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Originally Posted by toasterwater  call me a pessimist, but I know I've heard of water fasting somewhere before... OH YEAH! it's also called anorexia!
"To the skeptics... If this is something that interests you please give it a try, you have nothing to lose! You will enjoy this unique experience."
I find the above statement absurd. You definitely have something to lose... quite a bit actually. What if someone tries your water fast for 30 days and dies from malnutrition? You'll never know about it because they will never post in this forum again. It's very irresponsible for you to so highly promote something so dangerous without even the slightest disclaimer. If you are deadset in your belief that this is the greatest thing since sliced bread, you may want to at least throw out the suggestion that a doctor should probably be consulted before becoming anorexic for a month. |
You dug up this thread from 2 months ago just to call it stupid? Seriously dude, calm down. The risks and benefits of fasting have been FULLY covered in this thread, and many have been successful. Every single problem I've seen in fasting, is usually because the person does not do it properly, or listen to their body. I fasted 3 weeks and felt better than I have in years and was finally able to get my diet rolling properly and know my body much better now. I consider this a great success. Anorexia and Starvation are much different than fasting, not to mention that humans have been fasting for health reasons since 4000 BC at least and it still goes on today. Perhaps you could link me to some stories about people who died while fasting? If it's so dangerous, there should be tons of them. I bet the number is tiny compared to other causes of death in the world.
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I'm planning on doing a water fast and I know I should probably stick with distilled water but what about having some seltzer water during my fast would it hurt?
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Check the ingredients of the seltzer. I drank some sparkling mineral water when I was juice fasting a whiles back. The carbonation might be a little harsh on an empty stomach though. If you are water fasting, your best bet is probably to stick with water.