How fasting is good for your health
Miscellaneous / / April 03, 2023
Depends on whether you can fast.
Let's clear up a couple of things first. First, fasting is a purely religious practice. And usually people observe it not for the health of the body, but for the health of the soul. Secondly, fasting is different: the rules strongly depend on both religion and the time of year.
Perhaps this is why the effects of fasting on health have not been properly studied. But some conclusions can be drawn from studies of the short-term effects starvation, raw food, vegetarianism and veganism. After all, the same Lent implies the exclusion of alcohol, meat and dairy products, as well as raw food and hungry days.
What are the health benefits of fasting?
As we already wrote, it is not necessary to rely on research here. Therefore, all the benefits are purely hypothetical.
May support the liver, heart and blood vessels
Since fasting removes quite harmful things from the diet, such as alcohol and red meat, for someone it can be beneficial not only from a spiritual point of view. If a person does not pay much attention to diet and lifestyle during normal times, abstinence
will bring benefit to the whole body. First of all - liver and the cardiovascular system. But you shouldn’t count on it too much, because even the longest Lent lasts only seven weeks.May improve digestion
On some fasting days, you can only eat raw, unprocessed food, mostly vegetables. Due to this, most likely, the chair will become more often and softer. The point is fiber, which facilitates the transit of feces through the intestines.
So, if before that there were problems - constipation, such days will help solve them.
Possibly low blood sugar
Sugar for sure decrease on hungry days, because the new one will not come in, and glycogen stores will be used up for the needs of the body. But it will rise again if carbohydrates predominate in the diet, such as sweet cereals and bread instead of legumes and vegetables.
Maybe your mood will improve
Intermittent fasting changes the balance of neurotransmitters - substances that regulate nerve transmission in the brain. As a result, mood may improve, for example, when depression and some other disorders.
The weight will change
Due to the restriction of meat and dairy, people begin to experiment with nutrition. For example, looking for meatless recipes and discover vegetables and legumes that were scarce in the normal diet. And it can help you lose weight.
But those who simply switch to fast carbohydrates are likely to only gain extra pounds and not get the benefits.
Probably gas problems
Many people don't know what they have There is intolerance to dairy products, because it does not manifest itself strongly enough to be tested. For them, fasting is a chance to assess their well-being. You may be able to notice an improvement - for example, there will be less gas.
But we must remember: there may be more of them if, out of habit, you start to lean on raw vegetables and legumes.
May clear skin
Although the products themselves do not cause acne, some effect on the condition of the skin of the diet is still render. Therefore, for example, eliminating milk may reduce the number of facial rashes in some people and back. But you shouldn't count on it too much: maintaining clean skin requires more effort than changing your diet for a short time.
Who can be harmed by fasting
Exactly knownthat you don’t need to starve and cut food in groups:
- children, because their bodies spend a lot of energy on growth;
- pregnant and lactating, because they need a balanced diet;
- people with disorders of carbohydrate metabolism, for example diabetes, because it is fraught with fluctuations in glucose levels;
- those with sickle cell anemia because they have higher protein requirements;
- people with gastrointestinal disorders, because they may not have the right supply of nutrients, and therefore deficiency symptoms will appear earlier.
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Text worked on: author Polina Zharikova, editor Alina Mashkovtseva, proofreader Olga Sytnik