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Lots o' scientific minds have prob'ly spent years o' research on this. As stated above, many factors complicate the "health aspects" of fasting. All I know is, I feel good missing meals, & even better if I can sustain the fast for a 24 hour period. I otherwise eat a varied red meatless diet...

OK Evo: Didn't mean to get religious here, just thought that, maybe, instincts have an evolutionary purpose. Belief in a higher power seems an instinct. Seems as such, religion, as a belief system, could be thought of, as an instinct as well. A discussion if instinct's purposes & our...

Hiya'll: I read a book that promoted fasting for health reasons. Yes giving your system a "day off" gives one a respite from continually creating digestive juices, processing, & all else. The author also points out the practicality of it. We, like all mammals, need to eat. Nutrition...

I've found very little about the actual definition of human instincts! Besides reproduction, perhaps violence, & one or another item, seems there should be a list! We are known to be a social animal, which, to me, means that gatherings & mob mentality (not only in the negative sense), are our...