Having read a thread or two about the benefits of fasting in this forum, and about the benefits of fasting in the animal kingdom, I have been thinking of fasting myself. What's kept me from doing so is the idea that it puts the body at needless stress levels. As well as the idea that fasting requires expert supervision, as hard as it would seem to me to believe.
But it may be time for me to stop thinking and start acting. In the past, it would be hard for me to fast. It used to be that it would take 3 hours after a meal before my blood sugar goes to a low level. But now, thanks to being off PUFA for a good many years, I find I could go a day without a meal.
But there are many forms of fasting. And I don't want to start off with going cold turkey. I'm thinking of simply having a fruit juice fast once a week. I chose fruit juice because it provides sugar, for one, and that it also provides plenty of minerals, but more on potassium. But I don't see why I wouldn't add a magnesium bicarbonate drink to it, and maybe calcium in the form of milk, and then some salt. Mainly, it would be a fast where all I'm taking is sugar (fructose and glucose) and electrolyte minerals.
I'm hoping this one day a week fast will allow my body to take in alkaline minerals to let my body alkalize after having to eat meat all throughout the week.
I'm sure this is not a new idea and someone can tell me if this has been done before and is quite popular and has a name and a patent to it lol. Whatever the case may be, would like to hear your comments on this idea.
Thanks.
But it may be time for me to stop thinking and start acting. In the past, it would be hard for me to fast. It used to be that it would take 3 hours after a meal before my blood sugar goes to a low level. But now, thanks to being off PUFA for a good many years, I find I could go a day without a meal.
But there are many forms of fasting. And I don't want to start off with going cold turkey. I'm thinking of simply having a fruit juice fast once a week. I chose fruit juice because it provides sugar, for one, and that it also provides plenty of minerals, but more on potassium. But I don't see why I wouldn't add a magnesium bicarbonate drink to it, and maybe calcium in the form of milk, and then some salt. Mainly, it would be a fast where all I'm taking is sugar (fructose and glucose) and electrolyte minerals.
I'm hoping this one day a week fast will allow my body to take in alkaline minerals to let my body alkalize after having to eat meat all throughout the week.
I'm sure this is not a new idea and someone can tell me if this has been done before and is quite popular and has a name and a patent to it lol. Whatever the case may be, would like to hear your comments on this idea.
Thanks.