Fasting cures diseases, dries up bodily humors, puts demons to flight, gets rid of impure thoughts, makes the mind clearer and the heart purer, the body sanctified, and raises man to the throne of God. – Athenaeus of Naucratis

He who buries his head deep into a nosebag full of food cannot hope to see the invisible world. – Al-Ghazali

See how you feel, and always give in gracefully if that particular day is not your day to fast. – Mimi Spencer, The FastDiet: Lose Weight, Stay Healthy, and Live Longer with the

Fasting and natural diet, though essentially unknown as a therapy, should be the first treatment when someone discovers that he or she has a medical problem. – Joel Fuhrman, Fasting and Eating for Health: A Medical Doctor’s Program fo