Would dry fasting heal a narrowed artery due to injury?   [End]
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Dry fasting has gained popularity as a means to improve health and well-being. The Dry Fasting Club (www.dryfastingclub.com) brings together enthusiasts and newcomers to share knowledge, experiences, and support for this unique lifestyle choice. What is Dry Fasting? Dry fasting involves abstaining from food and water, with soft dry fasting allowing for some water contact (e.g., showering) and hard dry fasting avoiding all water contact. Benefits and Precautions Proponents cite improved mental clarity, increased energy levels, and the promotion of autophagy. However, it is cruci ...
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Preparing for dry fasting is one of the most important things you can do. You are embarking on one of the hardest fasting experiences of your life. It goes without saying that dehydration is something that needs to be taken seriously. No food AND water is harder on the body than simply no food. That’s why hydrating before you start the dry fast is critical. You’ll want to make sure that you top up on your electrolytes. Most people do this by consuming Sodium (NaCl), Baking Soda (NaHCO3) Potassium (K), and Magnesium (Mg) in a 1:2:2:1 ratio. A very common home-made electrolyte drink is calle ...
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Try reading this article from the dry fasting club about electrolytes and dry fasting. https://dryfastingclub.com/dry-fasting-and-electrolytes/   [End]
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IMHO the best way to break a fast is with raw, never heated, never cooled below 7 celsius degrees, grass fed only milk, preferably from sheep or buffalo. 1 cup sipped slowly, mixed with saliva very well, every 2 hours.   [End]
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Hi all! This is my first post on Curezone after avidly reading for years! I have been on multiple short fasts over the last 2 years (the longest being 7 days) and I want to really experience all of the healing that comes along with a 30 day fast. I absolutely love that zen feeling that you get during a fast, where you dont feel like you need anything but what you have in the moment. I’d like to achieve that physiological calmness but I also feel that my face is extremely bloated nowadays, I’m constantly digesting food, and I want to heal my skin to the absolute best it can be (mostly ...
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Hello, I’d like to learn a little more about dry fasting. Can anyone suggest where to start? The most simple way to understand the benefits. I got severely ill a month ago and was throwing up a lot, maybe six or seven times until there was nothing in my stomach. Naturally, without even thinking about dry fasting, I stopped having all food, liquid, and water. I did this for 1.5 days. I then slowly starting having water. I would like to know the following... - Anyone had success with dry fasting and teeth pain/issues? - Does our body kick into stem cell production during dry ...
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Dry Fasting Journey for Vitality, Spiritual Clarity and Weightloss   Hello all, I am a 26 year old female. Tomorrow I turn 27! I apologize in advance for spelling errors as I am trying to get this out as quickly as possible to keep the momentum going. I am Canadian and grew up using Canadian-American keyboards and the one I’m currently uising is Croatian. The apostrophe symbol is replaced with a Ć and the Z and Y buttons are switched.The colon symbol is replaced with Č. There are more differences you will discover as you read this post. My Overall ... [Image Embedded Here]
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Hello, I was wondering does anybody know how much more potent an absolute fast is compared to a soft dry fast. I’ve completed several of the latter, never going beyond 3-4 days but I’ve always showered and brushed my teeth. There are times I’ve even found myself prolonging the showers unintentionally, for up to twenty minutes at a time. Does completely eliminating all contact with water bolster autophagy and if so, to what degree? I’ve also read that fasting in general has limited effect on thyroid function which is primarily the reason for my doing it in the first place. Is that true? ...
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Hi Mighty, How was your Cascade combined dry/water fast going. How many days were you going? Are you still doing those Cascade fasts? Had several prolonged water fasts and juice fasts before discovering dry fasting. I’m still figuring out how to make it more bearable as I dry fast and thinking about a 24 hours dry fasting cycle followed by a cup or two of water each time to make dry fasting more accessible for myself. I’m just scared that this method would slow down the beneficial effects from dry fasting too much down to the pace of a water fast especially in respect o ...
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Hi, no, no and no idea I’m afraid I used google translate to translate it, apparently there was a translation before I did it but I couldn’t find it Filonov only speaks Russian, so no English and I’ve never contacted him, there was a woman on here (Milena) who fasted at his retreat though no idea if his retreat is still going   [End]
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The Google translation is difficult. Do you know of any efforts to produce an actual human translation. Also, have you been in contact with Dr. Filonov? What is his ”situation” today?   [End]
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PEACE everyone particularily ”Fasting Anne” as thats the name eye can remember in the thread Yes...when eye water fast eye crave heat and dry fast eye crave cold For instance, last night started the 7th day of my dry fast...of course eye can’t sleep more than an hour if that...time is moving slow as a sloth playing pictionary...feeling quite insane if you will...around midnight eye take a bike ride in 20-30 degree temp...get back to the house and end up laying in the grass doing yoga and pushups...then eye went up stairs, took my socks off, threw on sum Sade and propped my feet out o ...
