood. I’m sure 
that this pastime will help him fight the disease. A goal had appeared in his life. Vladimir and 
Elena decided to undergo the next treat ment 
course (11 days) together to improve and con-
solidate their results. Elena started thanking me 
for her husband’s results, but I told her that he 
had enough strength to help himself. I was really 
happy that they had such a wonderful and affa-
ble family. Vladimir underwent several more 
HA treatment courses and got a job in Podolsk.”  
 
I believe that all of these amazing cases of heal-
ing depended only on people who tried to fight 
for their lives and chose the healing abstinence 
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haven’t stopped them. Their exemplary courage 
and will helped them fight the disease. I want to 
note that the body definitely heals faster and the 
treatment is more effective at the early stages of 
the disease. That’s why I sincerely advise  you to 
take care of your health as early as possible in or-
der to prevent the disease from taking severe 
forms. That’s what Herbert Shelton, a great therapeu-
tic fasting promoter and practitioner, says about 
the treatment of multiple sclerosis:  
 “I remember one surveyor whose condition 
got worse so much that he was forced to quit his 
job and let others do it. He’s been under the su-
pervision of the best Western neuropathologists 
for several years. They warned him from the very 
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worsen and honestly admitted that they had no 
cure for multiple sclerosis. They told him the 
truth. Nevertheless, after spending 7 weeks at the 
Institute of Hygiene, he left it, returned home, 
and resumed his job. It doesn’t mean that he had 
fully recovered after a 7 -week treatment course, 
but he felt so much better that he decided to 
leave the Institute of Hygiene. It was a mistake, 
especially if we are to consider the severity of his 
disease. Unfortunately, many patients with mul-
tiple sclerosis make this mistake. They feel so 
happy that the most painful symptoms are gone 
that they often no longer want to make an effort 
to restore their health. They decide that they can 
take care of themselves. After an initial improve-
ment, they believe that they can continue 
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sional supervision. Sometimes they are lucky, 
but in most cases, they aren’t. The results of fast-
ing can be much better under control and super-
vision. The word "sclerosis" means coarsening or 
hardening. It’s associated with the hardening of 
a certain part of the body as a result of inflam-
mation. In the nervous system, sclerosis is the 
excessive and unsystematic growth of connec-
tive tissues (connective tissue hyperplasia) of 
nerve cells. Multipl e sclerosis, also called disseminated 
sclerosis or Charcot's disease, is characterized by 
the hardening (sclerosis) that affects distinct ar-
eas scattered throughout the brain and the spinal 
cord. These hardened areas vary in size between 
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tered throughout the brain and the spinal cord. The autopsy revealed the damaged isolating 
layer of the nerve cells, which have fused with fi-
bers. I emphasize that these data are autopsy re-
sults, which revealed that the cause of the disease 
is inflammation, not sclerosis or hardening. A 
person dies after suffering from multiple sclero-
sis for 15 or 20 years, and an autopsy is per-
formed. The state of the brain and nervous sys-
tem is examined very closely. It’s discovered that 
the course of the disease is reversible. Patients 
may have symptoms like tingling, prickling, 
ringing in the ears, tremor, fever, catalepsy, in-
sensibility, numbness in different limbs and the 
body. Later, when the disease develops further, 
they suffer from weakness  in the legs and 
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sharp movements of legs, difficulty speaking, 
awkwardness, and hand tremor increases when 
they try to pick up or grab something. They have 
constipation and difficulty urinating. Sometimes, these symptoms remain mild for a 
long time. They may even disappear completely, 
without recurring for many years. This symp-
tom relief indicates disease reversibility at its 
early stages. About half of such patients become 
capable of working after being sick for 25 years. This fact demonstrates how slowly sclerosis may 
develop. There’s enough time for its effective 
treatment. I’ve previously stated that there are 
no identical cases in symptoms or disease pro-
gression. This statement is true not only for mul-
tiple sclerosis, but also for any other disease. Copyright © Vera Giovanna Bani 2019 www.dryfasting.infoThis Ebook was purchased by Gilberto Franchi email: gilbertofranchi@hotmail.frThere are no bacteria or viruses found responsi-
ble for this condition. Its cause is unknown. However, there’s an assumption that it may be 
of an infectious nature. No treatment has ever 
been effective. How can w e have successfully treat a disease if 
its cause is unknown? Medical books usually state the following about 
this disease: “Its cause is completely unknown ... 
there is no specific or truly effective treatment ... 
