More On Fasting

Peter over at Hyperlipid has an excellent post up, specifically about fasting and rheumatoid arthritis. Go. Read.

After the particularly awful day I had yesterday, which included leaving work at noon and spending the rest of the afternoon wrapped neck to toes in a heated blanket cranked to high (with the air conditioner blasting away and the ceiling fan on; as you can imagine, my dogs deserted me to find cooler places for their afternoon nap), I'm ready to give fasting another try. I'm not starting today, since, to complete my pity party yesterday, I stopped at a local mom and pop candy store on my way home for some of their lovely, lovely, made from scratch fudge. I figure that starting a fast on the heals of dumping large quantities of sugar into my system (particularly after avoiding the stuff for months now) is surely a recipe for failure.

Now, to decide on the length of fast and the frequency. I am quite tempted by a seven(ish) day fast, as was used in the research article Peter referenced. I am looking forward to a long awaited vacation the first weekend in September, and it would be truly lovely to NOT feel this cruddy while on vacay.

Update: Scott at Modern Forager continues with part 4 of his series on fasting.