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The body produces about 1 liter of its own new water each day on a dry fast. I am just going to offer my opinion here which is that i would think that very light colored urine on a dry fast is not a bad sign at all and i would be much more concerned if it was very dark. Kind regards :).   [End]
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This is my fourth day on my dry fast. I recently just started having clear urine come out as opposed to having a light yellowish kind which has been typical of the last 3 days. Is this a sign to end the fast? If I haven’t been hydrating, why is my urine now clear. Thoughts, suggestions, and kind words are of high welcome. Thanks Family. -Amr T   [End]
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I’ve done two dry fasts of 2 days; am currently into 20 hours of a 3-day projected dry fast. I do it mainly so as to sustain my long-term water fast goals: that is, completion, or a ”finished fast”, because I don’t feel nausea while on dry fast. Question: Isn’t it suspicious that not a shred of evidence can be found in support of Filonov’s - highly tendentious - claims, in English, by a SCIENTIST (this term excludes everybody on this site)? Just a tad suspicious? Could someone make my day and prove me wrong? Remember: scientist! armed with proof, evidence, facts; and not the ...
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Very well spoken. I agree that this would be nice and i hope you find what you are looking for.   [End]
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eggcream, congrats! how many mangoes did you eat on breaking the fast, and in what time frame? i ask, because: 1. I’m considering doing a 3-5 day dry fast; and 2. I’m TERRIBLE at controlling the breaking of a fast: eat way too much, too quick well done on your fast, Tex   [End]
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Well done! Tell me: 1. Did you feel nausea at any stage? 2. How much activity have you been doing? 3. for instance, have you done any jogging, pace-walking or other forms of aerobic (sweat) work-out) 4. did you find yourself spending a lot of time resting in bed?; and finally 5. have you lost much weight? Greatly appreciate answers to these questions, and anything else you think might help a prospective first-time Dry Faster, Tex   [End]
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Can someone point me to a READABLE translation of Filonov? The ones I have just looked at do NOT - not by any stretch of the imagination in the most charitable interpretation - fit that description. thx, Tex   [End]
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Okay, thank you! I’m continuing on with the dry fast I’m am just trying to prepare for some type of exit once I’m ready. My mouth is still moist but I miss water. I’m trying to last up to 14 days, minimum 11. I suspect parasites and I’m trying my best to rid myself of them and PCOS. During my long water fast I passed several extremely large parasites and I am wondering if I have more inside. I am a bit concerned about the fact that I have not had any bowel movements.   [End]
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Whatever transition you make, make it as slow as possible, slowly chewing water inside your mouth for several min before swallowing, and never drink too much the first day. Yes, it is safe to transition from dry to water fasting. But, very small amount of water at any given time, not to overload your stomach. Any symptoms that may appear, may be due to the content of your large intestine. WS   [End]
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Is there anyone on the forum experienced in longer dry fasts? I’m on day 7 of a dry fast and I’m seeking support and answers... Is it wise to transition from dry fast to water fast or should dry fast be broken with food and water?   [End]
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Wouldn’t see a reason why you couldn’t go for a swim.   [End]
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Heyhey, quick question to experienced dry fastest. I’m coming up to the 11 day mark. When the second crisis has passed and all is calm I’m so keen to go swimming in a beautiful cold natural pool up in the mountains, it’s been signing to me. Can I have a nice long swim the day I break my fast? I assume my body will just take what it wants and that’s that? I’ll have broken the fast early am, and swim pm if its not advisable. Cheers G   [End]
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Did you have the ability to rest or were you exposed to stress? If you were resting, intense hunger on day four seems unusual. Did you check whether you entered ketosis?   [End]
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I realize this is old but you provide public links to an invite only blog. If you still have your personal story with dry fasting posted I would love to read of your experiences. Thank you!!   [End]
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I decided to end it due to intense hunger on day 4. My goal is still to complete an 11 day dry fast one day and ill post here again when i do complete it with the results. It just wont be now. My will is too weak right now and i gave in too easy. I have plenty of time anyway. I shouldn’t rush such things.   [End]
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Day 3 is here and i’ve woke up feeling a little bit weaker. The upset stomach is completely gone however so i don’t think i caught anything or my body fought it off very quickly. I got a pretty good sleep except feeling a little bit thirsty when i went to sleep last night. I woke up and the thirst is completely gone now so i’m pretty sure my body has fully switched over to ketosis and is now making its own water. I’d say things are going very smoothly and if things keep going like this i will definitely reach the goal. My tongue has now turned fairly white which means my bod ...
