Fasting Cures

Modified Fasting

The motives for fasting can be of different nature. In earlier times, fasting was predominantly done for religious reasons. Nowadays, on the other hand, weight loss is usually the primary motivation. Another motivation for fasting cures in general is the alleged increase in willpower and sharpening of attention for the essential things in life. Principles … Modified Fasting

Intermittent Fasting

A variant of fasting is intermittent fasting (Latin “intermittere”: to interrupt; synonyms: Intermittent fasting; “every other day diet” (EOD; every other day diet); “alternate day fasting” (ADF)). This involves alternating periods of “normal” food intake with periods of fasting or significantly restricted food intake in a defined rhythm. The number of fasting periods or their … Intermittent Fasting