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Naturopathy Routine, Government Nature Cure Hospital, Varkala, Kerala

1st stage: Detoxification – eliminative diet: Only vegetable and fruit juices (juice of banana pith, ash gourd, sugarcane, raisins, musambi).
2nd stage: Purification diet: Raw seasonal fruits/vegetables (organically farmed carrot, cucumber, tomato, coconut, sprouted green gram, pomegranate).
3rd stage:Constructive diet for developing the body – boiled vegetables and cereals.

Eat twice or thrice daily. Avoid fried food, non-vegetarian food and milk.
Breakfast: 7-9 am: Rice or chappati
Lunch: 12 noon-2 pm: Rice, boiled vegetables.
Dinner: 5 – 7 pm: No cereals, raw fruits and vegetables.

Other treatment methods
Sunbath: Rising sun rays up to 7.30 – 8 am. Setting sun rays from 4.30 pm.
Enema: A cup of plain drinking water is injected into the rectum to clean the bowels. No soap water or glycerine.
Fasting: Patients fast on water, tender coconut water or fruit juices. Fast once or twice a week as a lifestyle.

Hydrotherapy
• Wet pack: Wet cloth (hot, cold, hot and cold) tied on affected areas for blood circulation.
• Foot and arm bath: Feet and arms are immersed in hot and cold water alternatively.
• Hip bath, spinal bath: Hips immersed in water in a bath tub. Spinal bath immerses the back area. These therapies are good for prostate, rectal and bone cancer.
• Mud therapy: Fine mud from 3-4 feet below the surface is dried and applied in paste form, stomach, head and whole body for detoxification.
• Yoga: Simple asanas, breathing exercises.
• Counselling: For right mental attitude

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