Hello, I saw a post on another sub but I’m interested in doing a supplements only fast. I’m on a lot of supplmemts already but maybe I could bump it up. My goal is healing my brain. I think if...
What impact does fasting have on you mentally? I’ve started fasting because I noticed it helped my anxiety. Once I get past that initial “hangry” phase, I actually notice that I’m more calm and honestly more cheerful. This is especially true...
Will losing weight with fasting help my health? I know it’s a dumb question but I’m 21m am 193 and have high blood pressure but I think it’s because I’m technically obese and I’m only saying that because my BMI...
Hi everyone, Almost completed day 6 of a 10 (but potentially longer) water fast. My reasons for attempting this are to try and see if it can help me recover from some lingering health issues that I am suffering with (suspected...
My longest water fast has been 5 days and I’m keen to try going a bit longer next time. I see people getting impressive weight loss results around the 7-10 day mark and seriously incredible weight loss in 20-30 days...
Did fasting help anyone for mental health. I have anxiety and depression.. saw a video on fasting that it can help anyone that has had experience with this.. I’m also taking medications so idk if I can fast because I...
Hi for the health benefits, mostly prevention and "optimizing" health, how often is it advised to fast? For example once a month? Or you can feel the need to fast?
I have a jpouch, which means I don’t have a colon. I lost it due to colitis and I have a lot of gut problems (SIBO, dysbiosis). Anyone have success fasting for their gut, either water or dry? What is...
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Hello there, does anybody here know if there are some health risks associated with alcohol consumption and fasting?
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I just read a [2019 study by the National Institute of Health](https://www.vesbium.com/fasting/2019-nih-intermittent-fasting-health-aging-disease) (*Dr. Cabo & Dr. Mattson, et al*) that made some conclusions that ketone bodies acted as potent signaling molecules and affected major cellular and organ functions (inferring that...
I was already doing a water fast, 3 days in, when I suddenly just felt the urge to try a dry fast. I am about 24 hours in on the dry fast currently. Not sure how long I should do...
F, 33, 148lb, 5'9" I am skinnyfat and I have bad cellulite on legs and glutes. To what extent can dry fasting remedy it? How long/what intervals would work in my case? I can get to about 125 before...
hello im interested to hear if anybody here with mental problems like anxiety-ocd-deppresion-or also neurological disorders like adhd and autism, have tried fasting for 3-7 days to kill the bad gut bactiers? if so did your experience you mental...
Hi! I've been intermittent fasting for a long time now. Recently I changed my eating schedule and started a 4 hours eating window normally. With some times (in particular every two weeks) a 24/40 hours fast, the last being my...
Hi! I've been intermittent fasting for a long time now. Recently I changed my eating schedule and started a 4 hours eating window normally. With some times (in particular every two weeks) a 24/40 hours fast, the last being my...
I'm currently following The Phoenix Protocol and am on day 4 of my dry fast and I was wondering how long everyone else had to dry fast to improve their skin. I have been receiving "help" from dermatologists for years...
Hey guys, I recently had a dental filling replaced and upon returning a month later due to pain in the region, I'm told I need a root canal and got prescribed antibiotics. I'm highly adverse to nuking my gut biome...
Hello, I am new to prolonged fasting and have only experimented with intermittent fasting over the last few months (mostly OMAD). I am extremely interested in the benefits of prolonged fasting and it all seems too good to be true....
I am trying to lower my salt intake so I decided to google "low sodium fast food options" for when I occasionally do eat out with friends or have to grab a fast bite. What I found was that 99%...
I have been told that hair loss increases when one doesn't meet their caloric and nutritional requirements. does this happen when you fast ?
I believe that dry fasting can bring great benefits, however I am not sure why people dry fast for longer than 3 days. I heard rumors that 3 days without water could negatively affect health. If people dry fast...
I've been struggling with some annoying physical health problems like fatigue, chronic inflammation, brain fog and poor sleep. I've been to the doctor and ruled out anything serious, but I really want to start feeling better again (I'm only 30)....
This is my second fast, I just hit the two weeks milestone and haven't decided how far I'm going to take it this time. Regarding what type of fast I'm talking about, I'm doing a water fast for health and...
I’m sorry if this offends anyone here, I am genuinely not trying to and absolutely give all the respect to those who have lost weight and gained confidence doing intermittent fasting. My question is, how is IF not related to...