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Day 2 is here and i feel great except maybe just a little bit of an upset stomach last night. I think i’ve caught something my family has too and they are very sick. I only have a mild upset stomach though so i’ll just have to see how it goes and ill stop the fast if i have to. I don’t think i will though, its very mild and i was still able to get a very good rest and it’s pretty much completely gone when i woke up. I actually think the reason my system is handling it so well is due to the fast. So anyway, ill be back tomorrow with another update. Still feeling very strong.
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I’m gonna post daily by replying to this thread. So see you tomorrow.   [End]
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Hey guys, my names Corey and i’m 18, new to this forum and need somewhere to post everyday on progress on my dry fast. I’m obsessed with my health and reaching my greatest potential genetically and spiritually and a few months ago i found water fasting and did an 11 day water fast and got great results. Then i did some more digging a little while later and found out dry fasting was even more effective then water so i then proceeded to do a 4 day dry fast again with great results. But the fasts i completed weren’t deep enough to heal the ailments i was looking to rid myself of, ...
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’True hunger’ as the natural hygienists have it is supposed to return after fasting 40 days or something, when your fat reserves are completely depleted and you look like a skeleton with paper-thin skin. Nobody recommends that anymore, especially not outside a clinical setting. If you, however, mean that your body is genuinely asking for nourishment rather than your palate asking for enjoyment, you could have that simply by eating a slightly calorie-reduced whole-foods diet (as I explained in my other comment) and working out vigorously. Keep it that way be eating (somewhat) mindfully. ...
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During dry fasting I don’t have stools, but it all comes out afterward. As for during water fasting, why not try psyllium husks / powder? I think that would be healthier than epsom salts. You can take them in combination with epsom salts if it really won’t come out though. In any case if you do that, be sure to take in enough water. I have this fear that taking psyllium around a dry fast, the body would absorb all the water resulting in intestinal blockage... NOT good. As for constipation in general, exclusively whole-food plant-based diet centered on grains, legumes, potatoes, yam ...
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Is this true thirst ? In about 40 hrs of dry fasting, I had a persistent headache, on going dizziness, light nausea, lethargy, fogginess, and sleepiness. I thought I might be getting dehydrated and had a few oz of water. This after a day of water fast followed by 40 hr of dry fast. This is my third dry fast that didn’t get past the 2 day mark. I have water fasted all the way into the 20 day mark recently. I plan on keeping this as a water fast and keeping it going a few more days atleast, till true hunger returns. Thanks. Srinath.   [End]
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The dry part is just 2 days. The water fast is longer, as much as 10-20 days after the dry part. I started this one with a 1 day water and am now in day 2 of dry and likely will see about doing dry for 5 days then transition back to water. That water part I may need Epsom etc. I have some mild constipation when fasting, even water fasts have me constipated. So I tend to want a way to eliminate it. Thanks. Srinath.   [End]
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Well, two days isn’t really that much. Why do you do all this stuff? Epsom salts, vitamins, what’s the point to all this?   [End]
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I did a 2 day dry 2 weeks ago, broke it about the same way, then this week I did a 2, then 1 day of water and 1 day back to dry, then I had a green salad with home made buttermilk dressing. rather, yogurt, lemon juice and spices blended up. I am likely to do a similar one through tonight, then switch to high protein/fat and low carb a few days then dry fast again. Anyway I am learning more and more about myself and about fasting. I may try Epsom bath when my dry fast turns to water fast instead of eating vitamins. Thanks. Srinath.   [End]
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Thanks for sharing your experience. That’s pretty reckless stuff. But so was my dry fast IMO... Definitely don’t try that after a dry fast. Especially not without hydrating proprely beforehand. Without hydration your body really isn’t prepared to take food, at least to my knowledge and personal experience.   [End]
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AFAIK the forum is down. It’s just available for reading. As for your question, I have no idea.   [End]
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I have broken multi day water fasts with huge high protein and high fat meals on more than one occasion. In fact the list has the scariest foods known to anyone in the dieting world. 2 day fast broken with cici’s pizza buffet with 3 X crustless pizza. In fact I have broken several of the multi dayers with their crustless. I broke a 9 dayer with Chinese buffet, and a 20 dayer with my office Christmas party with lots of turkey. I broke another 8 dayer with Golden corral and another 9 dayer with my own home cooked turkey on thanksgiving night. There may be advantages to the gentle variety ...
