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The first three days of 24 hour day fasts are (:edited:) mostly painful. Headaches, migraines, agitation, etc. They are not fun nor for the faint of heart. I'd

The first three days of 24 hour day fasts are (:edited:) mostly painful. Headaches, migraines, agitation, etc. They are not fun nor for the faint of heart. I'd suggest a five day, if you body can allow it. Days four through ten can be the most rewarding. This is all based on personal experience/opinion.

spiritplumber 11y ago
The longest I've gone without eating was three days... it's liveable, but I can't get anything done! Can't code, can't solder, can't do circuit design....
- heimatau 11y ago
  Taking a rest from eating...can be invigorating. That's been my experience. But don't force it. I find that I need to be prepared mentally and adjust my days to read more and do less physically demanding tasks, that is if I'm going on longer fasts.
vlasev 11y ago
One thing to keep in mind is that you need to drink lots of water during that time because you'll be using your fat deposits and you need water to process the fat.
__z 11y ago
Detoxing from what? Personally, my liver and kidneys pretty well no matter what I am eating (or not).
- heimatau 11y ago
  Your body is digesting food that remained in your intestines and also fat deposits. Toxins are in the fat and removing undigested food can have a liberating affect.
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  - __z 11y ago
    If food is being left behind undigested in your intestines please get off the internet and see a doctor!!!
  - letstryagain 11y ago
    Undigested food does not stay in your intestines and neither does any toxins. Can you name any of the toxins?
    - heimatau 11y ago
      'Toxins' could be a poor word choice on my part. There are things, within fat, that disrupt our body's ability to function. It could just be 'its bad fat' that was ingested by a poor diet.
      - letstryagain 11y ago
        You think there are pieces of fat getting stuck in your digestive system?
- lsniddy 11y ago
  I believe the idea is toxins do tend to get stored in fat, so when you are running on stored fat - you can release them. I can confirm you can have sudden ups and downs when fasting and I never experienced headaches until i started.
  - semi-extrinsic 11y ago
    Both headaches and sudden irritability are symptoms of low blood sugar: http://www.nhs.uk/Conditions/Hypoglycaemia/Pages/Symptoms.aspx http://www.nhs.uk/Conditions/Hypoglycaemia/Pages/Symptoms.as...
  - __z 11y ago
    Which specific toxins are stored in fat?
- __z 11y ago
  I a word. "My liver and kidneys work pretty well." Also headaches, migraines, agitation can be caused by lower blood sugar and lower blood pressure than what you are used to.
diogenescynic 11y ago
>pure detox. Headaches, migraines, agitation, etc. Detox is a pseudo-science word anymore. Is that detox or just your blood sugar level going down?
- heimatau 11y ago
  I think clearing out your bowels would be considered de-toxifying. As, much of that stuff just stays inside your intestines unless you do some kind of colon cleanse (men should do this with their doctor at 40-50; depending on how much red meat they eat). Also, with fat being burned and toxins are mostly stored in the fat, I have a difficult time understanding how losing fat isn't detoxing. I meant to say it's painful, not 'pure detox'. Headaches and agitation isn't fun to deal with on a constant basis. But science barely understands the wide range of benefits from fasting. Whether that means empowering your immune system (which is what fasting does, energy to digest is now used to fight illnesses, etc.) A nice read for the uninformed: http://serendip.brynmawr.edu/exchange/node/1834 http://serendip.brynmawr.edu/exchange/node/1834
  - cgh 11y ago
    Detoxification is a myth: http://www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle/2014/dec/05/detox-myth-health-diet-science-ignorance http://www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle/2014/dec/05/detox-my... There is no science behind it. There is also no science behind extended fasting, giving your body a "break" from digesting and so forth. By all means fast if you feel like it and you believe there is some health benefit - you are harming no one, after all - but please don't try to justify it with medical science.
    - CuriouslyC 11y ago
      Actually, not eating for an extended period does have one very significant effect. It radically changes the makeup of your microbiome. I suspect that people who experience health benefits from "detoxes" typically suffer from dysbiosis, and by restricting food supply they essentially hit the "reset" button on their gut bacterial populations.

