How To Use Fasting In A Sentence

During fasting, since the body is not busy with gastric processes and since the body is literally emptier, hollower, I believe the nada practices can be even more effective. Kazim Ali: Practicing Yoga on the Mountain of God
From the North Sea island of Sylt to Lake Constance on the Swiss border, an increasing number of guests are spending their vacations abstaining from food at wellness hotels that offer a fasting program. The Fast Road to a Healthier Holiday
They included insulin resistance, glucose and fasting insulin. The Sun
For instance, if in an emotional dream you injured someone intentionally, you could perform a simple penance the next day to atone, such as fasting one meal.
Compare Lu 10: 39, Mary; Lu 2: 37, "Anna ... a widow, who departed not from the temple, but served God with fastings and prayers night and day" (1Ti 5: 5). distraction -- the same Greek as "cumbered" (Lu 10: 40, Martha). Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

There are three traditional focuses for our Lenten observance and they are prayer, fasting and almsgiving.
I can't believe that Ramadan is about to end .... well it was difficult some how and I think it's getting more and more difficult every year; since it will be coming in the summer ..... there was some days I really don't know how I managed to keep fasting from the thirst especially when I used to have salty things in al suhur or I didn't have suhoor at all so no water!! Palestine Blogs aggregator
Some anorexics combine fasting with occasional binges, followed by self-induced purging or vomiting.
I'm breakfasting on vanilla tea and toasted challah as I write this, enjoying the temporary quiet of a Sunday morning in NYC.
He has sharply escalated his profile in recent weeks, however, by invoking India's Gandhian tradition of fasting to evince political change. India's Anti-Corruption Leaders Renew Government Pressure
Furthermore, many lacteals are dilated and full of chylomicrons when they should be empty in the fasting state.
In Shakespeare's play, the king of Navarre and his followers take an oath to spend three years fasting, studying and abstaining from sex.
For the Hindus the fasting is abstinence from meat during their holy time.
Festivals were holidays and feasts and the Church even said there should be no fasting on such days.
It may be the current fad, but fasting is also an age-old way of eating. Times, Sunday Times
A very good fasting tea is a combination of nettles, chickweed and fennel seed which also helps in weight reduction.
According to research published in 2003, kids breakfasting on fizzy drinks and sugary snacks performed at the level of an average 70-year-old in tests of memory and attention.
The deacons called on the church council to join in prayer and fasting. Christianity Today
A fasting belly may never be merry.
My mother certainly dreamed of something similar and openly fantasised about which one of the children she could have adopted in order to make room for nine feet of MFI'd speckled faux-granite laminate and four tall stools, on which she could perch breakfasting on peach Ski yoghurt, drinking Mellow Bird's with Carnation evaporated milk and being, in a lot of ways like Heather Locklear from Dynasty, but living in Currock, Carlisle. How Britain fell in love with breakfast
By prayer and fasting Stephen sought the conversion of all Hungary; rightfully is he called the apostle of his nation. Optional Memorial of St. Stephen of Hungary
The scrannel pipes of those who have worn themselves out by their moral fastings, till they have become flat and pale like starved vermin infesting a long-deserted bed, will never reach my ear. The Home and the World
My neighbours think that I'm slightly doolally for fasting.
Traditional and modern art performances are put on during holidays and the Muslim post-fasting festivities.
The mind is not softened by fasting or austerities.
That good pope who was the first institutor of fasting understood this well enough; for he ordained that our fast should reach but to the hour of noon; all the remainder of that day was at our disposure, freely to eat and feed at any time thereof. Five books of the lives, heroic deeds and sayings of Gargantua and his son Pantagruel
In fasting, the patient may experience withdrawal reactions in which his accustomed symptoms get worse for a few days before they get better. An Alternative Approach to Allergies
Not that these things (as I said of fasting) are to be discommended of themselves, but very behoveful in some cases and good: sobriety and contemplation join our souls to God, as that heathen [6459] Porphyry can tell us. Anatomy of Melancholy
It happened on the morning after the festival of Mahashivaratri-the Great Night of Shiva-when, weakened by fasting and loosened by a kind of spiritual hangover, Navin revealed to Kudra that he adored horses and that during his youth had entertained the impossible dream of miraculously transcending Vaisya, the merchant caste, and ascending to Kshatriya, the warrior caste, so that he might ride. La insistencia de Jürgen Fauth
Sept. 27 - Oct. 1 Agence France Presse/Getty Images An Indonesian vendor is caned Friday in Aceh for violating sharia, or strict Islamic law, by selling food during the fasting time of Ramadan. Irish Troubles, Strong Tea, Flash Report
The community had to see, in public weeping, prayer, fasting, and almsgiving, clear symbols of repentance so that the reclamation of the individual could be entire.
