Can someone explain to me how to do a 72 hour water fast?
Charlz Kbj
Easy
Very easy
I usually wake up on a giving day and I’ll eat one meal around 5 pm and then start my fast
The following day you’ll get really hungry around 5 pm and be strong and drink water through with a pinch of salt. Hunger will pass and you go to sleep, the next day it’s so easy and the third it’s even easier. Notice all your senses how they become sharp, your energy level through the roof, the third day is even easier, you’re not stressed, you’re calm. And listen to your body. I usually do 5 days and it’s easy.
I break my fast with berries and a few hours later I’ll eat pho soup 🍲 and a can of sardine and for the next week I eat meats and fats and no carbs. Your body will stay in ketosis. Burning and running on fat supplies.
You’re gonna feel amazing.
Jamie Ellen
Charlz Kbj thank you for this!
Jamie Ellen texts me anytime.
I used to be sick and overweight and now I’m healthy, happy and thank God I got only sick one time with the flu 2 weeks ago.
Heart liver bloating, heartburn is all gone, I’m almost fifty and I have the energy of a 15 years old, I have been fasting for about 8 years now. I do 5 days a few times a year. What fasts fought me is we don’t need to eat that much at all.
We were lied to. I eat simple food now
Like
Nuts
Avocados
Steak
Liver
Organs meat
Sardines
Pomegranate
Eggs
Berry
Oysters
Least processed food.
And time to time I eat junk food
I make my own supplements and tinctures
I feel great
I know we are all going to die at some point but I want to die healthy and not suffer for years.
Do your research
Listen to your body
Push the limits but not over the limits
Body will fix itself
Heather Owen
I’ve done it. Drink water and add Redmond salt which has minerals, you can have some black coffee, herbal teas, and Redmond Relyte electrolytes, they won’t break fast. It’s mental toughness but is so empowering 🙌 if you have more questions let me know. 💕
Miranda Meyer
Heather Owen yes! To the Redmond salt!
Heather Owen how about Celtic Sea salt?
Claudia Engelking Williams also good for minerals
Claudia Engelking Williams the best
Claudia Engelking Williams Baja Gold is a good salt as well.
Vickie Fontenot Norbutas
A true water fast is water, clean electrolytes (such as sea salt), black coffee and plain tea only. Zero calories! No artificial sweeteners. You can take meds. Hold off on vitamins or supplements in capsules. No collagen as it has protein and some calories. Bone broth is not allowed during this time but is great when breaking the fast. 🤍
Mike Martucci
Vickie Fontenot Norbutas a true fast is just water. Definitely not caffine to stress your endocrine system.
Vickie Fontenot Norbutas
Mike Martucci thank you for clarifying
Mike Martucci
Be sure you hydrate well . Make sure you drink water often and break your fast with some broth.
Travis N Ashley Hagel
It’s just nothing, hut water for 72 hours. I would avoid strenuous activity especially on day 3. It’s a great reset for your body. There are many reasons in Christianity to fast as well. Idk what your purpose is behind it, but it’s beneficial physically and in Christianity.
Vickie Fontenot Norbutas
Here are the health benefits of fasting. Backed by science and has been done for centuries. Start slowly. Try fasting 18 hours first. Then work up to a 24 or 36 hour fast then a 48 before jumping into 72 hours. Prepare your body in advance. Eliminate sugar days ahead and eat whole foods and drink lots of water! When fasting only drink water with sea salt such as Redmonds for your electrolytes and minerals. No table salt. Zero calories which means no broth. Black coffee and plain tea are fine. The caffeine will help if you get a headache. No artificial sweeteners. Have projects planned to keep your body and mind busy. Prayer and meditation is beneficial with slow deep breathing exercises. Get plenty of rest. Break your fast with a good clean bone broth. Kimchi is great at this time also. Ease back into eating to help awaken your digestive system slowly with lean protein and steamed or roasted veggies. My body loves fasting. I feel great and my energy goes through the roof. Which is an amazing feeling as I have autoimmune which causes chronic fatigue. But I am healing and repairing when I fast.
Best of luck to you! 🤍
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Ronnie Manuel
I get 3 one gallon jugs of alkaline water, squeeze one full organic lemon in each, 1/2 a teaspoon of sea salt or pink Himalayan salt in each and a pinch of cayenne pepper in each jug. Drink a jug throughout your day.
Stephanie MacDonald
Leading up to it minimizes carbs and sugar for several days.
