![]() For example, a cake tastes good but it isn’t entirely good for the body. Maybe three meals each day isn’t the optimum strategy. I thought an extended water fast could possibly deliver results I hadn’t yet been able to access.Īnd there was one question that I still hadn’t answered that I thought an extended fast might have shed light on – what food does the body actually need, how much and how often? It’s also a tool that’s been used for thousands of years by cultures all over the world (Egyptians, Mayans, Greeks, Yogis) to cleanse the body, mind and for spiritual purposes. As mentioned above, there’s a tonne of solid research behind it. I had tested intermittent fasting, as well as 1, 2 and 3-day water fasts previously and found surprising physical and mental benefits each time. Regardless of their results, these trials left me with a few takeaways a much more refined understanding of what my body needs, a dramatically improved state of health (there’s still work to go), a moderate frustration towards the state of the health industry, a realisation of how much I don’t know, a greater curiosity to learn more and an itch to try an extended fast. This relentless pursuit of finding the answer has led me to test a wide-ranging set of options a 10-day meditation stint in India, physio rehab, breathwork, massages, fancy diets, PT sessions, mobility work, cold showers… hell, I’ve even tried ‘sound healing.’ This, coupled with the desk job lifestyle, always being on the go, trying to fit too much in and placing unrealistically high expectations on myself was, unbeknownst at the time, a recipe for disaster and perhaps a sign to slow things down.Īfter trying a range of health solutions over the years – a surgery and spending a solid chunk of my savings – only to feel I’d made next to no progress, I quit my job in early 2019 to commit 100% to figuring out my body and explore every avenue possible.įast forward to now. Over the coming years, I dislocated both shoulders, followed by a whiplash injury that put the nail in the coffin for me. In retrospect, I can now see that this was the beginning of what would progress to be chronic pain and a bunch of other health issues. It hurt a bit but I didn’t think much of it at the time. Why I Tried Water Fasting For 8 DaysĪbout three years ago, I tweaked my back doing a deadlift. This is a recount of my experience of water fasting. Note: I’m not a medical/health professional. ![]() Tim Ferriss is also a massive advocate, then there are the likes of Gandhi, Pythagoras, the ancient Egyptian mathematicians who all delved into extended water fasting at some point throughout history. Kelly Slater did a 10-day fast, Tim Shieff did a 35-day fast, Dr Peter Attia (Chief Medical Officer of Zero Fasting) does four 7-day fasts a year. I’d read some of the ever-growing mass of research on water fasting and the positive effects it has on gut health, blood pressure, blood sugar levels, longevity, metabolism and reduced risk of various illnesses. It’s something I’d been considering for a few months and I now had more time at home to dial down, learn, experiment, cleanse and build better habits. With loo roll all but gone and the pasta hard to come by, my first thought was about how much people must be eating and shitting – my second was that perhaps the stars were aligning to finally investigate extended water fasting. ![]() For the seventh day in a row, I couldn’t buy any toilet paper and several sections of aisles were cleared out from the Corona hysteria. ![]() The sun was out and the sky was clear as I ducked off to the local supermarket. It was a brisk, autumn Sunday morning in Sydney.
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