Fasting is all about self control and discipline.
This is an important prerequisite for proper fasting and the best guarantee of success. Successful Fasting -the easy way to cleanse your body of its poisons
Many mitochondrial proteins undergo a small chemical modification known as acetylation, which varies during feeding and fasting conditions," said Eric Verdin, MD, senior investigator and senior author of the study. PhysOrg.com - latest science and technology news stories
All patients underwent bowel preparation and a fasting regimen before operation.
Fasting is one of the five ‘pillars of Islam’ and is enjoined on everyone who has reached puberty.
So fasting in Lent or not eating meat on Fridays seems odd, even eccentric now.
After breakfasting on my last morsels of food -- a knuckle of braxy and a bit of oatcake -- I set about tracking him from the place where he had first entered the glen. Mr. Standfast
He emerged from his fast a changed man, free of asthma, rheumatism, and self-destructive thoughts, and he embarked on a new career as a lecturer, touting the restorative power of fasting.
If patients aged over 45 with other risk factors are screened every three years, and those with impaired fasting glucose have an oral glucose tolerance test, nearly all cases of diabetes will be identified in a preclinical phase.
They would have preferred to hear him preach his Lenten sermons on the necessity of self-discipline and the importance of fasting.
The spiritual practices of almsgiving, prayer, and fasting are to move us closer to God, not farther from each other.
Fasting is the best medicine.
On the other hand, Jesus points out that if believers faithfully practice almsgiving, prayer, and fasting then an unstated heavenly reward awaits them.
In contrast, fasting, which reduces serum leptin, attenuates ozone-induced inflammation.
The fasting group, however, were not allowed to consume anything but water or decaffeinated tea or coffee for 36 hours.
Four ounces of the clarified juice of Scabious taken in the morning fasting, with a dram of Mithridate or Benice treacle, frees the heart from any infection of pestilence.
The Talbe is distinguished by the length of his beard, a piece of woollen cloth, half white and half crimson, which he leaves loose and flowing about his body, and under which appears a figure, exhausted by fasting, (the consequence of excessive laziness), and a kind of chaplet of an enormous size. Perils and Captivity Comprising The sufferings of the Picard family after the shipwreck of the Medusa, in the year 1816; Narrative of the captivity of M. de Brisson, in the year 1785; Voyage of Madame Godin along the river of the Amazons, in the year 1770
Pasta, noodles, curry or pizza – all of which I'm guilty of breakfasting on – had never passed their lips. How Britain fell in love with breakfast
We've borrowed their paleolithic diet, cribbed their intermittent fasting methods and revived their ancient superfoods. Times, Sunday Times
In pregnancy and obesity, increased fasting and postprandial residual gall bladder volumes are associated with increased risk of gall stone formation.
Your stomach is full and you read us a homily on fasting. Christianity Today
The quantity of glucose in the blood seldom exceeds 160 milligrams / decilitre (mg/dl) of blood shortly after food sugar has been absorbed, nor seldom falls below 60 mg/dl during fasting.
During the Islamic month of fasting, Ramadan, no food or drink is consumed from sunrise to sunset.
Even more earnest are the downloadable Islamic spiritual guides, quotes from the Koran, and schedules for dawn-to-dusk fasting.
The delirious aspect of these imaginings is caused by the fasting he undergoes in the hope of avoiding conscription. The Times Literary Supplement
One study has shown that intermittent fasting will increase the lifespan of animals by about 30 per cent. The Sun
These patients underwent a bowel preparation and fasting regimen similar to the other patients in this study.
The call to holiness through fasting has never been abrogated, that is, done away with, by the Catholic Church. Catholic Exchange
Just as Easter was followed by fifty days of rejoicing, so it had its period of preparation by prayer and fasting, from which arose the season of Lent, which, after various changes, commenced finally forty days before Easter, whence its name of Quadragesima. The Catholic Encyclopedia, Volume 2: Assizes-Browne
Fasting certainly bring benefits to physical well - being, but for believers, it is, in the first place, a "therapy" to heal all that prevents them from conformity to the will of God.
