Recently, the work of Dr. Jason Fung, a nephrologist from Canada, has caught my attention. He has a number of videos on YouTube and other sites online (including his own blog) that focus on fasting for weight loss and the reversal of type 2 diabetes. I'm blessed that I don't have T2D, but weight loss has been the struggle of my life to this point, so I'm always curious to hear what the latest "experts" are saying. There were a few reasons in particular I was interested in his work:
There are several questions that I want to try to tackle by looking at God's word, and over many posts, I'll work to do just that.
I'm sure other topics will surface as these are explored, and I'd welcome other ideas, too. I'm excited to see where this study leads.
- He's not trying to sell anything (although he has a new book out, you can really get all the same content from his website)
- His work focuses on prevention or reversal of problems rather than treating symptoms
- In several of his videos, he talks about how people have been fasting for religious (and other) reasons for thousands of years
There are several questions that I want to try to tackle by looking at God's word, and over many posts, I'll work to do just that.
- What does the Bible say about eating? (Most of us will know some verses immediately on this topic, but it's a good place to start.)
- What does the Bible say about being overweight?
- What can we learn about fasting from the examples in the Bible?
- Should we abstain from any specific foods, according to the Bible?
- What about food at celebrations?
- How do we apply what the Bible says to the world we live in now? (eek, I feel TOTALLY unqualified to tackle this one, but I think it's an important question!)
I'm sure other topics will surface as these are explored, and I'd welcome other ideas, too. I'm excited to see where this study leads.
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