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Caesar's doctor, it is said, once gave him some good diet advice: "Rise from the table half full." What would the world be like if, knowing what was good for us, we did it, and, knowing what was bad for us, we resisted? Eve might have asked the same question after breaking the fast of her innocence.
Atonement takes as many forms as wishful thinking, and last February I signed up for a three-day retreat at We Care, a holistic fasting spa in Desert Hot Springs, California, that is popular with celebrities. For a week before it began, I had followed the spa's instructions to prime my body and will power by abstaining from coffee, alcohol, sugar, fats, meat, dairy ...