What is water fasting?
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Very difficult to do, some choose to add juice because we need the energy to continue the day.  One problem with this, if you do not have control over your eating don't start this diet because once you  are off, your body will request/demand that you eat and I mean "overeat" to store up extra calories for the next time you decide to stop eating:\n\nYou will not starve. You will not instantly become thin. Fasting is consuming only liquids. When the body does not have to deal with digesting solid food and getting rid of the waste that solid food creates, it can concentrate on getting rid of toxins. The most common reason to fast is to eliminate disease or from the body.\n\n \n\nHow much weight will I lose?\n \nThe main benefit offered by a fast, to those who wish to lose weight, is the speed of the weight loss. To see a person drop 30-to-40 pounds in a 30-day juice fast is to see a person totally transform his life. Self-esteem is given a boost and for the first time in their life, discipline becomes a lifestyle. The fast becomes a catalyst for a total life overhaul. People start dressing better, showing more confidence, becoming more organized, more dedicated in relationships and more at peace. \n\nInitially, weight loss can be as high as three-to-four pounds per day, but as the fast continues, the average loss will be one pound-per-day. If you are juice fasting and not losing weight, the juice is supplying all the calories you need. You may have to cut down on the juices or alternate between water fasting and juice fasting if losing weight is part of your goal. The slower your metabolism is the slower the weight loss.\n\nTry to stay focused on the healthy things you are doing to improve your life rather than being consumed with the number of pounds lost each day. Water retention can vary your weight five pounds so watching the scale can be frustrating. The best motivation to fast is for physical and spiritual health. Be patient; the fasting process is slow. Be thankful the toxins are leaving your body. Do not have unrealistic expectations. Give your body the time it needs to do the work of cleansing.\n\nFasting And Metabolism \n\n  The fear is that while fasting, the metabolism will slow down and afterward there will be more weight gained than before the fast. Initially, any calorie reduction will cause a lowering in the BMR or base metabolic rate. Cleansing will bring health that will increase metabolic performance and energy output. In other words, you will eat less and feel more energetic.\n \nAfter fasting, the body is more efficient. Digestion is better due to a cleaner colon. The colon walls have been cleansed of impacted feces, allowing improved absorption of nutrients. The good news is that greater efficiency equals enhanced energy. Healthy people burn more calories. They also eat less because they are more active and feel better about themselves. They don't need food as a security blanket. \n\nThe greatest impact you can have on increasing your resting metabolism is exercise. After a workout, you can be sitting on the couch reading while burning calories, as the muscles are grabbing glucose from the blood to replace glycogen supplies. The key to weight loss is fewer calories and more exercise. A diet high in raw food provides fewer, low-density calories, and higher-fiber, more-filling foods.\n \nOh, by the way, a slower metabolism diminishes aging. A tortoise can live to 400 hundred years of age.
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Almost true, first off all it will hidrate you (and your skin). It will help your body get rid of impurities in your blood, kidneys, and skin. It will help your body balance salts and minerals. And help you digest your food.\n\nAll known forms of life depend on water. (Note however that some bacteria and plant seeds can enter a cryptobiotic state for an indefinite period when dehydrated, and "come back to life" when returned to a wet environment). Water is a vital part of many metabolic processes within the body, and significant quantities of water are used during the digestion of food.\n\nAbout 72% of the fat free mass of the human body is made of water. To function properly the body requires between one and seven litres of water per day to avoid dehydration, the precise amount depending on the level of activity, temperature, humidity, and other factors. However, most of this is ingested through other foods or beverages (hot tea being often used in deserts to avoid dehydration, etc.) It is not clear how much water intake is needed by healthy people. However, for those who do not have kidney problems, it is rather difficult to drink too much water, but (especially in warm humid weather and while exercising) dangerous to drink too little. People can drink far more water than necessary while exercising, however, putting them at risk of water intoxication, which can be fatal. The "fact" that a person should consume eight glasses of water per day cannot be traced back to a scientific source. The latest dietary reference intake report by the US National Research Council recommended 2.7 liters of water total (including food sources) for women and 3.7 liters for men.
