Top 10 astonishing advantages of fasting

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Top 10 Astonishing Advantages of Fasting

........................... .......................................................................... Eating nothing for a period of time is seen in many cultures due to religious believes. Astonishingly, fasting doesn’t only discipline you religiously, but it also has an array of advantages on your health. Fasting doesn’t mean that you shouldn’t get important nutrients and minerals, it just means that you set a certain time to take these nutrients and abstain from eating anything in the interval between meals. Be astonished by checking the following advantages of fasting: 10. Insulin Becomes More Efficient with Fasting Metabolism of carbohydrates relies on the response of cells to insulin. With fasting, cells become more sensitive to insulin and start obeying its instructions to allow in glucose from the blood as shown by a study. 9. Fasting Enhances Hunger Your body can send you false hunger signals if it doesn’t recognize actual hunger. Eating every 3-4 hours doesn’t trigger hunger which is really triggered after at least 12 hours. A huge advantage of fasting is that it regulates the hormones responsible for indicating hunger. This way you will be able to know when you are full and stop eating when necessary. ........................................................................................................ ........................................................................................................ 8. Weight Loss Can Be Improved with Fasting


Weight loss can only be established when the body uses up its extra fat weight. By depriving the body from sugar resources for a certain set of determined hours, it will have to resort to burning fat cells. This method of fasting is more effective compared to following standard diet plans. 7. Fasting Contributes to Having Better Skin Acne and other skin problems are usually caused by the build-up of toxins inside the body. When you are fasting, digestion pauses temporarily; thus, the body focuses on the functioning of other systems which in turn clean up toxins. 6. Fasting Promotes Healthy Bowel Function Poor digestion means poor metabolism of food and poor fat burning. Since the digestive system relaxes during fasting, the digestive tract functions more properly and so the metabolism improves. 5. Fasting Helps in Eliminating Binge Eating Habits Individuals with a busy life style tend to have irregular eating patterns including binge eating which can be very unhealthy. Fasting and setting a specific time for having your meal where it fits with your schedule then not eat after it will prevent binge eating. 4. Fasting Clears The Mind Even though we eat to get energy, the digestive system sucks much of the bodies energy and draws a lot of blood flow towards it. This affects other body functions which need energy. Therefore, fasting helps us feel better and clears our minds for enlightening activities such as meditation and reading. 3. The Body’s Resistance Improves with Fasting Animals instinctively stop eating when they get sick in order to diminish stress on their internal systems. Concentrating on resting rather than eating while sick helps the body fights off infection, decreases free radicals and manages inflammatory conditions. The immune system can also have the upper hand on starved cancer cells. 2. Fasting Improves the Brain Alzheimer’s and Parkinson’s disease can be prevented by the help of a protein called brain-derived neurotrophic factor (BDNF). The production of BDNF is enhanced by fasting and then in its turn activates brain stem cells to make new neurons. BDNF also boosts other chemicals that sustains neural health. 1. Fasting Has a Positive Effect on Human Lifespan One of the main reasons for a long lifespan is having a healthy diet and according to studies when it comes to food less means more for your life. As mentioned earlier, fasting enhances metabolism, and faster metabolism means slower ageing. So harvest the benefits of fasting and enjoy a healthy life.








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