Sunday, August 31, 2014

This Doctor Changed His Life with Intermittent Fasting and High Intensity ... - The Epoch Times









This Doctor Changed His Life with Intermittent Fasting and High Intensity ...

The Epoch Times

Is there such a thing as a fast diet? Dr. Michael Mosley, a physician like me, wrote a best-selling book on this subject, aptly called The Fast Diet: Lose Weight, Stay Healthy, and Live Longer with the Simple Secret of Intermittent Fasting, which ...








Saturday, August 30, 2014

SOUTH BRUNSWICK: Muslims celebrate end of month of fasting - Packet Online









SOUTH BRUNSWICK: Muslims celebrate end of month of fasting

Packet Online

The Muslim community concluded the holy month of fasting with the celebration of Eid on Monday. Eid is an important religious holiday celebrated by Muslims worldwide that marks the end of Ramadan, the Islamic holy month of fasting. The religious Eid is ...








Friday, August 29, 2014

Road Diet: Life In The Fasting Lane - KELOLAND TV








KELOLAND TV



Road Diet: Life In The Fasting Lane

KELOLAND TV

The road diet that went into effect last month in downtown Sioux Falls has not only slimmed-down Main Avenue, but it's also trimmed readings on speedometers. The city of Sioux Falls reports the average traffic speed on Main Avenue has dropped 10 ...








'Internet fasting'—returning to the real world - The Japan News









'Internet fasting'—returning to the real world

The Japan News

At home, they may even feel uneasy if they are not connected to the Internet. More and more people are increasingly worried about their addiction to the Internet and have adopted the practice of “Internet fasting” by deliberately spending time offline ...








SOUTH BRUNSWICK: Muslims celebrate end of month of fasting - Packet Online









SOUTH BRUNSWICK: Muslims celebrate end of month of fasting

Packet Online

The Muslim community concluded the holy month of fasting with the celebration of Eid on Monday. Eid is an important religious holiday celebrated by Muslims worldwide that marks the end of Ramadan, the Islamic holy month of fasting. The religious Eid is ...








A Student in Tunis for Ramadan - Harvard Magazine








Harvard Magazine



A Student in Tunis for Ramadan

Harvard Magazine

Shoppers scurried along the narrow stone paths of the medina, Tunis's old city, buying special sweets and household necessities for what they believed would be the first day of fasting and the first night of feasting. TV channels showed re-runs of past ...








Thursday, August 28, 2014

Praying and fasting in Ferguson - Florida Courier









Praying and fasting in Ferguson

Florida Courier

The kind of fasting I am suggesting is a “product fast,” which does require doing without and less buying; but isn't the cause worth it? Maybe the “leaders” who came to Ferguson were afraid to call for a product fast because they could lose a check or ...








Wednesday, August 27, 2014

Intermittent fasting changed this doctor's life - MuslimVillage.com








MuslimVillage.com



Intermittent fasting changed this doctor's life

MuslimVillage.com

Is there such a thing as a fast diet? Dr. Michael Mosley, a physician like me, wrote a best-selling book on this subject, aptly called The Fast Diet: Lose Weight, Stay Healthy, and Live Longer with the Simple Secret of Intermittent Fasting, which ...








Tuesday, August 26, 2014

Jains nourish their spirituality through fasting - OCRegister









Jains nourish their spirituality through fasting

OCRegister

Savla, 55, who has twice fasted for 30 consecutive days, aims to fast through Friday. Then, on Saturday, he and dozens of other members of the Jain Center of Southern California in Buena Park, who've been fasting for various time periods, will ...








India police take fasting activist back to clinic - MiamiHerald.com









India police take fasting activist back to clinic

MiamiHerald.com

Sharmila has not eaten voluntarily since November 2000, but the court ruled Tuesday that she was not fasting to kill herself but to protest the Armed Forces Special Powers Act, which gives security forces wide powers in quelling insurgencies. Sharmila ...








Monday, August 25, 2014

Fitness Column - Forget fasting before a workout - Wigan Today









Fitness Column - Forget fasting before a workout

Wigan Today

Imagine driving a car with no petrol … you can't, exactly, and fasting before exercise has this same effect. Not eating will mean your blood sugar levels are low, which in turn will mean your workout will be much less intense. So, in fact, fasting may ...








Sunday, August 24, 2014

Fasting once in a week keeps heart healthy - Times of India









Fasting once in a week keeps heart healthy

Times of India

"Our ancestors made it a compulsory practice to observe fasts or `vraats' which primarily meant abstaining from eating carbohydrates once a week, and during season's change i.e. during the time of Navratras thereby preventing lifestyle diseases ...








Praying and Fasting in Ferguson. - ThyBlackMan








ThyBlackMan



Praying and Fasting in Ferguson.

ThyBlackMan

The kind of fasting I am suggesting is a “product fast,” which does require doing without and less buying; but isn't the cause worth it? Maybe the “leaders” who came to Ferguson were afraid to call for a product fast because they could lose a check or ...








