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by bonestamp2 3152 days ago
No, "simply abstaining from food" is not what I do. In fact, I eat quite a lot of food. But, it's the types of food that matter, which is what this thread is about. Being on a nutritious but very low (net) carb diet puts your body in ketosis -- it changes the way your body metabolizes food and stored body fat for energy. This is very different from fasting and/or abstaining from food and also very different from religion. The clarity is real and widely reported by others who achieve ketosis.