Critique This Fasting Protocol

[Such_Umami]

I really like fasting and though it's not very good from a RP perspective, I don't want to eliminate it from my health routine.

So I've created this fasting protocol which means you drink coconut water for electrolytes/potassium and salt water. Once my liver glycogen depletes, I shall refill my glycogen stocks with carbs and then do it again.

 

[milkboi]

Sounds good.

What does fasting do for you?

 

[methylenewhite]

I really like fasting and though it's not very good from a RP perspective, I don't want to eliminate it from my health routine.

So I've created this fasting protocol which means you drink coconut water for electrolytes/potassium and salt water. Once my liver glycogen depletes, I shall refill my glycogen stocks with carbs and then do it again.

Coconut water fasting is not fasting it's ulltra-low calorie diet.

What amount of coconut water you are aiming for?

 

[Such_Umami]

Sounds good.

What does fasting do for you?

It just cleans me out. stops inflammation of my bowls and gives my teeth time to heal. I also get a lot of spiritual experiences on fasts.

 

[Such_Umami]

Coconut water fasting is not fasting it's ulltra-low calorie diet.

What amount of coconut water you are aiming for?

I don't know. Probably about 1.5 pints.

 

[ampersand]

I like fasting too. I think Peat is a genius, but after decades of experimentation I've found that periodic extended water fasts (+/-5 days) are the easiest and most effective way to keep my atopic dermatitis symptoms at bay.

 

[Goobz]

Valter Longo is my favourite resource on this. His "fasting mimicking diet" is probably the safest way, rather than trying to DIY. Check out this paper. If you'd rather a summary, type his name into youtube for a Ted talk or two.

https://www.cell.com/cell-metabolism/pdfExtended/S1550-4131(15)00224-7

Careful with coconut water in large quantities, someone on this forum posted on how it can screw up your kidneys and is used in India for "senicide" of the elderly.

I think what RP calls "fasting" is actually what people these days call "caloric restriction", which has more problems and isn't anywhere near as beneficial. Periodic fasts + a nutritious diet ala Valter Longo's method, seems far more powerful.

I don't know if periods of fasting or fasting mimicking diets are safe for people who use thyroid supplementation, however. I'd imagine they would interrupt the process.

 

[Jem Oz]

I don't know if periods of fasting or fasting mimicking diets are safe for people who use thyroid supplementation, however. I'd imagine they would interrupt the process.

+1. Not a good idea to fast and be on thyroid. You'll activate the stress response so fast, your nose will bleed. I naively tried a 16/8 IF protocol once while taking low dose thyroid. Had a major hair stress shed (which thankfully abated and largely reversed).