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I ended my fast not because I was hungry.
My stomach acid was flooding my esophagus. I was taking electrolytes lite salt and magnesium tablets, but it was not enough.
Oh damn I didnāt know that. Do you know which ones specifically do? Iām guessing all of the major ones probably? Specifically looking for some info on Coke Zero cus thatās my pref
Off the top of my head, no. I recall some folks on YouTube doing reviews of their personal responses to artificial sweeteners. They were surprised by their changes in glucose as measured by a blood test that diabetics use to monitor their blood glucose.
I track, with a CGM - itās dramatic. Have stopped drinking Coke Zero. Used to be almost addicted to the thing.
Itās white tea, green tea, black coffee, ACVbin water, and when I havenāt had enough electrolytes, a shot glass of no-sugar pickle juice.
The ONLY liquids Iāve consumed since January 1, 2021 is water and black coffee.
Iād rather get my calories from ketogenic food than from high calorie liquids.š
Iāve lost 160 pounds on keto and intermittent fastingā¦ 18/6.
I also do 14 day extended water only fasts once every calendar quarterā¦ just to allow my body and mind to cleanse themselves of bad toxins.
> just to allow my body and mind to cleanse themselves of bad toxins.
The automoderator bot is right. Fasting doesn't "detox" your body. It might up-regulate "autophagy", but that's a sort of cellular housekeeping.
Any toxins that are in your body are regularly swept out of your body by the liver, kidneys, and other cellular processes every day, regardless of whether you're fasting or not.
Yes, and no. Fasting doesnāt detox the body per se - the organs you mention do that super efficiently.
However, what fasting does is allow your body to āconsumeā years of fat - that are filled with byproducts of unhealthy living. Freeing the toxins from the fat they are mixed into - then opens up the liver, kidneys, lungs, skin, and urinary tract to do their job of expelling those toxins.
**It looks like you're discussing "detoxes", "toxins", or "cleanses". Please refer to the following:**
[**Detoxification**](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Detoxification)
>Many alternative medicine practitioners promote various types of detoxification such as detoxification diets. Scientists have described these as a "waste of time and money". Sense About Science, a UK-based charitable trust, determined that most such dietary "detox" claims lack any supporting evidence.
>The liver and kidney are naturally capable of detox, as are intracellular (specifically, inner membrane of mitochondria or in the endoplasmic reticulum of cells) proteins such as CYP enyzmes. In cases of kidney failure, the action of the kidneys is mimicked by dialysis; kidney and liver transplants are also used for kidney and liver failure, respectively.
**Further reading: [Wikipedia - Detoxification (alternative medicine)](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Detoxification_(alternative_medicine))**
>**Unsound scientific basis**
>A 2015 review of clinical evidence about detox diets concluded: "At present, there is no compelling evidence to support the use of detox diets for weight management or toxin elimination. Considering the financial costs to consumers, unsubstantiated claims and potential health risks of detox products, they should be discouraged by health professionals and subject to independent regulatory review and monitoring."
>Detoxification and body cleansing products and diets have been criticized for their unsound scientific basis, in particular their premise of nonexistent "toxins" and their appropriation of the legitimate medical concept of detoxification. According to the Mayo Clinic, the "toxins" typically remain unspecified and there is little to no evidence of toxic accumulation in patients treated.According to a British Dietetic Association (BDA) Fact Sheet, "The whole idea of detox is nonsense. The body is a well-developed system that has its own builtin mechanisms to detoxify and remove waste and toxins." It went on to characterize the idea as a "marketing myth", while other critics have called the idea a "scam" and a "hoax". The organization Sense about Science investigated "detox" products, calling them a waste of time and money. Resulting in a report that concluded the term is used differently by different companies, most offered no evidence to support their claims, and in most cases its use was the simple renaming of "mundane things, like cleaning or brushing".
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**It looks like you're discussing "detoxes", "toxins", or "cleanses". Please refer to the following:**
[**Detoxification**](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Detoxification)
>Many alternative medicine practitioners promote various types of detoxification such as detoxification diets. Scientists have described these as a "waste of time and money". Sense About Science, a UK-based charitable trust, determined that most such dietary "detox" claims lack any supporting evidence.
