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Nobody Blames the Dried Apricots
Life

Nobody Blames the Dried Apricots

Dried fruit can contain far more sulphites than wine. Yet wine is always the one that gets blamed.

2026.07.15 6 min

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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.

2026.07.14 6 min
Life

A Quiet Reflection on Time without Food

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.

2026.07.09 6 min
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