addiction

With summer in the near future, it means we are all going to have to bare a little more skin. Although some people may fear exposing their pale skin to the sun for the first time, others are already tanned.

Though eating is one of our basic needs that need to be met, the need to eat can go much further than a basic biological need. We no longer eat only what our bodies need but we eat to fill emotional voids, we eat to socialize, we eat at fancy restaurants to be inspired, and we eat for the pure pleasure of it. This is why each culture has a different palate of foods and cooking is now an art form.

We all know exercise is good for you and those who exercise frequently are considered healthy. But when does a healthy habit turn into an addiction? Some people become so obsessed with physical activity that it can become physically dangerous to their health.

Fasting has been practiced by many different cultures for religious reasons for thousands of years. Islam, Judaism, Mormons, and Christian religions still tend to fast on a regular basis.