> 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.
I cringed a little when I read that.
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#16The whole amino-acids thing that the author talked about made me cringe a little bit. "Amino-acids" is just basically the fancy word for "proteins" (I know there are amino-acids that aren't proteins, but let's not be nitpicking here) and in turns, "proteins" is just another fancy word for "shit we eat everyday." It doesn't matter that much what form it is (meat, plants, milk, powder), when digested in your body, it's proteins. Proteins give your body energy. Proteins are not some magical alternative shit to your food, it's actually food.
"Oh I don't eat, but I '''take in''' amino-acids" is like saying "Oh I don't drink, but '''take in''' dihydrogen monoxide."
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#17If you want the fast to have a detoxing effect, skip the 2 - 4 cups of coffee per day
please explain
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#18Kind 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.
The weight loss is completely normal and expected. A lot of the weight came from water bound up in the starch reserves, it'll come right back after eating carbs for a few days. Similar weight "loss" would be seen transitioning into a diet with <100g carbs per day but with normal, or even excessive caloric intake.
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#19The whole amino-acids thing that the author talked about made me cringe a little bit. "Amino-acids" is just basically the fancy word for "proteins" (I know there are amino-acids that aren't proteins, but let's not be nitpicking here) and in turns, "proteins" is just another fancy word for "shit we eat everyday." It doesn't matter that much what form it is (meat, plants, milk, powder), when digested in your body, it's…
Haha bingo exactly what I was thinking:
>so I decided to take intra-workout amino acids
otherwise known as 'food'
Joking aside though totally supportive of this guys approach and all the best to him. I've recently gone whole food plant based, and definitely interested in introducing fasting too.
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#20I fast for three days before I travel. I've done so since reading[0] that it might strengthen the immune response, and I loathe illness while traveling.
Frankly, I am just happy to see HN talking about diet and health. My my inclination is to believe any medication or therapy must either overcome my diet or support it. I can think of nothing with a bigger impact on our physiochemistry.
0. https://news.usc.edu/63669/fasting-triggers-stem-cell-regene...