I have heard a lot about monks and how they live their lives. At first, I never knew that monks take any sort of alcoholic beverages but I was educated otherwise and I know better than I knew that they do take beer. But on taking beer for fasting, I don't think that I would ever try such. If I want to fast, I would fast and if I want to drink beer, I would just go and drink.
Fasting by drinking beer?
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I have heard a lot about monks and how they live their lives. At first, I never knew that monks take any sort of alcoholic beverages but I was educated otherwise and I know better than I knew that they do take beer. But on taking beer for fasting, I don't think that I would ever try such. If I want to fast, I would fast and if I want to drink beer, I would just go and drink.
I really think it depends on the drinker because each person is different and some may feel that drinking beer makes them lose weight and others may feel that it doesn't help.
I think it will be not good. Beer has a lot of ingredients that can ruin our diet. Water for me is better than beer.
I have not really experienced this and it is the first time that I am getting to hear about it as well. The truth of the matter is that taking of beer is not something that is cool for me and for that reason, I don't really feel comfortable making use of it as a means of dieting as well.
I don't think this is a good idea. I have seen some people who gain more weight than losing weight while drinking beer. They even have larger tummies than before. Especially on a diet, I don't think it's advisable. I think the beers your were referring to are special beers only for monks. They were trained to do such routine. But for people who weren't used on to on that, it is not a good idea to drink a beer while on diet.
That is the situation that I am looking at as well as we have seen that it is not always easy for us to work towards making things pretty okay when we take beer. What should be considered is the need for us to use other alternative means instead of taking beer.
I am sorry to hear that your dad died of this disease as it is not always that easy for us to be in that type of situation where we drink too much beer without it having a reaction on us. I have tried to control my intake of beer in order to stay safe in the future.
I think for them their body used to it compare to us.They have trained well and for years their bodies knows how to adopt this kind of fasting. Beer has lot of calories. And for us health conscious we will never risk our diet to something unusual.
That is right. Cant imagine how would it feel drinking beer without anything to eat.
Drinking beer, or any drink with calories, is NOT fasting. Some people also do what they call a fruit juice fast, and while it is not eating Whole Foods, it is definitely not fasting either.
The whole idea of the fasting is to let your body HEAL itself, and drinking an alcoholic beverage all day long is definitely NO way to heal your body , and it is not going to help with insulin spiking either.
Whatever reason the monks did this, it is not a part of the one meal a day eating plan, and more than drinking milk or lemonade would be.
The whole idea of the fasting is to let your body HEAL itself, and drinking an alcoholic beverage all day long is definitely NO way to heal your body , and it is not going to help with insulin spiking either.
Whatever reason the monks did this, it is not a part of the one meal a day eating plan, and more than drinking milk or lemonade would be.
This topic can serve as a lesson to us that excessive drinking can give us health problems when we grow older. It’s not only my father who was a casualty of the liver problem due to drinking. My 3 eldest brothers also died of liver complications. It’s really sad because it looks like the disease is in our blood but it isn’t because the alcohol was the cause.
I'm truly hurt to read that you lost up to four loved ones because of alcohol intake. I have always tell people that are around me that being mindful of our alcohol intake is something that we should always be careful about to avoid having complications in life later.
I have seen various articles written about the health benefits of certain foods. I don't remember seeing one about the health benefits of beer, so I Googled to see if I could find one. Sharing the first article I found when I searched for "does beer have health benefits". It's from WebMD, a very reputable site. The Truth About Beer: Calories, Bellies, Nutrition, and More Choose to believe it or not.
Wow! this is a very interesting information. Now, people have an excuse in drinking beer. Personally, I think it is still not appropriate to drink beer when you are fasting. It will still have a negative effect on the body.
Me too. It's just not worth the risk. So much of our problems come from drinking alcohol in excess. Maybe some people are able to cope with it. But most of us will probably feel worse by drinking it while fasting.
It is kind of scary to think of fasting and taking beer during the fast. First, it is not healthy, and secondly, it demeans the value of a fast. The barley or starch in beer may be thought to have some benefit, but I think the alcohol content overrules any good that the malt will do. I also wouldn't want to imagine the sight of a drunk monk who is supposed to be seeking spiritual freedom. A fast should be geared towards healthy living, not binging on drugs.
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