Why Fast?
The Pros and Cons of Restrictive Eating
Seiten
2023
Reaktion Books (Verlag)
978-1-78914-763-6 (ISBN)
Reaktion Books (Verlag)
978-1-78914-763-6 (ISBN)
A multi-faceted, clear-eyed history and assessment of fasting.
Conventional wisdom says that all we need to do to stay fit and trim is to exercise regularly and eat a low-fat, whole-food diet. Yet more and more people want to fast, forgoing food altogether. But should we fast? And does fasting speak to something deep and immutable within us? Why are we so well adapted to undertake it? And is there a way we can balance the demands of our busy lives with an ancient ritual that requires taking time to rest and rejuvenate?
This book tackles all these questions and more. It shows that the story of fasting has roots in the most fundamental aspects of the human condition, and is in fact a quest for mastery – over our bodies, our minds, our health, our circumstances and our fate. And the book tells of the hopes, anxieties and convictions that set us upon that journey.
Conventional wisdom says that all we need to do to stay fit and trim is to exercise regularly and eat a low-fat, whole-food diet. Yet more and more people want to fast, forgoing food altogether. But should we fast? And does fasting speak to something deep and immutable within us? Why are we so well adapted to undertake it? And is there a way we can balance the demands of our busy lives with an ancient ritual that requires taking time to rest and rejuvenate?
This book tackles all these questions and more. It shows that the story of fasting has roots in the most fundamental aspects of the human condition, and is in fact a quest for mastery – over our bodies, our minds, our health, our circumstances and our fate. And the book tells of the hopes, anxieties and convictions that set us upon that journey.
Christine Baumgarthuber is creator of The Austerity Kitchen, a one-of-a-kind culinary history blog, and author of Fermented Foods (Reaktion Books, 2021). She lives in Providence, Rhode Island.
1 A Hunger for More: Fasting and Its Purposes from Antiquity to the Present
2 Food for Thought: Fasting Throughout the Ages
3 The Physician Within: Fasting for Health
4 Seeing Less of You: The Promise of Fasting for Weight Loss
5 The Wages of Thin: The Dangers of Fasting for Weight Loss
EPILOGUE Of Apps and Appetite: The Future of Fasting
References
Select Bibliography
Acknowledgements
Index
Erscheinungsdatum | 11.07.2023 |
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Reihe/Serie | Food Controversies |
Verlagsort | London |
Sprache | englisch |
Maße | 120 x 200 mm |
Themenwelt | Sachbuch/Ratgeber ► Gesundheit / Leben / Psychologie ► Ernährung / Diät / Fasten |
ISBN-10 | 1-78914-763-8 / 1789147638 |
ISBN-13 | 978-1-78914-763-6 / 9781789147636 |
Zustand | Neuware |
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