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Home > Lesson 45 - Introduction To Fasting Lesson 45 - Introduction To Fasting ¢ 1. What Is Fasting? ¢ 2. History Of Fasting ¢ 3. Why We Should Fast ¢ 4. The Body's Innate Wisdom Guides Us During A Fast ¢ 5. What The Body Does When You Fast * 6. Juice Dieting Vs. Fasting ¢ 7. What A Fast Cannot do ¢ 8. Questions & Answers ¢ Article #1: Living Without Eating By Dr. Herbert M. Shelton ¢ Article #2: Fasting In Nature By Dr. Alec Burton Home > Lesson 45 - Introduction To Fasting > 1. What Is Fasting? 1. What Is Fasting? There are many definitions of fasting and there are many misunderstandings about fasting. The word "fasting" is derived from the Anglo Saxon language and means "firm" or "fixed," the word being "faest," and during these early periods the practice of abstaining from food during certain periods was referred to as fasting. Therefore, it was related to a person firmly withholding food. From our standpoint, fasting refers to abstinence from food in the total sense. Commonly, and in many religious organizations, fasting refers to abstinence from certain prescribed foods. In certain quarters, the common language usage is to refer to certain specific foods, an

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