My Latest Health Thing...

i havent heard about this, but doing a fast has may benefits for your body, and can help you conecntrate if you have a online business for eg, thanks for sharing

What 'they' say - is the rule of 3...

Your life is at risk with...

3 minutes without oxygen
3 days without water
3 weeks without food

Of course, that's not written in stone - you might be able to go longer this time but maybe not next time? What is the 'payoff' of denying your body of fluids?

Fasting for 2-3 days (food) is one thing but I would worry about damaging organs by deliberately becoming dehydrated. When you do not supply your body with what it needs to function...you risk your body shutting down on you.

Kidney failure is not something to mess with. If you continue to test your body with these fasts...at least please be certain to have a friend or family member checking on you. Don't trust your own perceptions as they may be 'off'.

Gotta figure you relyin' on storage to seeya through.

As a skinny gal, I gotta be pulsed fulla flooids an' mebbe also nachos on a regulah basis to enshyoore I don't accidentally vanish onto the Land of Shadow.

Things to avoid mostly are: EXCESS.

Speshly EXCESS CRAPOLA.

I don't figure watah inhabits this Venn areah.

Simplest way to test this is c/o the ZUCCHINI CHALLENGE.

They are mostly watah, an' yet they summon the firmness of iron!

But, hey -- give 'em a week, an' they get all FLAHPY.

Pluck 'em from their moisture network, they ain't gaht too long to live before they zero use eithah edibly or insertibly or as yanno still life exotica.

Jus' don't wantchya gettin' deranged, Sweetiepoppet.

You're only one step away from stretchin' a condom ovah yr head an' gowin' for 15 minutes without air.

Not even Houdini coulda figured THAT.

Don't understand why you have to dry fast along with food fast.

I try to be open minded but to me this makes no sense at all. You are just adding a risk factor that does not need to be added to basically get the same results

I haven't tried a no water fast but I have tried eating raw foods Mondays and Tuesdays a few weeks ago but since then I haven't.

@Odahh -

The lean muscle loss is very minimal in study after study. It has been shown that more lean muscle mass is lost on other restricted diets than dry fasting even comes close to competing with.

Yes, a lot of the weight loss is water, but as I said there is still an average of 2 pounds of fat loss per day that doesn't come back unless you continue to follow your old habits.

One thing though, dry fasting is not just for weight loss. The thousands of studies that have been conducted have shown time and time again that the health benefits (besides weight loss) are phenomenal.

I sometimes find it amusing that people will spend billions each year to lose weight or control a disease they have when one of the easiest cures is free.

I have a relative who is very overweight tell me dry fasting was very unhealthy...go figure. Obesity and being overweight are one of the leading causes of health issues yet he can't seem to see that.

Ramadan is a 30-day dry fast. Yes, it's only from sun up to sun down...but studies have also shown that just that also does good things for a person's health.

There's a lot to say on this subject...but as I said earlier in this thread, there are a lot of websites that cover this. Dr Filnov was one of the early doctors who studied dry fasting...he studied it with thousands of patients and if you read his material you'll see tons of miraculous recoveries.

I know it's not for everyone...but have an open mind, look into it and decide for yourself

I did take some time to read through some of the top 'results' online that focused on 'dry fasting'. Almost every article mentioned 'weight loss' as primary benefit. If you don't eat or drink you will lose weight...is that surprising?

They also almost all mentioned 'ketosis' - the basis for the keto diet fad that has been going on for the past few years. Eat protein and NO carbs and your body will begin to use your own fat stores to produce energy...voila...'ketosis'.

No - Ramadan is a 12 hr dry fast daily for a month. It is common to have a 'pre-fast' meal before the sun comes up where protein and electrolytes are the focus to get people through the day of fasting.

Once it is dark - the food comes out and several meals and snacks are often consumed through the night. Also, in some countries businesses and schools reduce hours during Ramadan to account for the decreased energy levels. Ramadan can be compared to intermittent fasting perhaps.

When I see article after article making the same claims but using the same 'buzzwords' - I find it hard to buy into what they are selling. I did see quit a few articles that mentioned 'studies show' - but none of them listed the exact 'studies'. If there are such studies - probably boring as hell to read.

