Starvation literally means
starvation. It doesn’t mean skipping
a meal or not eating for 24 hours.
Or not eating for three days
even. The belief that meal skipping
or short-term fasting causes
“starvation mode” is so completely
ridiculous and absurd that it makes
me want to jump out the window. –
Martin Berkhan

Is it a good thing to ‘starve’ yourself
each day, or a few days of the week?
Well, a tonne of evidence indicates that
timed periods of fasting are a good
thing.


Fasting has become increasingly
popular over the years, especially
among the health community. Whilst
most health practitioners are afraid to
recommend eating less due to the
stigma involved, it still doesn’t alleviate
the incredible benefits of fasting when
used sensibly.


In this article, we’ll explore 10 benefits
of fasting that will surprise you, and
how you can incorporate them into
your own life.


1. Fasting Helps Weight Loss


Fasting can be a safe way to lose weight
as many studies have shown that
intermittent fasting – fasting that is
controlled within a set number of hours
– allows the body to burn through fat
cells more effectively than just regular
dieting.
Intermittent fasting allows the body to
use fat as it’s primary source of energy
instead of sugar. Many athletes now use
fasting as means to hitting low body fat
percentages for competitions.


2. Fasting Improves Insulin
Sensitivity


Fasting has shown to have a positive
effect on insulin sensitivity, allowing
you to tolerate carbohydrates (sugar)
better than if you didn’t fast. A
study showed that after periods of
fasting, insulin becomes more effective
in telling cells to take up glucose from
blood.


3. Fasting Speeds Up The
Metabolism


Intermittent fasting gives your digestive
system a rest, and this can energise
your metabolism to burn through
calories more efficiently. If your
digestion is poor, this can effect your
ability to metabolise food and burn fat.
Intermittent fasts can regulate your
digestion and promote healthy bowel
function, thus improving your
metabolic function.


4. Fasting Promotes Longevity


Believe it or not, the less you eat the
longer you will live. Studies have
shown how the lifespan of people in
certain cultures increased due to their
diets. However, we don’t need to live
amongst a foreign community to reap
the benefits of fasting. One of the
primary effects of ageing is a slower
metabolism, the younger your body is,
the faster and more efficient your
metabolism. The less you eat, the less
toll it takes on your digestive system.


5. Fasting Improves Hunger


Just think about this, can you actually
experience real hunger if you eat a
meal every 3-4 hours? Of course you
can’t. In fact, to experience the true
nature of hunger, this would take
anything from 12 to even 24 hours.
Fasting helps to regulate the hormones
in your body so that you experience
what true hunger is. We know that
obese individuals do not receive the
correct signals to let them know they
are full due excessive eating patterns.
Think of fasting as a reset button: the
longer you fast, the more your body
can regulate itself to release the correct
hormones , so that you can experience
what real hunger is. Not to mention,
when your hormones are working
correctly, you get full quicker.


6. Fasting Improves Your Eating
Patterns


Fasting can be a helpful practice for
those who suffer with binge eating
disorders , and for those who find it
difficult to establish a correct eating
pattern due to work and other
priorities.
With intermittent fasting going all
afternoon without a meal is okay and it
can allow you to eat at a set time that
fits your lifestyle. Also, for anyone who
wants to prevent binge eating, you can
establish a set time in where you allow
yourself to eat your daily amount of
calories in one sitting, and then not eat
till the following day.


7. Fasting Improves Your Brain
Function


Fasting has shown to improve brain
function, because it boosts the
production of a protein called brain-
derived neurotrophic factor (BDNF.)
BDNF activates brain stem cells to
convert into new neurons, and triggers
numerous other chemicals that promote
neural health. This protein also protects
your brain cells from changes
associated with Alzheimer’s and
Parkinson’s disease.


8. Fasting Improves Your Immune
System


Intermittent fasting improves the
immune system because it reduces free
radical damage, regulates
inflammatory conditions in the body
and starves off cancer cell formation.
In nature, when animals get sick they
stop eating and instead focus on
resting. This is a primal instinct to
reduce stress on their internal system
so their body can fight off infection. We
humans are the only species who look
for food when we are ill, even when we
do not need it.


9. Fasting Contributes To Self-
Enlightenment


Fasting has helped many people feel
more connected to life during the
practices reading, meditation, yoga and
martial arts etc. With no food in the
digestive system, this makes room for
more energy in the body – the digestive
is one of the most energy absorbing
systems in the body.
Fasting for self-enlightenment , allows
us to feel better both consciously and
physically. With a lighter body and a
clearer mind we become more aware
and grateful for the things around us.


10. Fasting Helps Clear The Skin
And Prevent Acne


Fasting can help clear the skin because
with the body temporarily freed from
digestion, it’s able to focus its
regenerative energies on other systems.
Not eating anything for just one day has
shown to help the body clean up the
toxins and regulate the functioning of
other organs of the body like liver,
kidneys and other parts.



lol,since it's a new year and various churches would engage their members in fasting i felt this would help

Thanks for your time hommies, hope this helps



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elantraceey


source - www.lifehack.org/articles/lifestyle/10-benefits-of-fasting-that-will-surprise-you.html

Ok. But not when over done because d story of ulcer even fears d devul...

BeeBeeOoh:
Ok. But not when over done because d story of ulcer even fears d devul...

yeah

Please I need the spiritual benefits

Tallesty1 you hear

Ok oo. Me am fasting now. And am shedding!!!

elantraceey:
Tallesty1 you hear

Hian. Enjoy the benefits alone oo, I no want

Tallesty1:
Hian. Enjoy the benefits alone oo, I no want

you must want o

elantraceey:



you must want o

Goan sleep

Tallesty1:
Goan sleep

i've slept and woken up , you goan sleep

@Op, nice one! But your no 7 contradicts the popular belief that skipping breakfast causes memory loss and possibly brain damage. I've come across so many articles that advise against skipping breakfast on this section.

Fasting is indeed beneficial to the body. Since i began fasting on the first day of this month, i have shed some weight and my body feels rejuvenated but the only downside for me is that my muscles has shrank abit due to the reduced intake in calories and also the reduction in my work-out sessions. I am looking more mean and lean.

PRISTINEMUSCLES:
Fasting is indeed beneficial to the body. Since i began fasting on the first day of this month, i have shed some weight and my body feels rejuvenated but the only downside for me is that my muscles has shrank abit due to the reduced intake in calories and also the reduction in my work-out sessions. I am looking more mean and lean.

it happens sha

SirVictory:
Please I need the spiritual benefits

fasting plus living upright= growth in the spiritual. U might decree somthing & it will come to fulfillment(though Purity matters a lot). Avoid sins like masturbation,sex,fornication,greed,envy,alchohol,overeating,lie. Just try & be holy then fasting will work for you.



#NB: Xcelsia plz show urself, it has been long.