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That forum I joined a few months ago and I have to find my id/password. I will do so. Anyway I am wondering more along the lines of - I have no indications of detoxing. No smell, no tounge coating and nothing except a little yellow pee. Possibly cos I have water fasted down a lot and have eaten nicer and cleaner since then. So could I suddenly have a big reaction and turn dangerous. Thanks. Srinath.   [End]
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You should read through the ’dry fasting’ forum on fastingconnection.com and then read the ’questions for the fasting doc’ section also and decide what you want to do. It’s a lot to read, but it’s better to spend the time than be sorry later. There is no such thing as ’true thirst’ afaik, but there is dehydration, which can be dangerous. From what I have read (!) up to three days are considered safe when staying out of the sun and avoiding hard physical activity. Everyone says that you should build up slowly. It’s important that you are prepared and have the right mindset. If you pan ...
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For what it’s worth, when I tasted my perspiration when in the sauna while water (!) fasting, it tasted just like plain water. Not a hint of salty taste.   [End]
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I really need to know what thirst feels like. I have only been dry for the last 4 hrs now, after breaking a 50hr dry fast rather badly with salted tea and baking soda last night, and I had that again later last night, then 1 more this morning, then 2 with salt and acv. But the last hr I’ve felt lethargic and depressed. I slept for a bit and didn’t help, still sluggish and mild headache. Is this true thirst ? What does true thirst feel like ? I see 100’s of videos about the merits of dry fasting but not a single one explains when to break the dry fast. Could someone please exp ...
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Interesting. Makes things more confusing now though, does dry fasting cause your sodium levels to rise? I would have thought a rehydration drink would still be safe as it contains more water than sodium, but maybe we are ok to just drink water and maybe that is better. Gives us something to investigate further http://www.msdmanuals.com/home/hormonal-and-metabolic-disorders/electrolyte-balance/hypernatremia-high-level-of-sodium-in-the-blood   [End]
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Its a 6yr old thread, but the one that’s closest to my predicament. I have dry fasted for 48 hrs ending it last night with salt and baking soda in green tea. I had 2 cups of it 2 hrs apart and all my food cravings and feeling of misery etc went away. Since then I accidentally drank water and I intentionally drank more tea with salt and baking soda, and another with salt and Apple cider vinegar and now just plain green tea all in an effort to push back the weird headache that’s creeping from the back of my head on the right side above the ear to the front. I rarely get a headache, and I ca ...
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What does true thirst feel like ? I had a cup of hot green/black tea with salt and baking soda. Then 2 hrs later I had a cup of cold green tea with salt and lemon. That salt and all lemon and baking soda have now given me a new sense of empowerment to pull another 48 hrs or more of dry fast. I know its now back to 0hr dry fast, but atleast I managed to not eat. Ok so now, what does real thirst feel like ???? I’m certain I’ve never felt it. I would like to know so I don’t panic, cos I think its something weird like blurry vision or irregular heart beat or a migraine type headache. ...
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40+ hrs into a dry fast, and my last meal was @ a pizza buffet. Crustless pizza with all the meats and onions, mushrooms, green olives, jalapeno’s, banana peppers and extra extra extra cheese. Followed by a apple cinnamon pie topping. I actually feel very very good, normal, like I ate a light fresh veggie meal 2 hrs ago. And I have felt this way almost the entire 40 hrs. Ok 36 hrs, cos 4-5 hrs after that buffet I felt like a stuffed pig. I am dry fasting till I feel real thirst, and I’m water fasting after that till I feel real hunger. Could be that I have fasted a lot of the toxins out ...
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”Severely dehydrated persons, such as people rescued from ocean or desert survival situations, usually have very high blood sodium concentrations. These must be very carefully and slowly returned to normal, since too-rapid correction of hypernatremia may result in brain damage from cellular swelling, as water moves suddenly into cells with high osmolar content.” https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sodium_in_biology Sadly without a source! If true, it could explain why the Russian dry fasting doctors advise against taking any salt when breaking a dry fast.   [End]
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Do you also not walk when dry fasting? Fresh air and walking feels so good to me when I do that.   [End]
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This is working for you, great. I call this intermittent fasting. You are eating within five hour window and 19 hour fasting. Eating raw foods will also detox you. Good work.   [End]
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My ’modified dry fast experiment’; I decided to experiment with a longer term dry fast to find out 2 things: 1. When I went on ’the pill’ 13 years ago, I almost immediately gained 4” on my waist. Those inches are stored toxins. I would like to get down to 28” like I was before. A dry fast gives the body time to open up those cells. Over all this time detoxing, my mineral stores are going up. Without minerals, the body can’t neutralize toxins stored inside. Often, the body just won’t allow them to open. Hence, I still haven’t lost them. It took 3 weeks of not taking my mine ...