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Are you muslim, catholic or what?\n\nAs a muslim who fasts for a month every year, I can tell you that we certainly do see visions and neither do we talk to God (SWT). We talk to God (SWT) through prayer, but that's with nearly all religions.\n\nMaybe your religion requires you to fast in the extremes and that is why people have hallucinations?\n\nMuslims eat heartily before dawn and then fast until the sun sets, at which time they eat heartily again. So we're not really starving the whole day since we already ate so much. \n\nWhen Ramadan (The month we fast, it's in the lunar/Islamic  calendar) is in the winter, it's a breeze to do it, but during the summer, which I haven't experienced yet in Canada, it does get quite long. We can break our fast, of course, if we are about to die or something. \n\nFasting is meant to make you appreciate the things that you have in life and to feel sympathy for the poor. It is a time to reflect upon the many evils other people have to go through. It is a time to to be thankful to Allah (SWT) for giving you what you have.\n\nFasting is not meant to give you medical problems. If you're pregnant, sick, or travelling (there are more reaons than this), then you don't need to fast in Islam, but you have to make-up for it if you were travelling or if you had your period.\n\nSo yeah, you should have directed your question to the religion you are talking about becuase a lot of religions require followers to fast.
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I am glad that you want to find a natural way to be healthy.\n\nA good way is the ancient way, and that is fasting.  Fasting allows your mind and body to rejuvenate and also allows you to press the reset button if you will.\n\nThere are several ways to fast:  no food (but water of course), just drinking juice, not eating while the sun shines as in the month of Ramadan.  The length of time also varies from one day to one month.\n\nI hope this helps and enjoy your pursuit of knowledge.
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Drinking lots of water takes up space in your stomach, hence less food can fit..
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Fasting or Cancer .\nI don`t recommend either.\nThe way to go is slow and steady.\nEat less -Exercise more and make these changes in your life \nPERMANENT. This is not a diet but a lifestyle change.
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The fasting is Quicksort, but also the most complicated. If you are looking at sorting hundreds of numbers or more, Quicksort with its recursive elements are the way to go.
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Water\n\nYes, water is a nutrient. It is the most important nutrient. In fact, your body is approximately 50 to 55 percent water. Your body uses water 24 hours a day. A by-product of the energy production in your body is heat. Water regulates your body temperature by dissipating that heat. Water also carries nutrients to the cells in your body. Water does not produce energy.\n\nCarbohydrates\n\nCarbohydrates are the primary source of energy for your body. Carbohydrates power every system in your body, including your brain, heart, muscles and internal organs.\n\nCarbohydrate can be simple (table sugar, corn syrup) or complex (whole grain). Simple carbohydrates enter your bloodstream very quickly. That is why you get a sugar high when you eat candy. Complex carbohydrates are processed and used more slowly.\n\nProtein\n\nProtein is like the brick and mortar of your body. It is the building blocks that provide the structure for the tissues of your body. Proteins are also used to transport essential elements in your blood stream.\n\nFats\n\nFat are our storehouses of energy. When we have excess nutrients in our body, some of it is stored as fat. The primary purpose of fat is energy production.\n\nThere are two main types of fats – saturated and unsaturated. Animal fats (meat, butter, lard) are usually saturated fats and contribute to heart disease and cancer. Vegetable fats (olive oil, corn oil) are generally unsaturated fats and are less harmful.\n\nSome fats have been found to be helpful in preventing some cancers and heart disease. These fats called omega-3 fatty acids are found in some fish, especially cold-water fish.\n\nVITAMINS\n\nVitamins are essential for the regulation of many of the functions of the body. Most vitamins cannot be manufactured by the body and must be obtained from your diet. Vitamins do not produce energy.\n\nMINERALS
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There are many more than what I have listed here, just look around online or even do an ebay search for it, there are endless types out there, the most popular of which is juicing and colon.  I have done the colon detox before and I can vouch that I felt 100 times better after it was done, I am not sure what all it does but it did something right!  Good luck!\n\n\nThere are several types of therapies available for detoxification, and some are more intrusive or less natural than others. It is highly recommended that professional advice from qualified and experienced practitioners be obtained when selecting a particular program. \n\nThe major detoxification therapy categories are: fasting, specific diets, vitamin therapy, colon therapy, chelation therapy, and hyperthermia.