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Have you experienced additional mental acuity/focus first hand? Fasting for 24-36 hours for me isn't bad. But days 2 to 3 when I do a 3 day fast I find it extr
by RandomTisk 7y ago
Have you experienced additional mental acuity/focus first hand?
Fasting for 24-36 hours for me isn't bad. But days 2 to 3 when I do a 3 day fast I find it extremely difficult to concentrate/focus on anything difficult. By day 3 my energy is usually shot as well and I just don't want to do anything but watch tv.
If anyone has advice beyond sugar I'd love to hear it.
- arcticbull 7y agoYeah, I've done up to 7 days before, but I do drink huge quantities of black coffee every day and that by no means ends when I fast haha.
- nikkwong 7y agoAre you supplementing with electrolytes? You need magnesium citrate + salt + potassium. Without that I can't achieve fasts longer than 48 hours.
- arcticbull 7y agoThat's definitely true, electrolytes make it much easier.
- ilkan 7y agoWater-only fasting was popular in sanatoriums and weight loss spas in the late 1800's/early 1900's... practice was stopped after lack of electrolytes caused several patient deaths from heart arrhythmias.
- gwynplaine 7y agoCan you recommend any good sources to find out more about this need for electrolytes while fasting? I have been unable to find articles or books that seemed credible to my uneducated eye.