What is the Xerophagia Diet? Understanding the Fasting Tradition
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Historically, the Xerophagia diet was a strict form of fasting practiced by early Christian ascetics, where only dry foods like bread, salt, and water were consumed for short periods. This ascetic tradition of 'dry eating' has evolved over centuries and is still observed in certain Eastern Christian traditions today, distinct from modern dry fasting trends.
