have you ever tried fasting? and what did you get out of it?

[Diana]

Fasting gives the digestive system a break, for one thing. Just physiologically speaking, the human body is constantly digesting food, and processing out what the body doesn't need. This is to say nothing of the ingested toxins from pesticides, etc. that the liver and kidneys deal with. Some healing in the digestive tract can occur also when not continually bathed in digestive acids (ulcers for instance).

Emotionally, fasting breaks the addictive cycle of eating. We eat for many reasons—rarely only for fuel for the body.

Spiritually, it loosens the tether to physical and mental/mind focus.

Fasting is difficult at first, because we are so used to eating at regular intervals. But at a certain point (2-3 days in approx), you feel an energy increase that sustains until you break the fast. It's almost euphoric. Of course, I would recommend sensible fasting, whatever that entails for you.

There are also fasting-type cleanses such as the "lemonade diet." The lemonade diet involves drinking a mixture of water, fresh lemon, maple syrup, and cayenne pepper. That way you get nutritional value (lemon, maple syrup), and anti-inflammatory support (cayenne) while you detox.