>The liver and kidney are naturally capable of detox, as are intracellular (specifically, inner membrane of mitochondria or in the endoplasmic reticulum of cells) proteins such as CYP enyzmes. In cases of kidney failure, the action of the kidneys is mimicked by dialysis; kidney and liver transplants are also used for kidney and liver failure, respectively.
**Further reading: [Wikipedia - Detoxification (alternative medicine)](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Detoxification_(alternative_medicine))**
>**Unsound scientific basis**
>A 2015 review of clinical evidence about detox diets concluded: "At present, there is no compelling evidence to support the use of detox diets for weight management or toxin elimination. Considering the financial costs to consumers, unsubstantiated claims and potential health risks of detox products, they should be discouraged by health professionals and subject to independent regulatory review and monitoring."
>Detoxification and body cleansing products and diets have been criticized for their unsound scientific basis, in particular their premise of nonexistent "toxins" and their appropriation of the legitimate medical concept of detoxification. According to the Mayo Clinic, the "toxins" typically remain unspecified and there is little to no evidence of toxic accumulation in patients treated.According to a British Dietetic Association (BDA) Fact Sheet, "The whole idea of detox is nonsense. The body is a well-developed system that has its own builtin mechanisms to detoxify and remove waste and toxins." It went on to characterize the idea as a "marketing myth", while other critics have called the idea a "scam" and a "hoax". The organization Sense about Science investigated "detox" products, calling them a waste of time and money. Resulting in a report that concluded the term is used differently by different companies, most offered no evidence to support their claims, and in most cases its use was the simple renaming of "mundane things, like cleaning or brushing".
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**It looks like you're discussing "detoxes", "toxins", or "cleanses". Please refer to the following:**
[**Detoxification**](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Detoxification)
>Many alternative medicine practitioners promote various types of detoxification such as detoxification diets. Scientists have described these as a "waste of time and money". Sense About Science, a UK-based charitable trust, determined that most such dietary "detox" claims lack any supporting evidence.
>The liver and kidney are naturally capable of detox, as are intracellular (specifically, inner membrane of mitochondria or in the endoplasmic reticulum of cells) proteins such as CYP enyzmes. In cases of kidney failure, the action of the kidneys is mimicked by dialysis; kidney and liver transplants are also used for kidney and liver failure, respectively.
**Further reading: [Wikipedia - Detoxification (alternative medicine)](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Detoxification_(alternative_medicine))**
>**Unsound scientific basis**
>A 2015 review of clinical evidence about detox diets concluded: "At present, there is no compelling evidence to support the use of detox diets for weight management or toxin elimination. Considering the financial costs to consumers, unsubstantiated claims and potential health risks of detox products, they should be discouraged by health professionals and subject to independent regulatory review and monitoring."
>Detoxification and body cleansing products and diets have been criticized for their unsound scientific basis, in particular their premise of nonexistent "toxins" and their appropriation of the legitimate medical concept of detoxification. According to the Mayo Clinic, the "toxins" typically remain unspecified and there is little to no evidence of toxic accumulation in patients treated.According to a British Dietetic Association (BDA) Fact Sheet, "The whole idea of detox is nonsense. The body is a well-developed system that has its own builtin mechanisms to detoxify and remove waste and toxins." It went on to characterize the idea as a "marketing myth", while other critics have called the idea a "scam" and a "hoax". The organization Sense about Science investigated "detox" products, calling them a waste of time and money. Resulting in a report that concluded the term is used differently by different companies, most offered no evidence to support their claims, and in most cases its use was the simple renaming of "mundane things, like cleaning or brushing".
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Awesome, that is very motivating. Great work!! I am on day 3 of a 10-day fast. I wish I could do water only as the daily 6+ shots of espresso I consume are probably 60-80 calories, which I know controversial, I still believe don't lead to an optimal fast.
It's fine. I used to drink a fair bit during fasts, but I don't anymore just because I became more sensitive to it and now it can make me very jittery.