it’s always a chronic disease... a complet e recov-
ery is very questionable ...” Of course, we can’t 
expect a full recovery if the cause of the disease 
is unknown. Moreover, we stubbornly don’t 
want to admit that we should consider unhealthy 
lifestyles and the environment surrounding a 
patient in search of its causes. These are true 
Copyright © Vera Giovanna Bani 2019 www.dryfasting.infoThis Ebook was purchased by Gilberto Franchi email: gilbertofranchi@hotmail.frcauses of organic and functional changes and 
bodily deterioration. We can say that the search 
for a specific cause of the disease is over. The 
time has come when we must finally admit that 
unhealthy lifestyles and bad habits cause this dis-
ease and impairment. When we realize and fix 
that, it will be possible to cure thousands of peo-
ple who are now considered terminally ill pa-
tients. I’ve never had any opportunity to treat multiple 
sclerosis at its early stage, so I can only assume 
that if such patients were treated by hygienists at 
once, their recovery rate would be higher. In fact, 
I could have brought some patients from a com-
pletely  helpless state back to life and restore their 
work capacity. It surely proves the benefit of 
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and functions. Let's take a look at the general data relevant to 
fasting to fight sclerosis. The first fast provi des patients with noticeable 
improvement in their general condition. In 
many cases, bedridden patients get up and are 
able to move. A carefully planned diet, regular 
exercises, and sunbathing during the post -fast-
ing period bring improvement and further pro-
gress. The second fast further strengthens control 
over the limbs. I usually prescribed 3 fasting 
courses in these cases, and each one improved 
the condition of the limbs and control over 
them. After fasting, I leave the patients to rest in 
bed and add one  or two light daily exercises that 
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form them. The main purpose of these exercises 
is to gain dexterity, not to increase muscle mass 
or strength. I’m sure that daytime sunbathing is 
especially useful in further restoration of the 
nervous system. The diet should include fresh 
fruits and vegetables with a very limited amount 
of fats, sugars, proteins, and starch. I prefer veg-
etable protein - nuts and sunflower seeds. It’s important to remember that sclerosis isn’ t 
the initial stage of the disease. In the early stages, 
the disease is much easier to treat if the patients 
get rid of bad habits and improve their lifestyle 
in addition to cleansing their blood and getting 
rid of toxins. A full recovery is possible at th e in-
itial stage of the disease, not at its later stages, 
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ous system. It’s important not to be too late! I found interesting studies conducted by Italian 
scientists online. Fasting protects against multi-
ple sclerosis. Fasting relieves the symptoms of 
multiple sclerosis and other autoimmune dis-
eases. After refraining from food intake for 48 
hours, mice with a condition similar to multiple 
sclerosis had much less brain damage during this 
period, showed better resu lts in balance and 
movement tests, and they had noticeably milder 
symptoms of weakness and paralysis. The author of the work, Giuseppe Matarese 
from the University of Naples, hopes that the 
combination of a diet and medication will allow 
to treat multiple sclerosis in the future. Nowa-
days, patients with multiple sclerosis are advised 
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prescribe fasting to them. Matarese hopes to find elements of the diet that 
have the biggest impact on autoimmune dis-
eases. M ultiple sclerosis is incurable now (mod-
ern methods can only slow the disease down). Nevertheless, scientists have something new to 
offer. Leptin, a hormone secreted by fat cells af-
ter eating to kill cravings, is one of these find-
ings. Matarese found that leptin production 
doubled in mice right before the onset of the dis-
ease, but leptin levels were close to normal in the 
mice left without food for 48 hours (similar to 7 -
10 days for humans). Matarese also found that 
neurons in damaged brain tissues produced lep-
tin as well. Unfortunately, I mostly get calls from 
patients who cannot come to see me 
Copyright © Vera Giovanna Bani 2019 www.dryfasting.infoThis Ebook was purchased by Gilberto Franchi email: gilbertofranchi@hotmail.frindependently or take care of themselves. There-
fore, I have no experience in treating such dis-
eases. Can dry fasting treat AIDS, viral hepatitis, can-
cer? People often  ask this question on the phone 
and in their letters. 19.2.15. Can dry fasting treat AIDS and hepa-
titis C ? I have had no patients with AIDS in my prac-
tice, though L.A. Shchennikov told me that he 
had cases of treating this disease. I had a few pa-
tients w ith viral hepatitis C. A very illustrative 
example of the successful treatment of hepatitis 
C is provided below. Copyright © Vera Giovanna Bani 2019 www.dryfasting.infoThis Ebook was purchased by Gilberto Franchi email: gilbertofranchi@hotmail.frA man with a Ukrainian accent called me. He 
told me his story: “I was diagnosed with viral 
hepatitis C in 1999. I’ve repeatedly undergone 
diffe rent treatments and taken many medica-
tions. I only wasted a lot of money with no result. I found your website by chance, and I decided to 
try dry fasting. Liver cleansing was successful. I 
first underwent 2 -day and 3 -day dry fasting 
courses, and then I wen t to the Carpathian  
mountains, where I underwent 5 -day dry fasting 
on my own. I felt well, my liver test results were 
much better, and even the doctors were amazed. Can I come to you for a 10- day dry fast?”  
 Of course, I gladly agreed to treat him, as he 
was prepared and even those short fasting peri-
ods have already helped him. Copyright © Vera Giovanna Bani 2019 www.dryfasting.infoThis Ebook was purchased by Gilberto Franchi email: gilbertofranchi@hotmail.frHe tolerated dry fasting well. He intuitively 
found his place of power on the banks of our 
river and went there every day. On the 9th day, he 
was excited and told me, “ I was sitting  in my 
place. It was raining, and I was praying quietly. Suddenly, the sky cleared a bit and sunrays 
