Fasting Before It Was Trending: The Pioneers Who Used It First
Long before modern science caught up, a handful of remarkable people championed fasting as medicine. Here's the history of fasting's forgotten pioneers.
Today, intermittent fasting is discussed in medical journals, featured in bestselling books, and practiced by tens of millions of people worldwide. But the idea that voluntarily abstaining from food could improve — and even restore — health is not a modern discovery. Long before controlled clinical trials, macros, and fasting apps, a small group of unconventional thinkers were documenting the effects of fasting on the human body, arguing passionately for its therapeutic potential, and frequently being ridiculed for it. Their…
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