Fasting
inezbruce
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Ive been super busy/stressed recently and have read its beneficial for the body and mind to embark on a water fast.
Has anyone done a water fast? Reviews?
Has anyone done a water fast? Reviews?
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I've done it for religious purposes, and I think it does have some health benefits, if done in a very careful, restricted way. However, I would never recommend it as a stress buster...being hungry is not a zen experience!8
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It would be more beneficial for your body and mind if you stopped reading women's magazines and watching infomercials. If you are stressed, find better ways to organize your day, and methods to de-stress.12
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I have fasted for a day many times. I don't think I'd want to do more than one day (either 24 hr period or simply from waking one day till I wake the next), but I do like the way I feel after a one day fast. It's never made me overeat the next day. In fact it seems to make me more aware of what I'm eating for a while.
There is plenty of data on the benefits of short fasts available.2 -
kommodevaran wrote: »It would be more beneficial for your body and mind if you stopped reading women's magazines and watching infomercials. If you are stressed, find better ways to organize your day, and methods to de-stress.
Please do not undermine me.
The stress in my life DOES NOT come down to organisation of my day.
You know nothing about me or my life please don't make assumptions that reflect your own day to day living.
A method to de-stress could be fasting? People fast for religious purposes, people fast as a form of meditation, people fast to have better control over eating habits, people fast because its a good way in which to clear your body of toxins and give your digestive system a break.4 -
OP if a water fast is going to de-stress you then by all means embark on as many water fasts as you need. If you think you need this to detoxify/clear your brain and give your body a digestive vacation then go ahead.
A water fast does nothing but keep you from eating food and you basically drink water all day long hense staying hydrated through the day(2) that you do not eat. And you will pee a lot. Loads of water and no carbs will equal water weight loss.3 -
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This article is not written by a doctor.
In fact its a hugely stereotypical, bias piece of writing.
Are you really going to believe this is a level headed article with an opening like this
"Whether it’s cucumbers splashing into water or models sitting smugly next to a pile of vegetables"
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kommodevaran wrote: »It would be more beneficial for your body and mind if you stopped reading women's magazines and watching infomercials. If you are stressed, find better ways to organize your day, and methods to de-stress.
Please do not undermine me.
The stress in my life DOES NOT come down to organisation of my day.
You know nothing about me or my life please don't make assumptions that reflect your own day to day living.
A method to de-stress could be fasting? People fast for religious purposes, people fast as a form of meditation, people fast to have better control over eating habits, people fast because its a good way in which to clear your body of toxins and give your digestive system a break.
No it does not get rid of "toxins".0 -
Yoga is good for stress but water fasts are hooey unless for religious reasons. Talk about adding more stress by only ingesting water.2
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You don't need to give your digestive system a break if you aren't in a major flare of a gi disease like Crohn's.0
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"When you go on a fast you are giving your body a complete break from food, and since the majority of our energy goes
to digesting the food that we eat, your body will suddenly have a lot more free energy than usual when you fast, and it
will use this energy to work on things that it normally doesn't have enough time for, such as healing old wounds and
removing built-up toxins that have been in your body for years."1 -
queenliz99 wrote: »
Its pretty much all in here!1 -
What toxins are you talking about?1
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"When you go on a fast you are giving your body a complete break from food, and since the majority of our energy goes
to digesting the food that we eat, your body will suddenly have a lot more free energy than usual when you fast, and it
will use this energy to work on things that it normally doesn't have enough time for, such as healing old wounds and
removing built-up toxins that have been in your body for years."
OP are you trying to convince us about this or yourself? You seem to have pretty much made up your mind on this topic of discussion.
Do you mean to tell me that the watermelon seeds I ate 2 years ago are still in there? they are now a toxin.. what toxins????
I still have old wounds that need healing? Where would these wounds be found?
My body does not have time to work on things it needs to do because it is too busy with other stuff or taking vacatons?5 -
queenliz99 wrote: »Yoga is good for stress but water fasts are hooey unless for religious reasons. Talk about adding more stress by only ingesting water.
This simply isn't true. You really should research the subject. Short fasts have health benefits.
Just because something isn't necessary for existence doesn't mean it won't be good for health.4 -
The quote I posted it something I just pulled up from the internet in response to the comments which posted no facts, reviews, just blunt perceptions of what it is.
I wanted real reviews/knowledge.
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Need2Exerc1se wrote: »queenliz99 wrote: »Yoga is good for stress but water fasts are hooey unless for religious reasons. Talk about adding more stress by only ingesting water.
This simply isn't true. You really should research the subject. Short fasts have health benefits.
Just because something isn't necessary for existence doesn't mean it won't be good for health.
Says who?0 -
What benefits are you wanting to gain from this water fast? Will the life around you be stress free while you fast. Will you be meditating to calm your mind as well? I have done a 24 hour fast with water and fruit juice only while meditating at my camp with no one else around me. I felt spiritually healed but I don't know what my body got from it.0
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This article is not written by a doctor.