One witnesses the fasting and the solemn rite of baptism, preferably, by immersion in flowing water.
Certain unpleasant somatics that occur while fasting (or while on a healing diet) may not be dangerous or "bad. How and When to Be Your Own Doctor
The ninth of Ab is a day of fasting and mourning, in commemoration of the destruction of Jerusalem and the temple. The Promised Land
Bulimics purge by vomiting, strict dieting, fasting (not eating), exercising, or by taking laxatives.
I said goodbye to the other breakfasting Mavi backpackers, feeling a bit bad that I was leaving them just so I could have a warmer room.
Occasionally the fine chance occurs to atack the foe while encamping or breakfasting or supping, or as the men turn out of bed: seasons at which the soldier is apt to be unharnessed — the hoplite for a shorter, the cavalry trooper for a longer period. 120 The Cavalry General
At dawn he leaves to perform ascesis, fasting the whole day.
Traditionally these days were set apart for prayer and fasting.
How can you preach fasting, you, who wish to deluge me with such an overmeasure of sorrow? Invisible Links
Manasi of A Cook At Heart writes a hilarious account of the tradition of "fasting" and makes a "fast food" that is the secret reason why so many Maharashtrians remain enthusiastic about undertaking fasts: Sabudana Khichadi. Archive 2007-06-01
Ketones can create a mild feeling of euphoria which is the high frequently associated with fasting.
But other nutrition experts cast doubt on whether fasting should be reintroduced as a weight-loss technique.
Some studies have suggested that intermittent fasting is linked to the formation of new brain cells. Times, Sunday Times
The findings also showed a clear increase in the amount of people engaging in potentially dangerous behaviour to control weight gain including fasting, excessive exercising, self-induced vomiting and the misuse of laxatives.
As with fasting, excessive exercise releases endorphins in the brain which causes the anorexic to feel "high". Beyond Chaotic Eating
One witnesses the fasting and the solemn rite of baptism, preferably, by immersion in flowing water.
Objective To evaluate the value of reducing insulin resistance by preoperative carbohydrate loading and new preoperative fasting protocol in patients following abdominal surgery.
Nobody starved, nobody even went hungry for a day, unless by choice in the fasting month of Ramadan. KARA KUSH
Whatever the case, fasting reduces the levels of homocysteine, which is a very good thing. Inflammation and intermittent fasting | The Blog of Michael R. Eades, M.D.
The term fasting glycemia refers to your blood sugar level after you've fasted overnight or for at least 8 hours.
Abstaining for a period of time through voluntary juice fasting is possible and has health benefits as well, though you should consult your physician before beginning. Robin Quivers: Exploring Solutions for Obesity
Others offend in overmuch fasting: pining adays, saith [1435] Guianerius, and waking anights, as many Moors and Turks in these our times do. Anatomy of Melancholy
Women carrying an allele associated with decreased HSL activity have lower fasting and simulated insulin concentrations, and men with this allele have lower nonesterified fatty acid concentrations 6. Ask Gary a question II | The Blog of Michael R. Eades, M.D.
The men cleansed themselves with ceremonial bathing and by fasting and drinking a strong emetic potion which they called ‘medicine.’
The spiritual battle needs the heavy artillery of fasting and prayer.
During the fasting period at night, the body takes care of itself. Successful Fasting -the easy way to cleanse your body of its poisons
Not that these things (as I said of fasting) are to be discommended of themselves, but very behoveful in some cases and good: sobriety and contemplation join our souls to God, as that heathen [6459] Porphyry can tell us. Anatomy of Melancholy
Both low and high birth weight term neonates have high fasting and post-glucose insulin levels.
In those days, people walked around in sackcloth and ashes, when they were in mourning, fasting, or in a state of repentance. Sackcloth and Ashes
Major Muslim annual rituals are Ramadan (the month of fasting), Idul Fitri (the end of fasting), and the hajj (pilgrimage).
The quantity of glucose in the blood seldom exceeds 160 milligrams / decilitre (mg/dl) of blood shortly after food sugar has been absorbed, nor seldom falls below 60 mg/dl during fasting.
