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Quixote1818

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23. It's an extensive peer review study and backed up by the New England Journal of Medicine

Reply to Talitha (Reply #11)

Sat Mar 7, 2020, 10:57 AM

Mar 2020

Maybe you don't know the difference?

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Anyone thinking of fasting for 72 hours to boost their immune system? [View all] Quixote1818 Mar 2020 OP

Thanks to your post, I might do it this weekend DonaldsRump Mar 2020 #1

Nope. jimfields33 Mar 2020 #2

I see customerserviceguy Mar 2020 #3

Ha Rorey Mar 2020 #29

careful. NRaleighLiberal Mar 2020 #4

Um. Nope. smirkymonkey Mar 2020 #5

Nope. I have been drinking Emergen C though n/t TexasBushwhacker Mar 2020 #6

Yes! I did a four day a few weeks ago... MartyTheGreek Mar 2020 #7

And then there is my go to MD that reads all the med journals so you don't have to mitch96 Mar 2020 #34

Thank you! Good Info... MartyTheGreek Mar 2020 #36

72 hours without chocolate? Dem2theMax Mar 2020 #8

Probably...I've done it countless times Awsi Dooger Mar 2020 #9

Because everything you read on the internet is true? GulfCoast66 Mar 2020 #10

Thank you n/t PasadenaTrudy Mar 2020 #22

Thank you HarlanPepper Mar 2020 #37

I realize this is anecdotal Turin_C3PO Mar 2020 #42

I read it on the Internet so it must be true... bon jour. Talitha Mar 2020 #11

"You're not allowed to put anything on the Internet that isn't true." Buns_of_Fire Mar 2020 #12

It's an extensive peer review study and backed up by the New England Journal of Medicine Quixote1818 Mar 2020 #23

I started off sugar today marlakay Mar 2020 #13

I usually fast about once a month. Buns_of_Fire Mar 2020 #14

Sounds like bunk. Buzz cook Mar 2020 #15

it is obamanut2012 Mar 2020 #18

So you don't believe in the scientific method? Quixote1818 Mar 2020 #24

Thank you! I used to call it Woo and Bunk too!... MartyTheGreek Mar 2020 #38

Nope. Joe Short Mar 2020 #16

no scarytomcat Mar 2020 #17

Heh. SammyWinstonJack Mar 2020 #33

I am hypoglycemic. No thanks. a la izquierda Mar 2020 #19

Biggest thing you can do readily to boost your immune system: get enough sleep & stress management hlthe2b Mar 2020 #20

+1 Talitha Mar 2020 #21

Interesting, you are promoting yoga when yoga promotes fasting for health Quixote1818 Mar 2020 #25

Yoga for the relaxation effects. You should be cautious promoting fasting as it increases Cortisol hlthe2b Mar 2020 #26

You might want to read this Quixote1818 Mar 2020 #30

I just commented on the effects on obesity and in healthy individuals blood sugar, but not immunity! hlthe2b Mar 2020 #31

I'll stick with the New England Journal of Medicine, rather than the unknown "NEJ of Science" hlthe2b Mar 2020 #27

For 72 hours? Yikes! At 92 pounds I cannot afford to fast. GemDigger Mar 2020 #28

... SidDithers Mar 2020 #32

I didn't think about it until you asked. Lucid Dreamer Mar 2020 #35

Hell no Calculating Mar 2020 #39

Reading the OP title made me hungry. RoadRunner Mar 2020 #40

No. When I die I plan to have the taste of chocolate chip cookies in my mouth. Vinca Mar 2020 #41

I cant fast MFM008 Mar 2020 #43