My mom was seriously into fasting when I was a teenager. We'd get sick, she'd put us on a fast. Either a "juice fast", "water fast", or a "watermelon fast". It was during her period when she was under the sway of a chiropractor who fancied himself a nutritionist and doctor too.

Sometimes he'd recommend that people fast for as long as a month. But fasting for a few days wasn't uncommon for us. I can't remember how many times I did it, probably not many because I was a kid and resistant to her nutty ideas.

Anyway, the funny part of fasting is that after about the first 24 hours, you stop being hungry.

Do I think fasting is good? I dunno. I just read an article day before yesterday that women who experience food deprevation, like during wars with rationing, have a higher rate of breast cancer.