Some experts say that plain coffee and tea are ok and won’t break fast (no flavoring or sweetener). And then just water or sparkling water and plain electrolytes. Break the fast with some bone broth, juices then light veggies. Don’t dive right back into food. Ease into it!
Lana DC
Prep a week or two before you start by delaying breakfast and going to two meals a day. Night before consume a light meal like veggies. Make sure you drink around 64 oz a day and get electrolytes. Some people drink juice. I wanted to do 72 but ended at 68. It was amazing and I was surprised how the water kept me going. I think people eat a lot more food than they need to on a regular basis. Also google it, I did research and found a plan that worked for me. You can also google the stages your body goes through. I was aiming for cellular reset and detoxification. And when you come out of it go slow. Start with watermelon or something light like that. Good luck.
Brenda Duty Mitchell
A 72-hour water fast, which involves consuming only water for three consecutive days, can trigger profound metabolic changes including autophagy, enhanced insulin sensitivity, and rapid fat loss.
Susan Fowler
Don’t eat anything for 72 hrs. just sip on water when you start to feel hungry.
Christie Mitchell
You can’t just jump into a 72 hour fast. I do this weekly but it took time to do it. Start with 18 hours. Breaking the fast with bone broth.
Mrsholistic LLC
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Easy just drink water for 72 hours and no food
Jennifer Scott
Out of sincere curiosity, why would you want to go without eating for more than 8-12 hours without eating??? That honestly isn’t very healthy.
Rebel CanningMom
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Jennifer Scott it’s actually extremely healthy. Gives the body a chance to cleanse out old cells 
Ashley Battaglia
Rebel CanningMom not healthy for the people around me with how hangry I would be getting 🤣
Hunter Gasaway
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Rebel CanningMom the body does that every night during sleep.
Jennifer Scott
Rebel CanningMom of all the Dr apps I’ve had not once has a Dr said it’s healthy to go 72 hours plus without taking in some sort of protein. I’m not a Dr person but our body needs nutrients to regenerate the cells you speak of. Our ancestors lived off the land and not one went more than a day without eating.
Heather Deaton
Jennifer Scott our ancestors didn’t eat 3 square meals a day either.. That was a government created thing..
Rebel CanningMom
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Hunter Gasaway that’s not enough time to get into autophagy
Rebel CanningMom
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Jennifer Scott our body stores fats for exactly that purpose
Nova Smith
I suggest doing some further research on the subject.
Alexandra Robertson
Jennifer Scott Most major religions encourage fasting, so our ancestors absolutely believed in fasting. There are many benefits and I strongly encourage you to do your own research like the people you’re accusing of being wrong have done. Doctors don’t tell you to fast, or do anything else truly healthy, because it’s less profitable than pharmaceuticals. American doctors are just drug dealers in a white coat.
Heidi Nicholson
Jennifer Scott of course not, because why would a Dr want you healthy? They don’t make money off of you that way. It goes without saying that if someone needs food with their medication or has an underlying health issue that requires food, then things may look a little different, but Western medicine is trained to not recognize the amazing methods. Try a holistic/functional medicine Dr and I bet you get a different answer.❤️
Hunter Gasaway
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Rebel CanningMom autophagy is happening all the time. Physical labor and other stress increases it. That’s why fasting causes an increase because it’s a heavy stress on the body that only gets worse the longer it goes. But autophagy is not an on/off switch, it is always occurring, just at varying rates.
Alan Montgomery
Jennifer Scott Google is your friend. It’s incredibly healthy.
Andrea Elizabeth
Jennifer Scott Google intermittent fasting and the health benefits of a 24-48 and 72 hour fast.
Eating every 8 hours is why there are obese and sick people everywhere. Our bodies weren’t designed for food to be on our system 24/7 😊
Vickie Fontenot Norbutas
Jennifer Scott it is very healthy. Backed by science and people have been doing it for centuries. I feel so much better when I fast, my body loves it and my energy goes through the roof!
Helen Nicola
Digestion uses most of the bodies energy, it gives the body time to rest and reset
NotSoGentleAlpaca
Jennifer Scott someone actually won a Nobel prize in 2016 because he figured out the benefits of fasting and autophagy. Even googled AI overview has changed its mind from “fasting destroys metabolism” to “Fasting for 12-24+ hours induces autophagy, potentially improving blood sugar, reducing inflammation, and aiding brain health.” <-literally from AI overview which normally hates all things unconventional health wise
Madison McNay
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Jennifer Scott, a lady in this group cured stage 3 ovarian cancer with a 21 day fast. It’s one of the healthiest things you can do for your body.
