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Yes. Edit: It seems HN as a culture has a dislike of self confidence when it comes to health. Yes, you can take care of yourself for the most part. Fasting i
by RobertRoberts 8y ago
Yes.
Edit: It seems HN as a culture has a dislike of self confidence when it comes to health.
Yes, you can take care of yourself for the most part.
Fasting is done by many people in many cultures all over the world.
It seems this is a new concept to US citzens and maybe they are afraid of the idea that health is mostly a personal choice.
- sageabilly 8y agoHN has a dislike of one-word answers without any hard data to back them up. If fasting can be undertaken safely by an individual not in a health care setting, how? What is the mechanism for safety? What are some signs that fasting is veering towards unsafe- for that matter, what's unsafe fasting, anyway?
- teknopaul 8y agoPick any one on the ways used by all the religions that have been doing it safely for generations. You should probably be asking is not fasting safe.
- chuckgreenman 8y agoReligions have a history of giving terrible advice and using force to harm acolytes and decenters alike. We live a lot longer than we used to, it's important to have data that backs up your claims. Just saying that people have done it for a long time doesn't mean much.
- apta 8y ago> Religions have a history of giving terrible advice and using force to harm acolytes and decenters alike. He specifically mentioned religions that have safe fasting practices, as demonstrated by people who have been fasting for thousands of years. Your argument is a strawman fallacy.
- teknopaul 8y agoYeah. I wouldnt follow the advice of the fresh-airians. They didnt last very long. If you are really concerned try Ramadan. Personally, I think the benefits are greater with consecutive days of liquid only diet.