IMPORTANCE OF FASTING

In ancient days people kept a fast on full moon nights. The astrologists believe that human mind gets directly effected by the moon. Curiously enough according to many researches it has been found that the number of crimes committed on full moon nights is much more then ordinary. Why is it is so? This means that the moon has a direct impact on human body. The reason is that human body is consisted of 80% fluids. And moon is a well known to effect the motion of water on earth, on full moon nights there are high tides. Henceforth the human body is most effected on a full moon night. It is believed that during these days the mind and the body should be given adequate rest and a good way to perform this is Fasting. If we have want to keep our digestive system healthy then we will have to understand the importance of food. A day before performing Dhyana (meditation) a light meal should be taken. On fast days it is advisable to drink lukewarm water , lime water or a fruit juice. The next day breakfast should be very light preferably something liquid followed by a light lunch as well. A meal should be divided into four parts, two parts for food, one part for water and one part for air. This means that one should eat less then stomachful. After eating the stomach should feel light because then there is not too much pressure on the digestive system. There should be atleast 3-4 hour difference between every meal, otherwise the digestive juices will not be formed and the digestion would thus remain incomplete thus resulting in constipation. The waste will get collected in the large intestines and kidneys and cause acidity. Sometimes patients suffering with gas problem complain of having heart trouble, this is merely due to gas. This might result in breathing disorders, the immunity sytem of the body gets reduced and the mood becomes irritable.

Another way to keep the digestive system healthy is by overcoming the desire of the taste buds. 1) Sugar 2) Salt 3) Milk 4)Ghee 5) Oil are to be taken sometime and other times they should be avoided. For example a day should be assigned for avoiding all foodstuffs in which excess of ghee is present, other days should be assigned for avoiding salt or milk or oil etc. If the percentage of any of these has increased then by performing this the ratio of same would get balanced once again. At least once a week the same should be performed conscientiously. There is a deep founded relationship between the sun and our digestive system as well. The digestive system becomes slow and weak during the night. Avoid taking food an hour after sunset and if at all keep to very liquid diet. According to Medical reports 10 percent of the population today suffers from acidity. In one time too many different type of food stuffs should not be taken. The reason for this is that the digestive system does not have the capacity to digest so many different type of food Ras (properties).