Rudy F. Claar II
Only H2o, for 72 hrs, replacing the motion of eating with the simple task of drinking, but don’t forget the most IMPORTANT part….prayer!
Bible says to fast and pray before decisions, Mathew 17:21
Rudy F. Claar II
Oh, another cool part of science and (clean) water…like a spring, (please look this up)
Water has memory, it is a living organism you forgot about huh¿….so talk (bless) to your water in 3’s, speak into it what you need….
Maybe that’s also the exact reason to fast and pray….not just praying for yourself, your also blessing the water in your hands….I try to bless positivity in my h2o, whether I’m fasting or not!
Heather Newman
If you’re a Christian, pray and read the Bible during fasting. I’ve done a week max with water only.
Darlene Gurule
drink water for 72 hrs
Peggy Davis
Darlene Gurule And good luck
Darlene Gurule
Peggy Davis
Why do you need luck ?!
I fast 3x week every week
M-Wed water only and never needed luck !
Peggy Davis
Darlene Gurule cause I am planning to do it and I’m gonna need luck too.
Hope I can stay with it. Yes luck. Should never be a bad thing to wish someone luck. IS IT?
Darlene Gurule
Peggy Davis
Ah okay I see what your saying !
You will be fine one thing if you find your PH levels a bit off add a few celtic salt granules in the mouth and this will fix all of that
Dianna Sanchez
Do you all think I can do this if I sometimes have blood sugar issues?
Mario Pelayo-Guerrero
Dianna Sanchez id start with intermittent fasting first and see how you do. Like 16/8 or 20/4 or OMAD
Jenn Buzby
Dianna Sanchez I cured my type 2 diabetes doing this weekly for 6 months, my dr couldn’t believe it.
Dianna Sanchez
Jenn Buzby that’s amazing! Congratulations! Our bodies are so powerful
Dianna Sanchez
Jenn Buzby in general how long were your fasting periods? Each week
Jenn Buzby
Dianna Sanchez I started doing 24 hours 3x a week, Sunday (early evening) Tuesday and Thursday for 3 months than went to Sundays (early evening) clear to Wednesday (early evening) and than did 24 hours (Thursday)with just bone broth and scrambled eggs before resuming normal eating on Friday, after 4 months of this I was no longer diabetic AT ALL ,my drs said she has never seen this before and wouldn’t of believed it if I hadn’t been under her care for the past 5 years. Autophagy is amazing and kicks in after 36 straight hours, I literally felt my body healing and feel way better fasting than eating and this was never my case before.
Monique Burks
Dianna Sanchez I am a type 2 diabetic, and I fast. I would start first doing intermittent fasting and see how you do. Start with an 18 hour fast or 24 hour fast and see what happens. (A lot of the time, it helps the insides heal when you can fast longer.) You just need to make sure you keep an eye on your sugars to make sure they don’t crash too low. I have a CGM (continuous glucose monitor) that alerts me if I go low.
Dianna Sanchez
Monique Burks thank you that’s very helpful
Daniel Figler
It’s extreme and most cant. Your lungs and brain will be affected the most.
So ideally before a water fast. Stock up on fruit before you start the fast for hydration.
Cathy Brooks
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Daniel Figler Do you suggest certain fruit? Lungs? What do you mean?
Ken Goubeaux
Daniel Figler ???
Meghan Perry
You can do it! I’m 15 hours in at the moment. I’m not doing 72 hours but I’m going to try 20 today.
The longest has only been 17 hours. Good luck if you try it.
Kami Stewart
Meghan Perry not a healthy practice 72 hours! Causes complications in a real medical emergency!
Like stroke or heart attack or other major organs! Maybe a long weekend.
Carri Guerrero
Kami Stewart 72 hours is a long weekend. Three days LMAO.. that’s the standard
Vickie Fontenot Norbutas
Kami Stewart
Heidi Nicholson
Kami Stewart I’m interested in where you got that information, can you fill me in? That’s the first time I’ve seen someone say that.
