I've been doing 30 + hour fasting, no food, supposedly it helps

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Jul 16, 2020
10:17:06am

stealth Playmaker

I've been doing 30 + hour fasting, no food, supposedly it helps

glucose intolerance as well I have heard your bad cells in your body starve off and die after 24-30hr no food fasting. Not so sure of the effects besides weight loss which is also a great thing. Of course I double this with a religious fast may as well get multiple benefits from not eating food.

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I just completed a 3-day fast today. Anyone else do multi-day fasting?

Tricky

7/16/20 12:33am

I did one a couple years ago for religious reasons

Carnac

7/16/20 12:41am

So much of what you just said sounds awful, from not eating for three days to a

wabluecoug

7/16/20 12:41am

Yep, I'd never be able to sustain that.

Doctor Rosenrosen

7/16/20 3:39am

You don’t sustain it. You do it rather infrequently

Tricky

7/16/20 9:21am

I'd rather die at age 50 from heart disease and type 2 diabetes than live my

robin

7/16/20 8:54am

but will you say that at 49?

yahtzee

7/16/20 11:13am

I do multi day fasts (water only).

raines31

7/16/20 12:51am

I've listened to a few podcasts where Jason Fung has been a guest and watched

Tricky

7/16/20 1:21am

Check out Peter Attia

yahtzee

7/16/20 6:03am

That’s actually where I first heard Fung

Tricky

7/16/20 9:20am

Love Peter Attia. I have recommended his podcast to many of my physician

gtown

7/20/20 6:07am

which sleep interview are you referring to, exactly? tia

yahtzee

7/20/20 10:47am

The 3 part interview with Matthew Walker. Episode 47-49

gtown

7/20/20 11:03am

That was my first foray into his podcast. And I realized how poor my sleep

Tricky

7/26/20 11:25pm

I drank water and seltzer water - I just found a store brand with caffeine

Tricky

7/16/20 1:29am

55 lbs in 4 months. Impressive

yahtzee

7/16/20 12:56am

I had been at my heaviest right when I started working from home

Tricky

7/16/20 1:27am

I've started down this path a bit though have not gone that long yet.

dfudge

7/16/20 1:45am

I'm glad that works for you and what you've done is impressive

Doctor Rosenrosen

7/16/20 3:44am

I was talked into a 10 day water fast.

NVACougar

7/16/20 6:36am

I care. Write more.

Triznaynay

7/16/20 7:17am

Ok, my business partner and I did a 10 day water fast last year.

NVACougar

7/16/20 8:42am

Did your business partner have a similar experience?

mango

7/16/20 10:18am

Mostly

NVACougar

7/16/20 11:04am

I would be interested to know more.

dfudge

7/16/20 8:25am

Please do.

zonacougar

7/16/20 9:23am

I wrote it up above your post a few lines.

NVACougar

7/16/20 9:30am

Too hard to do. I only do daily intermittent fasting. 12 to 16 hours between

JmThms

7/16/20 6:38am

I did a 72 hour fast about 18 months ago. It was challenging.

ReyOso

7/16/20 7:04am

If I tried that I'd migraine out to the point of non-functioning

RockyBalboa

7/16/20 7:33am

48 hours on my mission and I remember by the end I could feel every little pain

AF_Puma

7/16/20 8:49am

I do. It's easy and flexible.

7/16/20 8:53am

How did you sleep?

BYU-TIFUL

7/16/20 9:24am

+1 Yea the 2nd night I struggle sleeping as well

stealth

7/16/20 10:21am

Sounds like starvation. Good luck!

D.T. Survivor

7/16/20 9:45am

I've done several 72 hour fasts. I usually use it to kick-start weight loss when I get in a rut.

jaromp

7/16/20 9:59am

Do you consume anything other than water?

mango

7/16/20 10:00am

RE: Do you consume anything other than water?

BYU-TIFUL

7/16/20 10:16am

agreed about autophagy. have you seen any discussion on using caffeine

yahtzee

7/16/20 11:36am

Peter Attia recommends adding caffeine if you are caffeine dependent just to

gtown

7/20/20 6:41am

I've been doing 30 + hour fasting, no food, supposedly it helps

stealth

7/16/20 10:17am

I am 36 hrs into a 3 day fast. Not too bad actually.

gtown

7/20/20 6:05am

I am interested to see what effects you observe from the fast - hope you will

yahtzee

7/20/20 10:49am

I work with radiation too in my research. What about fasting helps protect?

ldssdl

7/20/20 11:10am

Very theoretical. No human data but I was reading one of the blogs on Attia's

gtown

7/20/20 11:27am

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