\n\nDetoxification therapies run the gamut from self-directed fasting to intravenously-administered synthetic drugs, and none should be undertaken without medical supervision. \n\nAlthough there is limited research data available to prove that detoxification therapies work, proponents report lower blood pressure, reduction in blood fat levels, and better vitamin and mineral absorption as benefits. \n\nWhile there is no doubt that processed food contains additives and preservatives, that drinking water is far from pure, and that air is contaminated, more scientific studies need to be performed to prove that a particular therapy can purify the body of these toxins.\n\nFasting \n\nThis is certainly the least expensive and easiest therapy to attempt, but it should always be preceded by a visit to a qualified health professional or nutritionist. Fasting is generally done for a limited, specific number of days.\n\nAll fasting regimens permit water to be consumed, for it is essential to prevent dehydration. Others allow juice as well, although purists consider this to be food. \n\nThe main rationale for fasting is that since far fewer toxins are taken in, the body is able to rid itself of those already present. \n\nDiets\n\nProponents say that a strong immune system founded on a plant-based diet is the best defense against environmental toxins. As opposed to fasting, detoxification or detox diets as they are more commonly known, can be undertaken for extended periods of time. \n\nAlthough there are many different types of detox diets, most are based on eating organic rather than processed foods, minimizing meats and maximizing fruits and vegetables, and drinking filtered water. \n\nTraditional Chinese Medicine practitioners also hold that certain foods, like radishes, turnips, soybeans, swiss chard, and vinegar, can actually counteract or neutralize toxins. \n\nVitamin Therapy\n\nThe use of antioxidants is generally recommended as an ongoing, daily regimen in people's lives, especially if they are in a compromised, or particularly unhealthy environment. \n\nSome feel that certain vitamins, such as C and E, are antioxidant nutrients capable of neutralizing certain toxins called free radicals. \n\nA free radical is a particular type of atom or group of atoms that can damage cells and impair a person's immunity system. While our bodies contain natural enzymes that work against these free radicals, some argue that vitamins C and E as well as the beta-carotene in vitamin A function as free-radical scavengers, thus neutralizing the toxins that harm our immune systems. \n\nColon Therapy\n\nColonics or cleansing the large intestine with purified water, herbs, or other cleansing agents, is sometimes combined with fasting to flush out toxins from the body. \n\nA step beyond a simple enema, this procedure is performed by a trained therapist who introduces from 5-25 gal (19-941 l) of water, or other cleansing agents, directly into the rectum using a tube and nozzle. \n\nThis technique is supposed to remove toxic stool that remains in the folds of the intestine. If performed improperly or too frequently, it can be dangerous. \n\nChelation Therapy\n\nThe most common type of
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I fast once a week for 24 hours at a stretch. During that time, I do not eat solid foods, but I do have many sorts of liquid, including nutritional shakes, fruit juice, V8, lots of water, etc. It doesn't do any harm when it is of such short duration. I have fasted for up to 3 days before, and I'd say that is as long a time as I ever want to drag out a fast. I imagine you could go longer if you were careful to maintain a good balance of nutritional fluids.\n\nI often have days where I only think of the food I'm not eating when I fast, but I then make myself remember why I do it, which is for discipline and solidarity with my husband, who also does it. I think of the fact that if I can voluntarily go without food for 24 hours, then I have a sort of structure and discipline in my life. Spiritually, there are ups and downs, but it helps me to focus on real problems without the nagging "what's for dinner" thought. It removes a level of mundanity from life and allows one to focus on important questions or gain insights. I'm only halfway through my morning coffee, so I hope that made some sense!\n\nP.S. I imagine that even someone with metabolic problems or diabetes could do it if the liquids contain the proper nutrients.
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Fasting (while still consuming plenty of water and fruit juice) gives your digestive system a rest and flushes toxins out of your system. \n\nKeeping your body in an alkaline state is essensial for good health, as cancer and other diseases can only thrive in an acidic body. Improper eating habits, lack of exercise, and emotional stress lead to an acidic pH level in your body. Eat plenty of fruits and vegetables, exercize regularily, be optimistic, laugh often, and consume animal products and refined foods sparingly, if at all, for an alkaline body. \n\nI fast for 24 hours once a week and keep a steady vegetarian diet with minimal refined foods and, except for the occasional sniffles, I haven't been sick in 2 years.
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Water helps your body function more efficiently.  This efficiency keeps your metabolism higher.\n\nYou also need to increase your calories.  Depending on your body type you should stay around 2000 calories per day.  Why?  Because when you do not take in enough calories your body thinks that it needs to store fat.\n\nThink like a rabbit.  Eat your calories in small meals.  Go for 5-6 times/day.  This intake will keep your metabolism going all day.\n\nAlso, work on your intensity during your workout.  Warmup, jog slow for 1 minute, fast for 1 minute, med for 1 min.\n\nStudies show that variation in intensity works better than a single pace to burn calories.\n\nGood luck.
