Benefits of Fasting

Not many scientific evidence out there available to support the health benefits of fasting, simply because there were not many studies conducted in the past on fasting.

However, the interest on fasting is growing among nutrition professionals in promoting healthy eating and lifestyles. Fasting is in fact a natural and cheaper way of detoxification. I want to share with you an interesting article about fasting written by Ron Lagerquist, the author of Fasting To Freedom. There are several ways of fasting available but our way during Ramadhan share these benefits too. Enjoy reading and learn about the benefits of fasting!!!



Below is an article written by Ron Lagerquist, the author of Fasting To Freedom.

Speaking at lectures on fasting and nutrition, I have had numerous people come up afterward and passionately state, oh no, you see I tried fasting years ago and it was awful. I will never do that again!They go on to describe headaches, shakes, and weakness, experienced after only a few hours of missing a meal. It was clear by looking at their well-rounded bodies they had made it a solemn duty to never go long between meals. Hunger meant pain. No amount of words could persuade them that their negative experience had nothing to do with starvation and everything to do with detoxifying years of unhealthy eating. Horror filled their faces when I accounted joyously going weeks without solid food. Weeks without food?

Our body has a brief opportunity to cleanse while we sleep, a mini-fast. With great patience, it waits until we start dozing off then finally in the sleep-state it can begin the miraculous work of cleansing. Breakfast is appropriately named, breaking the nightly fast with a morning meal. Upon awakening, the tongue is coated, breath foul, skin puffy and mind foggy. These are early symptoms of detoxification, short little holidays taken every night from a life of feasting.

The negative experience in the first few days of a fast is detoxification a lifetime of toxins stored up in fatty tissue, crammed into the body, meal after meal. During a fast, countless toxins dramatically enter into the bloodstream at a rapid rate. This may be the body's first chance to detoxify. Our unhealthy lifestyle does not lend itself to a friendly introduction of fasting's true character.

The math is simple.When intake of calories is greater than burned, the results will be stored body fat. It is the same with toxins. When intake of toxins is greater than removed, the results will be toxic overload. If you are overweight this is a pretty good sign you are carrying around a storehouse of toxins, affecting normal cell functions. What happens if the toxic-load is greater than the internal-caretaker can remove? Sickness, weakened immune system and premature death, the plagues of our modern lifestyle.

Eliminated during the detoxification process

Ø Dead, dying or diseased cells

Ø Unwanted fatty tissue

Ø Trans-fatty acids

Ø Hardened coating of mucus on the intestinal wall

Ø Toxic waste matter in the lymphatic system and bloodstream

Ø Toxins in the spleen, liver, and kidneys

Ø Mucus from the lungs and sinuses

Ø Embedded toxins in the cellular fibers and deeper organ tissues

Ø Deposits in the microscopic tubes responsible for nourishing brain cells

Ø Excess cholesterol

The Result

Ø Mental clarity is improved

Ø Rapid, after weight loss is achieved without flabbiness

Ø The nervous system is balanced

Ø Energy level is increased

Ø Organs are revitalized

Ø Cellular biochemistry is harmonized

Ø The skin becomes silky, soft, and sensitive

Ø There is greater ease of movement

Ø Breathing becomes fuller, freer and deeper

Ø The digestive system is given a well-deserved rest

People testify that after making changes toward better eating, fasting becomes easier.You could say fasting is a measure of lifestyle.