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14 Scenarios When Fasting Might Be Your Best Approach

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There’s a ton of talk about intermittent fasting in the ancestral heath sphere for general health and wellness as well as weight loss, but little indication of specific applications for the practice. Anytime you attempt a “radical” health practice like not eating, it helps to have a good reason to do it. That will not only give you something to aim for, but it will ensure you actually have a physiological justification for your experiment. Never go in blind. What are some of the specific scenarios and conditions where fasting makes the most sense? 1. You Are Intractably, Morbidly Obese It used to be that an accepted and well-tested fix for morbid obesity that was unresponsive to other methods was long term fasting. One experiment was very long term: over a year of not eating anything except for multivitamins. (Disclaimer: I’m not recommending this approach, but it is interesting.) Back in 1965, an obese Scotsman of 27 years and 456 pounds came to the Department of Medicine in Du

Natural Laundry Soap + Makeup Brush Cleaner

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HELLO! Happy Wednesday. Christmas is coming fast. I wish I could do all my shopping before Thanksgiving, but the truth is we do a lot of secret santas in our families so I don’t know who I’m gifting to until December! And I never know what the boys are into until the current month. So this is my prime shopping week. I did buy a number of Beautycounter holiday sets that I am gifting to a lot of the women in my support system. I just have to figure out who is getting which one! Note you have until December 16 to purchase from Beautycounter for shipping to arrive before Christmas. Check out the holiday gift sets if you’re still looking for self care + pampering themed gifts. Matching PJs One thing I did buy early – matching PJs for the boys ! Their cousins have the same ones, so we’ll have to try to get a cute pic. I didn’t get the grown up ones but if they go on sale again I just might. At least we can wear them for years to come. Hello Bello Bath Bombs We’ve been using Hello Bel