There are several types of fasting based on the time duration. Beginning your fast Stage 1 Your first aim should be to make the 8pm to 8am fast work. That means strictly finishing your dinner before 8pm. If you have an unsupportive family, impress upon them the benefits of having an early dinner. Same for…
When Socrates was asked why did he fast, he replied to get mental clarity. Pythagoras not only fasted himself but encouraged his students to fast too. Lord Buddha fasted for 49 days after attaining enlightenment. What is so fascinating about fasting that almost every culture and religion of the world practises fasting in one form…
Renowned Greek philosopher Socrates fasted as a means to achieve mental clarity. Pythagoras not only fasted himself but encouraged his students to fast too. Fasting is done in some form or the other even today in almost every culture in the world. Prayag Kshetra and the glorious Prayag Mahatmya Prayag Mahatmya find mention in Narada…
Most of our metabolic problems are due to excessive eating. Why do we eat? Again it is the way we are evolved over lakhs of years. Along with fasting and starving we have to introduce another word here, feasting. As soon as we put on weight or feel that we are bloated we immediately go…
When it comes to fasting, India has the longest running history of following religious rituals like navaratri or ekadashi. However of late there has been some modifications in the fasting techniques which are doing more harm than good. Mistake No 5 – I get headaches if I fast Headache is by far the most common…