Kami Stewart
Meghan Perry unless you see it I am sure you would not do it. Any person who has an eating disorder or is recovering from a massive heart attack or stroke is not encouraged to do this! Common senses are required. My husband loved to stop eating to lose weight and after his heart attack he lost over 100 pounds yet his diabetes continued. The heart is a muscle. Remember that, too much dieting can cause heart damage. Every doctor will tell you this. Later my husband continued to have mini strokes and kidney issues. The medication s made him very weakened. Well after 15 years of this ongoing cycle and finally his body failed. The lungs were weakened but not from the diet. He was a firefighter. He died at the age of 62. Family history is very important. Lifestyle changes
Meghan Perry
Kami Stewart I’m personally not fasting for 72 hours mostly because I don’t think I could do it. I just changed my diet around and went as long as I could without eating and stopped eating around 6:00. It’s helped my sleeping, I stay fuller longer, I have energy and I am no longer craving chocolate or hot chips. I don’t know her reasoning for wanting to fast for that long and I don’t know her family history so that part is on her. There are a lot of benefits to fasting so I do think it’s a good thing. I’m really sorry to hear about your husband. I cannot begin to imagine the struggle. I do not have any eating issues except for eating unhealthy most days but I have changed that.
Amanda Dawn
No advice here. I’m currently going 6-7days without eating anything and lucky to keep broth down on day 8! It’s rough!
Stephanie Ann
Don’t forget some Celtic salt for electrolytes and minerals
Julio Heidi Lara
Only water for 72 hours. You can put salt (must be real salt. There’s several good brands) under your tongue while drinking your water. You will more than likely get a headache and may feel like you have the flu. Your body is going through a detox. It’s not harmful to you unless you have underlying blood sugar issues or health issues, then you would maybe want medical advice on how to start. Find a naturopath or a Dr that’s more natural minded. Our bodies heal during fasting and 72 hours is great for resetting. You may want to ease into it. Start with 12 hours for a couple days. Then 18. Then 24. Then 36. 48. 72. And so on. I did it cold turkey and was fine, but I got a raging headache and for about 36 hours felt pretty rough. I pushed through and after 72ish hours felt great.
Cindy Brown Shephard
the longest I went on a fast was 7 days. Drink lots of water – pray. Once you go off, you need to have only broth or something light. Usually if you do more than 4 days, you need to do very light eating one day for every 4 days you fast.
Allyson Wonderland
Cindy Brown Shephard What was your first “real” meal after? Besides broth…
Cindy Brown Shephard
veggies or maybe a sandwich
Elaine Westrick Griswold
I have done fresh juice fasting in the past. I followed a schedule for 7 days.
Day 3 was hard but kept to schedule. For me it was very mentally and physically fulfilling.
Patricia Young
For three days before the fast, I eat whole foods, high in fiber and vitamins. I will usually stop eating early afternoon. Then, I drink lots of alkaline water, tea, and will take certain supplements (milk thistle, mushrooms complex) with just nothing with calories for 72 hours. Once I hit the mark on hours, I break fast with juice, broth, fermented foods, and soft cooked foods. I will continue this for about 72 hours, slowly increasing the types of food I reintroduce. Every time I have done this, it has been a total system reset and helps so much. Good luck and remind your brain that you are fine. Fast with intention and you will be successful.
Cathy Brooks
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Thank you all very much!! So many great points! So much knowledge! Thanks!
For the other folks! Obviously , I know what “water fast” is defined as. I was looking more for exactly what many of these kind folks shared! Thanks again for the wealth of knowledge!
Be kind always❤️
Rick Mo
Just consumes water for the 3 days. Some say that herbal teas without sweetness can be included. It will put your body in autophagy where it cleans out the old, dead or worn out cells and replace them with healthy one
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Jami Maree
The average person, if they have no medical issues, can go 3 days without food. Its always best to prepare first. Spend a week getting off caffeine and sugar or you will be absolutely miserable. You can drink as much water as you want. Its actually goid for us. Google the benefits of fasting.
Rebel CanningMom
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Jami Maree you can go way longer without food than 3 days
Jami Maree
Rebel CanningMom I know
Lorie Wallace
Rebel CanningMom absolutely. My longest fast was 32 days. Lemon water with organic #2 maple syrup and cayenne pepper with celtic salt for electrolytes. Lemongrass tea for a bit of protein. And senna tea to clean out the whole digestive tract and all toxic buildup. First few days were hard but got easier after that. Completely cured my body of all illness. It was a complete reset and I’ve never felt better in my life. I do shorter versions now, usually a 3 to 4 day once a month
Monique Burks
Drink only water, tea or black coffee for 72 hours no sugar no creamer no calories. You will get hungry. Try your hardest to push through and just drink the water. Add some natural electrolytes like baja salt or celtic salt to your glass of water once or twice a day. After 72 hours SLOWLY reintroduce food. Soft easy to digest foods like bone broth, juice, soups, then the next day you can eat small meals as you feel up to it.
