“Is a water fast safe or healthy?”

Hi. It typically is safe but there are conditions where it is contraindicated. One resource that goes into depth about different fasting approaches is the Fast Like a Girl book.

I would not recommend a water fast for weight loss. Water is so important and studies do show that dehydration causes stagnation in weight loss. Intermittent fasting is a better option, but there is no quick answer for rapid weight loss that is sustainable. Diet and exercise are always recommended, but that is not all the options available. Talk with your provider about weight loss medications, nutrient and liposomal injections like MIC and other methods. I also recommend talking with a nutritionist as changing one's diet can improve weight loss durability, efficacy and sustainability by 80% whereas exercise alone only accounts for about 10-20% of weight loss success.

Unfortunately, unless you are a patient, I am unable to recommend any therapies or treatments to you. Water fasting is best under done medical supervison.Please find a doctor or practitioner near your area who is able to guide you through that form of detoxing

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Hi! This is a great question because it's a tricky topic.

There are several types of water fast and lots of people have written articles and even books on it. There are even clinics that a person can stay at for long-term fasting for serious medical issues.

I have seen some people really hurt themselves because they didn't know what they were doing or they did it for too long, or they didn't follow instructions. Other times I have recommended it to my patients and gave them very detailed instructions, plus checked in on them daily during the fast.

Doing a water fast, even if you do it "right", for weight loss won't give you permanent results. IF you lose any weight it will just be water weight, meaning a quick flush of excess water you're carrying, but once you go back to your regular diet you will gain it right back. Some people even gain more than before the fast, depending on their nutrition and overall lifestyle.

For safety reasons, I will say that there is a way to do a very short term water fast correctly that is safe and has positive results. However, most people struggle to do this because they often find it difficult to follow all of the requirements, such as no physical activity, drinking the right kind of water, the right amount, knowing how to deal with possible detox symptoms, etc.

I can only give exact instructions to my current patients who I can monitor during a water fast and help trouble shoot to keep things safe and maximize results.

I hope they this helps you understand that water fasting can be beneficial if done correctly and can be harmful if done incorrectly, and it's not a guarantee that you will lose weight even if you do it right.

It all depends on so many factors! I'd have to know your medical history, labwork, and what is driving you to do a water fast. Feel free to visit my website at www.nawellness-boulder.com to learn more about how to optimize your health naturally. There are also water fasting treatment centers in the US, so if you are truly serious about this endeavor, please reach out to True North in California at https://www.healthpromoting.com/ (I have NO affiliation with them, but they are a well known water fasting clinic in the US).

Very much depends on your health history and how you do the fast.

You can do it for 5 days if you also take three times a day an electrolyte blend, an amino acid blend (like MAP), and a vitamin complex. Make sure you drink 12 oz water (not distilled) every 2-3 hours. After the fast, do intermittent fasting, eat only during a 6 hour period, best is morning until 2, or you could do 3-9pm also. Do that for a month.

Water fast is not the safe option that most people think that it is. There are some things that you do need to consider first before you choose to do any fasting, that unless you get all the nutrients each day to be healthy, then resulting poor health is the result. Truly, the best option would to not be fasting on water, this causes some big problems because your body would be in the mode thinking the there is no food, and then you eat again your body would gain the weight again (sometimes faster than you lost it,) to the prior to water fast weight. These are considered to be "fad diets," and they also cause other problems which do not give you the true desired results.

No. Can cause Dilutional Hyponatremia (low sodium).

It is safe and healthy, but you have to do it in steps depending on your health condition and lifestyle. Usually, you go from 6 hours to 8, 12, 18, to 24 hours.