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> And that’s what we’re finding in lab animals — the brain and body actually perform better during fasting. In the case of the brain, cognitive function, learning, memory, and alertness are all increased by fasting.

I find this to be true whenever I fast for 12+ hours. It feels like I'm on a drug.

It's strange to realize how not eating can be good for you.

Fun trivia: the longest a human went without food is 382 days. [0]

[0] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Angus_Barbieri%27s_fast

parent hashberry 7 years ago

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