Fasting has been a tradition in most religions and cultures all over the world. The concept of fasting usually involves staying without food for a few hours in the day. Now, fasting has made a more significant comeback, not in the form of religion or custom of a culture, but because of the health benefits of fasting.
Fasting can be of many kinds- intermittent fasting, fruit fasting, but the most attractive fasting technique is water fasting. The benefits of water fasting are much more than any fasting form you choose.
Water fasting(1) usually involves staying without food for 24 to a maximum of 72 hours. Skip meals and replenish it with just water. It sounds complicated, but once you master the art, you will notice the benefits of water fasting for 30 days trial.
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People fast for various reasons. While some do it for spiritual, religious reasons, some do it to detox and lose weight.
The benefits of water fasting are here as follows:
When water fasting is medically supervised, it can help to reduce the blood pressure of people suffering from high blood pressure. Water fasting regulates your blood pressure, but such results can be obtained if done on a long-term basis.
Water fasting is an excellent remedy for diabetic patients. Water fasting helps to control their blood sugar levels by increasing the insulin levels(2) of the body.
The body fights off all diseases if your body is well hydrated. The main reason why people in today’s generation are prone to lifestyle disease is that they don’t drink enough water. We must drink around eight glasses of water every day if not more.
Water fasting boosts up the water intake of the body, which you have been missing out on otherwise. It also helps to release toxins from your body in the form of urine, making you healthy and preventing diseases.
Autophagy is the process where old cells breakdown to get recycled. Water fasting prevents the growth of cancer cells in the body. It also increases your life-span.
One of the benefits of water fasting that draws people towards it is weight loss. If done over a while and regularly, it aids in losing weight. Water fasting reduces calorie intake and making you more likely to experience weight loss.
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To utilize the health benefits of water fasting, these guidelines must be followed-
It is crucial to choose the right time to begin if you want to make water fasting beneficial. Fast when you’re stress-free and do not have a lot of running around to do. Fasting should not interfere with your daily routine.
Start your fasting by first planning when to start your fast. Mental preparation is a must. You must drink around 2.5 liters of water a day. Consume that amount of water throughout the day of fasting. Hunger pangs are natural while fasting, especially if it’s your first time. When hungry, drink 2-3 glasses of hot water to curb your hunger.
Go slow when its time to break your fast. Eat fruit after you are done fasting. Eat at short intervals in small quantities. Follow a diet rich in whole grains, fruits and cut down on sugar and bad fats.
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To sum it up, water fasting can be very beneficial for your body, but you must ensure that you prepare your body for the fast gradually and must be careful that you don’t continue the fast for more than three days. The benefits of water fasting have been seen in many, but it also comes with some risks. A doctor’s evaluation of your body before starting the fast is a safer way to go about it.
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First, see a doctor and evaluate your body if it is ready for fasting. If he recommends the same, slowly prep your body into fasting. During fasting drink glasses of water in intervals but do not cross 2.5 liters of water intake in a day. Break the fast by eating healthy food and not giving in to your food cravings.