I really believe it’s a good idea once a year maybe. Or more if overweight. Not judging just speaking metabolic health. I don’t know I have been smoking today. Some science on autophagy. I think the body knows what to do given a chance
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I’m really fascinated about this I’ve never done but I’ve wanted to is this kinda a way of detoxing the body getting rid of parasites etc or is this something different THANK U
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Do you practice Islam? Honestly, fasting sounds pretty interesting to me, and I entertain the idea just a little bit when Ramadan rolls around every year. My boss and a couple of coworkers practice Islam and they talk about how good it is for you and such, but honestly I don’t know if it’s a good idea.
I’ve mostly never done it because I don’t think I would be able to exercise how I like to while fasting.
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I do believe fasting is in Christianity also
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Is that so? I know about Lent, but I’ve never heard of Christians full-on fasting.
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To be fair i belive most muslims are just skipping lunch during Ramadan.
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It was tooken out so people wouldn’t fast I only know cause I watched a u tube video on it not sure how accurate it is lol
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LOL in a sense yeah, but juggling waking up before sunrise to eat your first meal and working a job, etc. is rough at the very least.
Plus, no water.
Ramadan just ended, and where I’m at in the world, the sun is up for over 13 hours a day already. That’s fucking tough, in my opinion.
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I just looked it up an fasting was removed 
it’s definitely in Christianity also
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The no drinking would be the hardest part.
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Probably so; I know for a fact I would have a WICKED headache. 
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Far as religion goes I believe they all call for it?
Don’t mean politics
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I fast everyday between 5:30 pm and 8:30 am.
Really what I do is try to eat small portions rather than not eat entirely. I might eat 5 meals a day but they’d be very small.
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That could be. I’m not very familiar with religious texts. Honestly, I probably know more about the Quran than the Bible, and I was raised Christian.
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I try and do the same thing. Not the fasting, but the meal spacing. I try and get around 20-30 grams of protein in, as evenly distributed as I can throughout four or five meals. Carbs and fats vary depending on what I’m gonna be doing in the immediate future.
I also try to avoid eating too close to bedtime or too soon after waking up. Usually about a two hour buffer in between or so.
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I have done an intermittent fast ( 16 hours fast - 8 hours feeding time ) for at least 30 years. I am completely adapted to it and only get hungry right before it is time to eat. I feel great. I am 58 years old but weigh the same as I did in high school with more muscle. Honestly, people say I look like I’m 30. I have old injuries from living but no medical problems and I don’t take any medication. I feel like I am still 18 and have outlived all of my old friends. Also, my testosterone and other hormones are still high and all my junk still works.
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My idea of an acceptable serving of carbs is much smaller than what I tend to see.
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Like @Foreigner , I don’t “fast,” with any real structure, but I mostly go without eating big meals all at once. I try to stay hydrated a little more heavily to make up the difference.
Same here. Before bed during the work week gets tricky, though. I’ve looked into intermittent fasting a bit, and, like a dry-back on our plants, it seems like a sound enough technique if it works for you.
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I’ve taken up intermittent fasting in the last year or so. It has helped with eating control and thus weight loss. Snacking for 16 hours a day is worse for my body than eating the same amount in meals in 8 hours. Need some time with an empty stomach.
Not too long ago a video told of an example of fasting in the animal world that many of us have witnessed. When a dog gets sick it often stops eating. It is using fasting as part of the healing process. That wouldn’t be effective if it was unhealthy.
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Since Christ accepted the ultimate offer i doubt there is any fasting needed. Furthermore i think it is questionable that fasting is even very healthy, because fasting may trigger constipation. Temperance is better than fasting i think.
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