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5 Things Learned About Eating During Fasting

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The 30-day fasting month of Ramadan — from which I am now wiser — means no eating, drinking or sex during the daylight hours, or else the fast is nullified. Due to travel, I was able to fast almost all the days this year and will fast or feed folks in coming weeks to replace the […]

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10 Different Kinds of Fasting

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The Bible describes nine types of fasting; the Quran describes two. The Internet has an article about five kinds of “intermittent” fasting. Which is best? This depends on lifestyle, and especially whether you work at home or away from home. It also depends on how you define a fast. Withholding from eating, drinking, desserts or […]

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Fasting, Cleansing & Oils

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Continuing our discussion of juice fasting yesterday, and the inspiring Aris LaTham video, I felt we should also look at the difference between fasting and cleansing. Fasting is undertaken to cleanse, yet most people use these terms interchangably. Fasting always includes cleansing in some form, but pursuing a cleansing diet or modality doesn’t always mean one is […]

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