tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22979093.post8757131648174807642..comments2023-09-29T02:09:55.035-06:00Comments on Denver Doc Online: denverdochttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09574453567392165275noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22979093.post-37320253245874506372007-12-07T21:54:00.000-07:002007-12-07T21:54:00.000-07:00In India, Hindus, especially ladies fast quiet oft...In India, Hindus, especially ladies fast quiet often. They have different days to fast for different Gods. Most of them fast at least once a week. Fasting means, they do not take anything from morning until sunset. So our ancestors maybe had a reason to tell that we should fast. Muslims fast between 4am and 6pm for a month during Ramzan, Jains do much more rigorous fasting. Will you believe me if i say, some of them go for weeks together with nothing but hot water. And they are also supposed to continue working as usual. No resting in the house. As i once said i have not seen much diabetes in Jains. Some Jains after 35 or 40 go down to one meal a day, before sunset and not even water after that. But believe me, these people (especially ladies in 35s)are not thin either.smalltowndochttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04320389819061356015noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22979093.post-88875891673410909802007-11-21T21:31:00.000-07:002007-11-21T21:31:00.000-07:00Religions advocating fasting may have had a good r...Religions advocating fasting may have had a good reason there.<BR/><BR/>It makes sense to give your body a rest now and then I guess.Mauigirlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15529827915262851910noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22979093.post-11107489289318430222007-11-21T19:34:00.000-07:002007-11-21T19:34:00.000-07:00Ruth: You have a good suggestion there for a doab...Ruth: You have a good suggestion there for a doable fast; I'm going to give it a try. Maybe. Maybe next week. Perhaps in January.<BR/><BR/>Dorsey: By the end of my pre-colonoscopy fast, I was watching the Food Channel. That was a good distraction. Healers need their food, and I will soon have the modern equivalent of dried berries as patients bring in cookies and cakes. No fasting in my future. Wish the jellyfish pills were producing great results for you; I still find myself calmer and more clearheaded with the fruit of the jellyfish on board. Be the jellyfish.denverdochttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09574453567392165275noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22979093.post-20256528103168978182007-11-20T11:43:00.000-07:002007-11-20T11:43:00.000-07:00A tribe with protein probably supplied healers wit...A tribe with protein probably supplied healers with food; you'd have had a stash of dried berries to fall back on while you chiseled medical info onto rocks.<BR/><BR/>Forgetting to eat was easy when I was young and thin and smoking, though doing it on purpose is always challenging. I'm thinking about it, though (while eating my yogurt), two meals doesn't sound that intimidating, especially if there are good distractions. Does it count if I sprinkle nutmeg on my hand and lick it off, just to keep the brain working?<BR/>Still experimenting with the jellyfish, nothing spectacular to report yet.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22979093.post-78338590206805027742007-11-19T18:24:00.000-07:002007-11-19T18:24:00.000-07:00Interesting post. A few years ago I tried fasting ...Interesting post. A few years ago I tried fasting from Tuesday dinner to Wednesday dinner every week. (just missing 2 meals) It wasn't really that hard and it did adjust my appetite in a positive way. You give good reasons why I should try it again.Ruthhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15892804871759397018noreply@blogger.com