Dry fasting for 36 hours: great benefits or harm

Hello, friends.

Today I will introduce you to a super powerful healing tool. Of course, you want to become even healthier, get rid of diseases that could not be overcome in other ways, rejuvenate, cleanse yourself of toxins, get rid of excess weight and acquire many other bonuses.

Then get acquainted: dry fasting for 36 hours, the enormous benefits of which have been noted by hundreds of people around the world. Why exactly dry and why 36 hours you will find out later.

There is a lot of information about the benefits of fasting, both in print and on the Internet. There you can also read reviews of people who practiced abstinence from food to heal illnesses, improve health, and achieve longevity. After familiarizing yourself with the features and results of the procedure, you will definitely want to try the technique on yourself in order to improve your health and improve your overall well-being. The effectiveness of dry fasting has been scientifically proven by the Research Institute of Pulmonology in St. Petersburg and is recognized by official medicine in some countries as a full-fledged method of treating and preventing diseases.

Features of 36-hour dry fasting

Any fasting is aimed at giving up food. Thanks to this, the body uses fat as energy, starts regeneration processes, and begins to remove waste and toxins.

A feature of dry fasting is a complete refusal of water as well as food. The optimal period for performing this technique is 36 hours. All of these processes begin after 20 hours, from the moment the fast begins. It will take you 24 hours to achieve results. Huge benefits from the technique will appear with dry fasting for 36 hours.

Feelings during the course (11 days)

It is important to overcome the psychological barrier and get ready for further dry fasting. On the first day, people often feel fear, fear of new things and hunger. Symptoms of malaise appear, which is even more frightening. Dizziness, weakness, nausea are normal reactions of the body. Symptoms are more severe in men. Weight loss will be 1 or 1.5 kg, depending on the initial one. It is recommended to keep a diary of your hunger.
If the psychological barrier remains from the first day, then most likely the same symptoms will be observed: dizziness, nausea, malaise. On the second day, both hunger and thirst appear, both feelings must be overcome by doing something exciting. You can try to get rid of cravings for food and water with the help of auto-training.
On the third day, the body should get used to the new regime and switch to nutrition from internal reserves. The feeling of hunger and thirst will weaken. During this period, blood pressure often drops, and black spots appear before the eyes. Try to move smoothly and slowly; sudden movements will make your head feel more dizzy.
Your blood pressure still drops and you may develop a mild fever. Douches and walking barefoot are recommended, do not forget about a cool shower.
Diseased organs begin to send signals to the brain, which causes discomfort in the body. You need to be prepared for these painful sensations in advance; you can suppress them only with a rubbing massage or willpower. Body temperature is elevated due to the fight against disease. Pay close attention to your pain, write it down in a diary, remain nonjudgmental, and take a cool shower.
Increased sense of smell, smells seem unpleasant. Lower back pain may occur due to lack of physical activity. Move more than you sit, but remember to be slow and fluid. On this day, it is recommended to ventilate the room more often and walk outside (especially when it is raining or foggy outside). Watch your thoughts, do not indulge hunger and thirst.
The day is characterized by normalization of the condition. The emotional background improves, relief is felt. Urine acquires a dark, brown color, which is how the body gets rid of poisons.
It often manifests itself as a coating on the tongue, a bitter taste in the mouth. There is an increase or decrease in heart rate. Irritability will appear, which can be eliminated through self-hypnosis and auto-training. It is recommended to tie your mouth while you sleep, and continue to do this until the end of the course.
Headache, fever, increased body temperature, it needs to be cooled using the usual methods. Vomiting or menstruation may appear, everything happens due to the cleansing of the body. The heart rate increases, the extremities become cold.
Alienation occurs, relief is complete or partial. Time passes slowly, the body has overcome the crisis and continues internal cleansing.
You must complete the method at the same hour at which you started it 11 days ago. Prepare to leave the post.

Harm and benefits of practice

Poor environment, constant stress, poor diet and negative emotions have a significant impact on human health. As a result of the modern pace of life, people develop chronic diseases. Fast food, excess sugar and salt in the body disrupt the intestinal microflora and contribute to weight gain. Fat accumulates in the body, also due to lack of physical activity. Dry fasting can help, and this is its great benefit.

During water refusal, the following processes are launched:

A person experiences food arousal: he is irritated by the sight of food, its smell and conversations about it. Any mention of food causes profuse salivation, rumbling in the stomach and suction in the pit of the stomach. The person begins to sleep poorly, becomes irritable, and is in a bad mood.
The process of intoxication of the body begins. The person may feel nauseous, may experience diarrhea, and frequent urination.
At the end, the peak of intoxication occurs, when the maximum amount of waste and toxins leaves the body.