By replacing the alleluia sung in the normal seasons, it represents a kind of fasting from the wordless jubilation of the alleluia. What We Learn from Music
In pregnancy and obesity, increased fasting and postprandial residual gall bladder volumes are associated with increased risk of gall stone formation.
After total hypophysectomy, or removal of the pars distalis, when the animals are kept fasting, a severe, and sometimes fatal, hypoglycemia easily occurs. Bernardo Houssay - Nobel Lecture
Tests on fasting volunteers found those who drank lemonade which used a sweetener were more aggressive than those whose fizzy pop was made with sugar. The Sun
Does anyone still believe, for instance, that thrush of the throat can be cured by a fasting person breathing into the patient's mouth?
The antioxidant capacity of plasma was measured with electron spin resonance spectroscopy while homocysteine and fasting plasma lipids were also determined.
Fasting gastric electrical control activity was recorded and analysed using a modification of the method described by Van der Schee etal.
All Ramadan action takes place around the Hippodrome, which becomes the arena of post-fasting entertainment until the wee hours of the morning.
Women with impaired fasting glucose according to the previous definition, were about 40% more likely than normoglycaemic women to have a non-fatal heart attack or die from cardiovascular disease.
Buddhism requires ascetic behaviour, including fasting, by its monks, but not from other followers.
After fasting the rested digestive system can work with increased efficiency to provide good quality nourishment for the process of regeneration. The Hayfever Handbook - a summer survival guide
As Christ said to his disciples, there are certain types of devils that can only be chased by fasting, sacrifice, and prayer.
These included nature cure, fasting, hydrotherapy, colonics, exercise, diet emphasizing raw foods and vegetarianism.
Fasting and one hour after the meal plasma concentrations of ghrelin and orexin were measured in breast-fed (group I; n = 17), milk formula-fed (group II; n = 16) and highly hydrolyzed, hypoallergic formula-fed (group III; n = 14) groups, age matched infants (mean 4 months) as well as in children with iv provision of nutrients (glucose - group IV; n = 15; total parenteral nutrition - group V; n = 14). BioMed Central - Latest articles
Resources for days of prayer and fasting are available at www. chog.org under the Downloads and Resource section. Undefined
The shooters showed up while we were breakfasting on fatty kebab, naan, and yogurt.
President Davis has issued the subjoined proclamation, urging the people to receive in thankfulness the lesson taught them in the recent reverses, and appointing Aug. 21 as a day of fasting and prayer: -- Foreign and Colonial News
Agreeing in some points of his history, they all celebrate his life of penitence, his mortifications, his fastings, his functions of mediator and expiator, the enmity between him and another god, his adversary, their battles, and his ascendency. The Ruins, or, Meditation on the Revolutions of Empires and the Law of Nature
Fasting forms an integral part of the fivefold Ayurvedic massage therapy called panchakarma with a view to cleansing the body before the actual medicated detoxification begins.
Spirituality is not achieved by meditating for years on a mountaintop, or by fasting in a reclusive monastery.
In this theater almsgiving is rewarded by trumpet fanfare, prayer is a public parade, and the discomfort of fasting is a spectacle.
Some anorexics combine fasting with occasional binges, followed by self-induced purging or vomiting.
Fasting, or actually carbohydrate restriction, works principally through reduced insulin levels and elevated free fatty acid levels, which foster ketogenesis.
For birds that were banded after arrival, we assumed that they had arrived and begun fasting on Oct 20 for males and Oct 25 for females.
You can't read very far in any direction in the Bible without realizing that fasting was part of the natural rhythm of life for the people of God.
But fasting is good insofar as it achieves a good end. Lent: Why the Christian Must Deny Himself
Fasting is the best medicine.
There are two main Muslim holidays: Eid Al-Fitr is a three-day festival at the end of the holy month of fasting, Ramadan.
Traditionally these days were set apart for prayer and fasting.
Many Muslims prefer to give zakat during the holy fasting month of Ramadan.
One of the saddest casualties of that process was the effective abolition of the Church's ancient observances of fasting and abstinence.
