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Date Posted: 01:25:57 06/04/06 Sun
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transiit
Subject: Re: I've done the fast before
In reply to: Kristina 's message, "I've done the fast before" on 16:38:29 06/03/06 Sat

Gotta ask, out of curiousity:

Logic suggests that if you're leading a reasonably healthy lifestyle, there's no reason for something like fasting.

So I'm curious what the purpose of this is, mostly because I don't get it.

If it's to cleanse yourself of the environmental cruft, well, unless you pull a Howard Hughes and put yourself in a clean room the whole time, you'll still be subjected to the same environmental concerns.

If it's to rid yourself of the chemistry that is modern american cuisine, perhaps there are less drastic options. Get off fast food. Go hit the local farmer's markets, and pester them about what they're treating their wares with. (Anyone that won't give you a straight answer, walk away.)

I'm not advocating any sort of food religion (vegetarianism, veganism, raw food, whatever) but the scientific part of my brain is wondering about the theory behind this fasting such that I can rationally evaluate if it has any relevance to my own life.

-transiit

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Replies:

I know, right? -- Cat, 09:11:08 06/04/06 Sun
I'm not so concerned with external toxins as I am internal... -- Kristina, 14:11:17 06/04/06 Sun
- whatever happened to everything in moderation? -- spoOk, 21:08:01 06/04/06 Sun
  - Re: whatever happened to everything in moderation? -- transiit, 22:14:54 06/04/06 Sun
    - but our headache medication has codene...:P (NT) -- spoOk, 02:28:51 06/05/06 Mon
  - I think we use high fructose corn syrup in just about everything... -- Kristina, 12:27:28 06/05/06 Mon
    - Re: I think we use high fructose corn syrup in just about everything... -- transiit, 18:57:36 06/05/06 Mon
      - I've got green tea bags in the pantry, but I always forget about them! -- Kristina, 20:44:19 06/05/06 Mon
        not green tea! eew! -- spoOk, 20:56:45 06/05/06 Mon
        Re: not green tea! eew! -- transiit, 00:06:52 06/06/06 Tue
        well ok...let me specify,not COLD green tea... -- spoOk, 01:53:44 06/06/06 Tue
        Rraarr! -- Kristina, 08:25:00 06/06/06 Tue

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