If i really need water, ill just rinse my mouth. Or take a small ass sip. Is this a good tactic? Ofc ill listen to my body like dehydration headaches etc
Hello! I lost roughly 50 pounds doing OMAD as a way to cut out snacking awhile ago and I'm going back to fasting in order to get back on track with weight loss, but now I get ravenous and...
You get older, then you really start wanting to learn more about your body. Can't help but feel that what can't be healed or reversed is just not natural of this Earth. Or, I fear the answers to our health...
Is everyone doing extended fast mainly for weight loss? I'm pretty thin except a recent beer belly and mainly want to fast for health (have arthritis) so not sure if extended would be good for me or unnecessary
Newbie here - I’d like to reset my diet and lose about 15lbs. I’m also mostly interested in doing a 3 day fast for health and cell regeneration etc. I can easily do a 24hr fast but I’m nervous to...
Been keto carnivore 2 years so I am fat adapted and can fast…but everytime I get past 22 hours I start getting scared to pass out. My blood glucose will be like 51…how do. I know if it’s safe to...
the most I've done is 56 hours and feel ready to go beyond. either the 72 hour or 5 day. Which one would maximize benefits or does autophagy really peak at 72 hours?
I'm sure I'm not alone in this, but after reading a few of Dr. Fungs books, and watching a ton of videos to learn about how fasting works, how our metabolism works, and how to ACTUALLY achieve weight loss, my...
I made it 5.5 days on a water fast. I liberally used electrolytes and drank about 2L of water per day. Near the end, I started struggling with shortness of breath, tachycardia, and low blood pressure. Supplementing electrolytes could not...
I'm trying to do a 30-day fast for health reasons. I've done two 10-day fasts in the past. I'm not really calling it OMAD, because I'm not really eating a "meal," per se. From 8 am to 12 pm, I...
Hello, I've been intermittent fasting for about 2-3 years now and I've tried to do a 3 day fast recently, but on day 2 in the morning I had all the symptoms of hypoglycemia (dizziness, fatigue, very fast heartbeat, feeling...
I am in excellent shape and health and I Intermittent fast daily, 24 + hour water fast 1x a week and do 4 extended water fasts a year (4 days) for cleaning with change of seasons. I see people doing...
Does my Theory hold any weight? My thoughts are that if you drink and eat just barely enough DAILY as to not need to go through a refeeding cycle then theoretically your body will always be in a challenging state and...
Hello, I always read the the longer a fast will be, the deeper the healing process will be. But i also some remark about the possibility of consecutives fasts being cumlative and might egal to a longer one. Does some of you have...
Was just wondering about the health benefits, specifically cell regeneration. Since cell regeneration starts around 120 hours, does the longer you extend a fast five time for more cell regeneration? Or is there a window of time where after it...
I'm 5 11 and 163 pounds, if I where to dry fast for 15 days how much would I lose? About where would my final weight be?
I have a close family member who was recently diagnosed with a severe, nasty kidney disease (advanced IgAN with crescentic glomerulonephritis). The Doc wants to put him on corticosteroids and immunosuppressants, but those seem problematic for a lot of reason...
I'm posting this as a warning. I suffer from cptsd from abuse i endured in childhood. After seeing improvement while water fasting, mostly due to cutting off carbs I believe, I decided to try a 72 dry fast. I did it mostly...
Hi, I like to fast for the overall health benefits, I have PCOS and a sweet tooth - I have noticed most people are at higher body masses or are advising people at lower weights to not DF. My goal is...
Hello! First post here, having done OMAD since Jan 1 and I absolutely have found my thing after failing to keep weight off long term, I feel so much more energised and clear minded. I'm a 32F, 5'9, current weight...
This sounds like a negative thing however I don't mean it in a bad way. I feel like I can never satisfy what I'm looking for. I can't really explain, nothing seems to hit the spot haha. Today I had loads...
Hey guys, I'm wondering if it's worth it to do rolling 7 day fasts, eat for a day, and fast for another 7 days. Looking to do so for about 3 months. I've find done so for about 2 weeks already and...
Two days into my fast (plus a prep day where I ate very little). Finding it just so so challenging. And reading the threads on here and how people have such an easy time with it discourages me despite it...
