Why Fast?

Why Fast?Author: Christine Baumgarthuber ISBN: 9781789147636 Publisher: Reaktion Books Year first published: 01 Nov 2023 Pages: 184 Format: Paperback softback Conventional wisdom says that all we need to do to stay fit and trim is to exercise regularly and eat a low fat, whole food diet. Yet more and more people want to fast, forgoing food altogether. But should we fast? And does fasting speak to something deep and immutable within us? Why are we so well

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