How Does a Water Fast Cleanse the Body?

What is a Water Fast?

A water fast is where a person consumes nothing but water for a select amount of time. It is often used to cleanse the body of toxin that have been introduced to the body by eating processed foods, drinking alcohol, smoking, taking drugs or pollution.

It has also been used as a religious method of mental cleansing by Jesus and Mahatma Gandhi.

Function of Water Fasting

Through fasting the body is not taking in any new toxins. The body is only taking in water, so stored toxins have time to be flushed out.

Natural Elimination in Water Fasting

You body uses water to naturally flush toxins that have been filtered by the kidney and liver. The toxins are carried in the water and out of the body through sweating or urination.

Digestive Benefits of Water Fasting

By allowing the body to digest nothing but water, the body has time to repair the digestive system's mucosal lining, which aids in the filtering of toxins from the body.

Resources

• How to Detox Your Body with a Juice Diet
• Fasting for Health
• How to Do a Water Fast