According to the NY Times, fasting is a fun new fad. The article claims that people (hmm...mostly women) are doing this not to lose weight, but for "spiritual cleansing." Where it gets really nuts is when they start getting into enemas, though:
For many, whatever is excreted is a litmus test of how pure one is. For this reason, colonics are often part of a faster's daily regimen, and practitioners soon become deeply interested in the results. "It's not about what you put in your body — it's about what you get out," said Joyce Spindler, a colonic therapist at Chakra 17, a Manhattan therapy center. "Fasting is a great concept, but it means nothing without elimination. The years of fried chicken and ice cream start to rattle and shake, and when that happens it doesn't feel that groovy."Maia James Muller, an advertising art director, and her fiancé fast several times a year and have even bought two Colema Boards for home enemas — one for the country house they use in upstate New York and one for their apartment in New York City. "Guests won't notice," she said, because the boards fold up.
So I thought, "Colema Board"? Sure, enough you can get them at a place called "The AWWWSOME Online Store." Raise your hand if you mentally changed their name to "The EWWWSOME Online Store."
Posted by Jason at August 25, 2003 01:33 PM