[sageabilly]

HN has a dislike of one-word answers without any hard data to back them up.

If fasting can be undertaken safely by an individual not in a health care setting, how? What is the mechanism for safety? What are some signs that fasting is veering towards unsafe- for that matter, what's unsafe fasting, anyway?

[teknopaul]

Pick any one on the ways used by all the religions that have been doing it safely for generations.

You should probably be asking is not fasting safe.

[chuckgreenman]

Religions have a history of giving terrible advice and using force to harm acolytes and decenters alike.

We live a lot longer than we used to, it's important to have data that backs up your claims. Just saying that people have done it for a long time doesn't mean much.

[apta]

> Religions have a history of giving terrible advice and using force to harm acolytes and decenters alike.

He specifically mentioned religions that have safe fasting practices, as demonstrated by people who have been fasting for thousands of years. Your argument is a strawman fallacy.

[teknopaul]

Yeah. I wouldnt follow the advice of the fresh-airians. They didnt last very long. If you are really concerned try Ramadan. Personally, I think the benefits are greater with consecutive days of liquid only diet.