🥶 Fasting: Go Without Food — And Gain Health
Welcome to the Fasting section of Practical Health! Whether you’re exploring intermittent fasting or tackling multi-day water fasts, you’ll find real data, science-backed guidance, and firsthand experience here. Fasting isn’t starvation — it’s a powerful metabolic tool. Let’s learn how to use it wisely.
💪 Fasting Benefits
Fasting activates powerful internal processes — from fat burning and hormone balancing to brain and immune support. It’s not about deprivation, it’s about optimization. Backed by science and personal data, these are the real gains from going without food.
🔁 Post-Fast Recovery
What rebounds after a long fast? Fat, muscle, and biomarkers don’t all return equally. I broke it down in a full blog post What Came Back After My 7-Day Water Fast? (Fat, Muscle, or Just Water) and in the video below. Learn what recovered, what didn’t, and what it says about refeeding, performance, and recovery.
🥣 How to Break an Extended Fast the Right Way
Want to make refeeding after an extended fast easier, safer, and more effective? I broke it down in a full blog post How to Break an Extended Fast 🥣 and in the video below. From the first bite to Day 7, this step-by-step guide helped me recover smoothly after multiple 7–9 day water fasts — all grounded in science and personal experience.
🔬 What Happens During a Fast
What actually happens inside your body during extended fasting? Glucose drops, ketones rise, and metabolism shifts. Hormones reset, recovery improves, and cells start cleaning house. I tracked it all — and summarized it in this blog post My 7-Day Water Fast: The Science, Surprises & My Body Data and in the video below
✅ 20 Practical Fasting Tips – What Actually Works
Want to make fasting easier, safer, and more effective? I broke it down in a full blog post 20 Fasting Tips to Make Extended Fasting Easier and in the video below. From pre-fast prep to what to avoid, these tips helped me through multiple 7–9 day water fasts — all grounded in science and personal experience.
⏱️ My Intermittent Fasting Schedule
Curious about how I fast day to day? Here’s my intermittent fasting routine — what times I eat, what I avoid, and what helps me stay consistent. This video ncludes tips for building your own sustainable schedule, whether you're starting with 12:12 or going full 18:6.