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Excellent post. When I was toxic I had hard time dry fasting. Now after many years of cleansing and eating right dry fasting seems so easy. I try to dry fast on the weekends when I know I have no social events and relatively no movement. Rest in every way helps a lot dry fast. My last week’s one day fast helped me a great deal, lost 5 lbs in one day and made me crave less for food. Thank you for a lengthy and informative post. Archus   [End]
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I am starting a prolonged dry/wet fast. Wondering if anyone has started one too so we could support each other. I wanted to do a 4 day continual dry fast but I went out in the sun and got very dehydrated so I started to drink again. But I am going to alternate since I know from my last 21 one fast that water drained my kidney and I felt sick the whole time. Dry fasting is so much better (if you keep out of the sun) and easier. Well that is the way animals do it any way.   [End]
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Most people have heard of or even tried fasting without food. This has it’s benefits because it gives the body extra energy to heal and house clean. This energy would have been used on digestion. Water fasting (no food) is 10x slower in detoxing than dry fasting. But we can’t get to dry fasting until we have cleaned up our diet and we’ve been detoxing for a while. The more congested your colon is, and the more animal products and grains you’re eating, you need much more water. I knew I was ready to start dry fasting when I was no longer thirsty. That means my salt, MSG, suga ...
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Seems like this problem is not unheard of: ”In very rare cases, the first sips of water might cause nausea. Then, every sip of water should be kept in the mouth, mixing it with saliva and then swallowing in about 20 - 30 seconds.” http://www.fastingconnection.com/index.php/articles-on-fasting/225-categories-of-fasting/all-about-dry-fasting/2827-cascade-dry-fasting (just for reference, I don’t recommend breaking the fast according to this article) Personally I’ve had the problem of discomfort in part of the throat when drinking after a dry fast, but it went away quickly. Can’ ...
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http://curezone.com/upload/Quotes/battle.jpg Dear all, I have browsed through a number of threads in the dry and water fasting forum regarding refeeding after a dry fast. I wanted to personally share my experience of my current dry fast and humbly ask for recommendations for the proper refeeding procedure. I’m on my day 4 of fasting, with the first 3 days being absolute dry fast. During the third day, I developed those rashes on my back and chest that appeared usually on the forth day of my previous water fasts. So after the third day I took a bath with some herbs which might hel ...
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Recently I’ve been reading through the fastingconnection forum threads, specifically the Posts for The Fast Doctor section. There is a lot of information. Since Dr. Kruger has lots of experience and is an MD, I think that he is somewhat trustworthy, though obviously he is one person and as a natural hygienist has certain prejudices... That aside, what he has to say on breaking a *water* fast: - You should break it with whole fruit (juicing is not necessary) in small amounts and increase slowly. - Eating protein before the body’s want for energy is satisfied will lead to conversion o ...
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I heard that the raw food diet helps you build new skin. Also, after you are on it for awhile, you need less water because you are taking in little acidic foods, salt and sugar. So after a few weeks on raw, I started dry fasting. You can’t do it on a regular diet because you need so much water. Dry fasting means that after 3pm, I don’t eat anymore food or drink. Once in a while, if I am thirsty, I will drink. I’ve found some days the thirst is there and sometimes not. When the body has less water, it uses up old scar tissue. At this point, I don’t know if eating raw would have done i ...
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thanks for your update. I thought I read on the water fasting forum once that breaking a fast with protein can kill you but I’d have to spend ages looking for it now probably!   [End]
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How did it go? Do you follow Dr.Morse ? I am trying to get rid of my acne, currently on a dry fast right now when I came across this post, 27 hours in so far, going for 36-40 hours, which will be my longest dry fast so I am still a beginner. I am hoping to start a 30-40 day mono diet on grapes, with intermittent dry fasting, which I hope will help my skin.   [End]
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Very fine post Hans, nice thoughts : ).   [End]
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Realizing that I’m replying to a very old message... A coffee enema would not seem like a good idea after a longish fast either. Do you really want to put coffee in your intestines at this point? They might be in whatever weakened repair state. Also, are you sure you want gall in your intestines, for the same reason? I’m suspicious about coffee enemas in any case, not in the least because I think provoking bile flow into your intestines without any food being there could be irritating, but after a fast it seems especially unwise.   [End]
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If you gain weight from re-hydrating, that is a good sign. It means your body is assimilating the water you put in. On the other hand, frequent and / or high-volume urination would be a bad sign, a sign you’re taking in too much water and / or the electrolyte profile of your water / re-hydration solution is not the right one.   [End]
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Hi all, recently I’ve done a 10 3/4 days dry fast, and am about to finish another 5 day dry fast which I started 11 days after ending the first one. I’ve taken notes during my 11 day fast, and maybe I’ll publish them at some point, but for now I just want to share what I’ve gotten out of the dry fast so far. Aside from previous fasting experience, I prepared myself by reading through all the threads of the dry fast sub-forum on fastingconnection.com as well as an article on zerocarbzen.com So now to what I’ve learned: - Dry fasting (even water fasting) can kill you. Treat it wi ...
