With sources to back up your answer, how unhealthy is a 12 day water-only fast?!
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You can actually safely fast between 3 and 30 days as long as you drink plenty of fluids. Many religious people fast up to 30 days. It has a lot of benefits if done properly. I prefer adding juice and broth along with lots of water. I don't fast for dieting, but for detoxing and reminding myself of my inner strength and as part of reconnecting spiritually. I can give you a lot of links, but here are two.
http://drbenkim.com/fasting.html
http://www.healthpromoting.com/our-fasti…
People have died in less time after having nothing to "eat" but water. Sure you can survive on water for a long time but how healthy is it to be just "surviving"?
If you are "cleansing", not only are you cleansing your body of supposed toxins, you are also cleansing it of vitamins and minerals and other nutrients vital for proper function.
As other have said, that's just plain no sources needed common sense. If you still want to try, go right ahead. And tell us how it feels from your hospital bed.
Here's the deal. If a person drinks water & only water for 12 days straight, they will almost certainly die or at least suffer some serious health consequences. Many people have died within recent years (while in college hazings or initiations and or participating in stupid dares or contests of will). Drinking too much water (and we are talking at least gallon or two a day) can/will dilute your electrolytes which need to be in balance in order for the body to function properly.
Chemistry class & Obituaries of people dumb enough to mess with their electrolytes & health by drinking copious amounts of water.
Its very unhealthy!
LOGIC!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! COMMON SENSE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Water has no nutrients.
Use fresh vegetable and fruit juices instead.
The answer to the question is basic and simple and ironically complex at the same time. The answer actually depends on the person’s body, state of mind, willpower, body weight when beginning the process, rate of hydration (or dehydration) and climate. To answer this question we will look at some of the various aspects that contribute to the rate of starvation.
Most doctors and nutritionist state that the average person can live about 4 to 6 weeks without food, but a week is a miracle without water. There have been numerous activists who have placed themselves into a starvation trance in order to prove a political or religious point. Of the twelve most infamous starvation oriented protests, two people lost their tongues, one lost their feet, seven ended up on dialysis at least for a short period of time, and two died. Their fasts lasted for between 4 and 6 weeks.
http://www.professorshouse.com/Health-Be…
Why do you need sources to back up common sense.
water if it is from the tap does have Some vitiamins and minerals.
Buy your body, needs more vitiamins and minerals than water has. Also you body needs protien, carbs and fat.
After 12 days of just water you will be Very weak and your muscles will have deterioted.
fasting is only 7days or you see heaven
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