Quadragesima (the forty days) was originally a period marked by fasting, but not necessarily a period in which the faithful fasted every day. The Catholic Encyclopedia, Volume 9: Laprade-Mass Liturgy
The deacons called on the church council to join in prayer and fasting. Christianity Today
I proposed to travel with an English friend named Pottinger to Vienna, and thence by some adventurous route or other through Germany to Paris; which was a great deal more to undertake in those days than it now is, entailing several hundred per cent. more pain and sorrow, fasting, want of sleep and washing, than any man would encounter in these days in going round the world and achieving _la grande route_; or the common European tour, to boot. Memoirs
Thus, after the period of fasting had come the plenitude of feasting, and thus, in broad daylight, they slept heavily under their roofs of moosehide. KEESH, SON OF KEESH
This indicates that pup mass changes can be used to calculate maternal attendance pattern and subantarctic fur seal pups lose mass continuously when fasting.
NEW DELHI Reuters - Prime Minister Manmohan Singh has called an all-party meeting for Wednesday to seek an end to nationwide protests led by the 74-year-old Anna Hazare whose health is a growing concern as the self-styled Gandhian activist enters the second week of fasting. Yahoo! News: Business - Opinion
* This probably means no more than what we call a lenten Entertainment: for it does not appear that the Bonzees have periodical times of fasting. Hau Kiou Choaan
The empathy gained by fasting is meant to socialise people into giving alms to the poor which is considered to be the very basis of sociality.
After a three month dietary run-in period patients were stratified on the basis of fasting plasma glucose concentration and body weight.
The patch of undressed, that is, of new cloth, means the new grace, that is, the Gospel doctrine, of which fasting is Catena Aurea - Gospel of Matthew
While neither sugar beet fiber nor inulin had a metabolic effect on the dogs, guar gum resulted in decreased postprandial insulin and fasting cholesterol.
Fasting from dawn until dusk throughout Ramadan is one of the five main compulsory ‘pillars’ of the Islamic faith, along with charity, a declaration of belief, prayers, and the haj pilgrimage to Mecca, for those who are able to.
Overnight fasting can promote a rise in the muscle-disassembling hormones glucagon and cortisol.
He finds himself giving advice and telling homiletic stories (remembered from his mother's knee), then fasting to bring an end to the drought which endangers the livelihood of the villagers.
Similarly, increased fasting gall bladder volumes have been reported in obese, tall, and muscular subjects.
There is no reason to be rigid with intermittent fasting either. Times, Sunday Times
Besides the ascesis through spiritual fatherhood, the monastics fulfill their daily spiritual exercise through the more common practices of prayer, fasting, and vigil.
Glucose toxicity, which is exhibited as a fasting plasma glucose level greater than 250 mg per dL, and ketonuria, weight loss, or symptomatic hyperglycemia, can be addressed promptly with insulin therapy.
During fasting, or between meals, the gastrointestinal tract is not completely quiescent.
Healthy obese normoglycemic (fasting serum glucose: FSG BioMed Central - Latest articles
In fasting, the motor functions of the stomach, small intestine and biliary tract exhibit a regular periodicity.
The amusement, however, could not prevent his thoughts from returning to the positive facts that he was imprisoned; that in place of passing the day in cooking and eating _duyker_, he had been fasting and fretting in a dark, dirty pit, in the companionship of loathsome reptiles. The Giraffe Hunters
After fasting for more than an eight-hour period, most people have a blood sugar level of between 70 and 100 mg/dL (milligrams of glucose per deciliter of blood).
