A 72-hour fast sounds excessive. I’m doing it to keep my immune system strong and healthy. It’s a way to increase my growth hormones. It also helps to stimulate the brain by increasing the neuro-endocrine hormone called Norepinephrine. Find out more in this video: https://youtu.be/PRcTrRrcupg
Fasting is a way that allows your body to burn the stored fat. When the body is fat adapted, meaning that it is not using sugar as the prime source of energy, fasting can be quite easily achieved without experiencing hardship.
People fast for a variety of reasons:
- Weight loss
- To reverse Insulin resistance/Type 2 Diabetes
- To get into a state of Ketosis (fat burning mode) – (16-24 hours)
- To get into a state of Autophagy – (17 – 72 hours)
High sugar diets deplete the body of
- Magnesium
- Potassium
- Copper
- Calcium
- Vitamin C
- Vitamin D
- B-vitamins