Dr. Mindy Pelz explains fasting's roots across religions and why it's more than weight loss. Jesus fasted. The practice is gaining popularity in Los Angeles and beyond, with benefits that go far deeper than the scale.
There's like a history to fasting. Oh, yeah. Like a long way back, beginning of time. Can you share a little bit about that? I was thinking, yeah, there was this man named Jesus. Jesus kind of. Jesus was a trendsetter like everyone. He had no idea. Yes. And he went long periods with. So popular in la. He's super popular in la. Every religion has fasting in it. And what's really interesting and actually is at the core of like a bit of a dilemma for me and teaching fasting is I understand that a lot of people want to use it as a weight loss tool. And I always say if you, if you want to use it as a weight loss tool, go ahead and come to the fasting party to lose weight. But I'm going to ask that you stay at the party to learn about all the other things that fasting can do.
