Complete food abstinence in times of pandemic and war – isn’t that absurd? Psychiatrist Stefan Brunnhuber explains how fasting can alleviate anxiety. And why it is unsuitable for losing weight.
Interviewed by
Violetta Simon
In times of pandemic and war, the number of people suffering from exhaustion and anxiety is increasing. Is it the right thing to do in this situation to withhold food from the body? In the diaconal clinics in Zschadrass, Saxony, a specialist clinic for integrative psychiatry, people with anxiety, stress and burnout syndromes are treated. The head of the hospital, psychiatrist Stefan Brunnhuber, says: Fasting not only affects the body, it can also bring about a mental change.