{"id":15619,"date":"2019-07-10T00:16:53","date_gmt":"2019-07-10T00:16:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/thefabulous.co\/qa\/what-are-your-thoughts-on-fasting-for-16-hours-there-seem-to-be-some-health-benefits-of-eating-that-way\/"},"modified":"2022-12-19T15:28:39","modified_gmt":"2022-12-19T15:28:39","slug":"what-are-your-thoughts-on-fasting-for-16-hours-there-seem-to-be-some-health-benefits-of-eating-that-way","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.thefabulous.co\/qa\/what-are-your-thoughts-on-fasting-for-16-hours-there-seem-to-be-some-health-benefits-of-eating-that-way\/","title":{"rendered":"What are your thoughts on fasting for 16 hours? There seem to be some health benefits of eating that way."},"content":{"rendered":"
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Candice Q.<\/div>\n
Fasting builds two critical traits that are lost in our high speed society and economy: resilience and gratitude (or patience and empathy). The physiological benefits have been explored by researchers in Japan, and fasting seems to keep excess/runaway cell growth in check, as well as bring ones metabolism back towards balanced.<\/p>\n

The two aspects I mentioned – psychological traits – arise from the reflection on the body's initial reactions to the physiological changes. What I mean in particular is, feelings of hunger only are experienced for the first few days before the body begins to adapt. Reflection on that change leads to a better awareness of one's resilience. Feelings of tiredness or limitedness also fade away, leading to a reflection that spurs empathy with those less fortunate or who are otherwise excluded from our high-speed, overeating economy and society.<\/p>\n

Ultimately – fasting is physiological/metabolic meditation, similar to how commonly understood meditation is psychologically/emotionally beneficial. <\/p>\n

I hope that helps! \ud83d\ude42 <\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>