Saturday, August 23, 2014

Fasting India activist forced to take medical test - STLtoday.com









Fasting India activist forced to take medical test

STLtoday.com

NEW DELHI (AP) — India's most famous prisoner of conscience has been forcibly taken for a medical test by police Friday, days after she was freed after nearly 14 years in prison for fasting to protest against an Indian law that suspends many human ...








SOUTH BRUNSWICK: Muslims celebrate end of month of fasting - Packet Online









SOUTH BRUNSWICK: Muslims celebrate end of month of fasting

Packet Online

The Muslim community concluded the holy month of fasting with the celebration of Eid on Monday. Eid is an important religious holiday celebrated by Muslims worldwide that marks the end of Ramadan, the Islamic holy month of fasting. The religious Eid is ...








Fasting India activist forced to take medical test - The State








The State



Fasting India activist forced to take medical test

The State

In this Wednesday, Aug. 20, 2014 photo, Irom Sharmila speaks to the media outside a security ward after her release in Porompal district, in Imphal, India. India's most famous prisoner of conscience walked free after nearly 14 years in jail but vowed ...








Friday, August 22, 2014

Fasting India activist forced to take medical test - The Idaho Statesman









Fasting India activist forced to take medical test

The Idaho Statesman

NEW DELHI — Activists say India's most famous prisoner of conscience has been forcibly taken for a medical test by police just days after she was freed after nearly 14 years in prison for fasting to protest against an Indian law that suspends many ...








Thursday, August 21, 2014

Fasting Cong leader's health failing: Kin - Times of India









Fasting Cong leader's health failing: Kin

Times of India

BAREILLY: Family of Congress leader Faisal Khan Lala lodged at Rampur district jail in connection with a case of election violence in March this year are worried. They claim his health is rapidly deteriorating as he has refused to take food served in ...








The Science Of Fasting And How It Can Help You Fight Terminal Diseases - LifeHacker India









The Science Of Fasting And How It Can Help You Fight Terminal Diseases

LifeHacker India

Recent global studies show that fasting could lead to wide-ranging health benefits that include cell and organ regeneration and effective protection against terminal and debilitating conditions like various types of cancers, Alzheimer's, Parkinson's ...








Monday, August 18, 2014

Are There Any Health Benefits to Fasting? - Wall St. Cheat Sheet









Are There Any Health Benefits to Fasting?

Wall St. Cheat Sheet

It is a common belief that fasting will help you lose weight since it entails not eating for an extended period of time. And while this train of thought is seemingly logical, experts have found the opposite effect is true: You put on weight. According ...








Sunday, August 17, 2014

Community asked to spend week in prayer, fasting for Nigerian girls - Goshen News









Community asked to spend week in prayer, fasting for Nigerian girls

Goshen News

In the sense of fasting, church officials say to think of fasting as “not using.” The suggest that people can fast from meals, or Facebook or news or TV or books or anything else that they regularly do. In turn, people can replace the fast item with a ...








SOUTH BRUNSWICK: Muslims celebrate end of month of fasting - Packet Online









SOUTH BRUNSWICK: Muslims celebrate end of month of fasting

Packet Online

The Muslim community concluded the holy month of fasting with the celebration of Eid on Monday. Eid is an important religious holiday celebrated by Muslims worldwide that marks the end of Ramadan, the Islamic holy month of fasting. The religious Eid is ...








Saturday, August 16, 2014

Doli Armaanon Ki: Neha Marda faints on the set after fasting the whole day - Times of India








Times of India



Doli Armaanon Ki: Neha Marda faints on the set after fasting the whole day

Times of India

Neha Marda, currently seen in Doli Armaanon Ki, recently fainted during a night shoot. READ: I always wanted to dance on my husband's ishara: Neha Marda The actress wasn't well for some time and a low blood pressure and weakness got the better of her.








Friday, August 15, 2014

Community asked to spend week in prayer, fasting for Nigerian girls - Goshen News









Community asked to spend week in prayer, fasting for Nigerian girls

Goshen News

In the sense of fasting, church officials say to think of fasting as “not using.” The suggest that people can fast from meals, or Facebook or news or TV or books or anything else that they regularly do. In turn, people can replace the fast item with a ...








Thursday, August 14, 2014

Fasting in Christianity and Islam - The Guardian Nigeria









Fasting in Christianity and Islam

The Guardian Nigeria

What is the difference between fasting in Christianity and Islam? The Islamic fast is highly well defined. You know when exactly to begin and end daily, but the lunar calendar that guides the period creates division, at least in Nigeria. In ...








Wednesday, August 13, 2014

Fasting for the Children - Bay Area Indymedia









Fasting for the Children

Bay Area Indymedia

Fasting for the Children San Francisco youth are holding a fast for 5 days to call our attention to the crisis of the children trapped at the U.S. Mexico border. Youth from ages 16 to 20 held a press conference at City Hall on August 12 and announced ...








Tuesday, August 12, 2014

Fasting for the Children - Bay Area Indymedia









Fasting for the Children

Bay Area Indymedia

They asked us, “Put yourself in the kids shoes; they are just children!” One youth spoke of being inspired after learning that Cesar Chavez often fasted for causes for the farm workers. Another youth's inspiration came from students in LA holding ...