Having impaired fasting glucose is commonly referred to as prediabetes because many people with prediabetes go on to develop type 2 diabetes. Medlogs - Recent stories
Monitoring of blood sugar levels through a simple lab test called a FBS, Fasting Blood Sugar, is the best way to determine if you are at risk. Taking Control of Your Blood Sugar
Mr. Peters, who wants to see my little chapel, to assist Mr. Williams, under the notion of breakfasting with me next Thursday morning, since you won’t have it sooner; and there will nobody else be wanting; and I will beg of Mr. Peters to keep it private, even from his own family, for a few days. Pamela
Nicetas Pectoratus (Niketas Stethatos in Greek), a monk of Studion, against azyme bread, fasting on Saturday, and celibacy. The Catholic Encyclopedia, Volume 10: Mass Music-Newman
After confessing to a human mediator — "the wise one, in whose hands lay the books, the paintings" — the penitents were then instructed to perform further rites such as fasting or passing reeds through their tongue, ear, or penis. 37 The Nahuas called this rite of confession neyolmelahualiztli, "straightening one's heart," a practice that restored internal equilibrium by returning the heart to its proper place. Pestilence and Headcolds: Encountering Illness in Colonial Mexico
That good pope who was the first institutor of fasting understood this well enough; for he ordained that our fast should reach but to the hour of noon; all the remainder of that day was at our disposure, freely to eat and feed at any time thereof. Five books of the lives, heroic deeds and sayings of Gargantua and his son Pantagruel
And when he had told this to the sovereign bishop the pope, and to the others, and had been in fastings, in prayers, and sought in scriptures and witnesses of old writings, they established this day of the nativity of the glorious Virgin to be hallowed generally of all christian men, but the utas sometime was not hallowed ne kept. The Golden Legend, vol. 5
The three Tibetan Buddhist lineages of the New Translation Period - Sakya, Kagyu, and Gelug - divide tantra into four classes: kriya (ritual Buddha-figure practice), which emphasizes external ritual practices such as ablution, diet, and fasting; charya (behavioral Buddha-figure practice), which equally emphasizes external behavior and internal methods; yoga (integrated Buddha-figure practice), which emphasizes internal methods of yoga; anuttarayoga (peerlessly integrated Buddha-figure practice), which teaches special, more advanced methods of internal practice. Basic Features of Tantra
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Not that fasting is a thing of itself to be discommended, for it is an excellent means to keep the body in subjection, a preparative to devotion, the physic of the soul, by which chaste thoughts are engendered, true zeal, a divine spirit, whence wholesome counsels do proceed, concupiscence is restrained, vicious and predominant lusts and humours are expelled. Anatomy of Melancholy
Two of Islam's five pillars -- the sacred fasting month of Ramadan and the pilgrimage to Mecca called the hajj -- are also carefully controlled. RELIGION Blog | dallasnews.com
'Miss Johnson, with whom I dined at the White Hart Inn, Fetter Lane, was personally acquainted with Burns; who, breakfasting with her, drank a large tumbler of beer previous to taking either eatables or tea, saying that he had been up till three in the morning, and had drank too much wine. Letter 75
One study has shown that intermittent fasting will increase the lifespan of animals by about 30 per cent. The Sun
A fat, stalwart, bacchant, boorish race they are, giving signs of anything but fasting and flagellation; and I know of nothing that would so dissipate the romance which invests monks and nuns in the eyes of some, like bringing a ship-load of them over to this country, and letting their admirers see and smell them. Pilgrimage from the Alps to the Tiber Or The Influence of Romanism on Trade, Justice, and Knowledge
A normal level, after a night of fasting, is under 100 mg/dl, regardless of your size. Your Health mailbag: Blood glucose, red-yeast rice, allergy shots
The body cleansed by fasting sends signals. Successful Fasting -the easy way to cleanse your body of its poisons
Quickly, we settled into an unhurried routine of rising late, breakfasting on board, and then sailing from one island to the next, stopping along the way to dive the region's many reefs.
They smiled and said, of course they were hungry but did not mind because they were fasting for Allah.
Occurring late in the calendar year, Ramadan is a period of fasting and purification.
Besides the fever, he suffered from a pain in the side, which the Greeks call pleurisy; but he still persisted in fasting, and in keeping up his strength only by draughts taken at very long intervals. The Early Middle Ages 500-1000
It is reported of the Prophet that, when anyone complained to him of a pain in the head or legs, he would bid him be cupped and after cupping not eat salt food, fasting, for it engendereth scurvy; neither eat sour things as curded milk408 immediately after cupping. The Book of The Thousand Nights And A Night
Indian spiritual leader Swami Nigamanand died this week at the age of 36, after more than two months of public fasting against pollution of India's revered Ganga river, also known as the Ganges. Indian Swami's Death Draws Scant Attention
After fasting the rested digestive system can work with increased efficiency to provide good quality nourishment for the process of regeneration. The Hayfever Handbook - a summer survival guide
Back then, he said, most Orthodox Christians still adhered to strict fasting rules during the 40 days before Pasak.
