Hello ohjacqui,

exercise while fasting is fine just so long as you have the energy and inclination to do so, without overdoing it: your body will be the best guide here as to what it really needs, whether that need is to rest or sleep or drink and so on.

Headaches are caused by the elimination of toxins into the bloodstream where the more toxic you are the more likely you are to experience them.............

"Headaches are usually due to the withdrawal of tobacco, tea, coffee, drugs and stimulating foods. Headache commonly develops from the first to the third day. By no means all patients present this symptom."

http://www.soilandhealth.org/02/0201hyglibcat/020127shelton.III/020127.ch28.htm


"Headache, dizziness upon arising, spots before the eyes, nausea, vomiting and gnawing, or an "all-gone" sensation in the stomach, are the chief elements of discomfort during the first few days of the fast. These symptoms are largely the result of the withdrawal of coffee, tea, tobacco, condiments and stimulating foods. Fat people and "good livers," suffer most in these respects. As a general rule, it may be set down that the more marked these symptoms are during the early days of the fast, the sooner the fast will accomplish the desired results."

http://www.soilandhealth.org/02/0201hyglibcat/020127shelton.III/020127.ch28.htm



Any advice that headaches are related to the amount of water consumed whilst fasting is erroneous, for the above mentioned reasons.....................

"Both Carrington and Macfadden advocate drinking more water than thirst calls for while fasting. Mr. Carrington advocates drinking water as a means of relieving morbid sensations in the stomach, that may arise during the early part of a fast. Water-drinking for this purpose is the use of water as a palliative and not to serve any need of the body. Water taken in excess of need must be thrown out speedily lest the excess results in harm, and it does not occasion any increase in the elimination of toxins.
This is a mistake that the early Hygienists--Graham, Jennings, Trall, Alcott, etc.--did not make. They frowned upon much water drinking. The fact is that there is neither need for so much water, nor benefit from taking it. Drinking water as a mere matter of routine is not advisable. One may rely upon the instinct of thirst to tell him when he should drink and how much. Drink when thirsty. Do not drink when not thirsty."

http://www.soilandhealth.org/02/0201hyglibcat/020127shelton.III/020127.ch29.htm


Dry fasting is essentially drinking water according to thirst, where for many fasters the demand for water is minimal; but again if we listen to the body, it will create a need thru thirst which also applies even while eating. Many fasters have gone for 3 to 8 days or more without water, with no bodily demand for it and no harm as a result. This is especially the case if the pre-fast diet has been of a high-water-content.

Regards

Chrisb1.

Dry fasting doesn't induce headaches. The body can comfortably go without water for many days with no discomfort at all. I myself have gone seven days with no food or water and had only benefit from the experience not any problems at all. And I concur with the authorities that say it is more effective than Water Fasting absolutely. The body must break down more fat and therefore detox more to get the water it needs to live on. Just like Water Fasting isn't depriving the body of sustenance, dry fasting is not depriving the body of water. It is the same thing really, when you fast you should only drink according to thirst. That is all I do, I'm not thirsty so I don't drink.

Andrew.