Does your body need a cleansing spring fast?
Well, spring has come and now we start thinking about getting outside more, healthy eating, summer fun, and yes, a spring fast. Why a spring fast? Doing a spring fast has a long history. It’s not just a more recent food fad. And, sometimes taking a look back can help inform our present. Historical Necessity For most of history, the spring equinox meant a spring fast. When people were bound to the earth’s natural cycles of abundance and scarcity, springtime brought scarcity of food stores. All those stored carrots, beets, potatoes, squashes, and dried, salted meats were gone by then. …