Fasting rebuilds immune system, helps cancer treatment - Food Consumer









Fasting rebuilds immune system, helps cancer treatment

Food Consumer

Valter Longo, longevity expert at the University of Southern California and colleagues reported that fasting 2 to 4 days in six months can rebuild the immune system. The study published in the journal Cell Stem Cell shows that fasting can force the ...








4 Reasons NOT to Try Intermittent Fasting - ABC News









4 Reasons NOT to Try Intermittent Fasting

ABC News

Regarding one strategy that's currently trending, intermittent fasting, I've seen very mixed results. Many men, particularly those who struggle with excess weight and conditions like diabetes or metabolic syndrome, have reported positive results with ...








Monday, August 11, 2014

Beat jet lag by sucking a slice of lemon: Fasting. Special glasses. Or ... - Daily Mail








Daily Mail



Beat jet lag by sucking a slice of lemon: Fasting. Special glasses. Or ...

Daily Mail

Jet lag is the scourge of business trips and long-haul holidays. But new research claims the answer to avoiding it could be as simple as altering what you eat when you reach your destination. Jet lag occurs when your brain thinks it's one time but ...








4 reasons not to try intermittent fasting - Fox News









4 reasons not to try intermittent fasting

Fox News

Regarding one strategy that's currently trending, intermittent fasting, I've seen very mixed results. Many men, particularly those who struggle with excess weight and conditions like diabetes or metabolic syndrome, have reported positive results with ...








Sunday, August 10, 2014

Shravan-friendly foods that fasting Mumbaikars can indulge in - Mid-Day









Shravan-friendly foods that fasting Mumbaikars can indulge in

Mid-Day

But eat you must — something which we learnt when we stepped onto the streets and found lip-smacking, Shravan-friendly foods to devour. From Malad to Vile Parle, from Parel to Marine Lines, here are some items that you must try, even if you aren't ...








Thursday, August 7, 2014

Paul Schwartz - New York Post









Paul Schwartz

New York Post

“In the past, the year I was on [injured reserve] I fasted, I wasn't playing,'' Schwartz said. “I'll go to services, but the fasting during the season, it's got to be on Tuesday [the players' day off]. The way I look at it is, I'm only playing football ...








Making Up for Years of Skipped Fasting - Onislam.net









Making Up for Years of Skipped Fasting

Onislam.net

Fasting during the month of Ramadan is one of the five pillars of Islam which is of paramount significance. The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said, “Islam is built upon five pillars: testifying that there is no god except Allah and that ...








Wednesday, August 6, 2014

Peruvian abortion law prompts call for prayer, fasting - Catholic News Agency








Catholic News Agency



Peruvian abortion law prompts call for prayer, fasting

Catholic News Agency

“For this reason and after prudent discernment, I have decided to ask that on each first Friday of the month, we hold a Day of Prayer and Fasting in our communities. The Blessed Sacrament should be solemnly exposed in all of our parishes and oratories ...








Condition of fasting IPC students worsens - The Hindu









Condition of fasting IPC students worsens

The Hindu

The condition of IPC students, Mahatma Gandhi University (MGU), is fast deteriorating with their hunger strike entering the third day on Wednesday. A student had to be administered saline drip while other 14 students refused to break their fast and end ...








Fasting the six days of Shawwal - Oman Daily Observer









Fasting the six days of Shawwal

Oman Daily Observer

After a month of intensive worship in Ramadhan, in which you performed extra prayers, read the Quran, refined your behaviour, engaged in charity and good deeds, it would not be appropriate to abruptly give them up after the fasting month of Ramadhan.








Tuesday, August 5, 2014

4-year-old performs rare feat by observing Ramadan fasts - Arab News








Arab News



4-year-old performs rare feat by observing Ramadan fasts

Arab News

At an age when children spend their time playing with each other, get tired and ask for food or water, four-year-old Zainab has set a unique example. She made her family and community proud by observing fasts on all the 29 days of Ramadan — a ...








Clothing one of fasting growing UK exports - Fresh Business Thinking









Clothing one of fasting growing UK exports

Fresh Business Thinking

Clothing, cars and toilet and cleaning materials were the three fastest-growing UK export goods in 2013, according to analysis of the latest official ONS data by Santander UK. Clothing exports shot up 16% year-on-year to £5.2 billion, while the value ...








Fasting and prayer program - E-Pao.net









Fasting and prayer program

E-Pao.net

Ukhrul, August 04 2014: All the Christian churches in Tangkhul area organized a 'fasting and prayer program' on August 2 and 3 for normalization of the situation in and around Ukhrul headquarters; for the collective leadership of the NSCN the leaders ...








Monday, August 4, 2014

Do's and Don'ts while you're fasting - Times of India









Do's and Don'ts while you're fasting

Times of India

Avoid fasting during high-stress times like exams or events that cause excess exertion. It offers healthy meals for the 5:2 style fast, which calls for setting aside two days a week to restrict calories. But if you must, it is good to plan which days ...