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DISCLAIMER: I am not a doctor or a nutrionist. I am providing this advice based on my personal understanding of the human body and nutrition. Do not follow these suggestions blindly. These suggestions are not meant for minors, old people, pregnant women, and people with weight-related and non-weight related medical conditions.
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After fat has accumulated in an area of your body, it is very difficult to burn it up, even with regular exercise. The only way to ensure that you burn up these fat stores is through regular fasting. Fasting for a few hours or a whole day will not have any impact. You need to fast for two consecutive days regularly, say every 20 or 25 days. On the first day, just drink light fruit juices - apple or tender coconut. On the second day, drink only water. This will give your alimentary canal some much-needed rest and also burn up your fat reserves. Try to keep it very quiet during the days you are fasting. Do not engage in any activity other than lying down and watching TV. Reading a book is not recommended because you need to hold the book. Do not let family members, friends or phone calls to bother you. Otherwise, hunger pangs will break your will. Do not fast longer than two days. If you do, you might die or damage your organs. On the third day, begin with some fresh juice and light food. Do not gorge on food. Keep your eating habits under control before and after fasting.
Thorough fasting is tough even for healthy people but it can be very effective in reducing fat. Please consult your doctor to see if you are ready for this kind of test.
It should be fine if your first few attempts at thorough fasting fails. After a few attempts, you will gain confidence and complete two days without trouble.
The West consumes a lot of oil. In the wide world, this consumption produces a lot air pollution and cancer. At the refinery, it also leaves behind a lot of petrochemicals. Oil companies have found a way to get rid of this - by producing plastics, detergents, and fertilizers as petroleum by-products. Plastics and detergents move fast but not fertilizers. Though not all crops need fertilizers, there are a few that cannot grow without fertilizers. A good example is corn - low in nutrition but requires huge amounts of fertilizers to grow. The demand for corn was low, that is, until fast food came along. Even that did not lift all the fertilizers. (Oil consumption was also increasing.) Then, came the obesity epidemic that (some people think) was triggerred by foods made from GMO (genetically modified organisms). Yummy!
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This article was first published in December 2009.