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take 12 consecutive swallows of lukewarm water, not too fast. Seriously, it works.
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Fasting?\nIn my experience and observation fasting nowadays is for most of us not like fasting was 50 years ago!\n\nWe do no longer live in a natural world, and our body is filled with preservatives and toxins, now also shaff from air, food and water. Medicine even found that bodies keep longer fresh after death than about 50 years ago. Why would this be so?\n\nAll the preservatives people have eaten during their life preserved their body, of course not at death, but they were preserved alive! That's why many do not feel when they fall ill until it is severe.\n\nWhen we fast, the body is not burdoned to take care of more food, more toxins and preservatives, transfats etc., but starts to clean out. This cleansing may be so powerful that the toxins, thrown out of our tissues and bones, may make us sick. That's why fasting for days is not good for everyone. Beans are great to help control a too speedy cleanse.\n\nWhen cleansing too fast, we may have a strong acid reaction and even die from it. Indeed, a man died when fasting on juices for about 2 weeks! He cleansed too fast for the pollution he carried!\n\nThe sun is also cleansing, and I am convinced that not the sun causes skin cancer, but the toxins it draws to the surface of the skin! A clean body does not get skin cancer from the sun in my estimation! The sun allows the body to make vitamin D, necessary for strong bones and teeth! Many children today avoid the sun for fear of skin cancer, but are fed food full of preservatives and toxins! What a paradox world!\n\nHow can we wisely cleanse?\n\nBest is to prepare for a fast by eating vegetables for some days, non starchy and easy to digest food. The empty starches (white sugar, white flour and all containing them) imbalances our blood sugar. At first it goes high up after eating these empty starches, then it falls way down, which gives us hunger pangs. Animal products are mainly highly acid-forming, which the body tries to eliminate when cleansing. This may even cause a stench! Great, it is coming out!\n\nWhen we stop eating empty starches, we will not feel so hungry any longer. Brown sugar is better, whole grain flour is better. Flour from sprouted grains is best.\n\nAfter being prepared, with blood sugar balanced, it may help to fast on vegetable juices, may be carrot juice with a slice of beet in it. Teas, like green tea or herbal tea are good to use. Or purified water, yet I feel some nourishment is necessary for most (vegatable juices).\n\nWhen one gets too weak or spacy, one should break off the fast with some light food (vegetables, oatmeal with cinnamon and brown sugar etc.), I feel. One can repeat a day of fasting the next week or once a month. \n\nA good and alkaline-forming diet (mainly vegetables and some fruit, fruit may cleanse too fast) is also cleansing, but in a gentle way. Some raw organic, sunripened food inbetween will help to cleanse and build the body.\n\nFurthermore, Color*MedicineTM can be applied, it is like food, for the body can easily absorb the rays and build tissues, muscles and bones (www.colormedicine.com).\n\nYou may want to check your pH (urine and saliva) several times a day (and even make a list), and see if you are too acid, which would run down your body. A pH of 7.5 of urine and saliva is best in my experience. 7 is neutral and not good for the body; under 7 is acidic and may cause all kinds of problems. You can buy pH paper in your health food store or on the Internet.\n\nHappy cleansing, the wise way.\nCordially, India.Magica
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the MINIMUM liquid that a person should take is about 2 to 2.5 liters a day. it includes water, other beverages and the food that you eat. 2 gallons is not much as long as your body can accomodate that amount.\nare you practicing "water therapy"?
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Absolutely.  Water is a great cleanser and waste disposer.  In the tropical countries the heat is so much, drinking 8 glasses of water per day need not be forced.  Probably we are drinking more.  The question is more relevant in the temperate zones where you do not drink water so much.  Water is necessary for healthy skin as well.  Please check out any of the websites on water, plenty of them around.  Half of them say that there is no proof drinking that much water helps.  But we, in the east, tend to believe otherwise.  Water is so much a part of our daily living.  After all there is nothing called water overloading, since excess water is eliminated by the body very easily too, unless you have a reduced kidney function.
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If you mean just drinking water...it's bad!!  You'll lose weight, but not fat.  Not a good idea.  Better to follow a balanced diet that includes water and that way you'll keep it off in the long run..certainly starving yourself is not a good thing..if that's what you mean by Water Trick??