There is a Western saying circulating on the Internet that fasting for 2-3 days can restart the body's immune system. It sounds very noble.
Fasting means actively cutting off food, that is, not eating or drinking. Some people will also be particular about drinking some water.
This situation is becoming increasingly popular among the mainstream class of modern Western elites, and is even supported by some scientific research data.
It can be said that people know more and more about the physiological functions of the human body.
Generally, many people cannot stand this kind of thing without eating or drinking for several days, and it will be dangerous.
So, after a compromise, a dietary trend of light fasting emerged.
Light fasting will have a certain market in various fields of weight loss and body maintenance. For people who lose weight, insisting on eating less and controlling their diet is more beneficial to their health. It can also help lose weight while maintaining a healthy diet. , there is some help.
However, this process still requires very strong willpower.
What is light fasting?
Light fasting, also called intermittent fasting, is a popular method on the Internet and is used by many celebrities. Light fasting refers to a dietary therapy that prevents and treats diseases by alternating fasting and free eating for a period of time, and can effectively help everyone achieve weight loss.
According to different lengths of fasting time, it can be divided into alternate-day fasting, cyclical fasting (only under the guidance of a doctor), time-limited fasting and 5:2 fasting. Different methods have their own characteristics.
Whether it is light fasting or fasting, its essence is to stimulate the human body's potential. When human body functions feel hungry, the human body's immune system will be in a fully activated state, which is an instinct of the human body. a manifestation.
In fact, many Chinese people will laugh when the topic of fasting is first mentioned.
Because this kind of thing is too common in traditional Chinese culture.
Taoist practice is called Bigu . In the field of traditional Chinese medicine, "Shen Nong's Materia Medica" has records of light eating from the beginning.
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Here, light food refers to the amount of medicinal materials.
So, for the three daily meals, is there any particular emphasis on light meals?
Yes, there must be.
The most common saying is that we pay attention to being 70% full, not eating until the last bite of rice, not eating full after dinner, and even not eating after lunch, not eating after dinner, etc.
Although there are many kinds of food, there is only one characteristic, that is, don’t eat too much.
Many people must have this feeling.
Eating too much is just a moment of pleasure, but afterwards you feel exhausted and your stomach feels uncomfortable. The key is that over time, spleen and stomach problems will definitely appear.
However, if a person can develop good living habits of eating seven to eight times full, the person's mental state will be obviously different. At the same time, the whole person can continue to be sensitive to the taste of food and have a continuous interest in food. There will be situations where you don’t want to eat this or like that.
As for the particularity of bigu, the rank is much higher, so we can simply popularize it. After all, it is a life lived by gods, a realm of life that ordinary people cannot reach.
"Bigu", also known as Quegu, Qugu, Juegu, Jueli, Queke, resting grain, etc., originates from the "not eating grains" in Fangxian's health care, that is, not eating whole grains. Filling the stomach with medicine, food and other things, or fasting for a certain period of time, is a common way of maintaining health by ancient people.
Bigu is often associated with persuading qi, and is called persuading qi and bigu .Taking Qi, as the name suggests, means taking air. Later, influenced by Taoist thought , it was called taking essence or the vitality of heaven and earth. This is the power of replacing food with qi. The practice of qi and bigu cultivation is a Taoist method that Taoism has always paid attention to. Since the Han Dynasty, there have been legends of Taoist priests who have qi and bigu, and there are many imitators in the past dynasties.
Bigu also has many other names: barring grains, removing grains, Juegu, Jue grains, Que grains, and resting grains.
Bigu technique began in the pre-Qin Dynasty, about the same time as Qi movement technique. "The Book of Rites of Great Dai·Yi Benming", a treatise on etiquette before the Qin and Han Dynasties, said: "Those who eat meat are brave and powerful, those who eat grain are wise and skillful, those who eat Qi are gods and live long, and those who do not eat will not die and become gods." This is because eating Qi The earliest theoretical basis for the technique. "Huainanzi·Topography Training" also has similar records. After the founding of Taoism, there was no shortage of people from generation to generation who inherited this technique and practiced fasting. From the Han Dynasty to the Song Dynasty, bigu technique has been very popular in Taoism.
Inedia means not eating or drinking. It is the same in form as the fasting practiced in the West today.
