Fasting Means Conquering Yourself

[WarriorAngel]

Fasting Means Conquering Yourself

Man’s sensual appetites should be subject to reason. That means they need to be brought under our willpower. And that means fasting.

www.catholic.com

Prayer, fasting, and almsgiving are the three traditional disciplines associated with Lent. Catholics often associate fasting with penance, but it is also a spiritual discipline: Jesus, “he who knew no sin” (2 Cor. 5:21), inaugurated his public ministry after fasting in the desert. So, although there is a rich theological foundation for fasting, let me instead draw attention to some insights from philosophical anthropology that might also enrich how we think of fasting this Lent.

 

[Akita Suggagaki]

Also good for your heart.

Intermittent fasting may protect the heart by controlling inflammation

One type of intermittent fasting increased levels of galectin-3, a protein that reduces inflammation associated with chronic disease, according to a preliminary study.

www.heart.org

 

[WarriorAngel]

Also good for your heart.

Intermittent fasting may protect the heart by controlling inflammation

One type of intermittent fasting increased levels of galectin-3, a protein that reduces inflammation associated with chronic disease, according to a preliminary study.

www.heart.org

Interesting