Does anyone knows that fasting is actually a good practise and will results to many health benefits if been implemented properly? Many people observe fasting only as religion obligation but it is not necessarily been done during fasting month, as you indeed can implement it at anytime you want or deem necessary. By right, fasting can promotes healthy eating habits, boost up human's immunity, eliminates toxin from human's body, reduces blood sugar and also reduces fat stores.
Simply put, by fasting you can also gain other health benefits as follows :
- Anti-aging effects
- Better attitude
- Better resistant to disease
- Better sleep
- Change of habits
- Clearer planning
- Clearer skin
- Improves creativity
- Changes in diet
- Detoxification of drugs
- Improves senses (Vision, Hearing, Taste)
- Improves inspiration
- Improves clarity (Mentally & Emotionally)
- More energy
- More relaxation
- Reduction of allergies
- Purification
- Revitalization
- Rejuvenation
- Spiritual awareness
But however, these are just a rough gist of what fasting can benefits you. There are several more health benefits you can get from fasting and you can keep on reading to identify what other benefits of fasting.
Promotes detoxification of toxin
There are several organs in our body that involved in detoxification process which are the liver and kidneys. Detoxification of toxin in human's body will happen when someone is fasting. Toxin is actually can caused by those additives derived from processed foods which you consumed daily and most of these toxins are store in fats. So, fat is burnt during fasting especially when the fasting duration is prolonged.
Rests digestive system
Well, this should be the most logic one and easy for you to understand. Our stomach been "working" all year round without stopping. So, you can give some time for your stomach to rest itself down. And experts also stated that even though the digestive system is resting during fasting, the normal physiologic functions keeps continue especially the production of digestive secretion but at reduced rates and this will balance the fluid in the human body. But however, for those who suffer from gastric or patient with peptic ulcer are advised to approach fasting with extra caution and some experts believe that they should not fast at all.
Resolves inflammatory response
This part actually explains how fasting can promotes resolution of inflammatory disease and also allergies such as rheumatoid arthritis and skin disease such as psoriasis. In fact, fasting can heals inflammatory bowel disease such as ulcerative colitis.
Reduces blood sugar
Human body needs energy during fasting. So, fasting can increase the breakdown of glucose so that the body can get enough energy. Fasting reduces the production of insulin and at the same time rests the pancreas as well. As glucagon is produced during this period in order to facilitate the breakdown of glucose, it will results to the reduction of blood sugar.
Increases fast breakdown
As been mentioned earlier, the first response of the body due to fasting is the breakdown of glucose. So, when the storage of glucose is exhausted, ketosis will begins and this indicates that fats stored in the kidney and other muscles are been broken down in order to release energy.
Corrects high blood pressure
This process is the continuance of the previous stage indeed. During fasting, glucose and fat store are been used to produce energy. In addition, metabolic rate is also decreased and the fear-flight hormones such as adrenaline and noradrenaline are also reduced at the same time. This will keep the metabolic rate steady, within limit and the benefit of this is reduction in blood pressure.
Promotes weight loss
Even though fasting is not a very good weight loss strategy but it can promotes rapid weight loss as it reduces the store of fats in the body. It is just another suggestion for you if in case you would like to give it out a try. But however, in order to successfully achieve weight reduction, you must reduce fat and sugar intake, increasing fruits intake instead and gives yourself an enough rest.
Promotes healthy diet
Fasting is also believed able to reduces craving for processed foods. In fact, it will increases thedesire for natural foods especially water and fruits. By consuming those, you definitely can obtain a healthy lifestyle too.
Boost immunity
It is stated by experts that when individuals is on balance diet and between fast, this can boost immunity. The elimination of toxins and also the reduction of fats also helps the body. So, when someone break a fast by consuming fruits, he or she increases the body's store of essential vitamins and minerals. Fruits that contains vitamin A and vitamin E are good antioxidants and also help in boosting up the body's immunity.
Overcome addictions
For some people, fasting can help them to overcome their addictions for something such as smoking, alcohol and caffeine. By fasting, addicts can actually reduces their craving for nicotine, alcohol, caffeine and other harmful substance abuse.
Despite of all these benefits, fasting also ha its own drawbacks. Obviously, something called dehydration will definitely occurs and will lead to headache and more worse, may result to migraine as well since it may worsen the heartburn and peptic ulcer. And please be informed that pregnant women, nursing mother, malnourished people and individual with cardiac arrhythmia, renal or liver problem are advised not to fast.
Nevertheless, fasting can also be called "miracle cure" because the list of physical conditions improved by fasting is definitely long and varied. It is best for you to consider fasting and you can start with simple and short-term fasting. Even with a short fasts will helps you to enjoy many health benefits, allowing the body, digestive tract and organ a chance to rest, repair and heal.
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