Fasting: The Most Powerful Ancient Healing Method

The practice of fasting for purification and health can be traced back as far as early as ancient Greece. The great philosopher, Pythagoras, required all his disciples to first purify themselves through fasting. Plato said, “I fast for greater physical and mental efficiency.” Plutarch said, "Instead of using medicine, rather, fast a day." The Spiritual master, Pythagoras required all his disciples to first purify themselves through fasting. The founder of modern medicine, Hippocrates, prescribed either a strict fast with nothing but water or medicinal teas, or a very slender liquid diet. He said: "Everyone has a physician inside him or her; we just have to help it in its work.  The natural healing force within each one of us is the greatest force in getting well.  Our food should be our medicine.  Our medicine should be our food.  But to eat when you are sick is to feed your sickness."  

One professor of Egyptology - Waseem al-Sisi, notes that Ancient Egyptians used to fast for a total of 30 days each year. They practiced this as an exercise in self-control, which, he says, meant they considered a moral law.

Many of the world’s great religions practice fasting to purify body and mind as well: The Hindi, Baha’i, Buddhists, and Taoists and Christians. The Bible mentions several 40-day fasts, including those done by Moses, Elijah, and Jesus. In Judaism, Yom Kippur is a fast for atonement, and in Islam, fasting for Ramadan is an expression of devotion. Historically, these fasts were conducted to purify the mind and body. How does this work?

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