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Great to know. Thank you for sharing your experience. I was asked about this a few times, but since I am a man I did not have any experience with this. Archus   [End]
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So according to this info, Filonov does not recommend breaking with protein (just kefir, which I think is meant for the probiotic effect) but he wants no sodium for breaking the fast.   [End]
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Here’s something I found (posted by fastician:) Day 1. You break your fast with a glass of water which you drink for 10 -15 minutes, mixing sips with saliva and swallowing. Then you can take a cool shower followed by a warm bath during which you can drink another glass of water. Next you make a ”compot” by boiling dry prunes and dry appricots without sugar, then drinking the liquid. You can drink that all day. Then 2 hours later you can have a glass of kefir (www.lifeway.net/). Then 4 hours later home made veggie soup but without salt. In the evening you can have some herbal ...
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Ten days... Never thought I’d make it that far. Couldn’t have done it if it weren’t for the cool weather and the snow I guess.   [End]
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glad I was of some help how long are you dry fasting for? I don’t understand a lot of the things dr filonov says, but I have massive respect for the contribution the russians have made to our understanding of dry fasting.   [End]
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Well I hope that’s not the reason for the years of quiet on here...! Yes I’ve read that and taken note of the composition of the WHO solution, as that makes more sense to me than to go with pure sodium (which doesn’t mean that NaCl doesn’t work, it just seems that in case of low K it would make things worse)... Am a bit scared of the KCl though, as I’ve had bad experiences with that one (caused digestive distress.) So... what I’m doing now is I mix some salt with grape juice, water, and some kvass-like lacto-fermented drink (which contains no alcohol.) That seems to work quite well. ...
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You don’t need to ask a dry fasting forum how to refeed after a fast, you can just google ”how to treat dehydration”. the webmd link used to mention potassium but has been modified. the rehydrate.org link does mention potassium. a proper rehydration solution should contain the exact balance of sugar, salt and potassium, as an incorrect mixture can be fatal and that has been proved in 3rd world countries I think. it seems almost every dry fasting newby quotes the russians and takes for gospel what they say, the most common one is the ”cells turn into mini furnaces and burn up the ...
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Well, that’s the same again, and doesn’t fit in with the links you posted in your previous comments, i.e. the one saying too much glucose isn’t good, and the other one mentioning hypokalemia among the most common electrolyte imbalances. So I’m taking sugar and salt to not get too much glucose and to get up that potassium? That’s very confusing. As long as you’re not making sense I’d rather stick to the advice of people who have experience with dry fasting on a larger scale.   [End]
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One more thing: This link you posted says hypokalemia is among the most common fatal electrolyte imbalances: https://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/11j03x/til_some_holocaust_survivors_died_within_their/c6n4cng/ While the home-made rehydration liquid mentioned in another link you posted contains sodium as the only electrolyte.. that seems very much like a contradiction (and the Russians say no sodium prior and after the fast) http://rehydrate.org/solutions/homemade.htm#recipe   [End]
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Thanks a lot! Well, during the fast I passed urine regularly but in really small amounts, from day one, and now after 5l of water over two days there’s still not much coming out (compared to normally.) Does that mean my body is trying to spare electrolytes? By milk, you mean cow’s milk or any other milk of animal origin, I suppose? In light of your comments and links, the refeeding as suggested in my first comment does seem to make sense, as those foods are very low to zero in sugar and do contain the minerals you suggest. I am indeed feeling a bit off. So I might change my strate ...
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read my previous posts http://www.curezone.org/forums/fm.asp?i=2102732#i   [End]
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Drinking pure water after a dry fast seems standard procedure, also people on a water fast drink pure water, right? What would you suggest though?   [End]
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you need to replace electrolytes, pure water won’t do that.   [End]
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Hello all, being aware on how fasts are normally supposed to be broken, I chanced upon an article which gives the following instructions for breaking a dry fast: The first two days after the Dry Fast must include drinking of pure water, EATING MAINLY FRESH PROEIN-RICH FOODS OF ANIMAL ORIGIN: fatty yogurt, cottage cheese, sour cream, cheese, fish and chicken broth, boiled fish, chicken, eggs, etc. http://www.fastingconnection.com/index.php/articles-on-fasting/225-categories-of-fasting/all-about-dry-fasting/2827-cascade-dry-fasting Does anyone on here have experience with breakin ...
