Pausing to Think about Not Eating
From autumn into winter, calls to rest the gut and reset through fasting become familiar. We take a longer view of a practice often presented as a technique for managing hunger.
Don’t rush to the answer — linger a little longer. ABC’s reading, connecting the dots.

Dried fruit can contain far more sulphites than wine. Yet wine is always the one that gets blamed.
From autumn into winter, calls to rest the gut and reset through fasting become familiar. We take a longer view of a practice often presented as a technique for managing hunger.
Sixteen-hour fasts and fasting routines have become familiar health practices. Before discussing their effects, we might pause to consider what time without food has meant in everyday life.
Sleep was once among our most private concerns. It is now a topic in corporate training. What does this change mean?
Foundations work quietly. Small evening habits we can begin today.
Design a habit that lasts, rather than depending on willpower.

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