Why Fasting

I’ve tried fasting 5+ times so far and I wanted to share my experience. 

• 1 two-day water fast in 2013
• 1 24-day juice fast in 2017
• 1 four-day water fast in August 2018
• 1 three-day water fast in October 2018
• 1 two-day water fast in February 2020
• And multiple one-day (24h) water fasts on Sundays from 2018 until now

Why on Earth would I torture myself and deprive myself of delicious foods?

The health benefits and the practice of discipline.

Over the years of testing different foods, eliminating foods, adding foods, I came to the realization that we don’t always need food. And…

Sometimes no food is better that food.

Not sure where I heard it and I doubt I came up with it 🙂

Yes, it might feel scary at first to even think of it, but you don’t have to start big. Get started with skipping a meal once in a while (Intermittent Fasting) and then do longer intervals: 18, 24, 48h etc.

Before I start I make sure to…

1. Decide on a good reason WHY I want or need to do it
2. Write the reason down and plan the day(s) (use a Calendar)
3. Eat a light “last” meal, like a salad for dinner, preferably.
4. Brew up a concoction of filtered water and salts. More below.
5. And so it begins!

My Health benefits

• Better mental clarity (fast when focus is very needed)
• Maintain weight (after indulging for a period and I feel like “I’ve had enough” perhaps I really did. So I stop eating for a while.
• Actually lose weight – when I’ve not been successful at keeping weight down, a good kick to ketosis does help to restart my primarily low-carb way of eating.
• Fast healing – Whenever I get the sniffles and feel a little under the weather, fasting has proven to help me the best at recovery.

That’s my stab at it – I’m sure you can read all over the internet of the other great benefits, like increasing the stem cells in the body.

Things to be aware of during a fast

• There will be pain
  1. hunger, headaches, cramps, dizziness
• There will be your reptile brain shouting “GIVE ME FOOD!”
  1. reaching for the refrigerator and stopping yourself number of times might be driving you mad. Stay with it, teach your brain. Callus your mind.

To lower the dizziness and headaches I make sure to have the right and enough salts in my water.

Here’s how what I mix

• Potassium Chloride (1/2 tsp per liter)
• Magnesium Sulfate (1/2 tsp per liter)
• Sodium Chloride (Himalayan pink salt, 1/2 tsp per liter)
• Sodium Bicarbonate (baking soda, 1/2 tsp per liter)

The Potassium Chloride and Magnesium Sulfate I get from a special salt I found in the shop. If you live in Denmark you can find SELTIN in Føtex. The rest should be fairly easy to get your hands on 🙂

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I hate fasting and I love the benefits.

There will be more coming on fasting, where I will share more in more detail about certain fasts. Like my 24-day juice fast!

PS: Do consult a licensed physician if you are planning to try fasting.