{"id":389919,"date":"2023-02-09T23:00:27","date_gmt":"2023-02-09T23:00:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/9mugs.com\/?p=389919"},"modified":"2023-02-09T23:18:29","modified_gmt":"2023-02-09T23:18:29","slug":"water-fasting-advantages-and-disadvantages","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/9mugs.com\/blog\/water-fasting-advantages-and-disadvantages\/","title":{"rendered":"Water fasting – advantages and disadvantages"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
Healthy living advocates often surprise people with new ways to improve their health. One of these is water fasting, or intermittent fasting, which can give the body a much-needed break from processing food.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
We cover a variety of water-related topics on our blog, so in this article we’ll try to understand what water fasting really is and whether it’s healthy.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Intermittent fasting is the practice of eating at specific times of the day. This method has been practiced for thousands of years, but each person has their own way of doing this process.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
In simple terms, fasting basically defines a period of time during which the body is given rest – usually between 10 and about 16 hours – during which no food is eaten. In a real-life example, it looks like this – dinner is eaten at 7pm, for example, and no food is eaten until 9am the next day. That is 14 hours that the body has used to rest.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Many people follow this lifestyle because it helps them to get into a routine and the body gets used to the schedule. It gives them more energy and improves the quality of their sleep, as the body is not stressed during the night and is able to rest fully.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Water fasting, on the other hand, is very different from normal fasting. During a normal fast, which lasts about 12 hours, you can continue to drink water, but most of the fasting takes place during the night or in a dormant state. Water fasting lasts about 24 hours, during which time you may drink water but you must not eat anything. It is a process that gives the body a complete rest and allows all toxins and bad substances to be flushed out of the body with the help of water. Water fasting usually lasts between 24 and 72 hours, but longer periods require medical supervision.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
There are also fasts that last up to a month or more, but that’s not what this article is about.<\/p>\n\n\n\n