It’s just that in ancient China, fasting was essentially about eating rain and dew to absorb Qi, meditating and adjusting the breath. It seems that in form it is not eating or drinking, but in essence it is absorbing the essence of heaven and earth and the energy of nature.
uses modern science to understand biology, which is to stimulate the plant nature of the human body. Plants do not need to eat with the mouth. They only need water and sunlight, the essence of heaven and earth, rain, dew, wind and frost to grow and survive.
This is good for activating the body's immune system and stimulating the body's plant nature. It is consistent with modern science and leads to the same goal through different approaches.
In fact, fasting and prayer are also mentioned in the " Bible".
Let us also share a passage: At that time, the disciples of John came to Jesus and said, "We and the Pharisees often fast, but your disciples do not fast. Why is that?" (Matthew 9:14).
From this passage, it seems that fasting is an important part of Christian life.
There is a lot about fasting in the entire Bible.
Thousands of years ago, human beings discovered the secret of how hunger stimulates the human body's potential. Both the sages of the East and the West discovered this secret.
People are bold when they are hungry. When the human body is hungry, bile will be fully secreted, and the entire gallbladder will appear fuller and larger.
If you are sincere and courageous, you will be powerful in action. If you are poor and want to change, you will make a revolution if you are hungry.
Once the times change and the crisis passes, and people have lived a life of plenty and prosperity for a long time, they will begin to degenerate, not thinking about progress, and wealth will breed lustful desires.
Wealth breeds lust, while poverty breeds the desire to steal. This is a symmetrical saying, which means that rich people will have the idea of indulgence, while poor people will have the idea of stealing.
One yin and one yang, go round and round, the wheel of the times, endless, who can understand it!
Taking Qi, as the name suggests, means taking air. Later, influenced by Taoist thought , it was called taking essence or the vitality of heaven and earth. This is the power of replacing food with qi. The practice of qi and bigu cultivation is a Taoist method that Taoism has always paid attention to. Since the Han Dynasty, there have been legends of Taoist priests who have qi and bigu, and there are many imitators in the past dynasties.Bigu also has many other names: barring grains, removing grains, Juegu, Jue grains, Que grains, and resting grains.
Bigu technique began in the pre-Qin Dynasty, about the same time as Qi movement technique. "The Book of Rites of Great Dai·Yi Benming", a treatise on etiquette before the Qin and Han Dynasties, said: "Those who eat meat are brave and powerful, those who eat grain are wise and skillful, those who eat Qi are gods and live long, and those who do not eat will not die and become gods." This is because eating Qi The earliest theoretical basis for the technique. "Huainanzi·Topography Training" also has similar records. After the founding of Taoism, there was no shortage of people from generation to generation who inherited this technique and practiced fasting. From the Han Dynasty to the Song Dynasty, bigu technique has been very popular in Taoism.
Inedia means not eating or drinking. It is the same in form as the fasting practiced in the West today.
It’s just that in ancient China, fasting was essentially about eating rain and dew to absorb Qi, meditating and adjusting the breath. It seems that in form it is not eating or drinking, but in essence it is absorbing the essence of heaven and earth and the energy of nature.
uses modern science to understand biology, which is to stimulate the plant nature of the human body. Plants do not need to eat with the mouth. They only need water and sunlight, the essence of heaven and earth, rain, dew, wind and frost to grow and survive.
This is good for activating the body's immune system and stimulating the body's plant nature. It is consistent with modern science and leads to the same goal through different approaches.
In fact, fasting and prayer are also mentioned in the " Bible".
Let us also share a passage: At that time, the disciples of John came to Jesus and said, "We and the Pharisees often fast, but your disciples do not fast. Why is that?" (Matthew 9:14).
From this passage, it seems that fasting is an important part of Christian life.
There is a lot about fasting in the entire Bible.
Thousands of years ago, human beings discovered the secret of how hunger stimulates the human body's potential. Both the sages of the East and the West discovered this secret.
People are bold when they are hungry. When the human body is hungry, bile will be fully secreted, and the entire gallbladder will appear fuller and larger.
If you are sincere and courageous, you will be powerful in action. If you are poor and want to change, you will make a revolution if you are hungry.
Once the times change and the crisis passes, and people have lived a life of plenty and prosperity for a long time, they will begin to degenerate, not thinking about progress, and wealth will breed lustful desires.
Wealth breeds lust, while poverty breeds the desire to steal. This is a symmetrical saying, which means that rich people will have the idea of indulgence, while poor people will have the idea of stealing.
One yin and one yang, go round and round, the wheel of the times, endless, who can understand it!
