Have you guys seen this?
http://www.makersdiet.com/diet_phase1.shtml
I think the partial fast day is a great idea. How do people get by publishing this type of crap?
I wouldn’t be arguing with the “Maker”. 
[quote]schmeidecki wrote:
Have you guys seen this?
http://www.makersdiet.com/diet_phase1.shtml
I think the partial fast day is a great idea. How do people get by publishing this type of crap?[/quote]
“The partial fast day is a great idea” but then you say it’s “crap”? Not sure what you’re praising or objecting to.
[quote]TommyRewind wrote:
schmeidecki wrote:
Have you guys seen this?
http://www.makersdiet.com/diet_phase1.shtml
I think the partial fast day is a great idea. How do people get by publishing this type of crap?
“The partial fast day is a great idea” but then you say it’s “crap”? Not sure what you’re praising or objecting to.[/quote]
That’s because it’s sarcasm.
Jordan Rubin’s company makes many quality products, some of which I use. I am surprised that you, or anyone would refer to one of his plans as “crap.”
Actually, there is a good deal of evidence to indicate that calorie-restricted diets (fasting) can lead to improvements in health and longevity, to say nothing of the possibility of a spiritual benefit.
Nevertheless, I’m currently choosing increased calories and increased mass.
T-D
[quote]T-Doff wrote:
Actually, there is a good deal of evidence to indicate that calorie-restricted diets (fasting) can lead to improvements in health and longevity, to say nothing of the possibility of a spiritual benefit.
Nevertheless, I’m currently choosing increased calories and increased mass.
T-D
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I haven’t got time to go into it now but this mainly to do with the formation of very reactive species known as free radicals. Oxygen radicals can be formed in mitochondria as a byproduct of respiration - they can damage cells due to their reactivity and cause problems such as ageing etc…