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The power of intermittent fasting

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Re: The power of intermittent fasting

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Intermittent fasting works for me: http://chester.id.au/2012/04/17/my-diet/ I love food. I love everything about it. I love the smell of it, the sight of it, the way steam rises of freshly cooked food. I love mixing it up. I love the act of chewing, the taste, the way it feels in my mouth. The act of swallowing is great and the sensation of fullness is sensational. So it should come as no surprise that for me , at le…

That "Fat and Simple" is a fantastic writeup of the Hacker's Diet.

Re: The power of intermittent fasting

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> They key is not eating at all for a full 24 hours including your sleep cycle and then to only eat a normal meal on the days you eat. I've gone on 7-21 day fasts, with good results and improved health. I agree with you, except I think the "24 hour" limit is rather arbitrary - up to 30 days yearly is common in some eastern religions with no irreversible damage (note - I'm not recommending everyone go on a 30 day fast…

I'm fasting at the moment for Ramadan. It goes for 30 days and theres no eating or drinking from sunrise (5 ish) to sunset (6ish). Actually the fast includes a lot of other things besides food. If anyone has any direct questions I'd be happy to answer them.

The experience is not comparable:

GP and myself are talking about avoiding food (but not water) for periods of 24-720 hours.

Ramadan fast is avoiding both food and water for ~13 hours (for 30 consecutive days).

Not a judgement of anything - but that's not what we were talking about.

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