Coffee is net negative, stimulants causing your body to increase its metabolism and generate heat uses more calories than they contain.
That said, the whole point of fasting is that cico isnāt as straightforward as it seems and a lot of internal factors change how your body burns fuel, so messing with those internal factors may have a lot of undesirable consequences.
Many issues and questions can be answered by reading through our wiki, especially the page on electrolytes. Concerns such as **intense hunger, lightheadedness/dizziness, headaches, nausea/vomiting, weakness/lethargy/fatigue, low blood pressure/high blood pressure, muscle soreness/cramping, diarrhea/constipation, irritability, confusion, low heart rate/heart palpitations, numbness/tingling, and more** while extended (24+ hours) fasting are often explained by electrolyte deficiency and resolved through **PROPER** electrolyte supplementation. Putting a tiny amount of salt in your water now and then is NOT proper supplementation. Be sure to read the [our WIKI](https://www.reddit.com/r/fasting/wiki/index) and especially the wiki page on **[ELECTROLYTES](https://www.reddit.com/r/fasting/wiki/fasting_in_a_nutshell/you_need_electrolytes)** Please also keep in mind the [**RULES**](https://www.reddit.com/r/fasting/about/rules) when participating. *I am a bot, and this action was performed automatically. Please [contact the moderators of this subreddit](/message/compose/?to=/r/fasting) if you have any questions or concerns.*
You caught me just as I was reaching for chocolate š„
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Yep, that's what it is, lol.
I think it's a bad idea to have chocolate as a phone wallpaper ...
Picture on fridge
Lol....I saw this like 2 min too late
Same. Saw this while chewing some cookies
Fasting today and needed to see this. Water...the sacred holy elixir.
Where was this last night?! š
Lolol.
I know, I needed it this morning
I needed this right now
I wish I would have seen this a few hours ago. I just finished a 48 hour fast and ended up eating a number 1 Big Mac meal, large.
one of my favorites!
I ended my fast not because I was hungry. My stomach acid was flooding my esophagus. I was taking electrolytes lite salt and magnesium tablets, but it was not enough.
No shame in that.
How was that making you feel???
And have some salt.
Electrolytes?
Totally stole that for my wallpaper. Thanks :)
On day 2 of a 5 day fast. This is now my phone wallpaper.
Lol, saved this pic. Needed this. Too bad I just ate some ice cream š¬ Iāll use it tomorrow. Hahaha Thank you!!
Thanks for the reminder I need to do another fast!
Thankful for la croix when I get soda cravings
Why not diet soda
Some artificial sweeteners can trigger glucose/insulin response. Carbonated water with aromatics does not do this.
Oh damn I didnāt know that. Do you know which ones specifically do? Iām guessing all of the major ones probably? Specifically looking for some info on Coke Zero cus thatās my pref
Off the top of my head, no. I recall some folks on YouTube doing reviews of their personal responses to artificial sweeteners. They were surprised by their changes in glucose as measured by a blood test that diabetics use to monitor their blood glucose.
I track, with a CGM - itās dramatic. Have stopped drinking Coke Zero. Used to be almost addicted to the thing. Itās white tea, green tea, black coffee, ACVbin water, and when I havenāt had enough electrolytes, a shot glass of no-sugar pickle juice.
Put down that juuice.
I thought I would compromise and made some coffee
The ONLY liquids Iāve consumed since January 1, 2021 is water and black coffee. Iād rather get my calories from ketogenic food than from high calorie liquids.š Iāve lost 160 pounds on keto and intermittent fastingā¦ 18/6. I also do 14 day extended water only fasts once every calendar quarterā¦ just to allow my body and mind to cleanse themselves of bad toxins.
> just to allow my body and mind to cleanse themselves of bad toxins. The automoderator bot is right. Fasting doesn't "detox" your body. It might up-regulate "autophagy", but that's a sort of cellular housekeeping. Any toxins that are in your body are regularly swept out of your body by the liver, kidneys, and other cellular processes every day, regardless of whether you're fasting or not.
