This is natural and should cause no anxiety. Eating and
drinking keep the blood pressure up. When the food intake is decreased,
the blood pressure is reduced. When the food intake is stopped, the
blood pressure is still further reduced. This fact should give the
intelligent healer the hint to reduce the food intake in such abnormal
conditions as arteriosclerosis and apoplexy. During prolonged fasts the
blood pressure generally becomes quite low.
Some fasting people can continue with light work, and when they are able
to do this, it is best, for it keeps them from thinking about themselves
all the time. If there is a lack of energy, dispense with work and
vigorous exercise. In acute diseases there is no choice. One is
compelled to cease laboring. In chronic diseases it depends on the
patient and the adviser.
Dismiss fear from the mind and do not discuss the fast or any of the
symptoms with anyone except the adviser. It is best not to tell any
outsiders about the fast, for the public has some queer ideas on the
subject. If you are afraid, or if you have to fight with neighbors,
friends, relatives, or perhaps with the health authorities, as sometimes
happens, it is better not to take the fast.
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