seemed to pierce my body. It was incredible to me 
because it was still raining. I felt so good after-
wards .” After returning home, he went to the 
Carpathian s to undergo a 10 -day fasting course 
on his own a month later. He once again re-
peated fasting two months after that. When I was 
on a business trip, I received a text message on 
my cell phone, “ My test results are great, come see 
me, take a trip to the Carp athians .” Of course, it’s 
a joy to get such messages. Copyright © Vera Giovanna Bani 2019 www.dryfasting.infoThis Ebook was purchased by Gilberto Franchi email: gilbertofranchi@hotmail.frAnother case. I got another call with a question 
about whether I treated hepatitis TTV. Honestly, 
it was the first time I have ever heard about this 
type of hepatitis. I had to browse the Internet for 
information. A choleric -tempered guy came for 
a consultation. He took frequent walks during 
the fasting period and he couldn’t find the right 
place for himself. He needed to be doing some-
thing all the time. His fast lasted for 7 days. Six 
months later, he c ame in for dry fractional fast-
ing, underwent two fasting courses for seven and 
eight days, respectively. That time, he brought 
books and CDs and everything was fine. A 
month later, he went to Israel for an examina-
tion. He called me from there and said that  he 
had a complete bodily examination, and doctors 
Copyright © Vera Giovanna Bani 2019 www.dryfasting.infoThis Ebook was purchased by Gilberto Franchi email: gilbertofranchi@hotmail.frsaid that his liver and test results are just like a 
newborn’s. Of course, not everyone can boast of such good 
results. Fasting didn’t help some people at all be-
cause undergoing several fasting courses is re-
quired to fully recover from such diseases. Alas, 
not all of them have enough patience and will to 
do that. 19.2.16. Dry Fasting against Cancer  
It’s so difficult to talk about a serious dis-
ease...It’s so difficult to talk about a serious dis-
ease and avo id comforting lies while instilling 
hope. It’s even more important when it comes to 
cancer! I want to give an example of how to de-
feat this terrible disease with a strong will, a lot 
of patience, and fasting. Copyright © Vera Giovanna Bani 2019 www.dryfasting.infoThis Ebook was purchased by Gilberto Franchi email: gilbertofranchi@hotmail.frI had a single case of successful cancer treat-
ment. One patient brought his mother in for a con-
sultation. Doctors accidentally diagnosed a small 
malignant kidney tumor without metastases. Since there was still a lot of time before surgery, 
we decided to try dry fasting. She had a positive 
mindset and tolerated dry fasting well. On the 9th 
day of fasting, she had a high fever. I’ve never 
seen anything like that during fasting. She got 
through the night, and the fever was gone in the 
morning. I realized that it was a real medical cri-
sis because cancer cells die at high temperatures. Besides, she neither ate nor drank. When she 
was re- examined, the cancer was gone. In most cases, I get calls from people who have 
cancer with metastases and who already 
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had such pat ients, but I couldn’t cure anyone. I 
only prolonged their lives. The difficulty of treat-
ing cancer patients is that in order to recover, it’s 
necessary to:  
• Completely change your lifestyle and diet, 
fully cleanse the body. • Change your place of residence, p referably re-
locating to environmentally friendly places to 
relieve the immune system from the harsh ef-
fects of industrial poisons and toxins. • If you are inclined towards fasting, do it before 
chemotherapy or radiation, since chemother-
apy kills everything - not only cancer cells, but 
also immune cells. • It’s advisable to undergo a series of fasting 
courses, drink anticancer herbs during the 
Copyright © Vera Giovanna Bani 2019 www.dryfasting.infoThis Ebook was purchased by Gilberto Franchi email: gilbertofranchi@hotmail.frfasts until the malignant tumor is completely 
destroyed, or it will grow even faster. • Even if you are cured after fasting, you will re-
quire preventative fasting courses for the rest 
of your life. Unfortunately, this requirement is 
unacceptable for 90% of patients. That’s why 
we don’t let such patients fast and try to help 
them with herbs. To prevent cancer, any type 
of fasting can be invaluable after major surger-
ies, since the latter only eliminate the effect, 
while the cause remains. If nothing is changed, 
the risk of cancer recurrence is very high. As 
I’ve already stated, the strongest and most via-
ble cells survive during dry fasting. Even short -
term dry fasting is a serious preventative meas-
ure against malignant tumors. Copyright © Vera Giovanna Bani 2019 www.dryfasting.infoThis Ebook was purchased by Gilberto Franchi email: gilbertofranchi@hotmail.frHere is a letter from one of my patients’ wife:  
“Dear Sergey Ivanovich! My name is Natalia 
Mikhailovna, I called you about my husband's 
disease last  week. He’s 47 years old. He under-
went laparotomy, proximal subtotal gastrec-
tomy in September 2005. He had massive intra -
abdominal bleeding on the 1st day of the postsur-
gical period. He had peritonitis on the 6th day of 
the postsurgical period. As a result , he has a 
transverse colostomy in the large intestine. At 
his discharge: histology – moderately differenti-
ated tubular adenocarcinoma infiltrating the 
stomach wall up to the muscle layer, no malig-
nant tumor was detected on resection margins, 
hyperplasia i n the lymphatic node. Diagnosis: 
cancer of the cardiac notch of stomach 
T2NOMO, 3rd group. The transverse colostomy 
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present, his condition is stable, bowel and blad-
der functions are healthy. His weight is 59 kg (it 
was 47 kg in September -October 2005). Overall 
biochemical test results are within the normal 
range. Ultrasound of internal organs: diffuse 
changes in the liver and kidneys. Torsion of the 
gallbladder, cholesterosis of gallbladder walls. Anastomosis his tology was normal in February. The lymph node in the groin is enlarged. The pa-
racentesis revealed nothing serious. These are all 
the facts. Most importantly, if there is an oppor-
tunity, we want to come to you with my hus-
band, Victor Stepanovich, for treatm ent on May 
1, 2006. I’m looking forward to your answer.”  
