A modern eating pattern with religious roots, intermittent fasting may improve health markers like blood pressure and ...

Fasting is abstaining from food, from certain types of food, or from both food and water. There are several reasons why people fast, but the most common is for religious purposes. A period of ...

Janmashtami, celebrating the birth of Krishna, included fasting as a spiritual and disciplined practice with religious and scientific benefits. This practice aimed to purify mind, body, and soul ...

By Charles Christian Traditionally, the season of Lent is a time of deep spiritual reflection that for most Christians includes fasting. Fasting is the act of intentionally refraining from ...

The spiritual purpose behind the practice Christian fasting fundamentally differs from secular dietary restrictions or health-focused abstinence.

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.

Ramadan is a spiritual month when Muslims ‎recharge and reconnect ‎with God. Besides fasting, the most revered activity in ‎‎Ramadan is reading the Quran, the holy book of ‎Islam.

Ramadan is a spiritual month when Muslims ‎recharge and reconnect ‎with God. Besides fasting, the most revered activity in ‎‎Ramadan is reading the Quran, the holy book of ‎Islam.

Fasting is an act of submission to Allah and also serves as a sort of training period, for in the many struggles for things loftier, especially in the struggle to obtain divine pleasure, one has ...