Comments on: The Neuroscience of Fasting

By: Hugh Featherstone Blyth

Hugh Featherstone Blyth — Mon, 27 Mar 2017 09:18:11 +0000

interesting article, however, i’m not sure what the brain alert switch has to do with us, since we are never fasting for as long as 16 hours, seeing as our fast ENDS with the equinox. i also take issue with the dog and cake image. not doggy behaviour, really. as a pack animal, a dog generally needs approval from one of its peers (human or other dog) before making a move on someone’s food. as regards empathy, i notice animals being significantly more empathic than humans, probably because, lacking speech, they have a higher awareness of body talk, pheromone signals etc, that we tend to mask with language and other suppressive strategies: your family might not notice when you’re sad, your dog or horse definitely will.

By: Saniata Darapiza

Saniata Darapiza — Sun, 05 Mar 2017 22:40:31 +0000

Thank you. This is a good material for inspiring a fasting community or individual.

By: EK

EK — Sat, 04 Mar 2017 06:33:10 +0000

Thanks. Very enlightening.

By: Miranda Phelan

Miranda Phelan — Fri, 03 Mar 2017 22:04:02 +0000

In reply to Charles Boyle.

Hi Charles,
To add to Joyous’s comments, fat is the key! Carbs will increase your blood sugar, then insulin which stores the excess sugar as body fat. After this process you feel hungry in about an hour. Dietary fat does not increase blood sugar nor insulin. It provides much more sustained energy and a satiated feeling.
The other thing that helps me is to keep busy.
Love Miranda 🙂

By: Joyous Messenger

Joyous Messenger — Fri, 03 Mar 2017 21:11:05 +0000

In reply to Charles Boyle. Anything that isn't purely happening in your mind is probably a result of what you ate before starting to Fast that day. From what I understand, carbohydrates and protein make you feel "full", so more carbs or protein in the morning would lead to less hunger later.

By: Reinhard Bimashofer

Reinhard Bimashofer — Fri, 03 Mar 2017 05:48:57 +0000

Another clear evidence for the benefits through every single advice Bahá’u’lláh posted in the name of God FOR US! Important messages by you too! Thank´s a lot!

By: Charles Boyle

Charles Boyle — Thu, 02 Mar 2017 22:01:42 +0000

Some days I feel like I have been fasting for 20 minutes, but it has been 12 hours. Other days I feel like I have been fasting for 12 hours, but has been only 20 minutes. Why is my perception so varied?

By: Patricia Bastani

Patricia Bastani — Thu, 02 Mar 2017 16:39:53 +0000

Such a helpful article about the benefits of fasting. I appreciate the approach you took very much.