4-Day Fast
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4-Day Fast
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#2Fasting is definitely underappreciated. As are cold showers and deep breathing a la Wim Hof.
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#3> Steve Jobs was a regular faster.
He also died of cancer at a fairly young age after trying to treat it with diet instead of medical treatment. Probably not the best health role model.
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#4Fasting is definitely underappreciated. As are cold showers and deep breathing a la Wim Hof.
Hot baths are also good for your body. Any activity where your body has to work hard to establish homeostasis is a form of exercise.
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#5I enjoy reading stories about people fasting. Someday I may try it myself, but I know I tend toward a sort of sensory disconnect, so I'm biased toward such hyperbolic stuff. I wish I could be more like some of my friends who are more balanced in their routine; fasting is foreign to them, but they are naturally fit and kind of Zen in their own way. They can just do "normal" very well and no experiments seem necessary.
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#6Fasting is definitely underappreciated. As are cold showers and deep breathing a la Wim Hof.
Fasting seems to get a lot of appreciation on hn.
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#7Kind of odd how the author reads into his sugar free gum and and ketosis so deeply but didn't say anything about missing two regular workouts and losing so much weight.
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#8I definitely sleep poorly on days when I fast. Often I wake up 2-3 hours earlier than usual and am wide awake.
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#9I definitely sleep poorly on days when I fast. Often I wake up 2-3 hours earlier than usual and am wide awake.
Do you feel tired that day?
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#10If you want the fast to have a detoxing effect, skip the 2 - 4 cups of coffee per day