Fasting has become a popular way to lose weight, and there are many other benefits of the practice (when done right) including things like lower blood-sugar levels, lowered cholesterol, and increased ...

From the Christian Lent to the Islamic Ramadan, fasting serves not only as a spiritual purification but also, as a growing body of scientific research suggests, a boon to physical and mental health.

The lack of self restraint so evident in much of modern life leads us first to pleasure seeking and then increasingly to self induced suffering. Millions of people spend billions of dollars on pills, ...

As more and more people are becoming health conscious, fasting has become a common method of keeping the body’s fitness up. Fasting has been in practice for centuries and it is only recently that the ...

An extreme new diet has been spreading on Instagram, promoted by people who claim to be wellness enthusiasts. Known as "dry fasting," the regimen urges participants to restrict food and liquids, ...

If you're familiar with the intermittent fasting (IF) diet (which is a celeb favorite, btw) you probably know that it involves eating during certain time periods and fasting during others, depending ...