Medical Fasting

The further i've gotten away from catholicism, the more into self denial i've gotten, ironically. The reason for this is pretty straightforward and logical. With blood tests in particular, a they want your body to have metabolized all the food. If you haven't eaten in 24 hours, and your blood shows up the same levels of lipids as if you had just eaten a handful of chicken fat, your physician's going to be like, we have to save your life right now.