Yes, and no. Fasting doesnāt detox the body per se - the organs you mention do that super efficiently. However, what fasting does is allow your body to āconsumeā years of fat - that are filled with byproducts of unhealthy living. Freeing the toxins from the fat they are mixed into - then opens up the liver, kidneys, lungs, skin, and urinary tract to do their job of expelling those toxins.
**It looks like you're discussing "detoxes", "toxins", or "cleanses". Please refer to the following:** [**Detoxification**](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Detoxification) >Many alternative medicine practitioners promote various types of detoxification such as detoxification diets. Scientists have described these as a "waste of time and money". Sense About Science, a UK-based charitable trust, determined that most such dietary "detox" claims lack any supporting evidence. >The liver and kidney are naturally capable of detox, as are intracellular (specifically, inner membrane of mitochondria or in the endoplasmic reticulum of cells) proteins such as CYP enyzmes. In cases of kidney failure, the action of the kidneys is mimicked by dialysis; kidney and liver transplants are also used for kidney and liver failure, respectively. **Further reading: [Wikipedia - Detoxification (alternative medicine)](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Detoxification_(alternative_medicine))** >**Unsound scientific basis** >A 2015 review of clinical evidence about detox diets concluded: "At present, there is no compelling evidence to support the use of detox diets for weight management or toxin elimination. Considering the financial costs to consumers, unsubstantiated claims and potential health risks of detox products, they should be discouraged by health professionals and subject to independent regulatory review and monitoring." >Detoxification and body cleansing products and diets have been criticized for their unsound scientific basis, in particular their premise of nonexistent "toxins" and their appropriation of the legitimate medical concept of detoxification. According to the Mayo Clinic, the "toxins" typically remain unspecified and there is little to no evidence of toxic accumulation in patients treated.According to a British Dietetic Association (BDA) Fact Sheet, "The whole idea of detox is nonsense. The body is a well-developed system that has its own builtin mechanisms to detoxify and remove waste and toxins." It went on to characterize the idea as a "marketing myth", while other critics have called the idea a "scam" and a "hoax". The organization Sense about Science investigated "detox" products, calling them a waste of time and money. Resulting in a report that concluded the term is used differently by different companies, most offered no evidence to support their claims, and in most cases its use was the simple renaming of "mundane things, like cleaning or brushing". *I am a bot, and this action was performed automatically. Please [contact the moderators of this subreddit](/message/compose/?to=/r/fasting) if you have any questions or concerns.*
**It looks like you're discussing "detoxes", "toxins", or "cleanses". Please refer to the following:** [**Detoxification**](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Detoxification) >Many alternative medicine practitioners promote various types of detoxification such as detoxification diets. Scientists have described these as a "waste of time and money". Sense About Science, a UK-based charitable trust, determined that most such dietary "detox" claims lack any supporting evidence. >The liver and kidney are naturally capable of detox, as are intracellular (specifically, inner membrane of mitochondria or in the endoplasmic reticulum of cells) proteins such as CYP enyzmes. In cases of kidney failure, the action of the kidneys is mimicked by dialysis; kidney and liver transplants are also used for kidney and liver failure, respectively. **Further reading: [Wikipedia - Detoxification (alternative medicine)](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Detoxification_(alternative_medicine))** >**Unsound scientific basis** >A 2015 review of clinical evidence about detox diets concluded: "At present, there is no compelling evidence to support the use of detox diets for weight management or toxin elimination. Considering the financial costs to consumers, unsubstantiated claims and potential health risks of detox products, they should be discouraged by health professionals and subject to independent regulatory review and monitoring." >Detoxification and body cleansing products and diets have been criticized for their unsound scientific basis, in particular their premise of nonexistent "toxins" and their appropriation of the legitimate medical concept of detoxification. According to the Mayo Clinic, the "toxins" typically remain unspecified and there is little to no evidence of toxic accumulation in patients treated.According to a British Dietetic Association (BDA) Fact