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May 2023
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#315 - The Oldest Cure In The World, The...

Melanie Avalon, Barry Conrad
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10:05 - The Research That Went Into The Book

13:00 - Steve's Personal Story

18:00 - Dr. Henry Tanner, The Father Of Fasting

25:55 - Why Don't Doctors Believe In The Power Of Fasting?

31:20 - Heroic Medicine

35:15 - Historical Theories About Endogenous Energy Sources During Fasting

37:30 - Why Didn't People Notice It Was Fat That Was Being Burnt For Energy?

39:30 - Fasting In Greek History

45:45 - Fasting In Religion

49:10 - Women Taking On The Role Of Fasting 

55:10 - Catherine Of Siena

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55:00 - The Oppression Of Women Through Diet Control

1:00:45 - Jainism

1:04:50 - The Loss Of Fasting In Christianity And The Creation Of Lent

1:12:15 - Bernarr Macfadden

1:19:00 - Upton Sinclair

1:26:10 - The Dismissal Of Fasting In Fasting In Modern Medicine

1:28:20 - "Tricking" People Into Fasting

1:30:05 - Valter Longo And Fasting Mimicking Diet

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1:39:20 - Fasting Clinics

1:42:05 - Alan Goldhamer's Data On Blood Pressure 

1:46:30 - Steve's Experience At The Clinic

1:49:40 - The Future Of Fasting

1:53:15 - Steve's Fasting Practices

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