Not everyone can survive dry fasting. It is important to remember that spending a very long time without water is not recommended - serious problems with well-being may arise.

The benefits of dry fasting are as follows:

The body is quickly cleansed. The processes described above occur in the body during any fasting, but when using the dry method they occur at maximum speed. Thanks to this, cleansing and healing of the body occurs quickly.
Lightness and energy. Since the body is cleansed of toxins that take energy and contribute to a depressed state, when it is cleansed, energy is released and lightness appears.
Lose weight, but don't expect huge results. Water and a small amount of fat will simply leave the body. The water will soon return and you will be back to almost your previous shape.
Awakening the immune system. When we get sick, we take antibiotics and quickly return to normal. But this way we weaken the immune system, as a result of which it completely stops fighting infections. Dry fasting awakens the immune system and returns its ability to fight.

In addition to the benefits, fasting can also cause harm:

If you have chronic diseases, then dry fasting may make them worse.
Due to the rapid combustion of fat, particles are formed in the body that contribute to its acidification. This puts a lot of strain on the kidneys.
If you have gallstones, you may have an attack.

Remember that during fasting, only you are responsible for the possible consequences. Don't joke with such a serious technique, otherwise you will face serious health problems.

Reviews and results of losing weight

Isaenya Maria Evgenievna, 23 years old, Pumza I learned about the benefits of dry fasting from a magazine about all sorts of oriental practices. It became interesting to test myself whether I could survive a day without food and water, especially since I drink little. And then suddenly the weight began to go away. At first I lost 2 kg, 1 kg came back, and then, as I started fasting steadily once a week, it began to decrease. I continue to do fasting days on dry fasting and am pleased with the result.

Bulash Viktor Sergeevich, 35 years old, Ufa I started practicing dry fasting with the light hand of my wife, who suggested fasting “for company.” I gained a lot of weight then, so I decided that going a day or two without food wouldn’t make it worse. But the first couple of approaches were difficult, and the lost weight came back as soon as I started drinking water. Then things got easier. But still, I don’t want to continue dry fasting for longer than 3 days – and there’s no need. In three months I was able to fit into my old pants and it even became easier to breathe.

Stages of dry fasting

You cannot suddenly leave your body without food and water; you must first familiarize yourself with the upcoming stages and prepare. Then you will have good results from a 36-hour fast. Preparation consists of the following steps:

Entrance. Start preparing for the week: give up meat, as it can remain in the stomach for a long time and spoil the outcome of fasting, eat fruits and vegetables. Prepare yourself mentally. It is better to choose a day off to carry out the technique, since on a working day there is a high probability of failure due to accumulated fatigue. Do not drink alcoholic beverages, soda, or cigarettes, which increase hunger. On the eve of your chosen day, eat vegetables for dinner and eat nothing else. Proper preparation is half the success.
Starvation. Do not eat during this day. Spend more time outdoors, do something to take your mind off the feeling of hunger. Try to remove from sight everything that could lead you astray. Every time you feel like breaking down, remind yourself of the benefits you will receive.
Exit. During one day of dry fasting, your stomach will shrink in size. If you suddenly jump on food, you will start to have health problems. Therefore, you need to stick to a certain menu.

It is important to follow all steps, since any mistakes can lead to poor or no results.

Fasting patterns

There are two schemes:

Dry fasting. A tough version of the program, when you need to give up not only food, but also water. Contact with liquid is also prohibited: you cannot take a shower/bath, wash your face or brush your teeth.
Water fasting. A soft version of the technique, when clean water is allowed in unlimited quantities. Tea, coffee and other liquids are prohibited. Contact with water is allowed.

Each version of a 36-hour fast has certain characteristics and a degree of safety for the body.

Menu for breaking fasting

Since you need to be careful when returning to a normal diet, it is better to follow the following menu for one day:

For breakfast, drink freshly squeezed juice diluted with warm water. You can also make smoothies using water.
For lunch, eat porridge. Cook it without adding salt, sugar or spices.
Drink juice or smoothie again as a snack.
For dinner, prepare a light vegetable salad dressed with olive oil.

By following this menu, you will not harm your body. Also remember to drink water, but don't overdo it so as not to put a strain on your kidneys.

Contraindications

If you have certain diseases, you cannot fast. Remember that this can have negative consequences. Among the contraindications are the following:

pregnancy;
breast-feeding;
malignant neoplasms;
blood poisoning;
diabetes;
liver or kidney problems;
hepatitis;
epilepsy;
schizophrenia;
encephalitis;
tuberculosis.

