What is Fasting?
There may be several meanings of fasting by different religions but willingly reduction from anything or food, drink or both for a certain time is called Fasting.
Fasting may be very unfammiliar word to many of you but to be frank it's the most powerful spritual way to get peace from Allah. It's not about avoid food only, it's a will of Allah to all the mankind to be in fasting and learn the pain of scarcity of food. without good will it's just a diet nothing else.
There is good artickle on it. you may also learn more from the link bellow.
http://gimmeinfo.com/fasting-it-does-a-body-and-soul-spirit-too-good/