In this episode within the fasting series on Veggie Doctor Radio, we learn about the long and fascinating history of fasting, the sometimes harmful extremes, and where we are now from reporter and author Steve Hendricks.        Ad-free episode: https://plantscription.substack.com/subscribe            Affiliate links:   Save 15% off your Hamama.com order for a limited time  Use code ‘HAMAMA15’       Disclaimer: The following podcast series is intended to provide education about the potential health and longevity benefits of different forms of fasting including time restricted eating, intermittent fasting and extended water only fasting. Please be aware that in this series we will be discussing different forms of fasting and food restriction and in some cases references to body size and weight may be mentioned. This material and these methods are not appropriate for children, pregnant people or people with certain medical conditions. Please do not attempt these practices without medical supervision as it could be very dangerous. These concepts may also be triggering for people with disordered eating and eating disorders so please practice discretion before listening to these episodes. The information on this blog, website and podcast is for informational purposes only. It is not meant to replace careful evaluation and treatment. If you have concerns about your or your child’s eating, nutrition or growth, consult a doctor.       STEVE HENDRICKS https://stevehendricks.org/     Mentions: The Oldest Cure in the World: Adventures in the Art and Science of Fasting by Steve Hendricks: https://bookshop.org/p/books/the-oldest-cure-in-the-world-adventures-in-the-art-and-science-of-fasting-steve-hendricks/18244477?ean=9781419748479     Send me an email to yami@doctoryami.com with questions and topics     Sign up for my newsletter doctoryami.com/signup     MORE LISTENING OPTIONS Apple Podcasts: http://bit.ly/vdritunes Spotify: http://bit.ly/vdrspotify     NEWSLETTER SIGN UP https://doctoryami.com/signup           FIND ME AT Doctoryami.com Instagram.com/thedoctoryami Facebook.com/thedoctoryami Veggiefitkids.com   * * * * MORE FROM ME Read - http://veggiefitkids.com/blog Listen: http://bit.ly/vdrpodcast Watch - http://bit.ly/vfkvideos TEDx Talk - http://bit.ly/DOCTORYAMITEDX   * * * *   Questions? Email me: Yami@doctoryami.com