Re: Is it OK to take vitamins while Water fasting?

Hello GalWants2BeSlimAgain,

The need or otherwise for Vitamins while fasting?

Scurvy is known to develop on a restricted diet that does not include citrus fruits and other sources of Vitamin C.

However, a protracted water-fast does not produce scurvy or any other deficiency disease.
http://www.soilandhealth.org/02/0201hyglibcat/020127shelton.III/020127.ch18.htm


The taking of Vitamins via the normal channels of digestion is therefore looked upon as unnecessary or superfluous, and will deceive the body into thinking it is on a "restricted diet" and most likely result in deficiencies of one kind or another.

If you are deficient in Vitamin D, then a daily sunbath will alleviate the problem; this will not interfere with the fast as the normal channels of digestion are avoided.

Chrisb1.