Did you know that the Nativity Fast prepares us to experience the true meaning of Christmas? Each year, on November 15, a 40-day fasting period begins in preparation for the Lord's Nativity. As one of ...

A leading U.S. Catholic bishop on Wednesday called on his fellow bishops to help revive the tradition of abstinence from meat on Fridays as a way to commemorate the upcoming 10th anniversary of Pope ...

Globally, 1 in 8 people are living with obesity. This is an issue because excess fat increases the risk of type 2 diabetes, ...

Sweden: A recent review published in Best Practice & Research Clinical Anaesthesiology has highlighted the evolution of recommendations and guidelines regarding preoperative fasting in children and ...

The researcher highlights that these findings provide fish farmers with guidelines to adjust fasting duration based on seasonal temperatures, thus optimising fish welfare. She also points out that ...

A fasting headache is a type of head pain that occurs after not eating for eight hours or more. You may experience a headache when you skip meals, while practicing intermittent fasting, or when ...

What do scriptural accounts of monstrous beings like Leviathan and Behemoth tell us about our experience of the sacred? When I started reading the Bible as a teenager, I was shocked to read the ...

America tried that in the past, he said. It did not go well — including for the founder of Genest’s own church. First Baptist Church of North Middleboro, Massachusetts, was founded by Isaac ...

16/8 intermittent fasting is believed to be an effective way to lose weight. Know the benefits and side effects before you begin your diet. View All Images 16/8 intermittent fasting has benefits and ...

Senior Lecturer in Biblical and Religious Studies, University of Sheffield But beneath the use of Jezebel’s name as a way to paint powerful women as promiscuous lies something even more sinister ...