Fasting is the most powerful treatment which can be followed anyone. A simple exercise of abstinence from food will do wonders for your health. Though it is not as simple as it sounds, fasting does take some effort to accomplish. Fasting is always to be done under guidance and it should not be taken up without consultation. People who are taking up fasting are mostly combining the fast with prayers. This is how fasting in one way, originated.
Fasting has always been a part of the human system. Only that by fasting we are consciously making the body to go through some pain to gain health benefits or other benefits. Fasting is of many types. The following are the recommended fasting types.
Fasting for weight loss: It is one of the most popular types of fasting. There are many fashion models and other high society people who fast so that they can lose weight faster.
Medical Fasting: Fasting is also advised for patients, as some of the medications given, are highly effective only when the body does not have any food. Fasting stabilizes body functioning. Fasting will show accurate results for the medication and also the tests which are conducted.
Therapeutic Fasting: To fight few ailments, fasting is advised. Prolonged fasting may not be always helpful and may even damage the body. Therefore, partial fasting is adopted by many tribal folks claiming they are naturally healing.
Spiritual Fasting: As all religions have different traditions, their spiritual practices also have their own demands. The various religions also preach that fasting is a path to reach God. And the most heard of spiritual fasts are Lent fasting, Ramadan fasting, Catholic fasting etc.
Guidelines For Fasting: It is important to realize under what category your fasting comes under. Once you have decided, understand how the fasting is done under proper guidance. For every fasting there are some standard guidelines.
- You should abstain from all animal products and dairy products.
- Oil is also not advised to have in fasting.
- And importantly there should be no alcohol consumption while fasting.
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Not all fasts require you to abstain from all animal products and dairy, as I eat them on a daily basis. Are you refer to a standard fast or intermittent?