Will be interested to see how far you take this and what your results are. I firmly believe every person should try the diets that appeal to them. The only reason we do the '3 meals a day' is convenience so why not be different?

@ Kay -

In all fairness, I can pull up negative sides to any diet out there. Keto diet...yes, there are several doctors that say it's unhealthy...

Adkins...yes, several doctors say it's unhealthy.

On the other hand, I can also pull up report after report of doctors who say each one of these diets is in fact completely healthy.

I don't have a weight issue or a medical issue right now...I was hearing about dry fasting and looked into it.

It's also important...as I mentioned with different opinions about any diet...use your own judgment.

I'm a firm believer in dry fasting...

I probably won't do one for a while again, but I believe it is healthy and has a ton of benefits.

There is just so much nonsense about so much in the diet industry...so many lies that try and get people to spend money...just do your homework and be wise

Edit: I would just add, google the benefits of dry fasting also...then make your judgment against reading about the negative benefits. I always like to have both sides. I actually tried it, and to be honest, I felt the best mentally and physically I have in a long time. Just my thoughts

While there is research on daytime water fasting that show health benefits.thede are not many studies on healthy adults for prolonged or 5 day dry fasting.

I prefer time restricted feeding eating all my fo in under 6 hours did me really good the first six months. As for dry fasting I sweat way to much so . Now where my extreme thing is to get 3-10 table spoons of ground flaxseed and fermented foods in every day with the current being gochujang sauce.

One thing overweight people deal with is metabolic inflexibility. So the body never shifts from burning sugar to burning fat.

Time restricted feeding and alternative day fasting reset the bodies ability to switch.

If you are other wise healthy or just desperate for some relief from a disease try dry fasting for multiple days. But time restricted eating for months at a time works as well

Thing I love so 'bout LECKTRICK EELS?

You can switch out 25-75% of your apartment space (typically wasted on like yanno nuthin') for a FRICKIN' HUGE TANK FULLA THE FKRS.

So ... from eithah yr KITCHEN or yr BOODWAAAHR or yr SHOWAH (bcs evrythin' else consoomed by yr miracle plan), you can diptha tipsa yr boobies in the lecktrified watah -- an' feel a JOLT anytime 24/7.

Tellya, I gaht plans to run the watah up the walls in kinda pipesy fountainsy toobs so I don't gotta bend ovah evry time I crave a MAGNETO-2-SWEETO moment.

Things I know for certin:

1) I natchrly more fulla bonhomie in the mall cozza my eel-2-perksy 'lecktrificayshwaahn.
2) I natchrly more fulla bonhomie in the mall cozza my eel-2-perksy 'lecktrificayshwaahn. (gotta have two of the same for balince.)
3) Christmuss is imminent an' the eel sales guy said them flippy fkrs gonna go WAPPO.

Yeah, so back in the day, I wasted muh time binge-watchin' dumb shows on Netflix.

Now I jus' douse the lights an' await the SPARKY SHOW.

Thank you for tossing out some references - they aren't that easy to find with a quick search. This is not something I would personally do - but it is interesting to see the options and the claims 'out there' when it comes to lifestyle/diet stuff.

Well see that is far more helpful getting results. As I have found time restricted feeding work s for me and can easily be done over months. I prefer to live in hot dry/ hot humid environments where I move around outside and sweat plenty on a daily basis.

My view is too add elements and practices to my day to day practices the support enhance my bodies natural ability to detox.

The same way our stomach and body react to eating to much food our bodies let us know if we have a build up of toxins.

How long before can you go after a shower without perfume calone. Or deodorant and how much can you sweat be the oder is unbearable.

If someone doesn't do the day to day they probably need to do the occasional invasive and extreme practice.

Didja know when BATS HANG ALL ASLEEP in choiches an' stuff how the moistchah undah their momentarily unflappy wings likewises out all spectaculah with whatevah gowin' on BUTTWEEN the undahsidesey frondsa most psychodelickyoolistic fungi?

