Fasting: A Path To Mental And Physical Transcendence | Phil Sanderson | TEDxBeaconStreet
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Did you know that fasting can lead to physical, mental and spiritual enlightenment?
Key Words: Fasting, Diet, Food, Master Cleanse, Personal Growth
"Fasting is part of my regular diet of personal growth, and I recommend it for anyone that wants to reach their potential."
Phil Sanderson is a Silicon Valley venture capitalist who invests, bloggs and tweets about entrepreneurship, technology, music and gaming. You can follow him on Twitter @SanFranciscoVC and www.SFVC.com
This talk was given at a TEDx event using the TED conference format but independently organized by a local community. Learn more at ted.com/tedx
the best thing about fasting is - you can start it right now !
I did a lot of fasting when I was growing up lol
Frank Dunn 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣
Easiest thing to start ever.
@@ao1920 that's true
And its free
Drinking 600 calories of sugar a day is not fasting. You just need pure water.
Well Tube lmao sugar is sugar and it spikes insulin.
Fasting is restricting and he’s restricting himself from a lot
He's restricting himself from alot.....yeah alot of Haribo's maybe..
@@saintbrandonlewis2292 fasting is a loose term. Drinking maple syrup isn't really fasting and negates it's health benefits. Salts and water. Give it a go
@@saintbrandonlewis2292 restricting is restricting, it's not fasting.for example low carb is restoration of carbs, he's having carbs so he's restricting fats and protein.
7 days of genuine fasting does leave you feeling like you hit reset. Clearer thinking, more switched on etc. It's a good feeling.
@Thatfathipo yes lad some people do a month
Water or dry fasting?
That’s called placebo my friend
@@anglonrx2754 well if you’re referring to Ramadan they eat at night. They fast during the day.
@@LilyEvans1996 not Ramadan pal
I water fasted for 9 days a few years ago & lost 9 lbs that I kept off until now. I was in the best mental & emotional state of my life. I can’t wait to fast again. Thank you for this!
9 lbs in 9 days? That is rubbish.
Yeah those numbers seem low
@@user-zy9yg2eu5t no it’s quite common here in india even our prime minister modi does 9 day fast he drinks only lemon water
That’s normal if you are already lean
Did you take salts to keep up with electrolytes?
Excellent talk! I am 75 years old, and I have had 2 strokes and 3 heart stints. In the last 22 months, I have been fasting 18-20 hours per day for 5-6 days per week; as a result, I have lost ~30 pounds; am no longer pre-diabetic (A1C was 6.0; now 5.5); reduced acid reflux by 95%; reduced blood pressure meds by 75%; ended Celebrex for arthritis pain in knees and hips; have seen increased cognition - a significant increase in typing speed; more bruise resistant than in the past and my skin is less dry and chapped. I have not felt this good in years - fasting is a miracle.
Praise God!!!
After Jesus Fasted 40 days and nights, He started His ministry.
That’s wonderful, and truly inspiring 👏
did it work with mental health
wow congrats!that's great
Self esteem is NOT being respected by others, self esteem is having the ability to self realize so profoundly one doesn't need to look outside of oneself for your worth, your connection to your soul and creation is your value. Looking outside of yourself for worth and esteem is nothing more than a fix to which you will need another and another.
very well said!
seoreh to have true self esteem is to be at peace with oneself and nothing less or more :)
seoreh man leave the guy alone. Out of the entire video you found that one thing that you didn't agree with and you just had to put that comment in eh? Society is so weird. What a great set of principles this guy is teaching. And instead of saying what an awesome set of ideas you have to correct him.
Well said.
humans are social creatures. cut yourself off from human contact and you will go crazy. having healthy relationship is very important. you will not be "actualized" without it.
This guy needs to watch a Ted talk on fasting
how does this guy is able to talk here.
that cracked me the fu*k up
I fasted for 3 days over last summer and it really helped me delve deeper during a secondary spiritual awakening in my life.