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I’m on day 10 of my soft dry fast, and I just started my period. Right on time. Truthfully, I was rather hoping I wouldn’t, but this proves to me that the fast is working, since I’m notoriously irregular the rest of the time.   [End]
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I wonder if you are still raw. I have been raw for many years as have many many other people. There is no reason to add meat to your diet for digestion. This doesn’t even make sense. I hope you are feeling great.   [End]
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This is Day 2 of my Dry Fast. Unsure how long i will go; but will try for 10 days as I need a miracle from God. I am Fasting for Religious reasons and physical too. I wish I could be alone by myself during my Dry Fast, but life is in the way. I will switch to Water Fasting when I can no longer continue on the Dry Fast; for total Fasting of 40 days and nights. I started my Dry Fast on Monday 8/29/2016 Wish me luck!   [End]
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DAY ONE (12 hours in) - Started my Dry Fast at ~1 am on Tuesday and it’s now ~1 pm Wednesday. I am feeling good. I have dabbled a bit with water fasting and intermittent dry/water fasting before with very limited results - as I was never able to really commit to it for more than two days. My goals: 1. Complete a Soft Dry Fast for at least 5 days (but ideally 10 days) successfully. This means I will still brush my teeth, shower and practice normal hygiene during the Fast. 2. Lose 20 pounds of excess weight. My starting weight is 158 pounds (height: 5’5”). 3. Break free of food (espe ...
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IMO dry fasting is easier than water fasts because you shut off your desire from all food and drink, focusing on rest. I dry fast every second day and have for 99% of the past 6 years - except when I travel or fall ill. I feel more ill on water fasts. The longest I have dry fasted is around 7 days. I was pretty weak and in bed. but I was actually unwell at the time. 4-5 days dry fasting is ok... but expect gnarly breath... yes bicarb helps you urine not coming out like battery acid. I am currently on the first day of a 12 day limited pineapple fast and want to go into a 21 day wa ...
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Anyone want to support each other in a dry fast? I’ve done 30 day water fast before. And dry fast for 18/20 Hours a day. I’d like to aim for 2 day’s Also. How do you prepare. Do you need to drink baking soda before and after fast,? ” ” I’l post here how I’m doing. I’m starting next week.   [End]
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I can be the same with the re-feeding. I do best when I stick to two meals a day, preferably within a 4-8 hour period. I really don’t need the third (I skip dinner.. haha, well I try) I also try not to eat for at least a few hours after waking. The longer the better. It eliminates that insulin attachment to food. Really, what’s a bowl of cereal do except prime you for eating all the calories.. then you have to spread them out supposedly over 12 plus hours. I don’t restrict calories at all, I want to all the calories I need for the day, just minimise the time. Aside from that, i do what ...
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I had a similar experience.. a flare up of a minor thing and it wouldn’t go away till I fasted again. Other times it went away when I ate but that time my body must have been going a little 9harder :)   [End]
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You’ve got diabetes by the sounds of it. I pee a lot. Like, heaps. Over sensitive bladder and I can work on it by holding on longer, drinking better quality water (weird but true) etc, but not every few minutes. Maybe 20min sometimes. If you have any insulin production at all, working on it by doing regular (weekly or fortnightly fasts) and doing High Intensity Interval Training and heavg weights will yield results. The fasting much more so than anything else though. The healing I’ve gotten from fasting has occurred on short fasts, but the 3 day plus ones are the go. And the fasting ...
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Hi Esmée, I would love to read your blogs. But when I search for the links, I click on it, it opens and I get a message tht I m not ivited. Can you invite me to read your blogs? Do I give you my email address? Kind Regards   [End]
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Hi Fastician, Is that your screen name? :) I have read many times on this forum and a Facebook dry fasting page and other forums that 5 days dry fasting would bring efficient change in body and mind. 9 to 11 days is max. And it should be supervised. I have dry fasted my whole life with Ramadan. 30 days hour before sunrise till sunset. I have done first 45 hours dry fasting this Ramadan with a few sips of water at sunset and hour before sunrise. I lOst 2 kg and it seems I am not craving like I used to my whole life and also signs that would tell me that periods are coming seem to h ...
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I've been unemployed for a while, which provided the perfect opportunity to experiment with dry fasting. Every once in a while a job interview gets in between and I have to break it (rather irresponsibly). But my current one has been going for 7 days now, today makes 8. My heart rate hovers between 50 and 60, even when I'm active, and my blood pressure is 105-110 over 60, so understandably getting up from bed or seated takes a few minutes. And I walk (or should I say shuffle) like an 80 year old. If I move around for about 20 minutes, I'm able to walk normally again though. I ...
