A forty day water fast puts tremendous stress on the body. Personally, I wouldn't do it. It's HARSH as hell.
There are pros and cons to almost everything in this world. While there are are health benefits to be derived from fasting, I also think there are some huge pitfalls, and if you look at the potential damage you could do to yourself by only consuming water for forty days I think you'd consider at least doing a shorter fast, or at the very least make sure the transition to the fast is not too abrubt so that the body at least has time to somewhat adapt. Also, I think medical supervision is an absolute must. It's actually a little scary to look at what can happen to people when they do this kind of stuff.
On another note, I think sehall's first post was well meaning. At least take the time to EXTENSIVELY research the potential harm you could do to yourself before subjecting your body to something like this. (And that goes for the Standard American Diet too; if people would only do some real research and learn what they're doing to themselves by eating that way, they would probably not eat that way for very long...)
Education is key, and it has never been easier to educate oneself than it is today.
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