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Body on a 3-day fast: Real-time data with Basis

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Re: Body on a 3-day fast: Real-time data with Basis

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Post by IgorPartola »

bfieidhbrjr wrote: post #39
jermaustin1 wrote: post #38

A personal story about fasting: About 8 years ago, I had a particularly stubborn stomach bug, that just would not go away. After a week I went back to the doctor, and he was reluctant to put me on anti-biotics incase it was viral, and also he was generally anti-anti-biotics if your immune system could do it on its own. So he had me do a 3 day fast. Only water, and once a day a small bottle of Gatorade. Day 1 was easy…

The gatorade sounds horrendous, to dump a ton of sugar on you when fasting. It was probably for the electrolytes, a pinch of salt would have worked without all the junk in gatorade. And then you rarely need it on just a three day fast, only if you're dizzy. And if you're dizzy it means you've drunk too much water. Glad you're better though! Reddit fasting sub is ok to learn more, though they have some hangups like dr…

A small bottle of Gatorade is 140 calories, I believe. Not nothing but also not too much to work through. Also you don’t have to chug it all in one gulp.

Re: Body on a 3-day fast: Real-time data with Basis

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Post by peteretep »

im3w1l wrote: post #37
peteretep wrote: post #11

> At the 3-day mark, I've hit a key milestone in cellular regeneration. My body has broken down old immune cells and generated new ones (Cheng et al., 2014). ... if you were a mouse. Here's the article being referenced: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/24905167/

So... is it good to break down old immune cells?

I’d guess so, but I’d also guess your body is doing it all of the time

Re: Body on a 3-day fast: Real-time data with Basis

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Post by jermaustin1 »

ConfusedDog wrote: post #40
jermaustin1 wrote: post #38

A personal story about fasting: About 8 years ago, I had a particularly stubborn stomach bug, that just would not go away. After a week I went back to the doctor, and he was reluctant to put me on anti-biotics incase it was viral, and also he was generally anti-anti-biotics if your immune system could do it on its own. So he had me do a 3 day fast. Only water, and once a day a small bottle of Gatorade. Day 1 was easy…

Why Gatorade... I assume for electrolyte? There are so many better alternatives. I had a serious electrolyte imbalance first time trying Keto diet. Took a potassium supplement and immediately got better.

I was just following doctors orders, and can only assume because it has electrolytes and calories.

Re: Body on a 3-day fast: Real-time data with Basis

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Post by jermaustin1 »

bfieidhbrjr wrote: post #39
jermaustin1 wrote: post #38

A personal story about fasting: About 8 years ago, I had a particularly stubborn stomach bug, that just would not go away. After a week I went back to the doctor, and he was reluctant to put me on anti-biotics incase it was viral, and also he was generally anti-anti-biotics if your immune system could do it on its own. So he had me do a 3 day fast. Only water, and once a day a small bottle of Gatorade. Day 1 was easy…

The gatorade sounds horrendous, to dump a ton of sugar on you when fasting. It was probably for the electrolytes, a pinch of salt would have worked without all the junk in gatorade. And then you rarely need it on just a three day fast, only if you're dizzy. And if you're dizzy it means you've drunk too much water. Glad you're better though! Reddit fasting sub is ok to learn more, though they have some hangups like dr…

I was just following the doctor's orders. I assume he wanted me to have caloric intake along with salt, but I'm not a doctor, I didn't question him, I don't know anything about fasting, and don't even know if it was necessary.

I've done a couple of 2 day fasts since then, just to see if I can still do it without much trouble, it gets harder as I get older.

Re: Body on a 3-day fast: Real-time data with Basis

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Post by bfieidhbrjr »

jermaustin1 wrote: post #44
bfieidhbrjr wrote: post #39

Earlier quoted context omitted.

The gatorade sounds horrendous, to dump a ton of sugar on you when fasting. It was probably for the electrolytes, a pinch of salt would have worked without all the junk in gatorade. And then you rarely need it on just a three day fast, only if you're dizzy. And if you're dizzy it means you've drunk too much water. Glad you're better though! Reddit fasting sub is ok to learn more, though they have some hangups like dr…

I was just following the doctor's orders. I assume he wanted me to have caloric intake along with salt, but I'm not a doctor, I didn't question him, I don't know anything about fasting, and don't even know if it was necessary. I've done a couple of 2 day fasts since then, just to see if I can still do it without much trouble, it gets harder as I get older.

When you water fast you excrete salt with the water you're drinking. Beginners tend to drink far too much water to mentally replace the food, and so they lose a lot of salt. Gatorade when it was invented was an electrolyte replacement. Now it has a lot more sugar too. It was probably for the salt.

My longest fast was two weeks, AMA. :-)

Re: Body on a 3-day fast: Real-time data with Basis

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Post by pella »

TheJurgen wrote: post #31
grishka wrote: post #27

Earlier quoted context omitted.

What the device is and how it works.

Basis as a system works with multiple passive, continuous inputs. The goal is to help you track your health without thinking about tracking your health - where many people fail. So to use Basis today (get the minimum benefit) you would need to use a glucose tracking biosensor (that we provide) and have an activity tracking wearable (e.g. Apple Watch, Oura ring, etc). It’s possible to use Basis with your own continuou…

> you would need to use a glucose tracking biosensor (that we provide)

It is an "Abbott's Libre Sense Glucose Sport Biosensor"[1] or a different sensor ?

[1] https://www.libresense.abbott/en/home.html

Re: Body on a 3-day fast: Real-time data with Basis

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Post by TheJurgen »

bfieidhbrjr wrote: post #45
jermaustin1 wrote: post #44

Earlier quoted context omitted.

I was just following the doctor's orders. I assume he wanted me to have caloric intake along with salt, but I'm not a doctor, I didn't question him, I don't know anything about fasting, and don't even know if it was necessary. I've done a couple of 2 day fasts since then, just to see if I can still do it without much trouble, it gets harder as I get older.

When you water fast you excrete salt with the water you're drinking. Beginners tend to drink far too much water to mentally replace the food, and so they lose a lot of salt. Gatorade when it was invented was an electrolyte replacement. Now it has a lot more sugar too. It was probably for the salt. My longest fast was two weeks, AMA. :-)

For clarification, I take a daily electrolyte tablet with vit. C, magnesium, calcium, potassium and sodium when I fast. Generally, you want to take in less than 40 calories to stay in a proper water fast and I don’t think Gatorade fits the bill. Unless you’re doing a Fast Mimicking Diet where you’re allowed to eat up to 700 calories (I think). My longest was 5-day water fast (a few times). I found that Day 5 is better than Day 4. What days do you think are the worst in a 2-week fast?

Re: Body on a 3-day fast: Real-time data with Basis

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Post by hsuduebc2 »

FriedrichN wrote: post #36

I don't believe in these over-engineered 'quanitified self' solutions. Just get yourself a simple step counter and go for one or two walks a day and try to up the step count by a bit every time and don't eat like an asshole. It's worked for me for a long while now.

This is kinda unexpected comment on hackernews. :)
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