Fasting is elimination food and drink for periods of time either therapeutic or religious. A fast does not chemically begin until the carbohydrate stores in the body begin to be used as an energy source. The fast will continue as long as fat and carbohydrate stores are used for energy . Fasting takes various forms like dry fasting without food and drinks, Juice Fasting involves abstinence from all food and drink except water and pure vegetable and fruit juices and Modified Fasting includes small amounts of food, usually raw fruits and steamed vegetables or the use of herbal teas or broths.
Benefits of fasting
Detoxification is a normal body process of eliminating or neutralizing toxins through the colon, liver, kidneys, lungs, lymph glands, and skin. This process is enhanced by fasting. Undesirable chemicals (like DDT, BHA, Sodium Benzoate, Polysorbate-80 etc.) which body absorbs through environment or through consumption of various food items, are stored in fat reserves of body. During fasting the body turns to fat reserves for energy. In the process it releases these chemicals from the fatty acids into the system which are then eliminated through the aforementioned organs.
Healing Process is precipitated as body search for energy sources and conserves intelligently. During fasting energy is diverted away from the digestive system and towards the metabolism and immune system. Abnormal growths within the body, like tumors, cyst, fibroids etc. do not get the necessary support of the body's supplies and therefore are more susceptible to autolysis. Production of protein for replacement of damaged cells occurs more efficiently. A higher efficiency in protein synthesis results in healthier cells, tissues and organs. This is one reason that animals stop eating when they are wounded, and why humans lose hunger during influenza. Efficiency in hormone production significantly improves during fasting, hence releasing growth hormones and anti-aging hormones.
It is easier for your body to maintain homeostasis when you are resting and fasting than when you are eating and engaging in activity. Fasting is also required to get accurate readings for certain medical tests. Short-term fasting before tests for cholesterol and blood sugar levels, for example, helps achieve a more accurate baseline count.
Fasting advocates also claim that the practice can effectively treat serious health conditions, from arthritis and colitis to heart disease , depression and healthier skin. If therapeutic fasting associated with dietary modification, omega-3 supplementation, topical, natural medicines, herbal medicine, and stress management ,psoriasis will be improved as well as results from drugs .
During fasting, some patients with psoriasis experienced an improvement, which persisted during the vegetarian diet. The direct cause of these positive effects is not sufficiently explained, and various mechanisms are discussed. The most important reason is probably the lack of arachidonic acid (AA) intake, resulting in lower leukotriene (LT) B4 production . During fasting, CD4+ T-cell activation is reduced and anti-inflammatory cytokines such as interleukin (IL)-4 increase. Another reason may be a reduction of oxidative stress due to calorie restriction, because psoriasis appears to be associated with oxidative stress . A vegetarian diet may be beneficial because it is associated with a reduced AA intake. As psoriasis is positively connected with body mass index (BMI), weight reduction is recommended for obese patients. Short-term fasting periods may improve severe symptoms and thus can be suggested for patients with a BMI in the upper range. So therapeutic fasting may added to the diet regimen during treatment of psoriasis .
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