For all things in the world, fasting is a godsend method of body and mind transformation, which can receive unexpected results. In the animal kingdom, no matter how big or small animals are sick, they will find a quiet place by themselves. Through thorough relaxation and rest, they will not eat or drink, thus eliminating diseases and restoring health. This is a fasting method in the animal kingdom. All kinds of plants in the plant kingdom run with the four seasons-spring, summer, autumn and winter storage, among which periodic winter storage is the key to their endless life, which is the fasting in the plant kingdom.
In contrast, although human beings have developed scientific and technological civilization, some modern people's diet life is contrary to science. They often only pay attention to the amount of nutrients obtained, but ignore the amount of body waste discharged, and even ignore the methods of purifying body and mind. In fact, people's long-term intake of food contains some toxins that are difficult to eliminate. These toxins are constantly concentrated and accumulated in the body, which eventually leads to physical and mental abnormalities. At the beginning, the body will have symptoms such as fatigue, nervousness, forgetfulness, headache, indigestion, depression, etc., and then it will have bitter taste, frequent colds, skin allergies, constipation, diarrhea, frequent urination, hyperglycemia, serious anxiety, fear, irritability and other problems, which will eventually lead to various pathological changes in the body. So if you want to be healthy, you must try to avoid producing toxins on your body, which can be achieved by vegetarian diet or regular fasting to eliminate toxins. When you stop eating, the energy supply line is temporarily interrupted, and the body will consume a lot of energy reserves in the body. First use sugar, then use fat and grease, and finally use protein. Through reasonable fasting, the toxins buried deep in the human body can be released efficiently, safely and quickly, so that all organs of the body can be fully conditioned and the whole body and mind can be refreshed. Therefore, fasting is a panacea for preventing and treating diseases of modern civilization and a brand-new way of life.
According to the Daily Mail, researchers at the University of Utah found that if a person does not eat for 24 hours at least once a month, the risk of heart disease can be reduced by 40%. Experts say this is due to stopping food intake for a period of time and readjusting metabolism. Fasting 1 ~ 2 days a week can make people healthier. Because the large intestine is a "garbage bin" for collecting feces, if it is not cleaned on time and left to rot, it will produce toxins and become a "factory" for chronic diseases. Fasting is a kind of "cleaning", which can completely "clear the warehouse". Fasting plays a very important role in the yoga system and is one of the oldest natural therapies. In addition to the above-mentioned effects on the body, fasting also plays a great role in controlling thinking and appetite. Fasting can make practitioners clear their minds and enhance their memory. However, the fasting advocated by yoga is not without water. You can drink more boiled water and freshly squeezed fruit and vegetable juice on fasting days. It should be noted that diabetics should not try fast food easily, but should follow the doctor's guidance.
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Here, the one-day fasting method we introduced can help you practice at home.
Preparation before fasting
First of all, be mentally prepared and make up your mind not to eat every day. Secondly, we should master the knowledge of fasting and understand the physiological and psychological changes during fasting. After that, simplify it a few days in advance, vegetarian and semi-liquid for three meals a day. It would be ideal if you could calm down and practice fasting in a good environment.
Fasting time
Fasting time can be long or short, which varies from person to person. Ordinary people do 1 ~ 2 times a month, 24 hours each time, or 36 hours each time. This length of time will not have much impact on work and study, and most people can accept it. The specific date of fasting every month is preferably about 3 days before the full moon and the new moon, that is, 1 1 day on the 26th day of the lunar calendar and two days before and after. Because, from an astronomical point of view, the full moon and the new moon are usually the days of spring tides. The sun, the moon and other stars are more attractive to the earth, which will also have a greater impact on the human body, interfere with the normal function of the brain, and make people feel unusually dry. This emotional distress began three days before the new moon and the full moon. Therefore, fasting with the new moon and the full moon helps people to control their thoughts and emotions.
Fasting method
Take 24 hours as an example, just practice on weekends.
Saturday (eat less): eat some liquid, fruits, vegetables, digestible food, 7 points full. Drink one cup (without sugar) 10 minutes.
Sunday (fasting) breakfast: freshly squeezed fruit and vegetable juice lunch: a glass of water, 10 minutes to drink. Dinner: a glass of water, 10 minutes to drink.
Monday (resumption of food): same Saturday.
Precautions during fasting
Yoga fasting is not to make people do nothing during fasting, but to exercise. It is best to practice yoga postures, especially to strengthen abdominal muscles, back muscles and waist muscles and promote defecation, so as to get a good fasting effect; Pay attention to personal hygiene when fasting; Through fasting, the toxins in the body are constantly diverging to the body surface, so warm water bath and cold water bath should be carried out many times without hot water or soap; Get used to skin exercise before fasting and prepare clean underwear in advance; On an empty stomach, the blood is concentrated in the head, and the five senses become sharp. Don't engage in activities that stimulate the senses. You can read some beautiful essays, practice yoga, pranayama and meditation, and strive to cultivate the good habit of introspection. During fasting, drinking, smoking and abstinence should be strictly prohibited, and all foods with strong irritation, strong taste and too cold or too hot should be avoided.
Fasting reaction and its countermeasures
Fasting is a process of detoxification, and the speed varies from person to person. During the detoxification process, excrement or secretions may increase, and the body will feel some discomfort. If the fasting time is less than 36 hours, the discomfort will be slight, but once it exceeds 3 days, the liver, back or organs with chronic diseases will have strong discomfort. We should have a correct understanding of this in advance and take reasonable countermeasures.
(a) No hunger
When you start to practice fasting, if you feel hungry, thirsty, muscle aches, physical decline, etc. That means you have a lot of toxins. Drink lemon juice or water in moderation. If you have stomach upset after drinking lemon juice, you can drink some sugar water or honey water to reconcile it. In addition, you can do a backward bending yoga posture, or pat your shoulders and forehead as its reflection part.
(2) Gastrointestinal discomfort
After an empty stomach, sometimes you will have a bitter taste, tongue coating and bad breath. At this time, you can rinse your mouth with carbonated soda solution. When you want to vomit, don't hold it back, you can spit it out happily, and then make yourself "Wumei Ginger Tea" to drink.
(3) High spirits
For strong people, they will be too excited to sleep when fasting. In this case, as long as you take a deep breath quietly or do various relaxation exercises in yoga, you can calm your mind.
(4) Others
People who are usually weak or have chronic diseases may have adverse reactions such as headache, abdominal pain, numbness of hands and feet during the process of discharging toxins. At this time, they should take warm or cold baths, wash their feet with hot water, warm their waist and abdomen with warm and wet cloth, and drink homemade tea.
Matters needing attention in the process of resuming feeding
By the end of an empty stomach, if you press any part of your abdomen, you won't feel pain, which shows that you have achieved the big goal of excreting intestinal feces. But this does not mean the end of the whole fasting practice, because the effect of fasting often appears 2 ~ 3 months after fasting. Fasting makes the organs have a positive rest. Once eating is resumed, the appetite will often be very strong, and the biggest test of will is not fasting, but re-eating. If supplementary feeding is done well, it will get twice the result with half the effort; And if you lose control of your will and eat and drink when you resume eating, fasting will not only have no effect, but also have the opposite effect. Drink a glass of lemonade after sunrise the next day after fasting. Lemon is an alkaline food and the best fruit to purify the body. Eat a banana before breakfast, because banana is an alkaline food with high nutrition, which can remove odor, detoxify and moisten intestines. It is best to eat some digestible food, such as fruit, porridge or yogurt, for the first meal after eating again. Try to eat natural food without seasoning and reduce the amount of food, preferably two meals a day.