I personally believe that for intermittent fasting to work and be sustained we need a spiritual angle to it.
@@funmigeorge7677 não precisa. Eu faço TRE apenas pelos efeitos na saúde.
MY story. I went to bed Sunday night after eating a pizza, big bag of chips, 6 pack of beer and a couple cocktails. Woke up Monday at 7. Fell back asleep. Got back up at 11 and had to cancel work. Felt so horrible I decided to stop everything and go on a fast. I had done one 10 years ago for 3 days and knew I'd feel great after a couple days. I stayed on for 128 hours till Saturday morning. I went from 155lbs to 144.2lbs. I did moderate exercise for an hour as much as my body would handle. TRUTH- this time I felt out of it till Friday. It's now saturday morning as I type and I'm drinking coffee and going to eat in about an hour. I feel like a new man...Fasting works- even if you dont do it right- it's the hardest "easy" thing you'll ever do.
INSPIRATION BRO
@CarbonPictures Fasting is free too. Nothing to buy to NOT eat.
I've done loads of pure water fasts. 2 x 14 days, 3 x 10 days 4 x 9 days, 4 x 7 days and many 3 days. He's got it easy! Fasting is great for mind and body, but you need to do a zero calorie fast and go into ketosis to reap the benefits!
Very Ture
Vraj Yadav
agreed. ingesting sugar during a fast is ......
Agreed, this guys drink will take you out of ketosis...
what does 2x14 days, 3x10 days etc ... mean? the fast lasts 14 days, 2x a year? or what?
to drink sugar is not fasting!!! is just drinking sugar
maple syrup fasting, what is this crap
american fasting haha
Gato L. Lmao! Even their "weight loss diets" are actually fattening...
richard jay: That is FIRST WORLD SCIENCE.
Poonam Abbi x)
- It's true - it's free - it's fast ;) - it's life changing - extreme energy - lighter on your feet - sense of smell, touch taste and sight improve dramatically
The main benefit of fasting is getting into ketosis, that's when the magic happens, neurogenesis, autophagy, mental performance, fat loss, killing pre cancerous cells, the list goes on. I find it hard to believe you get these benefits breaking your fast with sugar from both the lemon & maple syrup. That's literally the antithesis of fasting.
nature2rule know-it-all syndrome has its benefits, just like the 5 day fast I do 2-3 times a year. I'm not sure what you took from my comment, but clarifying fasting facts for others who do care, according to your subjective/arbitrary opinion, is my moral failing. Yes?
I think it is necessary to eat small amounts of salt everyday, otherwise your body will not be able to metabolize water. I experienced this!
anture2rule is one who practices willful ignorance. If you don't care about doing things correctly then why claim you don't care for Miguel's comments? He states facts and you came here to attack him.
I can only oblidge, allthough, the body starts going into ketosis after 16 hours as far as i know.
Miguel Ayala
I think he would handle his "fast" better if he wasn't loading up on maple syrup. By jacking up his insulin levels, he's making it a million times harder.
All the people smugly talking about how bad the maple syrup is don't actually know what they're talking about. Its full of complex long chain carbohydrates that don't spike your blood sugar all at once, and its full of minerals. I've don't this fast and its great but you have to read the book.
@@juliennepujol5586 Maple syrup is better than table sugar, for example, but downing carbs is not fasting.
@@umabari "Fasting is the willful refrainment from eating for a period of time. ". Since drinking is not eating, yes it is fasting.
@@juliennepujol5586 It's still not fasting though, there are actual physical effects and benefits that real fasting gives you that this method won't. Search videos by Valter Longo or Jason Fung for more info. This syrup method might be good in other ways, for other things, but don't call it fasting, that is just using the wrong term, call it something else.
@@juliennepujol5586 It's definitely not fasting.
The master cleanse is not fasting because you are taking in large amounts of sugars. To really reap the benefits of fasting, you need to enter ketosis, which you won't do drinking maple syrup.
