DesertLili,

Thanks for bringing forward the NH view on vitamin supplements although, to be truthful, there are plenty of Hygienists who have lost faith in the Hygienic principles and are recommending some supplementation. Bernarr Zovluk's take on this is that those with limited faith are just unaware of how to properly practice NH. In the end, it's down to the individual to decide who they will trust.

I can assure Smashbtws that their weakness is not down to vitamin or mineral deficiencies. It will be completely down to the detoxification process and will pass as the bloodstream purifies.

Any attempt to relieve the symptoms of this process will only work by interrupting the process and is a bad idea on several levels. What is the point of fasting if you're going to interfere with it thereby wasting the energy resources being consumed. You'd be better off just eating healthily and detoxing in slow time.

Regards,
NH...

saywhatagain,

I agree with you that vitamins are generally chemical substances that can be harmful to the body. I'm not sure that it's true that heavier people can fast longer than lighter people although heavier people would have greater reserves of fats.

I completely disagree that weakness is a sign for breaking the fast. Other than the return of hunger, indications for breaking the fast tend to be a combination of symptoms in the right context. If weakness indicated breaking the fast, no-one would get past week one.

Regards,
NH...

I agree with you and NH, to not use vitamins during a fast, since there are not naturally extracted, in most cases, in their form sold in store. Although, there are proven benefits for people with certain conditions/deficiencies while not fasting.
In my mind there is difference between weak due to low blood pressure, resulting from electrolyte deficiency (-ies) and weak due to depletion of fat and amino-acids, and lastly weak due to detoxing. In the first case, people have shared on this forum that, pinch of salt makes them feel better and makes them able to continue the fast. If this is the condition to get the benefits, exponentially growing with the duration of the fast, I do not feel like it is a compromise, rather: a gain.
I would also underline that the man-combined/manufactured table salt has nothing to do with Sea Salt . Sea Salt has myriad of macro-, micro- and trace elements and electrolytes, while table salt has limited, artificially made up mixture of substances, that will harm you with regular use. Check the labels on table salt packages: sodium chloride, ferrous sulfate, thiosulfate (!), Aluminum (!!!), Silicium dioxide (as high as 30%) = sand !
... the difference with Sea Salt is pretty much obvious.