Anyone tried this, what has been your experience?
Many people argue this is far more intense and potentially rejuvenating than standard water fasting. To maintain hydration the body is forced to catabolise itself even more intensely and even destroy certain cells like fat cells and blood cells to liberate its water content, the degree of autophagy and subsequent cell renewal would be much enhanced with dry fasting as compared to water fasting.
Peat has written some about the potential benefits of moderate dehydration which seem consistent with this.
"When a cell shrinks under hyperosmolar conditions, its metabolism becomes catabolic, breaking down proteins and glycogen, and sometimes producing lactic acid, which results in an alkaline shift, increasing the cell's affinity for water, and causing it to return to normal size. A slight degree of hyperosmolarity increases the cell's metabolic rate.
Swelling in hypo-osmolar conditions, i.e,, with an excess of water, is anabolic, leading to cellular proliferation, and inhibiting the breakdown of protein and glycogen."
I'm curious to try but am concerned particularly about the risk of kidney stones, though it seems like at least with Ramadan-style intermittent dry fasting there's no increased risk of that.
Many people argue this is far more intense and potentially rejuvenating than standard water fasting. To maintain hydration the body is forced to catabolise itself even more intensely and even destroy certain cells like fat cells and blood cells to liberate its water content, the degree of autophagy and subsequent cell renewal would be much enhanced with dry fasting as compared to water fasting.
Peat has written some about the potential benefits of moderate dehydration which seem consistent with this.
"When a cell shrinks under hyperosmolar conditions, its metabolism becomes catabolic, breaking down proteins and glycogen, and sometimes producing lactic acid, which results in an alkaline shift, increasing the cell's affinity for water, and causing it to return to normal size. A slight degree of hyperosmolarity increases the cell's metabolic rate.
Swelling in hypo-osmolar conditions, i.e,, with an excess of water, is anabolic, leading to cellular proliferation, and inhibiting the breakdown of protein and glycogen."
I'm curious to try but am concerned particularly about the risk of kidney stones, though it seems like at least with Ramadan-style intermittent dry fasting there's no increased risk of that.