Master cleanse is a good way to prepare yourself for the fast beforehand. Do it for 1-2weeks then do water fasting. A spoon or two of raw honey every now and then is not going to hurt your fast, you still feel absolutely amazing!
if I add lemon to water in am for water fast will ketosis b reached?
And "cleansing" is religion, not science. So, all in all, this dude's"fast" is a royal waste of time.
You have never did the Master Cleanse...have you? Until you know exactly what it's all about, you are talking from pure ignorance takes less than an hour to read the entire book from the guy who started the Cleanse. It's not a long book just the facts so take an hour and leave your ignorance behind.
There is a lot of truth here but, I agree this guy is completely doing it wrong. Imagine saying you’re fasting and you’re having 600 calories a day! No wonder he is saying it’s hard. Traveling is the best time to fast and it is said to even help with jet lag.
It's so hard. All my traumas keep coming up during my fast. I'm on day 5 and traumas I haven't thought about keep coming up. This is my 3rd fast. The last two were 7 days. I'll try to go longer this time. I only drink water. I used to do the master cleanse but noticed the water fast is so much more effective.
@@tonyastairs8133 100000+% agreed!!
Keep going strong and make sure to take some electrolytes (i.e. Ultima Replenisher) for maintaining healthy mineral levels (e.g. sodium, chloride, magnesium, & potassium)-especially for fasts extending beyond 18 hours (e.g. 3-7 days). Also, learn about properly breaking your fast by KZhead nutritionists Thomas DeLauer, Dr. Mindy, & Dr. Berg-as properly breaking any extended fast is most vitally important. You got this!! 💪🙏👑💡✨
🙏🏾 Pray
That’s the point my friend.
Don't overdo it.
Fasting plus walking and light jogging made me loose 35 pounds in 5 months. Still need to loose 10 pounds and I'll be as light as I was when I was 16 years old, I'm 29 now. Fasting is the most important thing I've learned this year for sure. I recommend it to anyone. It costs nothing(you save money from not buying food), makes you healthier, sharper, younger, ect.
Lose
@@PInk77W1 my bad, english is my not my Forté since it's the third langage I've learned. Still trying my best haha.
@@phoenixdna7133 no problem at all.
I love fasting, I try to do it everyday. 16 hrs a day.
If you are going to fast I just suggest doing intermittent fasting. One meal a day. Then switch over to a 16 hour fast and do 2 meals a day. That is sustainable forever if you want. If you must fast for a prolonged period of time then do WATER ONLY. Mineral water. If you're doing this with the maple syrup you are going to constantly be spiking insulin because you are drinking sugar basically all day.
You are so right. On top of that he is a moron, fasts for 7days then breaks his fast with eggs and bacon.
The maple syrup part is nuts, this raises your insulin. Healthy Fats are not the problem, unrefined carbohydrates are the problem. See this link: www.dietdoctor.com/?s=insulin
Michael Kirst mate, I have just started intermittent fasting and so far so good... thanks for sharing.. 🙏🏼🏄🏻
Michael Kirst that’s what I was thinking. He’s not giving is pancreas a break
when I fast for long periods of time it's like I become braver I don't get scared or flinch for things I usually do. I think it is because of never spiking your insulin during the days.
I'm a chiropractor in Marin County that also practices intermittent fasting daily and preach it to all my clients. Awesome that you are spreading the good word about this amazing protocol. fasting brothers always stick together. Cheers!!!
Interesting - just started last November did 16 days 2nd fast did 35days Jan to feb 7, multiple 5 and 7 days - best feeling in the world , first time I’ve had control over what goes in my body. Partner with God .... you can do anything
Inspiring
35 days is too much ....
@@chantelleduck9305 no it’s not - it was the best I’ve felt in 10 years !
@Ima 100% I am with you. I do 40 days water fast every January. Partnering with God is the only way to do it. When I tried it for vanity I did not last a day.
omg i love that!! i struggle feeling capable within myself a lot, but with God by my side i know i can do anything 🤍
fasting is part of my lifestyle too. and i know that enlightened feeling, the clarity of mind. as my fast nears its end, i also don't want it to end.
