The Fast: The History, Science, Philosophy, and Promise of Doing Without [Audiobook]

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The Fast: The History, Science, Philosophy, and Promise of Doing Without [Audiobook]

English | ASIN: B0CJKT5KTY | 2024 | 8 hours and 57 minutes | M4B@64 kbps | 258 MB






An engaging exploration of the unique history and biology of fasting-an essential component of many traditional health practices, religions, and philosophies, resurging in popularity today. We fast all the time, even when we're not conscious of doing so. A fast manifests the idea of holding back, resisting the animal impulse to charge ahead. Its flip side is similarly everywhere: call it splurging, self-indulgence, or a variant of "self-care." Based on extensive historical, scientific, and cultural research and reporting, The Fast illuminates the numerous facets of this act of self-deprivation. John Oakes interviews doctors, spiritual leaders, activists, and others who guide him through this practice-and embarks on fasts of his own-to deliver a book that supplies listeners curious about fasting with profound new understanding, appreciation, and inspiration.

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