Most likely the fungi ain't gonna change too much in the next millennialolala ... so you gotta figure it is mostly down to the bats to figure next steps.

"Yeah like bcs a fifty foot fungus thing would have nachrl born space for bats way bettah than a CHOICH. Plus'n' we would mebbe be spared the candlelit holiness waftin' up from below kinda makes bein' a bat such a NIGHTMARE."

My view?

Evry desirable orifice is defined by the practical immediacy of its slits.

Eaves to gills, irises to fanjahula.

That is why the Flat Oith people way stoopidah than mile-high-mushroom-centric BATS.

Fearsum how AI gonna enable yr 7yo to milk this content bcs help all gals similah kinda resurrect the hamstah they sat on by accident bcs sensorily deprived to the almost max? Tellya, my faith in hoomanity currently straddlin' the moral divide like I dowin' the frickin' splits jus' brushin' muh hayer! Anyways, that's Moi on BATS for now. Halloween ovah, Christmuss soon, Thanksgivin' devourin' out muh birthday ONCE AGAIN ... tellya, it is all I can do to sigh sumtimes without makin' nuthin' of it ...

There seem to be some potential added benefits to dry fasting, although admittedly I haven't looked into it deeply. Five days is intense though for sure.

Just eat healthy and don't eat a lot of junk food, self-control is the most important thing.

I believe also 'stracktin' semen from a mayull baboon is naht only illegal but also impossible without the right equipment.

* I dated a guy worked in a zoo,so I gaht previous. Naht baboons zackly ... kinda reptiles .. yeah but that is way bettah a start point than marsoopyools or nuthin' ... *

My view?

Most availabyool volumes of politely proffered cocktails are infinitely more desirable than any trooly freely flowin' semen.

* An I know this bcs I woke up freakwaaaahlnt butween the swishy swoopsy BEDSHEETS OF POSSIBILITY without SNAGGIN' HALF MUH FRICKIN' FANJSCAPE in like kinda SLIME OF THE HAPLESS. *

You On a Deathwish, O Princess?

Yurpsy Spurpsy Diddly Durpsy

@ Princess -

'What you takin about Willis' is from some sitcom I think in the 70s. It used to be a popular saying.

I do try and eat healthy.

One thing I had read time and time again and didn't fully grasp was all the people that said when you fast you realize how much of your time is devoted to food...and I don't think anyone really can grasp that unless they've actually fasted.

It was mind-boggling when I fasted to realize how much time each day actually was devoted to food. We get bored and get a snack. We think about what we're going to eat...then we make it...then we eat it...then we do the dishes...then we take a break and start all over again.

Anyways, our diets are the #1 cause of illness. Food affects so much of our bodies and people don't realize how much. It literally affects everything you do or feel.

When I was water fasting...and still do sometimes, people would say 'That's dangerous to deprive your body of food'...yet most people eat food every day that contributes to their health going down the drain.

When I got done with my 10-day water fast I had blood work done and the results were excellent. It is good to give your body a break sometimes from all the food that gets thrown at it.

So, just a little thing I did. Others can decide for themselves if it's right for them or not

3 minutes without oxygen
3 days without water
3 weeks without food

No water for 5 days? Is it safe?

First time hear about this, need to try thanks

The author has great willpower! The main thing is not to overdo it. There must be a balance in everything

I tried water fast and it also worked well. But I don't think that not drinking water at all for 5 days is healthy, even if you say that there is science research behind it...

I saw your previous post about water fasting and it's interesting you took it up a notch with a dry fast. I'd be careful though - going that long without water can be dangerous if not done properly. While detoxing and clearing your system can have benefits, make sure to speak with your doctor before attempting anything that extreme. Fasting is definitely a personal journey, but it's always good to consult medical advice first when pushing limits. Just want you to be safe!

It's a reminder that everyone's body reacts differently to various health experiments. But, it's super important to be careful, especially with something as intense as not drinking water for days. If you're thinking about trying any new health thing, it might be a good idea to chat with a doctor first. And if you're wondering how this fits with your health plan, alignment health plan customer service can answer any questions you have.