I can testify the benefits of fasting, have done it several times but the first was the most impressive to me; I was guided by a naturopath friend of mine who healed herself of degenerative arthritis by fasting so I felt comfortable following her directions and dealing with what came up during the process. I was already scheduled for surgery and panicking about it, so deciding to cancel surgery and give fasting a try wasn't difficult, actually a huge relief, and saved my gallbladder.
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that drink he takes is 600 cal.... you can make 2 decent meals out of those calories..... fasting means without calories
Fasting has truly changed my life. My energy is always high 🙌🏼
The bacon and eggs at the end completes his transcendence ;)
😂😂😂😂😂
I'm on a 7 day fast right now. Started the first Monday of 2021. I'm on day 3!
How did yours go? I’m fasting right now for the first time and I’m on day 2
@Billy Butcher challenging but good. I'm really into Astral Projection & lucid dreaming so it helps extremely with boosting clarity in those practices. I've done it multiple times & would strongly suggest buying water & drinks like Gatorade that have electrolytes in them.
GREAT 😇 I have 8 years of experience with fasting... it's a regular part of my life 💖... yes you reach higher and evolve as a human with correct guidance thankful 😘😘
From my experience you need to go more than a week to get the best bennifits. Add a week you're just starting to get over the fasting flu. And it really gets a lot better after that to where you're not hungry and you're feeling great. Then the last seven months I've done 3 fasts a 40-day fast, a 30-day fast, and a 25-day fast, as well as some shorter fasts, and intermittent fasting.
What about vitamins and nutritions? Do you need to take suppplements ?
Begining my day 3 of fasting just water and I love it
So true - while I did not do a pure water fast, my goal was to take away solid foods for the purpose of achieving a BHAG and not changing my work/personal life at all. I will have to try a water fast next! Thanks for all of the well thought out comments...
Hey, (I am a random girl who saw your video years after it was posted )but I felt I had to comment - I think there’s no need to explain yourself to others.. you still did a 7 day fast without food and that’s so challenging and most cannot do that. The ones who haven’t tried fasting are in the comments trying to seem like the “experts”…. Great job 👏
Fasting changed my life. I wouldn't be nearing my goal weight without it. I do intermittent fasting. I eat once every 24 hours, usually around 7pm. If I start too early I end up binging. At night I can go to sleep afterwards and therefore not worry about eating.
I’ve done the master cleanser for 11 years now. I’ve even done 3 months without food one time lol but never again because I’m a mom now. I do Ramadan each year. Dry fasting. I love fasting so much I do it at least 1-2 a year! It is amazing it feels ..... it’s just .... what my body and mind need to reboot. I highly recommend.
Hi, um i have a question, did u lose hair during your fast? Thank you.
Only Yahweh can answer prayers
I dry fast . No water no food. 3 to 7 days. easy and feels great.
"I fast by drinking a tonne of sugar for a week and then i eat a plate of bacon and eggs" - yep, definitely transcended!! 😭😭😂
Im a Muslim. I love love fasting. I do it 1 day dry fasting and break it in noon, and 1 day off. We call it Sunnah fasting (the fasting of the prophet daoud a.s)❤️
*you can’t break it on noon you mean sunset
Watching this 13hrs into my fast 😀 I'm trying to do 3 days. ❤️
Fasting & prayer ... main ways to develop the spirit..."this material fast is an outer token of the spiritual fast; it is a symbol of self-restraint, the withholding of oneself from all appetites of the self, taking on the characteristics of the spirit, being carried away by the breathings of heaven and catching fire from the love of God." ~ Baha'i Faith
A year ago, I would have thought he was radical, and this speech would be bogus. This year I went through a lot of digestive issues from consuming too much sugar, carbs, and eating 3 meals a day plus snacks. I decided to have enough willpower to try fasting. Fasting changed my life in more ways than just physical. I no longer have digestive issues; I am no longer constipated. More importantly, my mental clarity is heightened, and my mood has changed from depressed to waking up happier, energetic, and motivated to take on the day. All in all it makes sense. We used to be hunters and gatherers.
