Fasting For Weight Loss Tips

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The idea of fasting is still tied to the spiritual and religious practices. When many people  first hear about fasting, they immediately relate the term to the Catholics who practice this during Lent or to Muslims during Ramadan. In ancient times when people fasted they believed that doing so would improve their clarity of thought, and bring spiritual enlightenment and inspiration. In fact fasting is one module of wellness and healing that has mental, spiritual, and physical benefits.

Many people do not fully comprehend the amazing benefit of fasting for health and wellness.

Although many have tried fasting   but not everyone understands its concept and benefits,  this series will take a look at fasting its importance and benefits for wellness and health, and specifically weight-loss.

As you read on, you will find a lot of information on the topic. Part 1 however just lays the foundation of why we need to fast. This helps us to understand the reasoning behind fasting for total wellness…spiritual, mental, and physical.

Take note however that results will vary with each person as each and every one of us response differently. Two people can be subjected to the same conditions and their reactions can be quite different.

“In my opinion, the greatest discovery by modern man is the power to rejuvenate himself physically, mentally, and spiritually with Rational Fasting.” The Miracle of Fasting by Paul Bragg, ND, PhD

The Body

The body is a physical structure of a living thing. It is made up of cells, tissues, organs and systems that work hand in hand. They form a complex system of relationship that the absence of one greatly cripples the entire body. The loss of an eye makes it hard for our other systems to grasp the events happening around and must rely to the remaining senses.

Our body is one wonderful machine, a wonder of science.  The complexity of it and how it is able to perform so many things at a time often leads it to being called the “wonder machine”.

Consider that we  frequently defy the laws set by the Creator, which we call natural laws, when failing to care for our body. And when our body seems to be slowing down, many simply revive it with caffeine or some similar stimulant time and again.

Many people  eat like there is no tomorrow of the body’s remarkable ability to handle such a burden and keep ticking.  The body will simply digest, absorb and excrete what we eat. Many drink and smoke because the body continues to function around the  clock.

Yet do we also know that too much abuse of  the body is also bad. Our body is just like any machine…in  that once it reaches its limit, it breaks down. Too much alcohol, unhealthy food and lifestyle combined with stress is extremely harmful to our body. As we age, the maximum capacity of our body will only reach its peak once and will decrease over time. Because of the decrease, our body becomes prone to different ailments and sickness, we become weak over time and if we don’t heed  the pleas of our aging body,  it can actually cost us our lives.

It must be remembered that our body should be handled with care.

Stress and the human body

What is stress?  It is said that stress is a condition that almost everyone can relate in an everyday sense. Stress is not new and we are no stranger to stress. Almost everything and every where there is stress, there is stress in the workplace, at home at school etc. However once stress reaches a level wherein it has a negative effect on the body it is more accurately defined as “distress”.

How people react to stress differs. Stress is caused by different factors and different people react diffrently. Our personality and emotions, not to mention or spirituality, will determine how much the effect of stress on our body will be. Some people handle stress well. These people are able to meet up with deadlines calmly and still give positive results.

Nevertheless the physical effects of stress on our body can be very to both damaging our emotional and physical health. While the effects are subtle, the long term effects of stress are deadly.  It has become a mainstream reality to accept the fact that stress shortens our lives. Increased risk of heart disease, nervous breakdowns, stomach ulcers, tension headaches, and an increased susceptibility to infection are just a few of the things that stress can do to us. No single effect of stress is beneficial to us.

Although stress in the short run can have positive effects such as the ability to react to the situation quickly and resolve it as immediately as possible, it is never good in the long run.

Stress affects our health, body and mind to such great extent that we are crippled by its effects over time. Some of the signs of stress include short-temper, anxiety, impatience, low moral, temperature changes, blood pressure increase, and migraines and so on. Yet there are times when the stress is not so intense and that person has a higher threshold, the stress condition may actually be of beneficial results that will end shortly with  complete relaxation.

Most often that not, insomnia and depression are the most common effects of stress on us. Because of the two, our mental and physical state is affected. Likewise, our eating habits are often affected  which leads to  low energy levels and thus making us unproductive.

Fasting…has your lifestyle laid a toxic foundation?

It is often emphasized that a healthy lifestyle is always the ideal, one especially today that health care costs are out of control.

With the fast paced life, we depend on processed food and fast foods. We have bombarded ourselves with medicines and drugs and this with less exercise.

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