As we begin to understand how fasting benefits our body, there is a lot of good information to help us. When we eat food, we also increase inflammation in the body. We do this, even when we consume “anti-inflammatory” foods. This is because the actual process of digestion stimulates inflammation. A healthier diet will produce significantly less inflammation than an unhealthy diet, but both will increase inflammation in the body. The harder the meal is to digest, the more inflammatory activity it will provoke.