Unfortunately, after a CT scan of lungs, a mi-
crofocal malignant growth was found, which 
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dry fasting course. When he was reexamined, 
everything was fine. He comes to us for preven-
tative care twice a year. He takes anticancer 
herbs between fasting courses. His weight is 64 
kg now, his state of health is normal. 19.2.17. Dry Fasting against Skin Diseases  
It’s well known that the skin reveals the state of 
internal organs, especially the liver and intes-
tines. Once these organs start functioning 
slightly worse than usual, the skin color and 
tautness change, rashes and spots appear. The 
skin is very sensitive to the e ffect of different tox-
ins, including those formed in intestines during 
digestion and those that are produced during 
Copyright © Vera Giovanna Bani 2019 www.dryfasting.infoThis Ebook was purchased by Gilberto Franchi email: gilbertofranchi@hotmail.frmetabolism. Some doctors understand what 
clues on the face indicate a particular disease. It’s 
true that even minor health problems affect o ur 
appearance. The facial skin is just like litmus pa-
per that reacts to the slightest malfunctions in 
the body and reflects how the stomach, liver, in-
testines, pancreas, kidneys, and hormones func-
tion. The ability to see these signs allows people 
to recognize health problems early. It’s scientifi-
cally proven that 95% of known human pathol-
ogies are linked to bowel and liver malfunction. If the food is undigested within 24 -32 hours, it 
starts rotting and turns into hardened deposits 
on intestinal walls. The p oisons that accumulate 
in unhealthy intestines spread throughout the 
body via the blood, thus affecting the skin. Copyright © Vera Giovanna Bani 2019 www.dryfasting.infoThis Ebook was purchased by Gilberto Franchi email: gilbertofranchi@hotmail.frThe skin is nourished by blood, not by external 
sources. Nothing but the blood nourishes the 
skin, that’s why all the money spent on “skin -
nourishing” substances is a waste. Skin is a pro-
tective layer that comes into contact with many 
harmful substances and is subjected to different 
impacts. Fortunately, it has a very strong self -
healing ability so that only very harsh impacts 
leave indelible ma rks. Most skin disorders are associated with inter-
nal systemic diseases. Skin disorders are a sign of 
an excretive crisis in the body. When the body 
cannot remove unwanted substances in other 
ways, it starts actively getting rid of them 
through the skin, thus leading to its trauma and 
various changes. Human skin is comparable 
only to the liver and the brain in the number and 
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blood vessels, glands, pigment cells, and fat – 
this water and gas -resistant layer  covers the body 
like an envelope, separating sensitive internal or-
gans from the external environment. It’s both a 
radiator and an air conditioner for the body as it 
regulates body temperature through sweating 
and maintains its fluid balance through the sa me 
process. The skin is a huge excretive organ. The 
surface skin area is very large. The body elimi-
nated processed substances through it, just like 
it does through lungs, intestines, and kidneys. The diet plays an important role in all skin 
rashes. It’s quite likely that a patient overeats. Excessive daily intake of starches and sugar is 
usually responsible for problems. In most cases, 
food is taken in combinations that are 
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ing starchy and high -protein foods in one meal 
is enough to cause indigestion (metabolism 
problems) and skin inflammation. When taking medications, you have to take 
into account that many of them may cause a 
rash. Of course, a suitable diet should follow pre-
liminary fasting in patients with th is inflamma-
tion. I want to state right away that there are no 
true skin disorders. There are bodily disorders 
that lead to skin damage. Therefore, it’s neces-
sary to treat the whole body, not only the skin. Medicine in its current state can’t cope with the 
task. Topical skin treatments can’t achieve posi-
tive results if we don’t examine the state of the 
whole body. Copyright © Vera Giovanna Bani 2019 www.dryfasting.infoThis Ebook was purchased by Gilberto Franchi email: gilbertofranchi@hotmail.frFasting and its general effect on the whole body 
can cope with any sign of skin disorders very ef-
fectively. Most signs of skin disorders are evi-
dence of the body simply being unable to cope 
with the amount of harmful substances that con-
stantly enter it with different products due to 
overeating, harsh environmental conditions, or 
because of a sedentary lifestyle that slows down 
metabolic processes throughout the body, in-
cluding excretion, etc. This is what leads to many 
common skin disorders: dermatitis, allergic der-
matitis, psoriasis, and others. Besides, a decrease 
in body defenses due to the overall suppression 
of recovery processes leads to differ ent infec-
tious skin disorders. All of the microbes and bac-
teria that are constantly present on each person’s 
skin and with which we peacefully coexist in 
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ferent diseases when the body is weakened. What does any type of fasting do for the skin? • Amazing skin changes are the first thing no-
ticed by almost all people who undergo fast-
ing. After just one week of fasting, the skin 
becomes smooth, shiny, and youthful, and 
there’s nothing unusual in this effect. • Fastin g relieves the excretive load from the 
skin. With no incoming food, the body starts 
to actively get rid of excess substances in all 
possible ways and it uses them for vital activ-
ities. The body’s inner balance is gradually 
normalized - the substances requi red for its 
functioning are balanced, while everything 
unnecessary is used up or eliminated. Copyright © Vera Giovanna Bani 2019 www.dryfasting.infoThis Ebook was purchased by Gilberto Franchi email: gilbertofranchi@hotmail.fr• Blood circulation in every cell in the body 
and skin cells improves. Therapeutic fasting 
thoroughly cleanses the body on the cellular 
level. The blood is cleansed  and vessels re-
main clean. Body cells are replaced and up-
dated. After long -term fasting, all of the skin 
is renewed. The skin becomes clean, and the 
body is rejuvenated. • In patients with psoriasis, the immune sys-
tem function is improved. The following sim-
ple example makes it clear. I think you will 
easily recall a period in your life when psori-
asis retreated and you were in great condition 
without taking medications. It usually hap-
pens after a great vacation, sufficient daily 
sleep, positive emotions, prope r and regular 
nutrition, etc. This is when the resources 
