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[Mtlongwhich it would be impossible to abstain from food further without actually depriving the body of the means of sustaining life. As a general thing one can fast for a number of weeks before he reaches the point at which starvation begins. One will starve when the body is in actual and direct need of food or of some special elements without which life cannot be sustained. As a matter of fact, many people undergo a process of partial starvation even though they may eat in great abundance of a onesided diet, which perhaps contains a surplus of some elements, but a deficiency of others. The deficiency of the latter will result in what might be termed partial starvation. If these same elements were entirely lacking; a man could not live even though he had the privilege of eating great quantities of some other elements. In some cases an individual actually grows stronger during a fast, but if he continues to fast indefinitely he will finally reach a point at which starvation begins. This, however, will in most cases not occur until practically all of the fatty tissue and much of the muscular tissue of the body has been consumed, as well as some of the other tissues as of the liver and spleen. As a general thing the brain is sustained and nourished on the wasting tissues of the body to the very last. Fasting is particularly valuable in cases in which the digestive system is disordered or in need of a rest and the blood is charged with impurities. .:. To sum up, therefore, one may fast for weeks without starving though of course if the fast is
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