Benefits of Fasting

Posted on June 27, 2007 in Fasting Tips

Unlike our minds, the human body works relentlessly, though it needs constant and regular rest. By fasting, you provide your digestive system with the rest it needs, and any rough treatment you have exposed it to by overeating and eating irregularly.

Benefits of Fasting:

By fasting, you give your body the opportunity to get rid of toxins, to keep a sane and balanced mind, and to redirect your time to spiritual ends. By fasting, you don’t have to spend time cooking, shopping for food and cleaning up after a meal. Instead, you can use this time to meditate, read or anything else.

If you are on water fast (you live only on water, and no solids), it is beneficial to you since it eliminates addictions, any bad habits and unhealthy thoughts, besides also helping your palate recover its natural sensitivity to simple food. You now no longer crave for salt, sugar, fats and processed foods.

In addition, fasting helps keep the passions in control, checks emotions and controls the senses too. Not only does it purify the mind but the body and heart too. Fasting is also a time when your body can do its internal cleaning. In fact, it is regarded as a medical procedure, comprising of restoring homeostasis, strengthening the immune system and healing illnesses and disorders. It cleanses the respiratory, circulatory, digestive and urinary systems, destroying impurities all over the body and eliminates uric acid deposits.

Fasting also helps reduce the core body temperature. This happens when the metabolic rate and general body functions slow down due to a fall in the blood sugar level. At this time, growth hormones are also released, because more hormones are produced now.

Apart from all the above benefits, perhaps the most scientifically proven advantage of fasting is that it rejuvenates us and extends our life expectancy due to a slower metabolic rate, more efficient protein production, better immune system, and wider generation of hormones.

If you are on drugs such as alcohol, cocaine, nicotine and caffeine, you can fast to reduce withdrawal symptoms that often prevent people from letting go of drugs completely.

If you suffer from uterine fibroid tumors which give you pain and excessive bleeding, often a hysterectomy is recommended. But you can avert this by fasting: this will reduce the size of the tumor and subsequently bring down the pain too.

If you have a chronic problem of back and neck pain, you can fast, rest and exercise to improve your posture. You will find immense relief from these problems after a good and rigorous fast.

These are some of the many benefits fasting can bring you. Don’t underestimate its power. Believe in it and go for it.

Comments

3 Responses to “Benefits of Fasting”

  1. rosie Says:
    January 8th, 2008 at 3:35 pm

    I don’t understand why we get a headache during fasting. I usually get a bad stomach ache to severe that I have a pray. I ask Jesus to heal me. I cry out to God for unique healing. It was 2 year ago that a doctor dignostic I have several problem with my lining of my stomach. I already removed my gallbladder and I have problem digestive system with everything. I mean everything I eat it just comes one way to goes out the other way. During fasting I get diaherra, too. Help me with my answer.

  2. satish Says:
    February 16th, 2009 at 10:48 am

    Thanx a lot

  3. Tony Burton Says:
    August 4th, 2009 at 10:57 pm

    Fabtastic Ive just done a 10 day fast in the mountains of Italy living on mountain water only.
    I am a new man busting with energy rid of all poisens and toxins
    More people in this mad western world should do this for long life and discipline over the mind

    Ignore the mad world around us leave the problem do not get involved
    Peace love and happiness

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