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    0  Views: 746 Answers: 3 Posted: 14 years ago
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      To cleanse the system and rid body of toxins...gives liver a well deserved rest...though water is a must!...OR FOR RELIGIOUS REASONS!

      14 years ago. Rating: 3
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        Too show Christ that we love him and are willing to make sacrafices  as well as he did, some may think it's a catholic thing, which might be true .. but if Christ fasted in the desert for days why can't we if we truely love him..

        14 years ago. Rating: 1
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          Extreme calorie restriction has been shown to increase life-span in almost every species, fish, dogs, flies, even yeast. Check out the CRON diet (calorie restriction optimal nutrition) on google.

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