Did I mention I'm a venture capitalist? Did I mention I run ultra marathons? Did I mention I go to fancy business meals? Hm. Better mention that last one again. And the first one a few more times too. Good. People need to know about this.
Read that in Bill Hicks voice
Did I mention that we have the business lunches in fancy restaurants. Where some guy eats lobster and another consumes the last of species x.
He mentions that to show you how there is temptation around while he fasts but he is resilient.
@openyard
@ hoolerboris He brings up the “ultra marathon” thing to show that he needs a lot of calories in his system to sustain that type of lifestyle and with fasting he is restricting himself in calories majorly than what his body is used to consuming. With the “fancy dinners” thing he is showing an example of how there is really good food around him constantly causing temptation while he’s fasting yet he is able to resist and continue the fast..
He isn’t technically fasting. Sugar stops autophagy
He has just scared people away from fasting! He should try diluted fruit juice fasting for 30+ days and stop eating junk food to break the fast. It's NOT as hard as he says. Also, he is consuming too much energy so his hunger never goes away really. Please research further than just this video. It feels amazing to be so clean on the inside.
The master cleanse is a juice fast, juice from lemons and juice(pure maple syrup ) from a maple tree. The syrup has all the vitamins and minerals of any fruit juice. Yes it does have sugar in it but it is deluted with water, jut like a juice fast. Do your research before you speak out of ignorance.
this guy isnt even TEDx worthy... here's a brilliant idea: Get someone to talk about fasting, WHO IS ACTUALLY FASTING. What a joke!
Dr fung would be great. Quite literally wrote the book on it.
true he is a comedian
I do a day when I can eat and nothing but water the next and keep alternating.. it’s not bad. You do realize how much you pointlessly eat when you fast. And you don’t eat as much, like he said you’ll realize when your actually hungry.
As a person with experience in long term (7-21 days) water only fasting, this is not the best advice. True detoxification can ONLY be achieved by water intake only and the way he describes on breaking the fast, IS WRONG, WRONG, WRONG and harmful.
+LatinoGuapo1 LatinoGuapo1, now that you've got my attention. Could you please further explain your point of view on detoxing and what made how he ended his fasting wrong? Thanks in advance.
+LatinoGuapo1 Why is it harmful to break the fast like that? Please elaborate.
+LatinoGuapo1 Actually, there are other forms of fasting that are more effective, EVEN MORE than water. Have you ever considered dry fasting?
+Germo Staalfeldt What term would you, sir, use for someone with a lot of experience doing something? I would be satisfied with that, if that works for you.
rustyispunk So this guy fasted for what, several days? So what his body went through was as follows: He went from eating each and every day, several times a day and likely at certain intervals... to ceasing eating and only drinking water for all these days in a row. His digestive system shut down... it had nothing to do, no food to digest... it stopped working. Then, at that certain point, he decides to re-introduce food into the system again. Does it seem reasonable to eat all that harsh protein/meat combination after all that time that the stomach had not been working, doing its job? It was insane, he must have been extremely uncomfortable. The best thing he could have done was drink an herbal tea, then a light, watered down juice, watermelon is great... for maybe a couple days and then introduce whole fruits, followed by salads... and after several days he could return to the eating habits he had before (which are actually poor eating habits, but all these "experts" on the internet "know" that meat and dairy are "so good" for them... well, I digress).
I've done water fasts and the master cleanse. I detoxed, had mental breakthroughs and lost a lot of weight on both. The water fast is only a tad bit harder. Everyone in the comments need to chill out.
Thank you Phil Sanderson for this great share! I know that God doesn't look at outward appearance but the state of our hearts. Pure intention is the key that matters more than any technical form of the fast. Love Light Appreciation and Blessings to everyone in the comment section ✨💞🙏🏻✨✨
very inspiring! I have done 38 hours and done interested fasting ever day. I'm in. I'll aim for 4 days. cheers mate.
