Constant grazing and a diet high in sugar and processed carbs is a very recent trend. For millennia, people ate mostly foods that were only lightly processed. They fasted on some days. They ate moderately on most days—two or three meals without snacks in between. And they feasted just a few days a year. For much of this time, the restraint was a matter of necessity. Later, the pattern became a spiritual practice for every major religion, including Christianity. Our calendar still shows signs of this lost tradition. Now we eat our fill every day, offering our bloodstreams a constant stream of
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