Fasting is a symbolic representation of one’s faith and contrition. One of the other facets of fasting is that, it is a tool of political and social form of protest.Fasting is also viewed as an aspect, which has an amazing potential for weight loss. In such a sense, fasting does not mean the total avoidance of food in our routine. It just sets a limit for the calorie consumption in a day. Food must me taken in any form, either solid or liquid. It is also perceived as a method of detoxification of the body, apart from the in born mechanisms. The diet of each person as a step to lose weight is quite different and is as per the requirement. As mentioned earlier, one can confine his/her food habit to liquid form like juices, water, milk drinks, etc. or even he/she can reduce the amount of intake of food.

Fasting- is it fruitful?

It is just a temporary means of weight lose which has adverse effects in due course of time. The process of metabolism of one under fasting goes on like this. The rate of metabolism slows down to keep in store the required amount of energy for the future. This is caused by the reduction of appetite caused due to the fasting. This reduction of appetite is purely temporary, which shoots up double the rate when the process of fasting terminates. Thus, this leads to very high food consumption by an individual, very much larger than before. This is because of the hormone flooding to your stomach yearning for more and more food.

Is Detoxification possible?

Instead of arguing on the possibilities for detoxifications, one should first understand that there is no need for such an artificial mechanism for detoxification. Nature has provided with self detoxifying systems in a living being. Few of the ways are through respiratory system (for letting out carbon-di-oxide), excretory system, urinary system,etc.

Fasting gives you long life?

Experiments conducted in rodents and experimental results of dieting in human have proved that there is a positive result of fasting with respect to aging. It has brought about a relationship between reduced food consumption and long life. One of the surveys conducted shows that there is a optimistic improvement in the insulin levels and body temperature.

It is also observed that the inception of aging diseases is delayed for a longer interval of time. It avoids many such symptoms or diseases like diabetes and heart diseases.

Thus we can conclude with the fact that as long as the act of fasting is not of a longer duration, it is not harmful. A balanced diet with all necessary vitamins and minerals suffice a healthy mind and a healthy body.