Fasting in World History | A Brief Summary

It seems like fasting is a new fad. You hear proponents claim benefits such as fat loss and increased energy. Then you hear others say that you need at least three meals a day, and fasting is just starvation. In this video, I’m going to show you that it the idea of voluntarily restricting food is not new. Societies all over the world have incorporated fasting for all types of reasons.

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References: General Info: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC1274154/pdf/westjmed00207-0055.pdf Fasting in India: http://theancientindia.blogspot.com/2012/06/fasting-indiansfast-regularly-or-on.html Pythagoras Info: http://9waysmysteryschool.tripod.com/sacredsoundtools/id13.html#targetText=So%20you%20will%20have%20to,are%20not%20allowing%20Pythagoras%20in. General Info: https://www.alimentarium.org/en/knowledge/voluntary-fasting Greek Fasting Info: https://neoskosmos.com/en/28902/the-history-of-fasting/#targetText=Fasting%20has%20been%20used%20for,for%20strengthening%20of%20the%20spirit.&targetText=Today%20we%20abstain%20from%20animal,food%20and%20drank%20only%20water. Ghandi Fasting Info: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_fasts_undertaken_by_Mahatma_Gandhi Many Quotes: https://fastingfridays.org/famous-fasters-past/#targetText=%E2%80%9CFasting%20is%20the%20greatest%20remedy,medicines%20and%20the%20best%20doctors.%E2%80%9D Fasting in Islam: https://raseef22.com/article/1070152-fasting-custom-became-form-worship Hindu Fasting: https://www.alimentarium.org/en/knowledge/fasting-hinduism Native American Fasting: https://accessgenealogy.com/native/native-american-fasting.htm Greek Fasting: http://www.greekmedicine.net/hygiene/Fasting_and_Purification.html Hunger Strike Info: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hunger_strike ... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qYuYWv3icxA