spiritplumber 11y ago

The longest I've gone without eating was three days... it's liveable, but I can't get anything done! Can't code, can't solder, can't do circuit design....

heimatau 11y ago
Taking a rest from eating...can be invigorating. That's been my experience. But don't force it. I find that I need to be prepared mentally and adjust my days to read more and do less physically demanding tasks, that is if I'm going on longer fasts.

vlasev 11y ago

One thing to keep in mind is that you need to drink lots of water during that time because you'll be using your fat deposits and you need water to process the fat.

__z 11y ago

Detoxing from what? Personally, my liver and kidneys pretty well no matter what I am eating (or not).

heimatau 11y ago
Your body is digesting food that remained in your intestines and also fat deposits. Toxins are in the fat and removing undigested food can have a liberating affect.
- deleted 11y ago
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- __z 11y ago
  If food is being left behind undigested in your intestines please get off the internet and see a doctor!!!
- letstryagain 11y ago
  Undigested food does not stay in your intestines and neither does any toxins. Can you name any of the toxins?
  - heimatau 11y ago
    'Toxins' could be a poor word choice on my part. There are things, within fat, that disrupt our body's ability to function. It could just be 'its bad fat' that was ingested by a poor diet.
    - letstryagain 11y ago
      You think there are pieces of fat getting stuck in your digestive system?
lsniddy 11y ago
I believe the idea is toxins do tend to get stored in fat, so when you are running on stored fat - you can release them. I can confirm you can have sudden ups and downs when fasting and I never experienced headaches until i started.
- semi-extrinsic 11y ago
  Both headaches and sudden irritability are symptoms of low blood sugar: http://www.nhs.uk/Conditions/Hypoglycaemia/Pages/Symptoms.aspx http://www.nhs.uk/Conditions/Hypoglycaemia/Pages/Symptoms.as...
- __z 11y ago
  Which specific toxins are stored in fat?
__z 11y ago
I a word. "My liver and kidneys work pretty well." Also headaches, migraines, agitation can be caused by lower blood sugar and lower blood pressure than what you are used to.

diogenescynic 11y ago

>pure detox. Headaches, migraines, agitation, etc. Detox is a pseudo-science word anymore. Is that detox or just your blood sugar level going down?

heimatau 11y ago
I think clearing out your bowels would be considered de-toxifying. As, much of that stuff just stays inside your intestines unless you do some kind of colon cleanse (men should do this with their doctor at 40-50; depending on how much red meat they eat). Also, with fat being burned and toxins are mostly stored in the fat, I have a difficult time understanding how losing fat isn't detoxing. I meant to say it's painful, not 'pure detox'. Headaches and agitation isn't fun to deal with on a constant basis. But science barely understands the wide range of benefits from fasting. Whether that means empowering your immune system (which is what fasting does, energy to digest is now used to fight illnesses, etc.) A nice read for the uninformed: http://serendip.brynmawr.edu/exchange/node/1834 http://serendip.brynmawr.edu/exchange/node/1834
- cgh 11y ago
  Detoxification is a myth: http://www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle/2014/dec/05/detox-myth-health-diet-science-ignorance http://www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle/2014/dec/05/detox-my... There is no science behind it. There is also no science behind extended fasting, giving your body a "break" from digesting and so forth. By all means fast if you feel like it and you believe there is some health benefit - you are harming no one, after all - but please don't try to justify it with medical science.
  - CuriouslyC 11y ago
    Actually, not eating for an extended period does have one very significant effect. It radically changes the makeup of your microbiome. I suspect that people who experience health benefits from "detoxes" typically suffer from dysbiosis, and by restricting food supply they essentially hit the "reset" button on their gut bacterial populations.