Still respect him even with his drink. It's tough
Really enjoyed this talk... I've been doing a 13- 14 hour fast each day which basically means I have no snacks, tea or coffee after dinner.. last night was a 17 hour fast and I had one of the best morning meditations as a result; so I get what this man is saying.. all information on fasting is valuable.. thank you 🙏🏼 🏄🏻
I agree with some other comments, if he'd ditch the sugar water and just drink water it would be EASIER and more beneficial.
fasting saved my life.
how
@@Markynava777 made me lose 21-22kg I do want to lose 10kg more but it saved my life in the sense that it gave me a whole new perception of my body I can appreciate more and it took me out of obesity which constantly makes for different health issues.
This kind of fasting?
@@nnaenae 16 hours everyday minimum, from there I could to up until 24 at some point the week. Im a 26 year old male (For extra info)
16 hours min. of no calories, only water, tea with no sugar or suplements and thats it.
As a Muslim I do fast every year for the whole month of ramadan and i only struggle for the first couple days due to the lack of caffeine. as I do love sipping my espressos. after that is plain sailing. and fasting means fasting no eating or drinking maple syrup. from dawn to sunset . and ido feel great after that.
In essence, Ramadan is the ultimate 24 hours intermittent fast. The only drawback is that you cannot drink water, making it a "dry fast," which is not as beneficial. How do you, personally, feel by the end of the month?
@@dontbeadrone you could try it for a day or two then you will know the answer to your question. That is really the only way you can know the answer to your question. I fast Ramadan and a couple days I did a 24 hour water fast and the water fast by comparison just seemed ridiculously easy. But those were short stretches so I can't really compare. There are many types of fasts. They all are useful for different things I'm sure.
I’m on my 5th day of water fasting and feeling really rough. Thanks for this. It might get me till tomorrow
i try fasting like moslem Surprisingly, my heart becomes very warm, my mind is as calm as water, my body feels light and energized, and what I like the most is that my food tastes very very delicious even though only rice and fish
I am on day 3. I feel fantastic . I plan on going for at least 7 days if not more. The worst day was day two. Day 1 was easy but day two took a little reaching inside and now.....its actually easy
This is a "cleanse" not a fast. Don't mistake the two
I did a 21 day water fast and I only had water which what a true water fast is which is very healing but the true healing starts at 14 days so doing 7 days is nothing. Do longer fasts even 40 days, your body, mind and souls will thank you and then you will experience true bliss and enlightened state of being.
The more you weigh the longer you can fast. Some fattso fasted a year even in 1930s I believe, but if you are thin yeah 40 days ...good luck
If you don’t die
Wow I’d love to get to 21 days...
Not a good thing to say it’s a waste unless you go X days. False. Anyone will get benefits from as little as a 48-72 hour fast. The longer the fast the better but saying 7 days is worthless is myopic. Start slow and work up to it.
Ramadan fasting is a blessing
Yeah the second he drinks maple syrup he's broken his fast.
what do you think about self fermented kombucha during a fast?
@@Viv8ldi no, it also breaks the fast.
@@Viv8ldi only water and tea and some say also coffee because it boost the fast but ädon't overdo it.
Anything that causes insulin spike breaks fast
"i drink as much of sugar lemon juice as i can" . Is when this man and ted talk lost all credibility. ALSO <a href="#" class="seekto" data-time="192">3:12</a> when he said "as the name suggests" LOL. i wonder what "water fasting" suggests
what do you think of self fermented kombucha, should that be avoided too?
This is absolutely great! I practice fasting throughout the year.
I fast 3 days and it was just great. Will do it again.. the funny thing is: the hunger is not getting bigger.. and you start to forget. Just feel good, cause your will has power over your mind and body again !!!! Against the headache drink a salat smoothie.. it works!