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ficient to fight this disease. It’s most likely 
that the effect is achieved by suppressing the 
non-contagious retrovirus. Most scientists 
support the point of view that specific defects 
in immune system functioning that don’t al-
low the body to neutralize it lead to reoccur-
rence. It’s obvious that a typical exacerbation 
of psoriasis occurs in late autumn and in 
early spring - when the human body is most 
suscep tible to viral infections. Increased lev-
els of pathogenic and potentially pathogenic 
microflora on the skin are a secondary prob-
lem. Microorganisms live and feed in psori-
atic patches, and their byproducts only ag-
gravate the situation. It’s possible to norm al-
ize immune system functioning through 
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different mechanisms. Of course, it’s not as 
much fun as a good vacation, but its result is 
more stable and predictable. • Normalizing metabolic processes. Patients 
often complain, "Liver problems led to exac-
erbation once again!" In reality, the connec-
tion works in the reverse manner. Skin disor-
ders affect the liver. Many metabolic prod-
ucts are removed through the skin. However, 
the skin areas affected by patches, papules, 
and other types of rash can’t fully cope with 
this task. This is when the liver comes to res-
cue the damaged skin as it takes on its work. Fortunately, the removal of additional meta-
bolic products doesn’t overload the liver. Things are different with toxic meta bolic 
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vated by the substances accumulating in the 
body for years because of the intake of medi-
cations without hepatoprotectors (to protect 
the liver). These are also caused by malnutri-
tion and different bad habits. They are al-
ready capable of causing significant damage 
to the liver. In turn, the liver causes new skin 
rashes. It’s a vicious circle, but there’s a way 
out. It’s clear that the removal of numerous 
harmful and ballast compounds during fast-
ing provides an improvement of all bodily 
systems for many months. • Water -salt metabolism is normalized. Dry 
skin is alleviated. Skin changes are the most 
surprising during fasting. Even after one 
week of fasting, it becomes smooth and silky. Copyright © Vera Giovanna Bani 2019 www.dryfasting.infoThis Ebook was purchased by Gilberto Franchi email: gilbertofranchi@hotmail.frIt squeaks like that of a baby when touched. These changes are noticed by almost all pa-
tients who undergo fasting. Besides, positive 
skin changes are preserved for quite a long 
time even without subsequent healthy nutri-
tion. If patients stick to a healthy diet, these 
changes become permanent. There are many 
skin diseases treated by fasting: dermatitis, 
neuro -dermatitis, allergic dermatitis, psoria-
sis (the main cause of which is impaired liver 
function), pustules, and different skin infec-
tions. It would be more correct to cite self -
healing of the body due to fasting. The dura-
tion of the fast depends on the severity and 
duration of the disease. The more severe the 
skin disorder, the longer the fasting period. You’ll most likely have to undergo several 
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healthy diet in -between them. 5 -7 days of dry 
fasting may be enough to treat mild disor-
ders, but everything depends on the overall 
health. After all, skin disorders are the 
marker indicating quite a significant body 
malfun ction. Therefore, it’s hard to say for 
how long a fast should last in one case or an-
other. Of course, everyone wants to go 
through a medical crisis and recover imme-
diately, but it’s not always possible or re-
quired. 19.2.18. Functional Nervous System Disorders  
Depression can be called the common cold of 
mood disorders. Most people are affected by it in 
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tims. Although depression is widespread, many 
people aren’t aware of what it is exactly, what 
causes it, and how it’s different from dumpiness 
and bad mood. Depression is characterized by a number of 
very common symptoms, including chronic sad-
ness, anxiety, frustration, hopelessness, and pes-
simism. Patients with depression often feel 
guilty, worthless, and helpless. They lose their 
interest in life and they’re indifferent to previ-
ously favored activities and hobbies, such as par-
ties with friends or even sex. Insomnia, excessive 
sleepiness, and waking up early in the morning 
are common symptoms of depression. In my 
opinion, the main cause of depression is the en-
dogenous intoxication of the body resulting in 
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normal biochemical processes in the central 
nervous system are disrupted. Stress, trauma, 
and genetic predisposition are simply provoking 
and predisposing factors. A long time ago I learned that patients aren’t 
interested in the outside world during fasting, 
and they’re more focused on nature, its beauty, 
health, and this treatment. The body does its best 
to survive. Based on the dominance principle, 
two types of stress cannot coexist in it simulta-
neously. The more powerful one wins. Dry fast-
ing is a huge stress for the body. Unlike other 
types of stress, it’s contr olled by the patient’s will 
and state of mind. That’s why all pathological 
symptoms disappear during fasting. A great 
Copyright © Vera Giovanna Bani 2019 www.dryfasting.infoThis Ebook was purchased by Gilberto Franchi email: gilbertofranchi@hotmail.frdesire and will to live emerge in patients. They 
become more calm, kind, and sympathetic. I think that our spirit and body go hand in 
hand . Quality body detox helps restore the nor-
mal functioning of intestines and the liver, and 
the brain starts receiving high -quality nutrition 
and sufficient amounts of oxygen. All the bio-
chemical processes that were disrupted are nor-
malized and improve by an order of magnitude. 19.2.19. Dry Fasting against Obesity  
Obesity is a chronic recurrent disease charac-
terized by excessive adipose tissue accumulation 
in the body. The World Health Organization 
considers obesity an epidemic that affects mil-
lions of people. There were 250 million 
Copyright © Vera Giovanna Bani 2019 www.dryfasting.infoThis Ebook was purchased by Gilberto Franchi email: gilbertofranchi@hotmail.frregistered patients with obesity, amounting to 
7% of the adult population in the world in 1998. The diseases caused by overeating are human-
ity’s main enemies on the path to biological 
thriving. 60% of Americans are overweight, a nd 
it’s a remote cause of 300,000 deaths annually. The population of the Slavic countries resembles 
Americans in many ways because of the high -
carbohydrate diet with chronic protein and vita-