Context is I’m fasting for health reasons, rather than weight loss so aiming to minimise insulin response. I can drink plain green tea, but my favourite non-black teas have always been jasmine green tea and mint tea (either with green...
Hello, I started doing 24 hours fast once a week some time ago, and I wanted to ask if somehow I can start losing muscle while I'm fasting, I read that people here go for 3 days fasts and see...
i’m doing a 4 day water fast for health purposes (i’m on hour 21 currently) and I forgot that I should probably use a laxative… The laxative I found (citroma as well as all the other magnesium solutions) contains...
So I did a 90 hour waterfast and weight myselfe everyday and lost 0,6 kg every single day. Yesterday was my first refeed day and this morning I had lost 0,1 kg. Now I know that you loose waterweight during...
Edit #2: I broke the DF with water at 94h--2 hours short of 4 full days. I will now be water fasting for 4 to 6 days. Sipping some water. The best taste ever! Edit #1: at 87h now, and wrote...
Hello and greetings from day 5 of a water fast, I was always of the mind that there are no added benefits to dry fasting over water fasting and that in reality dry fasting longer than 24 hours is unsafe. I...
Does anybody find better results and consistency when you tell a friend or a person that you are fasting? I've been struggling lately to keep my OMAD routine and want to change something to go back to the glory...
Hello everyone and I appreciate your input. I'm wanting to try fasting for health reasons and the benefits of autophagy. I read over the electrolyte information. My question is this: How often can I do a 72 hour fast? Weekly?...
I am a 46F, and my current weight is 210lbs. I apologize in advance for the long post. The past two years were very stressful and took a toll on me. I have rheumatoid arthritis and I got really...
Can anybody point me to any studies that show how/when autophagy accelerates meaningfully when fasting while the baseline diet is ketogenic? (Starting the fast already in ketosis) Everyone says 24 hours, but is there scientific basis? I am eating a...
they're both 0 cal but have 200 mg sodium each and i like to have at least 500 mg sodium daily. is this okay?? im fasting for health and weight loss would this affect weight loss and would it affect my...
If anyone would like to join me on these days, we can support one another through each phase of the fast. I have fasted this long in the past but not for a while. Posting now so we have a few...
Is it safe to fast when you don’t have a lot of body fat to start? If so, how long would you all recommend? I’ve been reading a lot about fasting for overall health, which I am hoping improves my PCOS...
I'm already doing that. Today I finished my second 24 hours dry fast (I do it every friday to saturday between the lunch meals). At the same time I'm trying to keep my normal 18/6 IF schedule (two meals a...
I try to eat a lot of green vegetables, avoid sugar, no bread, and minimize pasta and meat. I "try" to do this, but inevitably become more lax about my diet as time goes by. This results in...
I would like to reap the health benifits of fasting, but I have a disorder that makes it necessary that I consume one spoon full of fish oil a day. Will the 24 hour fast be enough? I have read...
I have about a dozen fasts under my belt.. my goal was 5 days but I quit at 4.5 days because I made the conscious decision to have lunch with someone I care about rather than "cross the finish line”....
I'm also interested in: \- any disadvantages and/or negative effects people experienced? What hours worked well for you, why etc.
#Share your daily fast story thread! 📃 ⏳ **Length** of fast (*start/end/total*) ❓ **Why are you fasting?** (ex: *weight loss, other health benefits, spiritual/religious reasons*) 📝 **Notes** (*How is it going so far? Any concerns? Insights to share?*)...
Hi! Why do so many people say eating 800 calories a day for 4-6 weeks would cause health issues but some people water fast for a month at a time and it’s not frowned upon? Obviously in this scenario you...
Majorly niche topic, but wondering if anybody considers taking the Eucharist as breaking a fast. At my church we take about a tablespoon of wine and the equivalent of an oyster cracker weekly. I’m not actually concerned about it… I’m...
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I was reading a blurb about one of the heads of Braggs, the apple cider company Patricia Braggs. She claims to fast for 3 days every month. Wondering if that is a healthy thing to do as I have...
I recently discovered fasting and the health benefits related to healing due to the process of autophagy. I would like to hear your stories on what ailments you have healed due to fasting and the fasting time period used to...
So I'm pretty skinny, and I want to fast for the health benefits, but the main the obstacle I immediately see is I'm already thin. I'm afraid fasting will make me underweight or make me lose even more weight. In...
