Why Fast?: The Pros and Cons of Restrictive Eating - Couverture souple

Baumgarthuber, Christine

 
9781789147636: Why Fast?: The Pros and Cons of Restrictive Eating
Couverture souple
ISBN 10 : 1789147638 ISBN 13 : 9781789147636
Editeur : Reaktion Books, 2023

Synopsis

''Fasting is deeply embedded in most of the world's major faiths. This book makes a modern argument offering a new form of transformation and redemption.' - Ken Albala, University of the Pacific

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.

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À propos de l?auteur

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.

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Éditeur
Reaktion Books
Date d'édition
2023
Langue
anglais
ISBN 10 
1789147638
ISBN 13 
9781789147636
Reliure
Broché
Nombre de pages
184
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