Stacy Downin
Unless you have a medical reason that is way too long without food, personal opinion.
I had done this (not by choice) inpatient and even then not a good thing.
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Derek Cloar
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Stacy Downin it’s a very good thing for inflammation and illness.
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Stacy Downin
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Derek Cloar
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Stacy Downin
Derek Cloar I get where you’re coming from but like I said, PERSONALLY I don’t think it’s healthy.
I have done this, I also know this risks and issues why and what it helps with.
It’s a personal opinion. We can agree to disagree. If it works for you great, if you choose to monitor I’ll cheer you on.
Derek Cloar
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Stacy Downin, well, I don’t agree to disagree though, because what you “think” PERSONALLY doesn’t dispel proven facts documented through science. Your experience was connected to illness and not representative of what a fast is like. You don’t have to try it.
Victor Shellenbarger
Don’t eat or drink anything but water for 72 hours what is there to explain…..
Alcar Restoration
No worries
It’s not easy . you won’t be hungry after the first day
Ànd your head will clear right up. Uncanny really
Drink all the water you want
It’s beneficial
Be active but don’t run à marathon
Good luck ànd
Stick to it
Mario Pelayo-Guerrero
Im on my third day of my 72 hour fast. Currently having an unsweetened herbal tea while my friend orders Popeyes 😅. You got this.
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Kay Price Bean
Mario Pelayo-Guerrero that’s just evil 😈 😝 😆
Mario Pelayo-Guerrero
Kay Price Bean it’s not too bad tbh. No hunger at all although I had strong cravings day. one for salty food,but fixed that by having some salt
Melissa Smith
Just drank water for 72 hours. Nothing else should be consumed
Kellye Kleinhesselink
I set a date on my calendar and worked up to it. It went just fine!
Athena Moser
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Kellye Kleinhesselink found 3 days where you can fast and just start.
Sherry Shallcross
I did it for 3 days and it was very hard, only drank water
Tricia Wetmore
I’ve done it a few times. I always feel amazing the day before eat soft foods, soups, and fruit and then the day you decide to start make sure you put some salt, maybe lemon juice in your water all day. Stay hydrated after you do the 72 hours break your fast with bone broth and fruit like watermelon, especially so it’s actually like a five day thing and then introduced the solid food slow slowly
Selina Vega
I think it pretty much explains itself, dude. Just stay hydrated!
Susannah Cole
Self explanatory really!
72 hrs of nothing but water, make sure you drink the appropriate amount for your body weight-that’s it!
If you need to psych yourself up for it then do so, it’s up to you!
Kathy M Hoover
I think it means to just drink water for seventy two hours. I could be wrong.
Diana Bsharah
I’m following. I’d like to try this. How much salt do we put in our water?
Mandi Player
I made it to 66 hours then had have something
Craig Ingram
Uhhh..?? Don’t consume anything but water???
Chenoa Eratt
Start with intermittent fasting and work up to it. Drink plenty of what’s allowed, and rest plenty. Do it over a weekend if you work, start after dinner one night so you sleep through the first stage.
BrightNectarine2402
First round will be hard, especially the first 24 hours. If you get hungry, drink a glass of water. Day 2 should get easier. Day 3 for me is the easiest. No more hunger pains.
I’ve done a few rounds and each time my inflammation goes down considerably. I have mental clarity and just feel so much better overall.
If you’ve never done a fast before, I suggest starting off with a 24 hour first. This gives you an idea how your body reacts and how you respond.
Darlene Guthrie
That is not healthy can be very dangerous washing all the vitamins out of your body can cause death people do your research please or ask medical advice
Becca Nicole
It has actual great benefits. Can reverse some diseases if done right
Amy Brooks Dykes
People do it all the time. I do believe if someone has serious health issues they should consult with their physician first.
