Fasting defined is the complete abstinence from all substances except pure water, in an environment of complete rest. Fasting begins when the body begins to support itself on its reserves.
When properly utilized, fasting is a safe and effective means of maximizing the body’s self-healing capacities and losing weight and detoxifying your body.
In almost every known religion, fasting is used as a way to medically and spiritually heal one’s self. It is believed that many of the health benefits of fasting come from giving your digestive system a rest from its work of digesting foods. Through the practice of fasting, the digestive system also gets a break from combating the toxins that enter the body as highly processed foods that made up the majority of our modern diets. Since the body is not expending energy in the digestive process, this energy can be used for more important purposes such as assisting the body to heal itself. Also, since the body’s immune system is not busy fighting of bacteria and other toxins that enter the body through the foods we eat, the immune system can concentrate on healing what diseases and sicknesses in the body.
One of the most obvious health benefits of fasting is the detoxification of your body. Some believe fasting can not only allow cells to rid themselves of harmful toxins, and dead or diseased tissue, but can also rejuvenate the internal organs, allowing them to work more efficiently. Some doctors boldly claim fasting can cure diseases such as lupus, cancer, arthritis, asthma, allergies, and high blood pressure.
Everyone has a doctor in him or her; we just have to help it in its work. The natural healing force within each one of us is the greatest force in getting well. Our food should be our medicine. Our medicine for our body should be our food. But to eat when you are sick is to feed your sickness. Hippocrates, MD 460-377 BC
Fasting is the greatest remedy, the physician within. Instead of medicine, fast for a day. Plutarch Greek Philosopher
Fasting helps the body heal itself Paul Bragg, ND (the Miracle of Fasting)
Fasting is, without a doubt, the most effective biological method of treatment. It is the “operation without surgery”. It is a cure involving redirection, exudation, purified relaxation, loosing up and reattunement. While fasting, the patient improves her or his physical health and gains much. But they would have neglected the most important thing if the hunger for spiritual nourishment that shows itself during the process of fasting is not satisfied. Otto Buchinger., MD
In my opinion, regular fasts are far more conductive to rejuvenation that monkey – or goat- gland transplantations, hormone injections, face lifts, massive vitamin intakes, or any other extreme or expensive measures used “to turn back the clock” (Fasting the Ultimate Diet) Alan Cott, MD
In addition to the detoxification benefits of fasting, this practice can also be used as a way to lose weight quickly.
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