Last year I experimented with Keto and I loved it. I was able to control my hunger and I felt satiated a lot of the time. I was doing this as a means of controling my diabetes. Then I got...
I am 66 kg male I want to do dry fast for better health its all okay when i am awake but after like 34 hours usually when I go to sleep I wake up after 4 or 5 hours...
TLDR: Easier than I expected. pretty similar to a 3 day water fast except for the terrible day 1 headache. Extending to 86-ish hours because it's going well. Refeeding? idk, so much conflicting info out there... Don't feel too bad,...
I want to fast for the health benefits but I'm on the lighter side and I struggle to keep weight on. Does anyone have any tips for fasting while maintaining weight? Lactose and fat intolerant too, which doesn't help.
Fasting is cheaper, more accessible, doesn't require hours upon hours of training. Exercising is great if your goal is to become fit and have a nice looking body, if your goal is to loose weight is a slow (even dull)...
Im on day for of my 6 days water fast. I woke up and felt weak and i have nausea that comes and go. I drank a little water and took my electrolytes, but i still feel weak. I ALMOST...
#INTRODUCTION Hello there! I am a faster, although infrequent, I am *slightly* experienced. My experience may be a little different then yours as I have **anhedonia**. I have done **plenty** of water fasts before and I usually always start them...
I have several health issues and I’m hoping to heal or at least improve some of them via fasting. I’m wondering if I can do it with a series of 2-4 day fasts or if I need to shoot for...
#Share your daily fast story thread! 📃 ⏳ **Length** of fast (*start/end/total*) ❓ **Why are you fasting?** (ex: *weight loss, other health benefits, spiritual/religious reasons*) 📝 **Notes** (*How is it going so far? Any concerns? Insights to share?*)...
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Genuinely curious. I posted about fasting on a sub and everyone skewered me. Suggesting that my experience was unique and fasting is dangerous. I'm curious if anyone has any stories of people dying from fasting. Like...
So I'm on the skinny side but I wanted to water fast for the health benefits. When I told my friend he said don't deprive yourself of calories because you're 18 and your brain is still developing. Is water fasting probably...
I'm not usually hungry in the mornings, but I like having some coffee with heavy cream sometimes. Usually, I stop my fasting clock on Zero when I have the coffee with cream. Recently, I read this article from them about [whether...
I'm interested in fasting and especially a 24h one. Not just one but take one day here and there when I feel the need. I already did "fasting" without willing it because I suffer of schizotypal disorder (under control and...
I know it's a very basic question and I apologize if it has been asked before. I used the search option and read through a few interesting threads, but none of them answered exactly what I would like to know....
I mentioned going on a 7 day water fast to my wife and she is very opposed because I wouldn't be having dinner with the family. I've explained the numerous health benefits but she still sees it as a bad...
#Share your daily fast story thread! 📃 ⏳ **Length** of fast (*start/end/total*) ❓ **Why are you fasting?** (ex: *weight loss, other health benefits, spiritual/religious reasons*) 📝 **Notes** (*How is it going so far? Any concerns? Insights to share?*)...
This post is for those of you that believe fasting is the cure for mental ailments such as anxiety and depression. If my anxiety improves significantly around day 4/5, it goes away intermittently around day 8/9, how long do you...
If I where to cook my own ground beef, and add it to a tortilla I bought at the store, and sprinkled on some cheese. How would it be any healthier than a taco at taco bell for example. Or...
First time fasting and im at 70th hour right now, i aimed at 72 hours but im a bit indecisive about when should i stop so that i can get more health benefits. I don't have any weight issues but...
I was wondering whether there are any athletes among us that fast during training seasons? I want to fast for the health benefits and mental clarity but don’t want to drop weight especially when I’m burning upwards of 5000 calories...
Follow-up to my last post. I'm a little over halfway there (53%) and so far so good. I'm fasting for weight loss and all the health benefits. My longest fast before this was 6 days, so today's a big day for...
I normally do fasts (intermittent and also longer ones very seldomly) I wanted to do a longer fast for mental health reasons and to reset myself for some goals I have coming up. However I do take medication(it’s vyvanse) for add every...
So far I’ve heard only overwhelmingly positive things about IF. What are the downsides? These 3+ day fasts seem especially dangerous. Vitamin deficiency, malnutrition, hair loss, poor skin health, etc. are all common when we don’t get enough nutrition. How does...