Fasting is the one of the greatest natural healing therapy and nature’s ancient, universal "remedy" for many problems. It is a "missing link" in the Western diet. Most people overeat, eat too often, and eat a high-protein, high-fat, rich-food, building and congesting diet more consistently than they need. Even Animals instinctively fast when ill.
Fasting is a period of abstinence from all food or specific items. Fluids are consumed in sufficient quantity to satisfy thirst and physiologic requirements. During the absence of food, the body will systematically cleanse & detoxify itself of everything except vital tissue. Starvation will occur only when the body is forced to use vital tissue to survive. Although protein is being used by the body during the fast, a person fasting even 40 days on water will not suffer a deficiency of protein, vitamins, minerals or fatty acids. In the breakdown of unhealthy cells, all essential substances are used and conserved in a most extraordinary manner. Even during longer fasts, the number of muscle fibers remains the same. Although the healthy cells may be reduced in size and strength for a time, they remain perfectly sound.
Why Fast?
Fasting is rejuvenating and life-extending. Probably the most important reason is that the body uses quite a bit of energy to digest food, it allows a deep, physiological rest of the digestive organs, and the energy saved goes into self-healing and self-repairing. In the fasting state, the body will scour for dead cells, damaged tissues, fatty deposits, tumors, abscesses, all of which are burned for fuel or expelled as waste. The elimination of these obstructions restores the immune system functionality, metabolic process to an optimum state; in addition, good digestion.
While fasting one becomes more aware of body process, gain self-confidence in ability to control life process, to set a goal and carry out an intention.
One day Fasting
One way to start is to fast one day, working towards fasting regularly, one day per week or for longer periods of time. You can fast from all food, or only from solid food. You can choose a one day fast with only:
• water
• fresh fruit juice –
Mango Pulp is a very healthy, refreshing and full of healthy nutrients. One can make Mango milkshake out of the pulp and have that in the morning and noon.
• fresh vegetable juice
• Raw fruit & Vegetables
• Boiled beans & Lentils which are full of proteins and a good source of cholesterol lowering fibre. Beans also prevent blood sugar levels from rising. e.g.
Kidney Beans,
Mung Beans,
Chick Peas.
