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Fasting
The Benefits of Fasting
If you’re
having trouble losing weight you might
try spending one day per week fasting
from food. Let’s be real, we could all
skip a meal every now and then and not
die from hunger, most of us carry enough
fat for at least 30 days.
Aside from forcing your body to consume
its stored fat, you force your mind to
remember that you don’t “need” food
every time you “feel” hungry, a lot of
the time we’re just bored or using food
as a way to cope with life’s issues.
When you fast, you put yourself back in
control; you remind your body that it
does what you tell it to do. The body is
a servant to your mind once again, not
the other way around.
The physiological benefits of fasting
are pretty hard to ignore as well. The
enzymes that usually live in your
stomach are relieved of their obligation
to break down the steady stream of food
and can venture into other areas of your
body to break down toxins. Just like a
maid that usually cleans up the kitchen
after dinner; if there’s no dinner she
can spend her time cleaning other areas
of your home instead.
It’s also important to realize that the
digestion process requires about 70% of
your body’s blood supply. That’s why you
aren’t supposed to swim or engage in any
extreme physical exertion for at least
an hour after eating. That’s also the
reason you feel tired and lethargic
after eating a large meal. It takes lots
of blood to digest all the food you ate.
Consider this analogy: your stomach is
like a forest, the food you eat is like
a fire, and your blood supply is like
the rain. The bigger the “fire” (the
larger the amount of food) the more
“rain” (your blood supply) is needed to
put the fire out.
Your days actually will actually become
longer. When you stop eating food, you
free up about 20% of your day. When I
fast, I realize how much time I allocate
to the thought, preparation and
enjoyment of my meals. By not stopping
to eat, I’m able to stay focused on
projects and get a lot more done in the
same amount of time.
Then there’s the appreciation factor.
Sometimes letting go of things can help
us to appreciate them more. It’s
important to realize how blessed we are
to be able to eat whenever we so choose,
not everyone in the world has that
privilege. Fasting allows you to
understand what lots of people struggle
with on a daily basis, it will
definitely make you more empathetic for
the homeless and anyone else that has
trouble meeting their most basic needs.
Every single time I’ve engaged in a
fast, I’ve received a Miracle; it’s as
exact as going to the ATM machine.
Fasting reminds us that “man cannot live
on bread alone” and in turn, our faith
in God is refreshed. When we let go of
the laws of the physical world and
depend on God to provide for our every
need, we begin to see things from a
different perspective. Fasting will help
you to align yourself with the greatest
power in the Universe and learn how to
move mountains.
Written by
DanielCrouch, True Balance Health
and Wellness
Personal Trainer & Wellness
Guide.
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