Darlene Guthrie
It’s extremely healthy
I do them once a week m-wed and it does not wash all the vitamins out of your body lol
if you only have 3 days of vitamin stored in your body you have serious health issues
Pearl Delaney
Darlene Guthrie fasting is in the Bible – Search
Darlene Guthrie
Pearl Delaney I get it and I do fasting myself but drinking straight up water with no electrolytes can be very dangerous all im sayin is use electrolytes with your water when you pee alot your washing the natural vitamins out of your system .which can lead to dehydration and health problems
Kim Beier
Darlene Guthrie if they have diabetes they should not fast. Most people will find body will heal from many illnesses as longer fast body goes into autophagy.
Vickie Fontenot Norbutas
Darlene Guthrie it is actually very healthy and backed by science. However, not recommended for diabetics or ones with serious health issues. And, one should start slowly. Do a few 24 hour fasts then a few 48 hours before attempting a 72 hour fast.
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ElegantRaccoon469
Stop eating and drink water, self explanatory
Laura McLendon
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Isn’t it pretty self-explanatory?
IndigoStrawberry3306
I have done 3 100 hr fasts. Amazing how you feel!
SincereGrapefruit2969
It’s pretty self explanatory….only water for 72 hrs.. 🙄🤦♀️
RelaxingNarwhal9317
Following. I typically do a 12hr fast I’m working to possibly fast longer to help with healing and cell rebuilding
Chelsea Smith
I use bone broth.
Cindy Moser
72 hours only drink water….
Jenn Buzby
It’s exactly what you said a water fast is just water for 72 hours, I do these weekly from Sunday to Wednesday, you can have unsweetened herbal teas and coffee if you want won’t ruin the fast process, but make sure you break your fast properly that’s more important.
Lillian Genae
Can I take my beef liver and greens supplement during a fast, or is this the same as eating?
Ellar Ramirez
Never done it. I love food too much. I do intermittent fast as it is but from what I’ve read and seen as long as you have sufficient fluids with no chloride can take and minerals but I think they mention MCT oil the amino acids less than 15 g I could be wrong, but I’ve been seen that all over for my my feed. Good luck.
Kristen Preece
God’s Chosen Fast by Arthur Wallis – Search Videos
Kristi Stockebrand
Start slow….like with a 24hr fast first, work your way up. Have plenty of electrolytes.
Lindsey Fry
I intermittent fast daily but I’m currently 51hrs into my 72 hr fast. This is my second time doing it.
I do drink electrolytes and a bit of black coffee. It’s surprising how good it makes me feel.
Trish Keeler Stowers
I started with 36 hour.
Eat a good protein dinner. Nothing past 7 pm. The next morning I drink Water and I do a pinch of Celtic salt. I take medication so I will do a mug of bone broth so my stomach doesn’t get upset. Throughout the day, water with lemon, hot or cold, and a pinch of Celtic salt. Bed. When you wake up, you have already exceeded 30+ hours and some good cellular repair has happened. The fast break is important. Ease in. I do bone broth and scrambled eggs. 36 hours done but only one day of fast. If that works for you, try 72.
Dave DeBoard Jr.
Water only for 72 hours is a water diet…, a 72 hour fast would be nothing at all. Fasting is when you intake nothing anytime you intake something it is no longer a fast it is a diet.
Just chug water with some pink salt or celtic salt in it (for electrolytes) whenever you’re hungry. But then do your research on what to eat to set yourself up for success when you reimplement food. I did 72 hours water then the next 15 hours bone broth. Then slowly added solid foods. Good luck. You got this💪🏽🫶🏼
Dana Edge
Anything your body has to break down, will break your fast. It’s best to stick to water, black coffee and black tea.
Christine Coleman Amato
Can you drink green tea during this time and continue to take your meds and vitamins
Jessica Johnson
I do water and tea and cucumber lemon water only. I haven’t made it a full 72 hours but I have did 60 hours. Just coming off a 24 hour fast today
Allyson Wonderland
Jessica Johnson do you prep your cucumber water just the day before? I assume it’s just sliced and tossed in not a juiced combo diluted in water.
Jessica Johnson
Allyson Wonderland the day of I just peel it cut into slice and put it in my cup squeeze fresh lemon juice and water. I use my same cucumbers for the 2 days. Just keep refilling as needed and squeezing more lemon juice. You can let sit for like 15 mins if you like.