min deficiency. That’s why different types of 
fasting as a radical  way to lose weight are popular 
in all developed countries, where millions of 
people with triple chins are concerned with this 
issue. However, only a few people know the rules of 
healthy nutrition and therapeutic fasting. When 
it comes to obesity, which is  treatable with 
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panies offering Herbalife and other super -pana-
ceas that supposedly normalize people’s weight 
and endow them with excellent health without 
fasting. Many patients call us because they want 
to lose  weight, so I will discuss this disease in 
more detail. After all, obesity is becoming the 
number one problem not only in Russia, but also 
in the United States of America. Weight loss during fasting means the loss of ex-
cessive food, waste, fat, etc., not vital tissues. A 
person simply loses many kilos of diseases. The 
muscle mass decrease, but it’s the result of re-
ducing the amount of fat in the muscles and the 
size of cells. Dry fasting barely decreases the 
number of muscle cells. According to studies, 
wom en lose a bit more than men during fasting. Copyright © Vera Giovanna Bani 2019 www.dryfasting.infoThis Ebook was purchased by Gilberto Franchi email: gilbertofranchi@hotmail.frIt is believed that this is due to a greater amount 
of adipose tissue in women. The metabolic rate 
in women is lower than in men, and weight loss 
is expected to be faster in men than in women. The proven fact is that the more overweight a 
person is, the greater the weight loss. Healthy 
people lose weight more slowly than sick pa-
tients. Overweight patients lose fat much faster than 
thin people. Nervous and emotional people lose 
weight faster than someone calm and b alanced. Patients who relax and rest lose weight slower 
than active and stressed patients. There is also 
evidence of a link between the state of the pa-
tient’s tissues and weight loss. Fat people with 
flabby and soft tissues lose weight very quickly, 
while fat people with dense tissues lose weight 
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ing a lot of water maintains weight as it fills tis-
sues with fluid, but it doesn’t interfere with the 
usual loss of solid substance. It’s also true that 
rapid weight loss mainly occurs at the early fast-
ing stage. That’s why short -term fasting courses 
show greater daily weight loss on average than 
the long -term ones. Besides, weight loss during the second, third, 
and fourth fasting courses is smaller than during 
the first one. With proper use and compliance with all rec-
ommendations, even water  fasting provides ex-
cellent results, but dry fasting is much more ef-
fective. We mainly offer combined fasting to treat obe-
sity, a few courses of dry and water  fasting in a 
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it’s necessary to follow certain recommenda-
tions, such as a dairy and plant -based diet, ther-
apeutic mastication, fasting days every week, etc. However, even regular weekly fasting courses 
combined with dieting can wo rk wonders. I’d 
like to describe therapeutic mastication in more 
detail because of its exceptional value, especially 
in combination with dry fasting. How to lose weight without dieting? Many peo-
ple dream of losing weight or getting better while 
sticking t o their eating habits. This goal is 
achievable if you chew food very thoroughly. At 
the beginning of the last century, this method 
was actively promoted by the American physiol-
ogist Horace Fletcher (see Note 25). He fell seri-
ously ill when he was 44, and n o company 
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agnosed many ailments: excess weight, cardio-
vascular diseases, and gastrointestinal disorders. Most of all, he was troubled by his stomach 
problems. Observing the work of the gastroin-
testinal tract, Fletcher noticed that the food max-
imally saturated with saliva disappears from the 
oral cavity without swallowing. Later, this dis-
covery was called the Fletcher esophageal probe. According to his recommendations, every piece 
of food requires at least 30 ch ewing movements, 
and the effect of the “esophageal probe” is trig-
gered after 100 of them. After modifying his old 
eating habits, the scientist soon lost the excess 
weight, forgot about his illnesses, started exercis-
ing daily, and was in as good a shape as in his 
youth. Surprisingly, he ate 3 times less food than 
Copyright © Vera Giovanna Bani 2019 www.dryfasting.infoThis Ebook was purchased by Gilberto Franchi email: gilbertofranchi@hotmail.frbefore. Taste sensations were enhanced, so that 
every meal turned into a small celebration! How 
to lose weight? The famous Fletcher experiment made a huge 
impression at the West Point American Milit ary 
Academy. It involved two groups: overweight 
officers and thin soldiers. During the experi-
ment, all of them were restored to normal weight 
with the same diet plan only due to proper mas-
tication: officers lost weight and soldiers gained 
weight. In the end, it was proven that chewing 
food thoroughly improves health and helps re-
gain normal weight. The famous American mil-
lionaire John D. Rockefeller who died when at 
the age of 98 was an adherent of this method. The benefits of chewing food thoroughly have 
been known in the East for a long time. Yogis 
Copyright © Vera Giovanna Bani 2019 www.dryfasting.infoThis Ebook was purchased by Gilberto Franchi email: gilbertofranchi@hotmail.frclaim that digestion (and even absorption of en-
ergy from food) starts in the mouth, and the food 
is well absorbed by the body only if it’s well 
crushed during chewing and abundantly mois-
tened with saliva. Many people remember the famous yogic say-
ing, " Eat liquid food, drink solid food ." It means 
that even liquid food (juices, decoctions, milk, 
etc.) must be chewed in the mouth, mixing it 
with saliva. Solid food must be chewed longer 
than usual to turn it into liq uid. Yogis chew 
every piece of food 100 -200 times for a good rea-
son: one banana or a crust of bread can be suffi-
cient for an experienced yogi. It’s noted that 
overweight people tend to eat too fast. In this 
case, the satiety center in the brain doesn’t hav e 
enough time to switch on. This process usually 
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eat during this period, true satiety will come 
later, so you shouldn’t eat fast. Active mastica-
tion improves blood circulation in the brain, 
heals the nasopharynx and gums, protects teeth 
from cavities (saliva neutralizes food acid and 
sugar). All life forms on the planet (except the modern 
human beings) treat the process of digestion 
very seriously, trying to get everything possible 
from this process. Modern medici ne defines di-
