- A water fast is a fantastic way to boost
your immune system, lose weight,
combat aging, and just reset and detoxify your body.
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I had to try it myself.
I did an 18-day water-only fast in 2017,
and that taught me a lot about water fasting,
and it taught me a lot about myself.
There were a lot of ups and downs
that I didn't expect beforehand,
but all in all, I felt amazing when I was done.
I highly recommend you click here to watch my video
and my water fasting journey.
But today, I wanna share some of my rules
based on firsthand knowledge
that you might follow if you wanna successfully complete
a water-only fast.
First off, I recommend you educate yourself
or you consult
with your natural healthcare provider during, before.
There's even clinics now that you can go to
and you can do medically-supervised water-only fasting.
Water fasting, depending on who you are,
depending on your age, depending on your toxicity,
can be extremely beneficial,
but it can also possibly be dangerous, so be aware.
Especially, you never wanna do water fasting
if you're pregnant, if you're nursing,
if you have diabetes, or if you have gout.
So what is the difference between a water fast
versus a water diet?
There's a lotta confusion out there.
People say water fast, I just talked to somebody
the other day and they're putting lemon in their water
and they're putting all this other stuff,
and they're taking a protein supplement with it.
Understand the difference between water fasting
and a water-only diet.
Water-only fasting is the hardcore method
of nothing but water.
That means you're drinking distilled water only,
all the time.
There's not even a grain of salt
or a grain of pepper coming into your body.
There's no coffee, there's no tea,
there's no mixtures.
It's nothing but pure, clean water.
People ask me, "Can I take my supplements?
"Can I take my medications while I'm water-only fasting?"
Depending on what your outcome is.
If your outcome is a true water-only fast
where your body flips and starts healing itself
extremely rapidly, there can be nothing
in your digestive tract except for water,
because that's how your body heals the fastest,
when your digestive tract shuts down.
If you put a supplement in your stomach,
if you put some pepper or if you put lemon
or you put anything else in your stomach,
it's going to trigger the body,
hey, you're eating again,
and your digestive tract is going to start all over again
and that's what you want to avoid.
It's not a bad thing.
I mean, you could do juice fasting or water fasting
with supplements or any of that.
You're just not going to get the full benefit,
the 100% benefit of water-only fasting.
Now, it's not easy.
You're going to be tempted,
especially during the first three days
of a water-only fast.
Try to avoid being around people
that are eating.
You're going to be hungry.
You're gonna wanna clean out your cupboard.
You're gonna wanna stay away from food.
You're gonna wanna detoxify your kitchen,
especially during the first three days
when you're going through that process
and converting over from glucose into ketosis.
One of the other things that I really like to do
when I'm water fasting
is just take time for yourself.
Understand how you're feeling.
Understand what this is all about.
Saying some affirmations,
getting to know yourself spiritually, meditating.
Meditating is incredible during a water-only fast.
Actually, you should be meditating all the time.
It's a way that you can disassociate yourself
from all the clutter that's around you,
all the stress, everything that's outside.
The next thing, avoid physical exertion.
Now I made a mistake on my 18-day water-only fast,
and that's the fact that I exercised for the first week.
I pushed myself to the limit.
And I knew better than that.
I studied water fasting for two years
before I did my water-only fast.
And everybody says,
when you're doing water-only fasting
to heal the body very rapidly,
you need to give it rest and relaxation.
And you should focus on not being in a stressful situation.
You should focus on not going
and doing a lot of exercise.
Water-only fasting is a time for rest.
It's a time for healing.
It's not a time for exertion.
If you feel up to it,
maybe just light walking around,
getting the blood going, maybe doing a few jumping jacks
here and there, but nothing that's going to make you sweat.
And the more energy that you utilize doing exercise
or anything else, that is the energy
that your body needs for healing.
So if you just think of it as,
the more energy I have, the faster I'm gonna heal,
that's what you can think about.
You don't wanna sweat because you definitely
don't want to become dehydrated on a water-only fast.
What I like to do is drink twice as much water
as I would normally,
or there's no limitations on how much water
you should or you shouldn't drink
during a water-only fast.
You're going to feel dry.
Your body's gonna need a lot of extra water
to flush out all those toxins, those chemicals.
So I kept water next to me all the time.
During a water-only fast,
you're drinking water all the time, all the time,
at least like every couple of minutes,
taking sips or drinking glasses.
Because water actually will help suppress
those times that you're hungry.
And if you just push through it,
those hunger pains usually only last
for about 20 minutes, 10 minutes,
sometimes even five minutes.
Once you get to day four of your water-only fast,
then you'll start to notice increased energy
in most cases, and your hunger pains will go away
because your body will be eating all of that fat
and all that dead cell tissue,
which will be recirculated as proteins and fats
and everything to keep your body going
and to keep you with energy.
Most importantly, if you're not feeling well
after about day four,
you always have the ability to stop.
You can stop a water fast any time you want
and go into a juice fast.
Water-only fasting is a hardcore method of healing the body.
It's also the fastest way your body will heal.
There are no supplements, no detox programs,
anything out there in the world
that will heal your body faster
than water, sunlight, rest,
which I also recommend getting out in the sun a little bit.
And if you think about it,
those are all the things that we've had for free
on the Earth that allow us to heal
in a very comfortable condition.
Be proud of even the smallest accomplishment.
Get through the first day.
Pat yourself on the back.
Get through the second day.
Pat yourself on the back.
Take it day by day, hour by hour, minute by minute.
Get lots of sleep.
Time goes by very slowly when you're water-only fasting.
It's amazing when you take out the breakfast,
the lunch, the dinner, and all the food
from your daily activities, how much time you feel
that you have.
So it's great to take naps
and to get as much sleep as you can.
Water fasting is a fantastic way to detox
and cleanse your body of toxins.
So you might actually feel worse before you feel better.
Especially if you've been on sugar,
on coffee, all of these things are going to have
to detoxify before your body starts to heal.
So water-only fasting is a fantastic way
to kick those habits
that you may have been wanting to kick for a long time,
those sugar habits, those coffee habits,
or some of those food habits that you've been wanting
to get rid of.
And water fasting is a great thing
because it also resets your taste buds.
And it helps you transition more into a plant-based
or a healthier diet as well.
Listen to your body, though.
It's very important to listen to your body
during a water-only fast.
Pay attention to the things that you're feeling.
You might have some headaches.
You know, these are all normal things
that people can go through during a water-only fast.
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As a matter of fact, I had the opportunity
to interview Dr. Alan Goldhamer
at his medically-supervised fasting clinic.
If you'd like to watch that interview,
click the link above.
And don't forget, you have the power to heal.
You have the best healing mechanism right inside your body.
It's the self-healing mechanism.
And just remember,
live healthy and live happy.
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