The Church Knew What Our Bodies Needed

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• LU

  @LukeJansenChannel · 7 days ago · pinned

  Dr. Pete was kind enough to give me three practical guides to go along with our conversation, including his 48-Day Athos Protocol, a sample day, and his pea protein shake recipe.<br><br>If you’d like copies, just email me at LukeJansen.Prayer@<a href="http://gmail.com/">gmail.com</a> and put ATHOS in the subject line. I’ll send them to you.<br><br>📖 If you’d like to check out Dr. Pete’s book, The Athos Diet, you can find it here:<br><a href="https://www.amazon.com/dp/B08Y4HCG36">https://www.amazon.com/dp/B08Y4HCG36</a><br><br>A big thank you to Dr. Pete for taking the time to have this conversation and for sharing these resources with our community.<br><br>I’d also love to hear from you: Has Orthodox fasting changed the way you think about food, health, or fasting itself? ☦

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• TH

  @Theempathyofmusic · 1 day ago (edited)

  Bravo Doctor. I agree. People would prefer a pill to changing their diets, even when and sometimes during treatment for that disease.

• SA

  @SaltySeabee · 4 days ago (edited)

  One thing should be stated here. &nbsp;Intermittent Fasting and 24hr, 36hr, 72hr Fast are all personal diets for personal gains. &nbsp; Fasting within the Church is on a whole other level, that are for far more than self. &nbsp;Fasting outside the church is just a diet.

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• EL

  @ElleP-w2k · 12 hours ago

  St Basil the Great and the church fathers were highly educated and enlightened and prescribed the church fasting which is as relevant today, as it was then.

• CA

  @Calliope634 · 7 days ago

  I am a cradle Christian Orthodox. I had been wanting to learn about fasting and its benefits so this talk has been very interesting. &nbsp;I think I will implement what I have learned here today. I will also look into the book &nbsp;that Dr. Pete spoke of. Thank you very much, I am pleased I heard this talk. Very appreciated.

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• TH

  @thomasjanzen2367 · 7 days ago

  Such great information for those of us just getting started thank you brother Luke!

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• BR

  @bradhunt9518 · 4 days ago

  I fast 4 times a year for e days. Doing one now.

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• SA

  @SaltySeabee · 7 days ago

  Wonderful timing as a New Catechumen. &nbsp; Great explanation of the importance of fasting and the discipline it instills. Mindfulness. Patience. Discernment.

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• СА

  @Савинопоље · 7 days ago

  Thank you dr Pete for writing the book! Glory to God!<br>I just have to add that shrimp and calamari are allowed on those days when oil is allowed by typikon. The oil is not allowed on most Wednesdays and Fridays throughout the year, and during the Great Lent from Monday to Friday, but it&apos;s allowed on Saturdays and Sundays.

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  @5150show · 6 days ago

  Just ordered a copy

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• UZ

  @uzdravljesvima · 7 days ago

  What a guest, what a beauty of a man. Kudos to both of you guys. Look at this man, he will ask for his ID on the street..😄 Just kidding of course! Man, I&apos;m proud to see you like that and in such shape. One story from my personal experience, if you allow me.. , When I was about 15 years old, a very wise man, my cousin (RIP), taught me how to eat (literally). We had lunch together and halfway through the plate he stopped eating and stayed at the table while we finished. When we all got up from the table, my grandmother asked why he didn&apos;t finish eating? Does he not like it? Is he going to do something else for him..? He just thanked for the wonderful meal, but he said something that stuck in my memory! : &quot;I was hungry, I ate until the hunger stopped, and all that remained was overeating!&quot; Thank you, Uroš , and to this day I do the same as you. That&apos;s why we are tall, slender..., look for yourself that Montenegrins and Serbs are the tallest people in the world and you will understand a lot. Greetings from Serbia🇷🇸. God bless you!

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• MA

  @Madamjonibee · 4 days ago

  I interment fast and use plant proteins. However, I do not have access like Greece does to a close ocean. So living in the middle of the US, I utilize the local animal proteins: beef, bison and ocasionsl lamb. Seafood is a rare treat for me.

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