Assuming you've been keeping up with the series, you should be saying to yourself "Hey, maybe this fasting thing would be a cool thing to try out, and it might even make me healthier/live longer/lean out/lose weight/etc.," which is a sufficiently extensive list of benefits, don't you think?
Many people get "sucked in" to the obsessive nutritional regimen that accompanies natural bodybuilding, which at some point results in the measuring, cooking and timing of meals to take over their lives entirely. Their social life, the amount of time they have available, the money they are spending on special ingredients and, ultimately their emotional state goes on a downward spiral.
Eat Stop Eat outlines the theory that the key to effortless weight loss is to mimic the dietary patterns of our ancestors by undertaking short but regular 24 hour fasts. The author claims that this is the simplest way to lose weight with minimum disruption to your lifestyle.
You have tried everything. I know I have. Bought organic food. Added more whole foods. Ate pounds of kale. Cut out the chips and crap food. Drank huge jugs of spring water all day long. Tried all kinds of crazy supplements, one after another. You tried running. Jump roping. Zumba.
