Re: Question about Excerising during a Fast

Ok, maybe the dry fasting worked for you... but I wouldn't recommend it to anyone. The body really needs water more than anything else (after oxygen). And even the processes we consider beneficial (even weight loss and "cleansing"), need water. Dry fasting is, in my opinion, dangerous for most people. You can get very dehidrated before you start to feel thirsty. And you can do a lot of damage to your organs and even die from dehidration. While I know several medical doctors who are open-minded enough to accept water-only fasting, I don't know a single one who would recommend dry fasting.

And as the other posted pointed out, we're not alone here:

From: Dr. Doug Graham (DrGraham.vegsource.com)
"I stand as strongly against this EXTREMELY dangerous practice as I do against almost anything I could imagine. I have seen people seriously and permanently damage their health using this practice. I have seen huge numbers of failed attempts, unnecessary suffering, and lots of extremism accumulating around dry fasting. It is as misguided an atttempt at health creation as I could ever imagine.
There are no additional benefits to dry fasting as opposed to fasting with water. The risk of death is high, imo."
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