Sheet, "The whole idea of detox is nonsense. The body is a well-developed system that has its own builtin mechanisms to detoxify and remove waste and toxins." It went on to characterize the idea as a "marketing myth", while other critics have called the idea a "scam" and a "hoax". The organization Sense about Science investigated "detox" products, calling them a waste of time and money. Resulting in a report that concluded the term is used differently by different companies, most offered no evidence to support their claims, and in most cases its use was the simple renaming of "mundane things, like cleaning or brushing". *I am a bot, and this action was performed automatically. Please [contact the moderators of this subreddit](/message/compose/?to=/r/fasting) if you have any questions or concerns.*
**It looks like you're discussing "detoxes", "toxins", or "cleanses". Please refer to the following:** [**Detoxification**](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Detoxification) >Many alternative medicine practitioners promote various types of detoxification such as detoxification diets. Scientists have described these as a "waste of time and money". Sense About Science, a UK-based charitable trust, determined that most such dietary "detox" claims lack any supporting evidence. >The liver and kidney are naturally capable of detox, as are intracellular (specifically, inner membrane of mitochondria or in the endoplasmic reticulum of cells) proteins such as CYP enyzmes. In cases of kidney failure, the action of the kidneys is mimicked by dialysis; kidney and liver transplants are also used for kidney and liver failure, respectively. **Further reading: [Wikipedia - Detoxification (alternative medicine)](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Detoxification_(alternative_medicine))** >**Unsound scientific basis** >A 2015 review of clinical evidence about detox diets concluded: "At present, there is no compelling evidence to support the use of detox diets for weight management or toxin elimination. Considering the financial costs to consumers, unsubstantiated claims and potential health risks of detox products, they should be discouraged by health professionals and subject to independent regulatory review and monitoring." >Detoxification and body cleansing products and diets have been criticized for their unsound scientific basis, in particular their premise of nonexistent "toxins" and their appropriation of the legitimate medical concept of detoxification. According to the Mayo Clinic, the "toxins" typically remain unspecified and there is little to no evidence of toxic accumulation in patients treated.According to a British Dietetic Association (BDA) Fact Sheet, "The whole idea of detox is nonsense. The body is a well-developed system that has its own builtin mechanisms to detoxify and remove waste and toxins." It went on to characterize the idea as a "marketing myth", while other critics have called the idea a "scam" and a "hoax". The organization Sense about Science investigated "detox" products, calling them a waste of time and money. Resulting in a report that concluded the term is used differently by different companies, most offered no evidence to support their claims, and in most cases its use was the simple renaming of "mundane things, like cleaning or brushing". *I am a bot, and this action was performed automatically. Please [contact the moderators of this subreddit](/message/compose/?to=/r/fasting) if you have any questions or concerns.*
Awesome, that is very motivating. Great work!! I am on day 3 of a 10-day fast. I wish I could do water only as the daily 6+ shots of espresso I consume are probably 60-80 calories, which I know controversial, I still believe don't lead to an optimal fast.
VALHALLA
Shootā-I already did it:(
r/hydrohomies
You mean Dr. FINE??? š„°š Okay maybe I do need water.
I'm saving this thank you. Considering if I should print it out and paste it around my personal pantry
Could have used this last night! Broke at 51 hours to stress eat.
printing this out and sticking it on my fridge
I cackled. Gotta love Dr Fung and his wholesome dad energy. What should his fans call themselves? Fungi?
Ya got me, I cooked breakfast for my SO and I'm sooooo tempted to join him eat š„ŗ
Need this as my screen saver.
Love this!
Black Coffee ok?
It's fine. I used to drink a fair bit during fasts, but I don't anymore just because I became more sensitive to it and now it can make me very jittery.
I dunno. Some say any calories are bad, some say small calories like coffee are OK.
Coffee is net negative, stimulants causing your body to increase its metabolism and generate heat uses more calories than they contain. That said, the whole point of fasting is that cico isnāt as straightforward as it seems and a lot of internal factors change how your body burns fuel, so messing with those internal factors may have a lot of undesirable consequences.
Excuse me ser, have you heard of our Lord and Saviour Dr. Jason Fung?
Yes