What background should a fasting supervisor have?
To really be qualified, you not only have to have experience with and knowledge about fasting, but I think that you have to have a general medical education: so that you understand the body’s physiology, and also have a respect for pathology and an understanding of the nature of the problems that people have. The person should be a licensed physician of some kind, a medical doctor, a chiropractor, an osteopath, or a naturopath. We have an organization that certifies people who supervise fasting: The International Association of Hygienic Physicians (IAHP),and I think this is the best resource that people have to get a qualified supervisor.