gestion as a physiological process wherein the 
food entering the digestive tract is processed 
(mechanically and chemically), which is re-
quired for its absorption by the body. Proteins, 
fats, and carbohydrates contained in food can be 
digested only when they break down into 
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break down in the digestive tract with the partic-
ipation of chemical promoters - biological cata-
lysts or enzymes produced by the cells of diges-
tive glands (salivary, gastric, pancre as, intesti-
nal). These are a part of the juices secreted by 
those glands into the digestive tract lumen. The subsequent absorption of the broken down 
substances and their transportation within the 
body ensures their delivery to the needy cells. The works o f I.P. Pavlov31 prove the following: 
1. The nervous system controls the function-
ing of digestive glands. 31 Ivan Petrovich Pavlov  (1849 –1936)  was a  Russian  physiol-
ogist  known primarily for his work in  classical conditioning . Pav-
lov won the  Nobel Prize for Physiology or Medicine  in 1904, be-
coming the first Russian Nobel laureate. Copyright © Vera Giovanna Bani 2019 www.dryfasting.infoThis Ebook was purchased by Gilberto Franchi email: gilbertofranchi@hotmail.fr2. The amount of secreted juices, their compo-
sition and properties depend on food products 
and other conditions (for example, a person’s 
mood). 3. All parts of the digestive tract function co-
herently and interact with each other. 4. The functioning of digestive glands changes 
when switching from one food regimen to an-
other. The food is processed during prolonged 
mastication in the following manner. The food 
crushed by the teeth interacts with the secreted 
saliva and oral chemorecep tors that send infor-
mation about its chemical composition to the 
brain. In turn, the brain provides information 
about the necessary changes in the chemical 
composition of saliva to create the best condi-
tions for the subsequent processing and 
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in the mouth and treated with saliva is absorbed 
into the blood right there. It allows to process 
most carbohydrates, satisfies a part of bodily nu-
tritional needs very fast, eliminates overeating, 
and creates the most fav orable conditions for di-
gesting food in the stomach, duodenum, small 
and large intestines. Besides, carbohydrates 
(bread, cereal, pasta, potatoes) are digested 
mainly in the mouth and duodenum, while pro-
teins (meat, fish, beans) are digested in the stom-
ach. The most favorable conditions are created 
for separate digestion and the fullest absorption 
of proteins, carbohydrates, and other nutrients 
from food. We get a feeling of saturation much 
faster while eating 2 -4 times less. The body 
spends less energy on digestion, and the saved 
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of the gastrointestinal tract. All of this can be 
achieved after a 5 -week course of long therapeu-
tic mastication according to the following 
scheme. Therapeutic mastication scheme : 
• The first week - every spoon of food put in 
your mouth (breakfast, lunch, dinner) is chewed 
for 1 minute. • The second week – chew food for two 
minutes. • The third week – 3 minutes. • The fourth week - 2 minutes. • The fifth week - 1 minute. Copyright © Vera Giovanna Bani 2019 www.dryfasting.infoThis Ebook was purchased by Gilberto Franchi email: gilbertofranchi@hotmail.frIdeal met hod:  one chewing movement for 
each present tooth and three chewing move-
ments for each absent tooth. As a result, a con-
ditioned reflex for prolonged food mastication is 
formed (30 -40 seconds). Based on practice, pro-
longed therapeutic mastication treats almo st all 
diseases because all the bodily systems are in-
volved in this process: digestive, nervous, endo-
crine, and others. First and foremost, gastroin-
testinal diseases are treated: gastric ulcer, gastri-
tis, duodenitis, pancreatitis, and even diabetes. Esopha gus functioning is normalized (its diver-
ticula are eliminated), just like large intestine 
functioning. The liver is cleansed, nervous dis-
eases, thyroid gland disorders, and appendicitis 
are treated. Moreover, the weight is stabilized: it 
is decreased by up  to 5-10 kg in 5 weeks, while 
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izes. Nutrition is an ancient and very important bi-
ological function of the body. When we read a 
newspaper, talk, watch TV, or eat while stand-
ing, we voluntarily destabilize the mental pro-
cess associated with nutrition, thus causing 
harm to the body. Sooner or later, it may lead to 
gastrointestinal disorders, nervous diseases, and 
other health problems that are either directly or 
indirectly linked to nervous activity and painful 
symptoms. Filling the brain with other non -digestion- re-
lated information and negative emotions lead to 
decreased blood circulation in the digestive sys-
tem and different interconnected changes in the 
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of the gastroi ntestinal tract. Therefore, people 
shouldn’t eat when they’re stressed. They should 
eat slowly and focus on sensations in their 
tongue and palate. Secondly, we closely watch the process: chew 
the food thoroughly and slowly so that it turns 
into a soft mush  and slips into your esophagus. It will be easily digested, and you won’t experi-
ence any discomfort, pain, heaviness in the 
stomach or intestines because of different food 
components. Food will be easily absorbed in the 
body that will digest its nutrients and absorb 
everything necessary for the blood to gain mus-
cle strength, energy, and vivacity in general. The 
body can get rid of all the unnecessary sub-
stances and toxins through defecation and 
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the production of  substances necessary for its 
functioning. Gastrointestinal microflora will 
function optimally. Since digestion will be excel-
lent, waste products will be excreted without any 
difficulty. After getting out of bed in the morn-
ing, you will experience natural bowel move-
ment without taking any medications. You will 
have regular and healthy bowel movements in 
addition to refreshing sleep. While eating, 
tongue and palate receptors send impulses to the 
nervous system that carry information about the 
food. It’s necessary for the tongue to be in con-
tact with food for a long time, so that your meal 
time is prolonged. Distraction by other mental 
activities interferes with nutrition management. The brain must be aware of what happens in the 
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the mouth) during a meal contributes to a rapid 
feeling of satiety and acts as an anti -obesity rem-
