Tuesday, November 17, 2015

What Is Fasting?

Because the subject of fasting is so broad, this will be the first in a series of posts on the topic. Here are the topics I intend to cover in this series:

  1. What is Fasting
  2. History of Fasting
  3. 5 Types of Fasting
  4. 5 Benefits of Fasting
  5. 7 Tips to Fasting for Weight Loss
  6. The Do's & Don'ts Of Fasting
  7. Fasting Resources

Fasting is the of willing abstinence or reduction from certain or all food, drink, or both, for a period of time. Fasting may be on an intermittent basis, for example, fasting on Wednesdays for six weeks.

Fasting is not only the abstinence from food or drink. Fasting practices may preclude intercourse and other activities.

We’ve all been told to fast the night before blood work is to be done, so in a physiological context, fasting refer to the metabolic status of a person who has not eaten overnight. Fasting in this sense aids medical personnel in obtaining accurate blood work-ups for diagnostic testing.

The series of posts in this blog will focus primarily of the fasting or abstinence from food and drink. 

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