Tag: digestive system
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21 day water fast: one week follow up
A lot has happened physically over the last seven days. My digestion is moving pretty smoothly again, though I’m lacking almost completely in appetite. Already during the first two or three days following the fast, my stomach was working well, digesting and passing on food to the intestines. From here, though, I could feel my…
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21 day water fast: Day 20
Today is the last full day of fasting. By the evening I’ll already be into Day 21. The feeling, which came to me as I woke up this morning, is that of when you’re about to say goodbye to an old friend whom you know you’re not going to see for a while. There’s an…
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Autophagy, ketosis, detoxification: how water fasting works and why it benefits you
This article examines autophagy and ketosis on a water fast: explaining how they contribute to detox on a water fast and why fasting ketosis is different from dietary ketosis.