Fasting for Focus: Does It Work? Ft. @Sidwarrier | GIVEAWAY

Can you train your brain to not want to eat food?

Is it possible for people to fast?

Now the answer is obviously yes.

People fast all the time.

And in fact, at the time of shooting

this video in India, the festival of Navratri is going on.

So I know that a lot of people watching might be fasting even during this time.

So for all of you fasting and for everyone interested in learning

what happens in the brain during fasting, this video is for you.

Watch the entire video because this is going to be a goldmine of information.

I'm Doctor Siddharth Warrior, I'm

a neurologist and I have come as a guest to the bigbasket YouTube channel

to talk about neuroscience and everything that can make your life healthy.

Oh, and there is a giveaway question at the end of the video,

so stay tuned to get a chance to win a bigbasket voucher.

We've all had that experience where you come across a photo of your favorite food,

and you immediately get that impulse to want to eat that food

because your brain is telling you why are you waiting?

Go satisfy your craving.

But if you're fasting, you can't do that.

You can't just give in to your impulse.

You will have to tell yourself no.

You have to hold back.

And that is the first benefit that fasting brings you.

It teaches your brain to say no to impulses.

And I believe this is one of the primary reasons

why all religions across the world recommends fasting.

Because fasting is a way of the brain gaining

control of its primary or primitive impulses,

and controlling primary emotion is a very useful skill to have.

Now, before I deep dive

into the neuroscience of fasting, let's look at when did this all start?

Fasting began as a health practice all across the world

in India, in Egypt, in Greece.

In India, it's called a Vrata, or a vow of abstinence from food.

According to the Shrimad Bhagavatam, fasting is not only a part of worship,

but also a great tool for building self-discipline and a healthy life.

And different types of fasting practices are described.

For example, there is Nirahara type of fasting which is fasting without food or water,