Dry fasting Vs Water fasting

[esp90]

Does anyone have experience with Dry fasting? I've heard 1 day of Dry fasting is equivalent of 3 days of Water fasting, That sure would save me alot of time since I dont alot of time to stay home from work.
I can imagine Dry fasting would be really tough though.

 

[MNK99]

I think dry fasting for an extended period of time is dangerous.

 

[barbaar]

Wouldn't you just straight up die after 3 days lol

Edit: after googling a bit, apparently not. Still seems dangerous though.

 

[MNK99]

Water, Sleep, Food in descending order of importance. No water kills first, then no sleep, and then food (weeks depending on the person). One guy supposedly did 384 days without food. Although some rare disorders don't allow for sleep, so even that general rule doesn't always hold.

I've easily gone 3 days without sleep before this, sometimes closer to 6. Not the healthiest... to finish projects, and insomnia. Food, 12 days soon (well some breuss, but I could go without that). Water? I don't know, but I've never made a day without it. I haven't tested it though... yet. Even hostages and prisoners get water.

@esp90 did you read this? Dry fast at Fasting: General Fasting Support, topic 1008243

 

[Canari]

Does anyone have experience with Dry fasting? I've heard 1 day of Dry fasting is equivalent of 3 days of Water fasting, That sure would save me alot of time since I dont alot of time to stay home from work.
I can imagine Dry fasting would be really tough though.

You saw it here maybe?
She says to be comfortable with water fast before.
Maybe good for you if you want to do short fasts during week-end? I like her ideas about raw eating, but not that much about vegan eating!

 

[MNK99]

Anyone else on this? I can't seem to find much outside of spiritual stuff, on Google Scholar.

Seems 3-5 days is the maximum. Although people have done more.


Fasting: an Exceptional Human Experience

Longevity and the Benefits of Fasting | Radical Science News
Category: Raw Foods

This guy claims he did 7 days. He cut 25lbs.

 

[esp90]

Yeah I've seen that one, He does what he call a "Snake diet" wich is basically Water fasting with sodium and potassium wich he recommends for losing weight and increasing the metabolic rate, He says for diseases he recommends Dry fasting.

 

[mattyb]

I absolutely cannot see the point in dry fasting. One whole reason for fasting is chelation, which can only be done by losing minerals in the urine and through sweat. If anything, you'd want more water.

 

[esp90]

I absolutely cannot see the point in dry fasting. One whole reason for fasting is chelation, which can only be done by losing minerals in the urine and through sweat. If anything, you'd want more water.

Apparently you dont stop urinating when dry fasting.

"During dry fasting, a process of intense cleansing begins as toxins are eliminated. But purification takes place not due to exogenic (external) water, but via the cleaner, high-quality metabolic water synthesized by the body. Under the extreme conditions of dry fasting, the body must activate production of its own endogenic water and only healthy cells are able to do that. Weak and sick cells are unable to produce the “water of life”; that is why they die and are rejected by the body."