Reconquest Episode 221: The Wisdom of Fasting

Episode 221 debuts on March 18, at 8:00 PM Eastern. Rebroadcasts will take place according to the Crusade Channel programming schedule (note: all times listed are Central time). The topic is The Wisdom of Fasting.

* Saint Thomas Aquinas on Fasting — from the Summa Theologiae at newadvent.org

* Fast — Catholic Encyclopedia article at newadvent.org

* The Black Fast — Catholic Encyclopedia article at newadvent.org

* Fasting in Light of the Liturgy — at auremcordis.wordpress.com (has the Lenten Preface in it, and is otherwise worth reading) 

* Weston A. Price Foundation — at westonaprice.org

* Intermittent Fasting: Surprising Update — by Monique Tello, MD, MPH at health.harvard.edu

* Effects of Intermittent Fasting on Health, Aging, and Disease — by Rafael de Cabo, Ph.D., and Mark P. Mattson, Ph.D.

* Short-Term Fasting May Improve Health — at sciencemag.org

* Fasting for 72 Hours Can Reset Your Entire Immune System — at thesource.com

* Can a 3-Day Fast Reset Your Immune System? — at forbes.com

* Books by Dr. Jason Fung — at goodreads.com

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