Science Behind Religion- Series 13 Every religion advocates fasting and why? Feasters, do fast once in a way The underlying principle behind fasting is to be found in Ayurveda. This ancient Indian medical system sees the basic cause of many diseases as the accumulation of toxic materials in the digestive system. Regular cleansing of toxic materials keeps one healthy. By fasting, the digestive organs get rest and all body mechanisms are cleansed and corrected. A complete fast is good for heath, and the occasional intake of warm lemon juice during the period of fasting prevents the flatulence. Since the human body, as explained by Ayurveda, is composed of 80% liquid and 20% solid, like the earth, the gravitational force of the moon affects the fluid contents of the body. It causes emotional imbalances in the body, making some people tense, irritable and violent. Fasting acts as antidote, for it lowers the acid content in the body which helps people to retain their sanity. Research suggests there are major health benefits to caloric restriction like reduced risks of cancer, cardiovascular diseases, diabetes, immune disorders etc. Prahlad Jani, also known as Mataji, (born Chunriwala Mataji, 13 August 1929) is an Indian sadhu. He claims to have lived without food and water since 1940, and says that the goddess Amba sustains him. Born Chunriwala Mataji, Jani grew up in Charada village in Mehsana district.[1] According to Jani, he left his home in Rajasthan at the age of seven, and went to live in the jungle.[2] At the age of 11, Jani underwent a religious experience and became a follower of the Hindu goddess Amba. From that time, he chose to dress as a female devotee of Amba, wearing a red sari-like garment, jewellery and crimson flowers in his shoulder-length hair.[2] Jani is commonly known as Mataji ([a manifestation of] The Great Mother). Jani believes that the goddess provides him a liquid sustenance[2] or water, which drops down through a hole in his palate, allowing him to live without food or water.[1] Since the 1970s, Jani has lived as a hermit in a cave in the rainforest near the Gujarati temple of Ambaji, awakening at 4am each day and spending most of his time meditating. 2.Ram Bahadur Bomjon is a young Nepalese Buddhist monk who lives as an ascetic in a remote area of Nepal. Ram Bahadur Bomzan appears to go for periods of time without ingesting either food or water.[12][13] One such period was chronicled in a 2006 Discovery Channel documentary The Boy With Divine Powers, which reported that Bomjon neither moved, ate nor drank anything during 96 hours of filming.[14]3. 3.Some breatharians have submitted themselves to medical testing, including a hospitals observation of Indian mystic Prahlad Jani appearing to survive without food or water for 15 days,[5][6] and an Israeli breatharian appearing to survive for eight on a television documentary.[7][8][9] In a handful of documented cases, individuals attempting breatharian fasting have died.[1] References Rajeev Khanna (25 November 2003). Fasting fakir flummoxes physicians. BBC News. Retrieved 2008-06-07. Rawstorne, Tom (7 May 2010). The man who says he hasnt eaten or drunk for 70 years: Why are eminent doctors taking him seriously?. Daily Mail (London). Edamaruku, Sanal (18 May 2010). 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