Whatever your reason to decide to start fasting one thing is certain after you complete a fast, there will be changes. Although traditional medicine routinely denies the benefits of fasting, for thousands of years people around the world have practiced fasting for various reasons.
Recently fasting for weight loss and for numerous dietary and health reasons has become increasingly popular. You may have questions regarding fasting and about some of the suggested fasting benefits. After reading, you will have more insight into fasting. There is more than weight loss fasting can potentially help you with.
Skin and Beauty
Depending on the length of your fast, you can see improvement in your appearance as fasting helps clear your skin. However, people can get occasional breakouts due to the body eliminating toxins and this is a natural part of the fasting process. In addition to clearing your skin, fasting whitens the eyes.
Digestion
Fasting gives your digestive system much needed rest. While doing so it allows your body’s energy to redirect itself towards healing, repair and restoration on your digestive system along with the rest of your body. Depending on how burdened your digestive system is and the level of cleaning your body decides it needs you may have numerous or very few bowel movements during your fast. After fasting period, your bowels will have more strength.
Mental Clarity and Willpower
After fasting, you can expect to have greater mental focus and willpower. Yes, fasting does require a strong will to start. However, that initial strength increases after you fast. This helps you in other areas of life where your mental fortitude matters greatly. The improved attention, clarity and focus allows your mind to grow in ways that can help you become a better person and member of society.
Greater Appreciation for Food
Your appreciation for food increases after you fast. This is not because you’ve not eaten but because your tasting mechanisms essentially haven been reset. Your sense of taste results from a collaboration with your sense of smell. Elimination of mucus helps improve both, thus the effect. Additionally, your body can better utilize the food you give it making eating itself a more pleasurable.
Your fasting experience may provide you with more or very different results. Fasting is a personal experience and although you may have agreement with others regarding the journey, fasting is unique to every individual. The benefits of fasting listed here however are typical occurrences that many say they enjoy. Hopefully, if you decide to fast your skin will improve, you can better appreciate your food and have more mental clarity and willpower too.
