The word 'fasting' means to abstain yourself from consuming foods, beverages, or both for a specific period of time. Everyone practices this habit at some point during the day and it's mostly during the 8 hours of sleep every night. In a physiological sense, fasting can refer to the metabolic status of a person after not eating overnight or sometimes to the metabolic state after a certain meal has been digested. Once you haven't eaten for 8 to 12 hours, you are already in the state of 'fasting.'

The thing about fasting is that it can deliver some great benefits wherein weight loss is one of the most obvious. If you are curious on what other things it can benefit your body, then check out this list:

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1. Weight Loss - Your body normally uses the food that you just ate for fuel but if you're fasting, it will instead tap into the reserves. When food supply becomes scarce, your body will instead burn the fat that has accumulated which could result in a slow, steady weight loss. Apart from just being a lifestyle change, fasting can be considered as a diet that has even better results than "crash diets." In fact, daily fasting can actually shed off 0.5 lbs of body fat so imagine what it can do if you'll be doing it for a long time.

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   Boosts Metabolism - You lose weight through intermittent fasting because you temporarily resist food and follow it up with regular eating which could result into the stimulation of your metabolism. Long-term fasting can slow down your metabolism and shorter ones can increase it. In fact, it can increase your metabolism by as much as 14%! Doing a long-term calorie restriction can sometimes wreak havoc on the body while intermittent fasting may seem as a much better approach.

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   Boosts the Immune System - Fasting has the ability to regenerate the entire immune system by boosting the production of new white blood cells in your body. It will allow your body to purge the inefficient parts of the immune system and replace them with new cells. According to a study, a 72-hour fasting period can help protect cancer patients from the harmful effects of chemotherapy treatments. Imagine how much it can do if you're doing it regularly.

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   Improves Spiritual Well-Being - Fasting is being practiced by every religion in one way or another. This means that if you embrace intermittent fasting, you will have a deepened sense of spirituality. Regular practitioners of this habit experiences feeling at peace whenever they fast. This is made even more convincing by the fact that fasting has a way of regulating the mood by reducing anxiety and stress. In fact, even health care professionals would recommend this to anyone who's been having emotional and sexual problems.

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   Establishes Routine - If you're sticking to your eating times followed by hours of fasting, then you are developing a solid routine. Through this routine, you can establish your own hunger cycles, sleep better, and be able to schedule appointments during convenient hours. Establishing this routine can challenging at first, especially if you're raising a family or have an inflexible work schedule. But once you've developed a solid plan, you can then see how a well-organized routine can benefit both your life and health.

Hopefully, this article has opened your mind to the wonders of intermittent fasting. If you haven't done this yet, you should go ahead and it a try! You can also consult with your top Vacaville Chiropractor to see if this routine can suit your current health status.