It works. I've been doing this (with some breaks in the discipline) ever since my second knee replacement surgery, when I saw a sticker on my surgical folder saying I was pre-diabetic. No longer pre-diabetic, have lost 57 lbs without any significant exercise other than rehab for my knee. I hit a plateau; a 36 hour fast (not difficult) re-started the weight loss. My daily fast is more like 16 hours which you stated is what most do. Cutting out the sugar and snacks has eliminated most all of my hungry cravings and made any which happen to be more easily ignored.
Hotez has a human problem. How is being critical of vaccines different than being critical of shoe polish, hot dogs or any other consumer good? It is not possible to be uncritical when faced with a choice. Wanting (and getting) to make the best choice about everything is the way of human nature.
The WHO learned the word "sodium" apparently making them once again "the science." They can fuck right off on reducing my salt intake. Millions will die if they keep on taking poisons by way of vaccines, is what they should say if they gave a rat's ass about health.
During a hike in the Sipsey Wilderness (in Alabama) in August of 2012 I was not only bitten by a tick, which gave me Rocky Mountain Spotted Fever, but stood in the wrong place while catching my breath and got hundreds of chigger bites on my lower legs, which became seriously infected. The Rocky Mountain Spotted Fever settled in my ankles which remain discolored to this day. After both issues had been controlled with antibiotics, my legs became constantly swollen. The internal medicine doctor told me there was no cure for that condition and my only option was to wear compression hose for the rest of my life. In December of 2020 (after wearing compression hose for many years) I took my first dose of Ivermectin after learning about it watching the Ron Johnson hearing with Dr. Pierre Kory. I noticed improvement, so continued taking Ivermectin once a month. By April 2021, the swelling had vanished never to return. I can only suspect parasites/parasite eggs from those chigger and/or tick bites remained at the site of the swelling ensuring an ongoing problem. If the Dr. knew about Ivermectin (he should have) shame on him. If he did not know, shame on him. Haven't been back.
Seeing the gag placed on doctors about even talking about Ivermectin like responsible adults is a proof that everything Covid is a con game being played on a grand scale. Ivermectin seems to cure many things, some of which we are expected to believe have no cures. This becoming common knowledge (which is happening regardless of the efforts of the speech police) threatens not only the Covid narrative but also many other "health care" profit centers. Many doctors are playing the role of snake oil salesmen now; it's obvious and harmful to both doctors and patients. It has made me very slow to trust any doctor for medical advice anymore, as I have used Ivermectin to completely cure a condition that a physician said I would have to live with for the rest of my life. When I see a physician, I expect truth. What the physician delivered was a falsehood.
My oldest son has a dog named Oreo. I'm so worried he might be a racist. Not!