Jessica Johnson
If the cucumber tastes starts to leave add more fresh
Allyson Wonderland
Jessica Johnson ok, thank you for your swift, kind response 🙂
Heidi Nicholson
Allyson Wonderland I pulverized sliced cucumber from my garden this last season and froze 8 freezer gallon bags of *ice cubes*, skin and all, but when I do a water fast, I stick some of those ice cubes in my French press and let them melt, so I can stain the bits of peel and get the water only. Big fan of cucumber water over here, lol. I could’ve strained it originally, but the peel holds the most nutrients, so I kept it.
Allyson Wonderland
Heidi Nicholson I have quite a few cucumbers I need to do something with so I think I’ll wind up saving some this way. Thanks!
Heidi Nicholson
Allyson Wonderland You’re welcome!! Be sure you have a good blender and chop SMALL, LOL! I killed the two older ones I had until I figured it out. R.I.P.🤭😆☠️
Justin TheNiko’tym
You can do it. I just have a meal the night before and then water and herbal teas. I usually start on Sunday evening supper with the meal, then it is show time. Monday is manageable. Tuesday is the hardest. Sometime I’ll get a headache from lack of sugar/caffeine but I’ll keep pushing. After Tuesday around mid day I feel a switch that my body is just accepting its place then its smooth sailing and I end my fast Friday afternoon with very light food like a soup/broth every easy to digest and by Saturday evening back eating regularly. I don’t do a lot of sugary and caffeine stuff but I try to really cut it down even more the week prior and that really helps with the Tuesday that I won’t get a headache then.
John Greenway
Um 🤔 drink water for 72 hrs. should be about it.
Nikki Dee
This seems straight forward
Deb Heck
Just drink water for 72 hours.. have to have the proper mindset and be determined to complete it
Annabelle Ivaya
· I would recommend listening to a few videos of Dr Mindy Pelz (she is on FB & YouTube) to prepare and get ready. It’s easy, good water (the more minerals, the better), also some will drink teas & other things with no sugar (to not spike insulin), but if you have never done one, you don’t know how your body will react and it’s good to have a base of what you could need during the time you will be fasting and when to stop if need be. I did one last week and ended at the 64 hour mark.
Check her out. She has amazing resources. 🙏🏻
Jeff Grant
Drink water, don’t eat.
Take zero sugar electrolytes,
Best to go in knowing your electrolytes are at a good level.
The.more low carb you are, the less your body and mind will fight it.
Renee Cote Owen
Just drink water, tea, broth, miso soup no food just liquids .
Vickie Fontenot Norbutas
Renee Cote Owen no calories! What you are describing is a liquid diet but not the benefits of a true water fast that repairs and regenerates cells. Zero calories. No artificial sweeteners. Just water with pinch of sea salt, black coffee and plain tea.
Daniel Bradley
Drink water for 72 hours while drooling over the meals the rest of your family eats. A little advice. Have them eat meals you don’t typically like, but they like, so you don’t typically make it. Another thing if you don’t fast often. Ease into it. I don’t fast between Thanksgiving and Christmas. So when I get back at it, I fast for 18 hours, then normal for 48 hours, then fast for 24-32 hours, then eat normal for 48-72, then jump into 72. Obviously these can be adjusted, the point is to ease into it and get your mental and physical body used to it.
Brenda Sperr
I just did this last week. I lasted 68 hours, but it was much easier than I thought possible. My question is how often should you do this?
Heidi Nicholson
Brenda Sperr while I was looking into this a while back, most of what I read and watched suggested doing it monthly. I’ve only done it once and it was amazing. I felt GREAT!!
Bianca Mosley
Please do lots of research as well before you begin.
Chris Kramer
It’s challenging honestly, you just have to keep fighting the urge to eat but around 72hrs is when you start to not crave food as m7ch so you should try to go as long as you can plus after 72hrs is when the works really starts to begin, I’ve made it 10 days on water and I’m a type 1 diabetic so if I can do it anybody can!
Bodhi Higgins
Drink distilled water, take Baja gold salt.Take extra potassium and extra magnesium and go with it
Preferred Finishes
Start with water, nothing to eat, preferably only water in between, & end with water for 72 hrs. 🤣🤣🤣
Fellinni Annie
Before you start, take starches and meet out for a few days to prepare your body. Also to come out, eat salads after and do juicing
.. Debi Mancini
Rich Bee
Drink water for 72 hours. Its in the wording
Tieler Perior
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· Deni Crawley
Heather is spot on. I absolutely love 3 to 5 day fasts. I am blindly controlling and I like that I have control of nobody else! Plus you lose a little bit of weight and just feel good! Just remember about the second day you’ll get the headache detox and headache drink extra water with sea salt Don’t guzzle just sip. I personally would put the sea salt under my tongue three four times a day or when a headache is coming on! Good luck
Leonardo South End
Ppl I heard 17day
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Angelo Pustak
LOL. Just drink water. Don’t eat any food at all. I was on a water fast for 4 weeks. You also need will power
Bob DeVore
Nothing but water for 72 hours. Break the fast with something light.. I’ve done 72 hours 5 times and 96 hours twice!!
