I had a right shoulder pain that never left in months? Tips?
I think according to Valter Longo that prolonged fasting wipes out your immune cells that then repopulate with new, fresh ones upon refeeding. I have also heard that prolonged fasting can help with autoimmune diseases, where your immune cells attack...
Hello all. I have a problem. I want to lose weight and I can’t because of hunger migraines when I’m fasting. One time I tried to continue fasting with the migraine and I almost passed out. That was a 3day...
I have been into IF for a long time now. Due to certain reasons, I did not fast the whole of 2021. I’m slowly easing into it and have been doing 16:8. But I’m wondering about the impact of IF...
Hi. Is it okay if I eat only one avocado a day ? I want to continue my water fasting but doctor told me that I need to take my medicine with 20g fat. Did you guys have any recommendations...
I’m doing intermittent fasting. I am not familiar with fasting-mimicking diets. I would love to hear about it, what does a fasting-mimicking diet even look like? How does it compare to IF? Which one is recommended and why?
I'm fasting for longevity purposes. I was seeing that mouse studies on fasting would not be correlated to IF or OMAD which is what I've been doing. They would be closer to a 3-5 day fast. I was further reading...
Hi guys, I'll keep it simple. I have done a few fasts in the last 2 and a half years, I did four of them ranging from 5 days to 10 days, most often a week or eight days. I always used...
Motivated by lecture-FASTING FOR SURVIVUAL by DR Pradip Jamnada, (World Famous Cardiac Surgeon) Starting my water fast to heal IBS daily stomach pain. #1 motivating FACT-No food will make gut use digestion energy to repair Gut damage. #2-...
Edit; found this helpful article on the Zero app https://go.zerofasting.com/s/547yMm96CwisbDQC8 I recently did a 6 day fast with just water/electrolytes and no vitamins because apparently that helps with autophagy. I’m about to do another long fast but this time the only goal...
We know fat cells can be destroyed for metabolic water, but do fat cells contain electrolytes? Would metabolic water carry electrolytes? What vitamins / minerals do fat cells hold?
I know a lot of information suggests rehydrating/ eating appropriately for the same amount of days but Im curious to hear peoples opinions/experience. Alittle general health and height/weight info from anyone willing to share is also appreciated! Thanks...
Hi all! I've been doing LeanGains IF for three years successfully. I keep on seeing people asking about OMAD and I was curious if anybody can actually point me to any definitive scientific backing of this diet or the warrior diet?
Do you eat nothing at all for these extremely long fasts? Just water / black coffee, etc?
I have been doing IF for about a year and have approximately lost about 10kg from initial 75kg (158cm). A month ago I felt a lump on my right breast and got it checked. Never noticed any before. Turns...
Hi everyone! They say that you can not target specific areas of the body to lose fat and also that you are born with a certain body fat distribution, so it is genetically determined and therefore can not be changed. So...
I started a fast, I was going to fast for 2 weeks. I was doing fine, but on day 6 close to 9pm I could not sleep. I was SO HUNGRY. I had been fighting it, but I...
Hi My Fellow Fasters, As the title says. My friends wife was diagnosed with cancer. Has anyone here battled cancer and cured it using extended dry fasts? My friend is hesitant and doesn't necessarily believe in dry fasting. It seems...
I've done prolonged fasts before, with and without doing keto before hand, and definitely recommend doing keto a week before going into a fast. It reduced the nausea for me. Anyway I say this because I'm currently trying...
^^^ Does fasting help with weight loss differently than just calorie restriction and helping you eat in a calorie deficit?
i was working on nutrition homework and started wondering this. are there actually foods that increase your life span? or do these foods just have a lower rate of decreasing life span? i’m a nutrition major in my second year,...
A while ago I \[F36\] was diagnosed with a very rare and very aggressive form of thyroid cancer called Hurthle Cell Carcinoma. I've had two surgeries since, and am waiting for the holidays to blow over so I can get...
[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wCX-Jdiv9F8&t=4145s](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wCX-Jdiv9F8&t=4145s) I was watching a Lewis Holmes interview with Dr. Valter Longo who stated that people that skip breakfast had a greater incidence of cardiovascular and other health related problems (right around the 30 min mark). I found this upsetting as...
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...
This would be a European background (afaik), USA based person, more specifically. In case that matters. Almost 170 pounds = 77 kilos. Height was 5'7" down to 5'4.5". Any information would be interesting.
Okay, so I hear a lot fasting “gurus” always freaking about minor insulin spikes; they mainly bring up that rise in cortisol levels will cause insulin, but does that matter or is it negligible? For example, I vape, but my...
I've been doing this for close to four years now, but the last year I've managed to compress too much calories into my eating habits and have always found excuses to eat a little more. I am actively sabotaging myself...
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...
Has anyone noticed with consistent intermittent fasting or long we fasts, looking and feeling a bit younger with continued consistency? I have and do not know what to make of it
My goal is very simply to lose 100lbs. If my main goal is strictly weight loss do I need 48s/72s or more? Ive done the math and I’m pretty impressed with the results that a simple omad routine with a...
Do you guys know of a book, other than Dr. Fung's, that has something new to add instead of rehashing the same things? I was hoping something from another MD with additional results and insights.
**TLDR is basically the bolded stuff** [My experience with my 1st 21 day fast is here](https://www.reddit.com/r/fasting/comments/8obk7y/post_21_day_fast_followup_refeeding_and_feelings) I had gained a lot of weight since my last fast, I could feel it with my clothing, and I was at the highest point I’d...
Hi all, First time posting, so looking for some advice. I’ve been interested in fasting and have researched it for the past few years, but have never gone longer than 16/8. Recently, I’ve been having some serious stomach issues- waking...
Hey guys, so I want to do a short presentation in school about intermittent fasting and I've gathered enough info about the physiological process in the body but I couldn't come across almost any info regarding how does fasting help...
I'm struggling to find any information regarding fasting and vaccinations. It's been roughly 8 days since I got my booster and I was hoping to do a fast as a method of discovering the cause of a chronic skin condition (Elimination...
Hi, I'm wondering if not eating at all has benefits over eating just a little (600 calories a day). What are the differences in benefits? All advice is appreciated. Thanks
I am stating an extended fast. My goal is 30 days. I’m 45 YOM and have been diagnosed with leukemia. I have responded well to chemo but it is unable to cure the disease. I am...
Tomorrow night I’ll be breaking a 4 day water fast and I really want to indulge in the right foods (last prolonged fast I did a few years back was broken with Wendy’s… delicious but irresponsible, I know). Straight protein? Also...
I’ve been practicing 16/8 if for a few months now but only doing it three times a week. My question is, is this enough for health and longevity? Do I need to be doing it 7 days a week or...
Hi peeps, I see a repeated claim both in the subs wiki sidebar as well as in comments shared in a lot of the posts here that one of the big great benefit from fasting is that autophagy is turned...
I am a 22 yo male. My height is 178cm and I weigh about 70kg. I regularly exercise and I am vegetarian. Now to my question: I am fine with my weight and my body in general but I would like...
I’m doing 16:8/18:6 for weight loss combined with Keto and CICO. I love coffee and have two during my fasting period. I hate black coffee so I take about half a cup of almond milk in each. 1. Is this...
[removed]
This is what the source video here suggests: [https://youtu.be/Sm8BIV5SYsM?t=398](https://youtu.be/Sm8BIV5SYsM?t=398). Here I am suggesting only have snake juice for 72 hours to get one's body into autophagy. He talks about the correlation between increasing autophagy and increasing fasting time at 6:38,...
Has anybody tried Prolon? What are your thoughts about it? Does the science make sense to you? Thanks!