the most common questions we receive regarding fasting whether intermittent or dry or both is how many hours should i fast what is the perfect fasting window when should i start and stop my fast why am i not seeing results even after fasting regularly where am i going wrongwhile there are as many perfect fasts as many people doing it the one thats closest to the rhythm of nature is the perfect fast why fasteach of us is a product of nature and we thrive when we act according to the rhythm of nature the most basic daily rhythm we live by is the sleepwake cycle or the circadian rhythm which is related to the cycle of the sun it is what makes us feel sleepy when the sun sets and awake when the sun rises this also governs the way we eat digest live and secrete right hormones at the right time which makes it extremely important for us to live as close to nature as we can the more we move far away or challenge nature the more we open gates to bad healthnow fasting done in a way thats in complete alignment with our circadian rhythm is what brings the most beneficial outcomes fasting is actually inbuilt in us nature and humans since centuries have been following it until there was abundance and 247 availability of food and electricity back in the past humans started their fast right after sunset because there wasnt any electricity or facility to store food and continued till about sunrise the next day and then stepped out to hunt and fetch food followed by feasting this automatically led to a complete 12hour or more of fasting how to fast rightalign your dinner as close to sunset as possible say by 6307 pm or whenever the sun sets in your area and go on till next days sunrise 6307 pm giving a complete 12hour fasting to your body and allow it to perform functions like repair recycle rejuvenate detox reduce inflammation this is a naturemade pattern of fasting and not manmade its the most perfect way to fast because it aligns us with the circadian rhythmbiological clock of nature its easy for us humans to abuse fasting and make it a fad we party late and then decide to start intermittent fasting at 2 am the next day we have another social event and once again the pattern repeats this way even if we are fasting we may not be gaining any benefits because its in no way aligned to our circadian rhythm plus the body needs more time to clean up all that alcohol and far from healthy food ideally our body doesnt need so much time to clean up and detoxify it can do everything in a shorter frame of fasting which is 12 hours the more toxins we add to our system the longer we may have to fast how is this sunrise to sunset fasting