"Water fasting offers the quickest detox and strongest therapeutic effect. It is also the most challenging fast to perform in the first few days.
Some call water fasting the only "true" fast and
believe that any food allowed into the bodily system prevents the complete
resting state desired, compromising the level of cleansing and detox attained. While
it is true that water fasting is the most intense path to detoxification and
therapeutic benefit, other types of fasting, and even cleansing diets, detox
and heal as well.
The speed at which old conditions can right themselves
during a water fast is incredible.
It's amazing the little health "issues" that just
go away--the mole that just drops off, the shoulder that's been achy for years
suddenly feels well again, that little patch of "weird" skin you've
grown accustomed to vanish without a trace...and those are just the little
things.
Besides the emotional challenge of going without food, these
first days may have the most intense and uncomfortable symptoms of
detoxification. After that, the body adjusts to the new fasting state, and most
individuals feel little further discomfort, even hunger disappears. After 2-3
days, the body goes into a state called ketosis, where it begins to fuel itself
internally by burning fat cells. Ketosis occurs around 48 hours for women and
72 hours for men according to Dr. Joel Fuhrman, author of Fasting and Eating
for Health.
The length of time one can safely operate in ketosis varies
from person to person. When hunger returns, often called "true
hunger", it will be an unmistakable call of the body for nourishment, and
is a signal to end the fast.
Fasting is a personal journey--you are not competing with
anyone. Your body dictates how long you can safely fast, not your head.
Trust yourself."
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