edy. Therefore, it’s necessary to eat in a pleasant and 
relaxed environment, and all people can do that 
on their own wherever they are. Advances in the 
rapid elimination of diseases symptoms (but not 
their causes) with the help of different medica-
tions allowed the founders of modern medicine 
to put ‘Fletcherism’ on the back burner in the 
past. However, the current crisis of modern 
medicine makes  the return to ‘Fletcherism’ and 
its modifications relevant. The author’s experi-
ence and practice prove that. Copyright © Vera Giovanna Bani 2019 www.dryfasting.infoThis Ebook was purchased by Gilberto Franchi email: gilbertofranchi@hotmail.frThe prolonged mastication method has a num-
ber of benefits over the separation diet. They in-
clude the following: 
• Therapeutic mastication is availab le to every-
one and doesn’t require medical supervision. • Therapeutic mastication is a process of sepa-
rate nutrition in its pure form because any 
food consisting of proteins, fats, and carbohy-
drates is digested separately: carbohydrates are 
digested in the mouth and the small intestine, 
while proteins are digested in the stomach. • While preserving the dietary habits, the body 
smoothly and gradually stabilizes the gastroin-
testinal tract and restores the natural capabili-
ties of the immune system without disrupti ng 
the existing biorhythm system. Copyright © Vera Giovanna Bani 2019 www.dryfasting.infoThis Ebook was purchased by Gilberto Franchi email: gilbertofranchi@hotmail.fr• Therapeutic mastication requires the least 
amount of energy to restore bodily systems 
compared to other methods. Therefore, the 
body’s energy reserves allow it to realize its 
greatest healing potential. • Heals the whole bod y and all of its systems: di-
gestive, nervous, immune, and others. • A significant reduction in food intake (by 2 -4 
times) prevents obesity after a therapeutic 
mastication treatment course, reduces the en-
ergy required for digestion and the amount of 
toxins formed in the body, thus facilitating the 
functioning of the excretion system and con-
tributing to its recovery. • A conditioned reflex is naturally produced - 
the habit of prolonged mastication after un-
dergoing a treatment course, which can be 
Copyright © Vera Giovanna Bani 2019 www.dryfasting.infoThis Ebook was purchased by Gilberto Franchi email: gilbertofranchi@hotmail.frpreserved for ye ars if this treatment is repeated 
regularly. No other treatment options can pro-
vide this result, including any type of fasting. • The sign that the therapeutic mastication 
course may need to be repeated is the appear-
ance of tongue plaque in the morning. My main concept entails the combination of 
two natural methods. Dry fasting cleanses the 
body and stabilizes metabolism very well, natu-
ral weight loss occurs, the stomach size de-
creases, and its normal volume is restored. On the other hand, there are rapid regenerative 
processes in the body after fasting. Cells actively 
absorb nutrients. If people don’t limit their food 
intake during this period, their weight will 
quickly be regained and they will probably gain 
Copyright © Vera Giovanna Bani 2019 www.dryfasting.infoThis Ebook was purchased by Gilberto Franchi email: gilbertofranchi@hotmail.frseveral extra kilos. If patients start using the 
therapeutic mastication method right after fast-
ing, their stomach will never stretch, the body 
will completely absorb all the nutrients, and its 
restoration and rejuvenation will be optimal. I’ve 
never seen anyone who has gained weight when 
combining these two methods. On the contrary, 
the weight drops after fasting. Everything is very 
simple, as always. It only requires a bit of will 
and patience. I usually give these recommenda-
tions to all of my overweight patients: st ick to a 
specific diet, cleanse the intestines and the liver. One should start with weekly 24 -hour water  
fasting course. Some patients underwent 24 -
hour fasting courses three times a week. In other 
words, they ate one day and fasted the next day. If they allowed themselves to eat too much, 24 -
Copyright © Vera Giovanna Bani 2019 www.dryfasting.infoThis Ebook was purchased by Gilberto Franchi email: gilbertofranchi@hotmail.frhour fasting courses several times a week quickly 
made them lose the gained weight. After that, 
patients underwent a 3 -day water  fasting course. Only after that do they start dry fasting. At our center, patients usually undergo a few 
courses of combined fasting. The treatment is as 
follows: 5 days of dry fasting, 5 days of water  fast-
ing, 7 days of fast completion, and then the cycle 
is repeated.
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        After a while, the outer layer 
of the disk cracks, and hernial bulges are formed. Copyright © Vera Giovanna Bani 2019 www. dryfasting. infoThis Ebook was purchased by Gilberto Franchi email: gilbertofranchi@hotmail. frThey compress blood vessels (which leads to 
edema and impaired blood circulation in the 
spine), spinal nerve roots, or, in rare cases, the 
spinal cord. In addition, there are degenerative 
changes in the cartilage covering the discs ac-
companied by the formation of a disk hernia in 
the vertebrae. The main treatment for this pathology defi-
nitely consists of eliminating the edema, cleans-
ing the muscles, ligaments, and joints from salt 
deposits, improving disk nutrition. I’ve been al-
ways amazed at how spine mobility and flexibil-
ity improve during fast ing. Migraine (translated 
from French, migraine is the pain in one half of 
the head) is a recurrent paroxysmal headache, 
usually unilateral, caused by periodic narrowing 
and expansion of arteries in the brain. Women 
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The cause of multiple sclerosis is unknown, and there is an assumption that it may be linked to an infectious nature.
What is the primary cause of multiple sclerosis?
The text does not explicitly state whether dry fasting can treat AIDS, but it does mention that the author has not had any patients with AIDS.
Can dry fasting treat AIDS?
The text does not explicitly state the main difference between dry and water fasting, but it does mention that the second acidotic crisis in dry fasting is the most curative.
What is the main difference between dry fasting and water fasting?
The text does not explicitly state whether dry fasting can treat obesity, but it does mention that the author recommends combining dry fasting with a specific diet and lifestyle changes to achieve weight loss.
Can dry fasting treat obesity?
The author does not explicitly state their opinion on the treatment of depression, but they emphasize the importance of natural methods and the role of the immune system in the body.
What is the author's opinion on the treatment of depression?