Why do people fast?
There are many reasons that people fast. Some people do it to lose weight, some to remove toxins from their bodies, some to regain energy they once had, some fast to clear their head and get out of their clouded consciousness, some for heightened clarity, for enhanced wisdom and spirituality, some believe that fasting returns them to optimal health . What ever your reason for fasting it is most important to do it with as much information as possible to ensure a healthy result.

If you choose to fast to lose weight you are not alone. With a juice fast one of the greatest benefits for those looking to lose weight is how fast the weight comes off. To start, the weight loss can be as much as three to four pounds a day, but as you continue with the fast, the average weight loss will be one pound a day. When a person on a juice fast drops 30-40 pounds in a month they begin to see themselves being transformed and often this transformation will be positive in all aspects of their lives. For many for the first time in their lives discipline starts to become part of a healthier life style. The fast becomes a way for them to transform all parts of their lives. Perhaps they begin to dress in a more positive way, they may have more confidence in themselves and go after that new job or promotion that they have only thought about in the past, maybe they go back to school to finish that degree or maybe they dedicate themselves more fully to their relationships. In short they are more at peace with who they are and what they can become.

Fasting is a popular way to remove toxins from your body. Detoxification, is the removal of potentially toxic substances from the body, including cholesterol. Detox is usually thought of as a form of drug rehabilitation that is used for alcoholism or drug addiction, but the term also refers to diets. The idea is that you only intake raw vegetables and fruit juices. This allows the body to eliminate toxins and cholesterol by minimizing the amount of chemical ingested. The raw vegetables and fruit juices have vitamins, nutrients, and antioxidants that your body needs for detoxification. They also draw out and eliminate toxins by increasing the frequency of bowel movements and urination.

People who fast say that they regain energy. A juice dieter stated that during a 40 day fast he realized how little the body actually needed. During the fast he was more tired at night than usual and he slept more soundly but when he woke up in the morning he had more energy then ever before. A full day's work wasn't a problem and he even added exercise routine due to the increase of energy.

A clear head, clarity, wisdom and spirituality are important reasons for some people to fast. When faced with an important decision many people turn to a fast to be in tune with guidance from the source of their religion. Almost all religions practice some form of fasting. Fasting even goes back to the time of Adam and Eve.

Fasting can return you to the optimal health you once had, and can help eliminate excess cholesterol from your body. Most of us don't eat the way that we should to obtain optimal health. We all know this but most don't do much to change our diets. Just by adding raw fruit and vegetable juicing to your daily diet, even a poor diet becomes extremely healthy. Improving your state of health is possible without making drastic changes to your diet.

Because of the improved health you get from juicing, your eating choices improve naturally. Gradually you will choose to eat in a way that keeps you feeling healthy. Foods that weaken your energy and sense of well being will slowly lose their appeal once you have experienced the feeling of a healthy lifestyle.

As you can see there are many benefits to fasting. It can help in weight loss, remove toxins from your body, you will see an increase in energy, you may have a clearer head and find an increase in clarity wisdom and spirituality, and you may see a return of the optimal health that you once had. Historically it has been proven that fasting can rejuvenate the body by keeping it clean, pure and healthy. So, if you have a problem with cholesterol, and struggle to change your diet, adding in a one day a week fast can help to greatly reduce the amount of cholesterol you have.