I was brought up in a country where fasting was part of religious practice almost every year. Later in pharmacy school and talking with different physicians about fasting, I understood there were mixed feelings and understandings about fasting. We are now learning more and more that fasting can give our gastrointestinal system a break. It also helps our body learn and understand to use its stored fats.
Watch Dr.Mercola interviewing Dr. Jason Fung is a practicing nephrologist in Toronto and discussing how fasting can help control diabetes.
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