The Fundamentals of Fasting
Fasting is an instinctual undertaking throughout many species, and is heavily associated with energy management. Fasting, in some form or another, has been practised in a range of contexts for as long as history has recorded. It is recognised through the ages for its potent healing and ‘awakening’ potential from the dense physical mass that is a complex organism, to the esoteric realms of spirituality.
There are two basic forms of fasting. The first form is ‘imposed’ fasting, and refers to the type of fasting forced upon us during sickness. This is the body’s innate energy diversion mechanism to direct the energy required for process and recovery of the illness from digestion to the immune, lymphatic and endocrine systems. ever wondered why you lose your appetite when you’re unwell? Now you know, and you can also now explain to mum why it was totally okay to ‘not eat something!’
This energy provision allows the body to expel the obstructive wastes (congestion) that are usually at the cornerstone of the illness you’re experiencing.
The second form of fasting is conscious fasting, which is often practised in alignment with religious beliefs, cultural dispositions or because the guy on Instagram with 1.2 million followers said it was the latest thing and you ‘fanboy/girl like that’. Irrespective of the reason, a conscious fast, done sensibly with the correct chemistry, works powerfully to clean and restore the body. Conscious fasting also builds your self-discipline and self-confidence, two very important attributes to develop on the road to solid vital health.
Both forms of fasting hit the brief of energy management for the body and have the same end in mind: regeneration.
Most of the foods consumed by man enervate the body (consume energy), instead of ‘giving’ or supplying energy into the body for animation. Health and vitality are found where energy matches or exceeds total output, whereas dis-ease comes from a situation where output exceeds available energy. Total output refers to every macro and micro function that occurs in your organ, immune, neurological, musculoskeletal and mental systems. They are all energetically expensive and will not operate well without their pay.
Digestion and elimination-specific
Fasting is the universal method the body uses to rest from extensive digestive and metabolic issues. It uses that same energy instead to clean itself out of accumulated wastes (acids and toxins), in turn, allowing the body to heal itself. Our digestive and eliminative systems become overworked, congested, weakened, and damaged on a prolonged typical diet of meats, grains, dairy, wheat, legumes and heavily processed products. Fasting allows the pancreas, stomach, liver, intestines, and even the kidneys to have somewhat of a rest. This gives more energy to the glandular and lymphatic systems (immune). Fasting at one level or another can be imperative to recovering health. Our experience over time has suggested it’s a must in the correction of nearly all conditions.
