Starving and fasting should never be confused with each other. Here at Everest Thai Boxing  Barcelona, we want to teach you about the benefits of fasting.

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Can you fast? Yes—it’s been done by literally millions of people around the world, for thousands of years. Is it unhealthy? No. In fact, it has enormous health benefits. Will you lose weight? If you don’t eat anything for a day, do you think you will lose weight? Of course. Three of the most influential men in the history of the world, Jesus Christ, Buddha, and the Prophet Muhammad all shared a common belief in fasting.

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PHYSICAL BENEFITS OF FASTING

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Fasting’s most obvious consequence is weight loss. However, there are a myriad of positives beyond this, many of which were widely known before the modern era. It was once common for people to fast for a certain period of time for health benefits. These fasting periods were often called “cleanses,” “detoxifications,” or “purifications,” people believed that they would clear their bodies of toxins and rejuvenate them. They were more correct than they knew. Fasting:

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• Improves mental clarity and concentration

• Increased release of growth hormone

• Induces weight and body fat loss

• Lowers blood sugar levels

• Improves insulin sensitivity

• Increases energy

• Improves fat-burning

• Lowers blood cholesterol

• Prevents Alzheimer’s disease

• Extends life

• Reverses aging process

• Decreases inflammation

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SPIRITUAL BENEFITS OF FASTING

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Many times we eat not because we need to or are hungry but to avoid feeling certain emotions or to induce happiness through a delicious food.  When you fast this is not an option and forces you to face these emotions, hidden and undealt with emotions eventually cause a loss of health, be it physical or mental.  Fasting promotes a reset in our relationship with food and allows a more healthy one.​​​

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See diet options and pricing here. 

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Read more about fasting here.

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Here is Graham, one of our success stories!

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