In fact its a hugely stereotypical, bias piece of writing.
Are you really going to believe this is a level headed article with an opening like this
"Whether it’s cucumbers splashing into water or models sitting smugly next to a pile of vegetables"
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It is actually an independent newspaper in uk, very successful. So you come on here and ask opinions about fasting and detox and then attack people opinions? Dont ask the question and grow up. We alk have stresses. Healthy body helps the mind and depriving yourself of water may be a religious thing...but not a modern day coping tool
Im from the uk.
I didnt want opinions on fasting I wanted reviews on it, results from people who had fasted. Good or bad. Not just negative opinions from people who have never done it.2 -
"When you go on a fast you are giving your body a complete break from food, and since the majority of our energy goes
to digesting the food that we eat, your body will suddenly have a lot more free energy than usual when you fast, and it
will use this energy to work on things that it normally doesn't have enough time for, such as healing old wounds and
removing built-up toxins that have been in your body for years."
No to all of this.
You don't need to give your digestive system a break and detoxing is just a myth.3 -
"When you go on a fast you are giving your body a complete break from food, and since the majority of our energy goes
to digesting the food that we eat, your body will suddenly have a lot more free energy than usual when you fast, and it
will use this energy to work on things that it normally doesn't have enough time for, such as healing old wounds and
removing built-up toxins that have been in your body for years."
No to all of this.
You don't need to give your digestive system a break and detoxing is just a myth.
We are trying very hard to tell her this. OP is sold on the idea that we all are needing these things for some reason as our bodies have taken some sort of vacation on doing its daily functions.2 -
"When you go on a fast you are giving your body a complete break from food, and since the majority of our energy goes
to digesting the food that we eat, your body will suddenly have a lot more free energy than usual when you fast, and it
will use this energy to work on things that it normally doesn't have enough time for, such as healing old wounds and
removing built-up toxins that have been in your body for years."
If you have wounds that are not healing, that's potentially a sign of a serious medical problem. This requires a medical attention, not depriving your body of food. Conditions like infections or diabetes (things that interfere with wounds healing) can be made worse by prolonged fasts, not better.2 -
THis thread started as de-stressing, to our bodies are taking breaks from doing its job, then back to the body needs to take a break and to just wanting opinions from people who have done a fast and what their results were..
This thread is turning into another train wreck as does all of OP's threads.. sorry..
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I have fasted and my review is................meh!2
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according to this website http://www.allaboutfasting.com/water-fasting.html a mole can just fall off when fasting so ...0
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I'm not against fasting, but it's the last thing you will want to do if stressed. Your body physically releases stress hormones when you fast, regardless if you are stressed or not to begin with. You don't need to give your digestive system a break anymore than you need to give your lungs a break.4
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"When you go on a fast you are giving your body a complete break from food, and since the majority of our energy goes
to digesting the food that we eat, your body will suddenly have a lot more free energy than usual when you fast, and it
will use this energy to work on things that it normally doesn't have enough time for, such as healing old wounds and
removing built-up toxins that have been in your body for years."
Sorry but to use a good old-fashioned British phrase - what a right load of cobblers!
Will a short term water fast harm you? - Nope, probably not.
Will a long term water fast hurt you? Definitely.
Will a water fast detox you? - No, if you have ingested toxins your liver and kidneys can't handle as part of their normal function then go straight to A&E.
A better way to destress would to be to get out and have some gentle exercise in the open air and sunshine. Although sunshine may be problematic in Manchester (take a brolly!).
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queenliz99 wrote: »Need2Exerc1se wrote: »queenliz99 wrote: »Yoga is good for stress but water fasts are hooey unless for religious reasons. Talk about adding more stress by only ingesting water.
This simply isn't true. You really should research the subject. Short fasts have health benefits.
Just because something isn't necessary for existence doesn't mean it won't be good for health.
Says who?
If you mean the first line, science.
If you mean the second, common sense. ETA: and science2 -
according to this website http://www.allaboutfasting.com/water-fasting.html a mole can just fall off when fasting so ...
Is this article about water fast or the ad for Scrubbing Bubbles toilet cleaning gel? This will def clean out the toilet.1 -
Need2Exerc1se wrote: »queenliz99 wrote: »Need2Exerc1se wrote: »queenliz99 wrote: »Yoga is good for stress but water fasts are hooey unless for religious reasons. Talk about adding more stress by only ingesting water.
This simply isn't true. You really should research the subject. Short fasts have health benefits.
Just because something isn't necessary for existence doesn't mean it won't be good for health.
Says who?
If you mean the first line, science.
If you mean the second, common sense. ETA: and science
Fasting is good for stress? Science?
What does common sense have to do with it?
Sarcasm again?0
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