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Well said Beatty57. I do want to add that toxic environment and toxic thoughts are also contributory to ill health.   [End]
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If that is ture liposomal vitamin c and introvenus vit c I was on would have made me super human. It didn’t in case your wondering. Did improve my health though. It more to do with acid and alkaline. Eat a acidic diet and you will die young. Eat a all fruit alkaline diet and you will live long and healthy.   [End]
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Hey folks, whether you believe in God and Jesus or not, seek Him, especially while fasting the truth becomes clearer. God bless you all.   [End]
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Vitamin/mineral deficiency? Any fasting I do is incidental. When a body is sufficiently nourished, that hungry feeling seldom accrues. I eat fruits/veggies first, to enter the small intestines, first. to start digestion. Protean, takes up to six hours to digest. Piling fruits/veggies on top protean causes fermentation, rot, ’gas’. The crippling effects to the immune system by toxic refined sugars, white bread, white rice, pasta, limit starchy foods, vegetable oils, junk foods, chemicals in processed foods, all soft drinks, GMO, soy, soy milk, corn, microwave, d ...
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Anyone have comprehensive info about what all symptoms fasting is good for. I have multiple health issues so am just doing small fasts, like 16,17 hours, stuff like that. I did that yesterday, ate lunch n dinner afterwards. I woke up this morning feeling like my food was all the way at the top of my stomach unconfortably, doing anothrr fast but also going to make sure I get needed calories afterwards. Not binging afterwards but just eating higher calorie foods (I’m vegan for over 4 yrs n have been severely ill for over 10, it has helped tremendously.)   [End]
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did a google search for "curezone dry fast" tonight and found an interesting thread where this forum is mentioned : http://www.longecity.org/forum/topic/76087-dry-fasting-a-reasonable-extrapolation/ it's good to see dry fasting being more widely discussed.   also on a more negative note :   [End]
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Hey Gosslin :), You are an interesting fellow and i appreciate your open minded thinking and spirit of exploration :). i wrote a post about dry fasting about 4 years ago that includes quotes by and links to a couple of different dry fasting experts. Hopefully there will be some information that you find interesting. http://www.curezone.org/forums/fm.asp?i=1913992#i   [End]
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Intermittent Dry fasting during water fast : continued. I would be interested in any perspectives of theory and actual experience. I have completed up to 30 days in water fasting and have fasted almost annually from the age of 19 to now 41. Over my last 20 day water only fast last spring I began to study dry fasting. I had amazing success the last 10 days - probably 3 times more than my first ten in fat loss and detoxification. I am entering into another cycle this time and appreciate feedback. I have spent many days over the last year doing 18-24 hour dry fasting coupled wit ...
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To prevent the kidney stones you can bookend your dry fast with sodiun bicarbonarte water. Strong medicine for the kidneys.   [End]
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Hi Lauray, i replied to you in pm :).   [End]
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Hi, Mighty!! I used to be Lauray, but ... admin deleted me... Anyway, I hope you see this. I am finally getting back to a diet from which I can fast again. I would love to get in touch here and go through some kind of a fast. Let me know if you see this message, if you like. Best regards.   [End]
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I have found that for me, (for ME), exceeding 5.2 days dry has been virtually impossible thus far due to extreme thirst asserting itself in abundant measure :). Others have had the good fortune of being plenty comfortable at this stage and able to go quite a bit longer.   [End]
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Doing a 40 day water fast, my plan was to do a 1-3 days dry here and there then go back onto water. What I’ve found is that, that is virtually impossible. Especially once you get deep into the fast. Your mouth is so dry and dehydrated that dry fasting becomes virtually impossible. Therefore, I only see this possible during a shorter water fast. Or simple doing a short dry fast.   [End]
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Hi, are you saying you ended up in the emergency room after a 3day fast/1day refeed/ 3day fast ? I would recommend going to the first post in this forum and reading all the threads until you get back to this one. You will probably learn a lot. Personally I think there are better ways to loose fat long term, weight lifting. It is nice that you already dry fasted before finding this forum, what year did you do your first dry fast?   [End]
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Hello everyone, I started a 30 day combination fast last January 4, 2016..Im on my 4th day now of soft dry fasting. Its suppose to be a 14 day dry fast but I suddenly got a training so Im cutting it off into a 5.5day dry fast and continue the water fast to complete the 30 day goal.. I dont consider myself a newbie to fasting since I already tried 6day fast before. After I got my Nursing licence I started a 3day dry fast one day eating and 3day fast again but I always landed at the Er..I then realize I was not breaking the fast good. I Don’t have any knowledge about fasting but I le ...
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To add to the above, I just noticed something again this morning. I have patches missing of underarm hair. During this 4 month time, about 2 months ago, it was growing regularly even though I’d been losing A LOT of hair on my scalp. I know this because, I had it waxed off. It’s grown back, except on the left underarm their is a bald patch, directly in the middle, I’d say I have about 40% hair left on that underarm. The right underarm however, is patchy in the middle only. A couple of weeks ago, before starting the high protein regime again as I have been able to afford it, my ey ...
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