Long before juice cleanses, 5:2 diets and liver detoxes, humans have engaged in ritual deprivation.
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What happens in your body during https://www.doloresnet.com a fastEating and digesting food takes a toll on the body, and taking the odd break from that can be a good thing, says Professor Amanda Salis, who researches severe energy restriction at the University of Sydney.
canada goose factory sale „There is some collateral damage from eating, there’s also food that contain free radicals and that causes some damage to your body,” she said. canada goose factory sale
„Eating is not all good. It’s necessary, but having a rest from it is probably going to give our bodies a rest from those processes.”
Research showed taking a break from eating can sometimes reduce risk factors for conditions such as diabetes and heart disease, she said.
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canada goose uk shop But while eating has its downsides, fasting is also a stress on the human body. It causes an increase in the levels of the stress hormone cortisol in your blood and activates the sympathetic nervous system, a process that is sometimes called the fight or flight response. canada goose uk shop
„These are all processes the body canada goose offers uk tries to liberate sugar from your body for the brain. These all have collateral damage on the body as well,” Professor Salis said.
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Ms Fuller, who has taken part in fasting for health, not religious reasons, said she sees it as a way of respecting her own health and wellbeing.
„It’s just a way of honouring my body. I’m honouring myself, I’m getting in touch with what I need and I’m much more in control canada goose shop austria of when I eat, where I eat,” she said.
To Ms Fuller, the mental health benefits of fasting come after food is reintroduced.
„Some people feel really out of control about food. They feel ‘I can’t say no, I can’t stop’. You learn that’s not the case, I have more choices in life than I think I do. What am I really craving right now?” canada goose and black friday she said.
„It’s about listening to our bodies, and it’s interesting how much our bodies really want to have healthy food.
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For non religious people, experiencing a fast can also give them more empathy for their friends who do fast for religious reasons, Ms Fuller said.
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„Be mindful of how you’re going,” she said.
„It’s important not to be rigid about any of these things.”
Professor canada goose jacket outlet uk Salis said it could help to try fasting in a community setting, the way people do for a religious fast.
Alongside the physical benefits, you also get the benefits of being part of something that connects you to the people around you.
Professor Salis, who is not religious, took part in Ramadan several years ago in preparation for a research project into the fast.
