7 Astonishing Benefits of Fasting
Fasting is broadly described as the willing abstinence from food or drink for a period of time. This article deals with absolute fasting, or water fasting, which involves eating nothing and drinking only pure water for an extended period of time – from days to weeks. Though precaution should be taken before water-fasting for longer periods, particularly for pregnant mothers, type I diabetics and those who are already severely malnourished, fasting is believed by many holistic and nutritional experts to be the single best thing people can do to cleanse and heal the body and mind. In fact, it is believed that the greatest leaders from antiquity including Jesus, Prophet Mohammed and Buddha all fasted for 40 days, so with that in mind, let’s take a look at the top 7 benefits of absolute fasting. 1. Rejuvenated Immune System Source Images A study carried out by scientists at the University of Southern California suggests that water-fasting “flips a regenerative switch” which pr...