I love it.. I feel so much better during and after and it’s great for a body reset.
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Amanda Batmann
Bob DeVore I cant go to bed hungry ugh how yall doing this?
Bob DeVore
Mind over matter… stay busy and drink lots of water. The first day is the roughest. It gets better. It helps you to realize how dependent we are on food when it’s not necessary. I intermittently fast almost daily.. I love it!! It rejuvenates your internal organs and is one of the best things you can do for your body.
Tieler Perior
Herbal teas are okay! Nonacidic juices can be acceptable if you feel you need it. Take mineral salt throughout to give you minerals and ease discomfort. If you need to get sick, do so, let anything be released from your body that needs to.
When your stomach feels hungry, drink as much water as you comfortably can to fill your stomach and dilute the stomach acid. Adding a piece of Celtic /mineral salt helps very much!
On your fast, when you start to fantasize about cheeseburgers and watermelon and chocolate cake, just keep in mind the fast is a very short period of time and is doing powerful cleaning and recalibrating for your body and spirit! Stay focused on healing, detoxing, recalibrating, avoid focusing on what you are missing out on during the fast and focus on what you are receiving from it. Embrace moving slowly, nurture your body as it goes through this.
Fasting is the most powerful tool. God equipped us with to heal our bodies and reconnect to Him! 🥰
Prayers going over you and journey! You won’t believe how amazing you feel on the other side!
Last note! Refeeding is of equal importance as the fast itself. Poland for the meals and snacks you will have when your fast ends, let them be only whole foods, ideally fruits, and ease your body back into eating. One of the biggest mistakes I made in my early fasting was when I came off the fast I would binge on all the processed snacks and greasy foods I had been thinking about on my fast and did more damage than there was to start.
You got this! 🙌🏽🫶🏽🙏🏽
Conor Maguire
Water only fasting (Celtic Sea salt ok, black coffee organic ok, herbal tea ok,)
• then there is Dry Fasting, no nothing)
• Fruit only fasting
• Intermittent Fasting
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Follow the good Dr. Eric Berg and/ or the good Dr. Gundry MD.
It’s absolutely the best idea and crucial and beneficial in my opinion and with research and planning and confidence.
The energy you will receive in Day 3 is Next Level, you will be amazed.
Also ma’am research R.E.D.S. regarding maybe not doing any intense exercising with all the energy.
Work on yourself, your to do lists, organize, purge, and do so light stretching.
Research foods to finally break your fast, ie: broccoli, Sauerkraut, and Avocado perhaps and according to Dr. Mindy Pelz and Dr. William Li and Dr. Leiticia Pestova. You got this, it’s a thing ~ fasting ~ ☀️ 🤸
Jeremiah Thompson
Please look it up, there’s steps to take before you do it.. eat clean a week before you start, then when your done, what to eat for the next 2-3 days to recover
Maria Sandieson
48 is my max. I did 72 and after I was bloated for days. It kicked my inflammation into high gear. My sweet spot is 36 but 48 is more realistic timing for me to schedule a meal. I break my fast with anything fermented to boost my gut bacteria and yes bone broth or something very light.
Emily McDonald
I started with a 24 hour fast. No calories, no food strictly water. I use Celtic salt in my water too.
Emily McDonald
Zero calories allowed.
Nola Clark – Teye
I recommend a 6am to 6 pm fast then a small meal, fruits, yogurts.
PeaceLove Robin
Are you allowed to have bone broth? I do a bone broth fast over water
Kim Beier
PeaceLove Robin yes. That doesn’t break a fast
Dawn Dube
PeaceLove Robin bone broth has calories therefore it does in fact break a fast because it contains calories (around 40-50 per cup) from protein and fat, which can trigger an insulin response and end processes like autophagy
PeaceLove Robin
Dawn Dube yes very low calorie, but it definitely heals your gut. but it depends why your doing a fast to pick the right one. I do a bone broth fast to heal my gut while taking in nutrients.