Every year, by the Islamic lunar calendar, over a billion Muslims around the globe put themselves through a month-long journey of fasting. It is a journey because it is not just about avoiding food while the sun is out, it is a process of taking in the demands the world puts on the human body and […]
Abstaining from food for certain periods of time can actually improve your health, decrease your weight and help prevent diabetes? According to a number of recent studies and current information gleaned from these research techniques about fasting, it is an apparent health benefit. There are certain guidelines a person should follow before jumping on the […]
Periodic fasting may be an intervention for the development of diabetes, according to a new study from the Intermountain Heart Institute in Utah. The Mormon religious culture in Utah practices this regularly, and that state has the second-lowest diabetes rate in the U.S. Researchers decided to look at whether there was a connection between the two. The new […]