Highlights – Dry Fasting Effects on Body – Have you ever wondered what effect a dry fast has on your body within a few hours? Learn how everything from blood glucose to the autophagy process works during this time.
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Dry Fasting Benefits: Dry fasting, or fasting without food or water, has a profound effect on the body. As soon as the fast begins, the body uses blood glucose for energy. When glucose is depleted, glycogen stored in the liver and muscles begins to break down to provide energy. Not drinking water leads to dehydration, which can lead to reduced urine production, a drop in blood pressure, and problems like headaches, fatigue, or dry mouth.
Within a few hours, the body’s metabolic processes begin to change. Within 12–24 hours, ketosis begins, in which energy is produced by breaking down fat. Autophagy also begins, in which the body cleanses itself of old and damaged cells by consuming them.
Effects and precautions of a waterless fast on the body:
• Blood glucose and energy: The body first uses glucose, then glycogen, for energy.
• Dehydration: Not drinking water causes the body to lose fluids, lowering blood pressure, and can lead to headaches or fatigue.
• Ketosis: The process of breaking down fat to create energy, which provides energy to the brain and heart.
• Autophagy: The body cleanses itself of old and damaged cells by eating them.
• Long-term risks: Kidney stress, electrolyte imbalance, low blood pressure, dizziness, increased heart rate, and overheating may occur.
• Potential benefits (in moderate fasting): Improved insulin sensitivity, reduced inflammation, blood sugar balance, weight loss, mental clarity, and cellular cleansing.