If your doctor has prescribed a therapeutic diet for you, then stick to it, as deviating from the menu can end badly. Especially when using dry equipment.

If you have some chronic diseases, you can fast, but only if you have first consulted with a doctor or will do it under his supervision.

Intoxication process

During fasting, the work of certain cells and components is activated, such as:

catecholamines – develop in the adrenal glands and are responsible for maintaining homeostasis and the body’s response to stress;
protein is the main component necessary for building muscles;
histamine – responsible for allergic reactions;
leukocytes are white blood cells responsible for protecting the body.

Thanks to the activation of these substances, the body is cleansed and restored faster. All viruses and fungi leave the body along with urine.

Since the body cleanses itself through the excretory channel, do not be surprised by the frequent urge to go to the toilet - this is a normal reaction of your body.

Does dry fasting help you lose weight?

Answer: no. In 36 hours, the body will drain the water and break down a small amount of fat. If you see a lower number on the scale after fasting, then this means only one thing - water has left the body. But you cannot stop drinking and fasting constantly and the water will return. Your weight won't change at all, so fasting is a bad technique if your goal is to lose weight.

Prolonged fasting promotes weight loss, but only because the body is depleted and uses fat as fuel. But then you will also return to your normal diet, that is, you will gain your weight back. If you want to cleanse yourself of waste and toxins and at the same time lose weight, then use fasting, but then eat right so that the weight does not come back.

If you want to lose weight, then eat healthy with a calorie deficit and exercise. Only this method will help you lose weight and maintain a beautiful shape.

Potential benefits of dry fasting. Advantages and disadvantages

The body's use of internal endogenous water causes an increase in the concentration of immune cells and beneficial hormones. This is how the therapeutic effect of the procedure is achieved, including the following processes:

Stimulation of immunity;
Elimination of inflammatory processes (even long-term and most extensive ones);
Healing of skin damage;
Destruction of viruses, bacteria and fungi;
Eliminates toxins and improves liver health;
Removal of parasites.

As a result, tumors, suppurations, painful lesions and some diseases are killed and eliminated. The benefits of dry fasting for 36 hours in terms of weight loss are achieved by reducing subcutaneous fat tissue (90 percent of adipose tissue consists of endogenous water). At the same time, muscle tissue remains practically untouched, and fat weight does not return in the future when switching to a healthier diet.

Potential harm is possible if you enter a fast incorrectly. In this case, the digestive system can continue to work actively and cause nausea and even vomiting and diarrhea. However, it can be considered insignificant since it is limited to only unpleasant effects. At the same time, longer “wrong” fasting is fraught with increased symptoms of dangerous diseases, disruption of digestion and other dangers.

Possible difficulties

During the fasting process, you may encounter various difficulties, for example:

Misunderstanding of loved ones. Our society is structured in such a way that any person who lives differently from others is immediately set on the true path. Therefore, you will hear comments such as “why do you need this”, “don’t do nonsense”, “don’t torture your body” and the like. There is no point in proving anything to such people, so continue doing what you want and don’t pay attention to them. If your parents are against this, then explain that this is a necessary experience, and then you will return to normal life.
Bad feeling. If you feel unwell on the day of fasting, stop the experiment immediately. If it doesn't get better after this, call a doctor.
Irresistible desire to drink. If you did everything correctly, then everything will go fine. Remember that 36 hours includes night-day-night. If you fast according to the day-night-day principle, the result will be 48 hours. If it is difficult to restrain yourself, reduce the time to 24 hours.
Nausea, dizziness, vomiting. Small signs of these symptoms sometimes appear, but if they are very strong, then stop the experiment.
If, after completing the fast, your stomach begins to hurt, problems with the gastrointestinal tract begin. Remember whether you went through all the steps correctly, especially the exit, to understand what the reason is. Make an appointment with a gastroenterologist to start treatment on time.

Dry fasting is a good way to cleanse the body, provided you do it right. There are different versions of this technique: for 24 hours, for 36 and for several days. But it is worth remembering that a person cannot live for a long time without water. Some people extend the dry fast to 5-7 days, but the recommended amount is 3 days maximum. The 24-hour fast is suitable for complete beginners. 36-hour is optimal, as it does not require long restrictions and does not put much strain on the body.

Losing weight by fasting is a bad option. Especially in the case of the dry method. Such techniques are good for cleansing the body of toxins and waste, but not for losing weight.

Please remember that you are responsible for using this technique. The results are impossible to predict: some people gain energy and their body heals, while others experience health problems and deterioration of their condition. Try to fast when there is someone at home, so that if you feel unwell, someone can take care of you and call a doctor for you. Especially if there are chronic diseases and contraindications.