What is the meaning of the term "辟谷" ?

The traditional way to avoid eating grains is to not eat grains in Taoist health care

The traditional way to avoid eating grains is divided into two main types: taking gas to avoid eating grains and taking medication to avoid eating grains. The main way to take gas to avoid the valley is through fasting, adjusting the breath (breathing) way to carry out, its effectiveness is currently lack of scientific evidence; medication to avoid the valley is not eat the main food (grains) at the same time, through the intake of other complementary food (nuts, Chinese herbs, etc.), the body functions to regulate.

The right kind of grain not only has no damage to human body functions, but also can improve certain human body functions, in weight loss and beauty, get rid of diseases and strengthen the body, prolong life has a positive effect. In the reduction of staple food and calorie intake at the same time increase physical activity, can effectively control and prevent a series of metabolism-related diseases represented by type 2 diabetes

In the scientific guidance of the targeted Valley, is indeed conducive to the health of the body, but its efficacy should not be over-exaggerated, which the scientific principles are still to be researched.

Expanded information

But not all people are suitable for the Valley:

Because of a variety of physical diseases or other reasons for excessive thinning of the crowd

Type diabetes patients, because of its primary problem is the pancreas can not function normally excretion of insulin, the Valley of the role is not great.

Capable of stopping certain drugs of the population, should consider juice detoxification rather than drinking water pakul detoxification

Demand for rapid slimming people. It is very interesting, many people use the valley to thin, indeed the valley has a certain thin body effectiveness, because the valley during the loss of the largest is actually water, which water in your eating a few days after you can immediately make up back, so you are very frustrated, which is why some people will be addicted to the valley, in fact, ultimately harmful to the body on the contrary.

References

Prevents the Valley Source from Baidu Encyclopedia