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NUTRITION

above all for some people suffering from a           suckler women, children, people suffering from
pathology. If for the short fasting, you have to be  advanced renal or hepatic failure. It is also true
careful, too-long fasting are not advised because    for people suffering from a pathology who must
they can be dangerous for health and can lead to     imperatively ask for advice to their doctor before
an undernutrition.                                   trying this kind of practice.

   What are the benefits of                                     Conclusion
             fasting ?
                                                     When you have finished your fasting phase, take
Except the fact that fasting detoxify the body, it   time to feel the effects and to ask yourself some
delays the aging process and prevents chronic        questions: was this beneficial? Was this adapted to
illnesses. Some scientists also estimate that        my lifestyle? What type of fasting do I need?
it could be a treatment for some pathologies         Trying it is adopting it... or not! Some people
(diabetes, chronic inflammatory illnesses, arterial  won’t feel any beneficial effects or won’t bear the
hypertension, asthma...).                            hungriness feeling. It is a question of choice and
                                                     feeling...
Some doctors go even further saying that fasting
could prevent cancer.                                In the meantime, let’s take advantage of our
                                                     Christmas holidays ;-)
           Is there any
contraindications to fasting?

Fasting is contraindicated to people suffering from
BMI under the norm (18) but also for pregnant or

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