News to share: Fasting

Fasting can change your life - both spiritually and physically.

Results of a very recent study suggest that people who fast regularly have a 58% lower risk of coronary disease.

The researchers also found that fasting may promote fat burning.

"... 30 patients were asked to fast for 24 hours with water only. The scientists used blood tests before and after the fasting period to look at a number of different metabolic markers. Among other changes, they found that levels of human growth hormone, or HGH, surged after fasting — increasing 20 times in men and 13 times in women. The hormone is released by the body in times of starvation to protect lean muscle mass and trigger the body to start burning fat stores" (New York Times).

You can read more in the New York Times and at KSL.com.


More on fasting:

The Law of the Fast, Joseph B. Wirthlin (April 2001 General Conference)

Fasting with Power, by Shayne M. Bowen (April 2009 Ensign)

What the Scripture Say About Fasting by Robert J. Matthews (Sept 1972 New Era)

The Blessings of a Proper Fast by Elder Carl B. Pratt (Oct 2004 Ensigh)