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The longest fast we know of gives you an idea of how safe it is!

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0:00 The longest fast gives you an idea of how safe it is
1:18 The young man who fasted over a year felt really good
2:30 I want to show you how long someone can fast and be very healthy

Do you know how long the longest fast was? I always get people who freak out when I tell them that eating 6 meals a day is unhealthy, and they need to go to 3 meals, then 2, then 1 per day. They say they can’t go that long without eating.

Well, check out this man named Angus Barbieri. He was 27 years old, and fasted for 382 days. That’s longer than one year! He had dramatic weight loss; he went from 456 pounds to 180 pounds.

When he did this fast, he had medical supervision. He took vitamins, minerals, and electrolytes such as potassium and sodium. He consumed nutritional yeast, which I have long recommended. And you need large quantities of potassium to run your cells.

His bowel movements were ever 37 to 48 days. Of course! He wasn’t eating, so therefore he had very infrequent bowel movements. Mr. Barieri had very low blood sugar, but without the debilitating symptoms of hypoglycemia. You don’t need sugar in your blood if you’re running your body on fat fuel. Unless you’re experiencing consequences of low blood sugar, it’s not an issue. In fact, he felt really good on this program.

He did have high uric acid. But that was fine. Uric acid is a very powerful antioxidant. The reason why it gets elevated during a fast is because of the changes within your body. One is autophagy, which is the recycling of old proteins. You also get a boost to your antioxidant network, which helps repair and clean up old microbes. If you take enough potassium, that will counter the effect of uric acid because it will help balance your pH. So uric acid can’t hurt you if you buffer its acidic effects with potassium, especially potassium citrate. You can also put a little lemon in your water to help alkalize your body.

I put a link below to my interview with one of my clients who went from over 600 pounds to 230 pounds while fasting. It took him about 3 years. He eats one meal a day (OMAD) and has had great success.

My point is to show you just how long someone can fast and be very healthy. If you have enough fat to run your body, it’s a good idea to do period prolonged fasting. Although of course I wouldn’t recommend over a year unless you’re closely supervised. But if you’re taking nutrients while fasting, you’re fulfilling the purpose of food to provide nourishment. Just think about this the next time you’re trying to go 5 hours without eating. There are people who have fasted much longer.

It’s pretty amazing just how long the longest fast was!

Dr Eric Berg DC Bio:
Dr. Berg, age 56, is a chiropractor who specializes in Healthy Ketosis & Intermittent Fasting. He is the author of the best-selling book The Healthy Keto Plan, and is the Director of Dr. Berg Nutritionals. He no longer practices, but focuses on health education through social media.

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The longest fast we know of was over a year, and the young man stayed healthy.

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