But some are finding that new types of Lenten fasting might serve a useful purpose in a world coarsened by electronic media. Lent gets an update: More add social service to sacrifice
They may also aim to boost their self-esteem by proving to themselves that they are capable of abstaining from food, or they may face a life-changing decision, such as whether to marry, divorce or change careers, says Dr. Françoise Wilhelmi de Toledo, a medical doctor who together with her husband, the grandson of Otto Buchinger, leads the Buchinger Clinic, one of Europe's largest fasting organizations, on Lake Constance in Germany. The Fast Road to a Healthier Holiday
The discussion of prayer and pilgrimages, fasting and forgiveness, is both insightful and enticing.
Ramadan is the ninth month of the Muslim year, during which strict fasting is observed from sunrise to sunset.
A stay of about four weeks in a fasting clinic with specially trained personnel is absolutely necessary. Successful Fasting -the easy way to cleanse your body of its poisons
The missionary evangelists blessed many wells and encouraged Christian practices of prayer, fasting and barefooted processions of mortification.
A fasting or elimination test can be performed to determine if diarrhea is caused by a food allergy or intolerance.
In this last aspect, however, habitual temperance will generally be found to be much more beneficial than occasional fasting.
The extracanonical portrait of James fasting and anticipating seeing Jesus after the crucifixion also needs to be considered. Review of Did The Resurrection Happen? A Conversation with Gary Habermas and Antony Flew
His path was called ‘the Middle Way’, between life in society (seeking pleasures) and the life of a rigorous ascetic (fasting and mortifying the flesh).
They forgot that God was actually the beginning and end of all their prayer, fasting and almsgiving - and began to see the world revolving round themselves.
Six subjects did not consent to a glucose tolerance test and tolerance was determined from fasting plasma glucose and insulin concentrations.
He published 400 papers, many of major importance, on subjects as diverse as acromegaly, Cushing's syndrome, gigantism, the effects of prolonged fasting, diabetes, and the hormone aldosterone.
The body cleansed by fasting sends signals. Successful Fasting -the easy way to cleanse your body of its poisons
At 5 and 8 months of treatment, heparinized blood was collected from some mice of each group by orbital venous puncture under light ether anesthesia after fasting for 18 hours.
The mean fasting triglyceride and cholesterol levels in the diabetic macrovascular disease group were significantly higher than controls in the 30-59 age-group.
However, if a person eats or drinks forgetfully or accidentally or is forced to do it, the fasting is intact, the day is not to be made up and the person should continue fasting.
I remember being very happy in Ramadan, since during that time of the year I could see Abu Hussein, the musahharati who used to bang the drum and wake people up for suhur — the early morning last meal the faithful are allowed to have before daybreak, when actual fasting starts. Global Voices in English » Palestine: Remembering Shafiq Al Hout
No correlation of fasting glucose with birth weight was noted and there was a positive trend of glucose intolerance with increasing weight.
Since the human person is a psychosomatic being, fasting also means satisfying both bodily and spiritual needs.
The problem with an unpatented concept such as fasting is that the market is flooded with new, untested versions. Times, Sunday Times
In pregnancy and obesity, increased fasting and postprandial residual gall bladder volumes are associated with increased risk of gall stone formation.
The celebrant of Mass must be in the state of grace, fasting from midnight, free of irregularity and censure, and must observe all the rubrics and laws concerning the matter (azyme bread and pure wine), vestments, vessels, and ceremony. The Catholic Encyclopedia, Volume 9: Laprade-Mass Liturgy
So there is no point at all in carrying them out insincerely, or, for example, trying to cheat on the fasting in Ramadan.
If it is sufficiently light outside to tell a white thread from a black thread then one should be fasting.
On Bali a lunar calendar New Year's day is celebrated with fasting, prayer, silence, and inactivity.
Jacques Diouf, director-general of the Food and Agriculture Organization which is hosting the summit, has called on people around the world to join him in a day of fasting on the eve of the meeting to highlight the plight of the undernourished. SFGate: Top News Stories
As many Catholics and Anglicans take a trip to church to receive their ashes as a sign of repentance, a growing number of other Christian faiths reject the 40-day season of abnegation and fasting in favour of year-round righteousness.
Some people point out that fasting is not the most important thing and, therefore, they do not need to worry about it. Lent: Why the Christian Must Deny Himself
Fasting has always been part of the Christian and indeed other religious traditions, part of the rhythm of fast and feast, Lent and Easter, renunciation of the bad and celebration of the good that is at the heart of all great religions.

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