‘Daily 8 hours fasting, eating raw food can make humans disease-free’

By Vikas Vaidya

Observing fast for eight hours daily and eating raw food can make one disease-free. One may find this theory as absurd, but B V Chauhan from Gujarat is practising it for the last 26 years and he is disease-free. He calls this theory as New Diet System and is sharing his personal experiences with common public with an appeal to follow the practice if they can.

Chauhan is in Nagpur to deliver lectures organised by ‘Eat Smart, Live Longer Club’ on ‘Enter the Medicine Free World with New Diet System’ to be held on November 24 and 25.

While talking to ‘The Hitavada’ at the residence of Vedprakash Jaiswal, Chauhan elaborates the concept of New Diet System (NDS). “After waking up in the morning, one must observe fast for eight hours  during which one should not eat food, not drink anything other than water. After that fast, one should consume Amla juice. Never drink tea or coffee. And, never eat any food grains as well. Once you join the NDS, all you will consume will be raw salad, raw vegetables and fruits only,” advises Chauhan.

He sounds convincing, having experimented successfully with NDS on himself, his wife and countless others for the past quarter of a century. He does not brag, but talks with a quiet confidence that what he advocates has the power to liberate people from disease.

Chauhan, a former electrical engineer with Gujarat Electricity Board, is totally against eating cooked food. He explains his theory in simple words, “Our food should be natural that would not burden our internal body system. Cooking destroys more than 90% of food’s nutritional value and natural enzymes. Enzymes play vital role is our digestive system,” says Chauhan.

“Our body system needs natural things, so our intake must include natural food in natural form. Similarly, consumption of dairy products such as milk, curd, buttermilk etc and also non-veg items are not advisable,” Chauhan points out.

To the first-time listener, that sounds absurd. But Chauhan’s tone is even and patient, his conviction peeping out of every word.

According to Chauhan, changes in eating pattern can be adopted immediately as the body can adjust with the changes very quickly. “God designed human body to thrive on natural, uncooked, non-artificial food. Natural food is beneficial in cure of almost all common diseases -- without the help of medicine, exercise etc,” claims the 71-year-old Chauhan.

Chauhan’s own story is inspiring. He was riddled with many illnesses. His wife, too, suffered as lot on many counts. Both consumed countless quantities of medicines, but to little avail. One day, however, he told himself that he would take control of his own life and convert into a disease-free living. In accordance to that resolve, Chauhan conducted experiments on himself, and his wife, relatives and all others who came in his contact. There were moments of despair and frustration as remission from disease did not come easily. But Chauhan’s personality had one good quality: persistence. He did not budge from his path because of momentary frustrations.

Then one day, as if all of a sudden, everything changed dramatically. First he sensed that his ailments were getting lesser and lesser in their ugly impact on his body. Sensing those signals after a few months, Chauhan knew that he was on the right path.

Rest is history -- that is ‘his story’, to be emulated by countless people who started enjoying disease-free, medicine-free living of joy and fulfillment, for himself and others.

The NDS may sound difficult on first thought, Chauhan says, but assures that once one begins with the regime, things appear much easier that one may imagine.