In the beginning he said hes not all there by day 7, then says he feels great by day 7 at the end of the vid.
What a way to ruin and give a bad image to such a healthy practice..
So proud.. three days so far into my cleanse. After the first day I decided to give up smoking aswell. I’m doing three weeks fast and hoping to never tough a cigarette again.
Thank you, Phil & TED for this inspirational ted talk.
Not eating between meals is a great way to fast (I eat twice a day) avoiding sugar completely (including foods that turn to sugar, such as wheat and starch) I lost 20 lbs in 6 weeks. I was lead to this diet through meditation. Self-actualization looks different for everyone.
Dry fast is the most effective fast that I've experienced with
I have had amazing results with fasting. I chose to do Time Restricted Eating, which is a type of intermittent fasting: 15 hours a day, while only drinking water during the fast.
My brother did an 8 day fast and has now been sleeping for 3 days
Why not water fast?
cool. I'm on day 10 of my first extended water fast. Gonna break it tomorrow.
Not bad. I started the fast because my body didn't want to eat. Decided to fast until my appetite came back. So the first few days were fine. Then the switch to ketosis was a bit rough. I think they call it the "keto flu" ....brain fog, very low energy etc. The last couple of days have been pretty good. Hunger pangs have been few, weak, and fleeting. I'm only breaking the fast because it's not supervised, and I've been warned that it might be dangerous to proceed past 10 days without someone monitoring my electrolytes etc.
Appetite is not hunger... Hunger does not always indicate the moment to break a fast. ...Fasting is a voluntary absence of all food to allow the total digestive resting period that is necessary to make the body feed itself soly on it's fat reserves and on most obstructions and infections that are harmful to the the body. Autolysis of infections, gall stones, kidney stones etc. only begins after 3 days of fasting on water only and resting most of the time in bed or on a lounging chair in a warm enough room(20 Celsius= 68°F) cf. Book: Fasting can Save Your Life ! Dr H. M. Shelton, PHD in physiology.
good job on the fast. keep it up
Pierre Normandeau- Im totaly go and do that on my vacations.:)
About two or three times a year, I'll do a 4 or 5 day fast. It's a LOT EASIER and less discomforting than he made the first few days out to be.
By the way, about Maslow's hierarchy of needs, fasting is not considered as the lack of food (as in the case of poverty), but a refrain from food (when you have the ability to do so). The theory was about the former.
I loved this speech and I'm surprised there's so much criticism. Good for you, doing something amazing for your body. Obviously you are fit, mentally strong, and living a great life. I've also done the master cleanse for 10 days. Maybe it's not as effective as a water fast, but it's more effective for attaining certain health goals than eating my regular diet. One might consider it a vacation for the liver.
I Dry fast for 23hrs most days never felt better.
<a href="#" class="seekto" data-time="201">3:21</a> the looks on these two's faces summarizes this talk quite well i think
Water and Sole (so-lay) for vitamin and mineral content. When fasting I don't get the upset stomach issues when using Sole. I use a gravitational water filter with stages of filtration which adds back mineral content (Santevia system)...I also do coffee enemas to cleanse the colon. I don't use any juices...just water and Sole. I only had two days, of only a couple hours, where I just wanted to "chew" on something...I missed chewing up a peach and I wanted a piece of chicken one day...I just didn't dwell on it or let myself feel deprived, I was on a mission! But I had lots of time, no grocery shopping, no preparing food, no cleaning the kitchen...no lunch to pack for work! I did this for Spiritual reasons which the physical benefits are a positive consequence of my spiritual fast. I just did it, I didn't know how long until day 4 - I was given a sign for 10 days...on day 11 I woke up alert, refreshed, energized, I didn't want to break my fast...after a water fast you want to take 5 days and juice then a couple days of juice plus Small bites of easy foods like chicken! Not red meats until day 10 after a slow food tiny bites introduction. I don't eat like I used to - all my supplements, hundreds of dollars, threw out; protein drinks, gone...I'm a runner to, one of those people who can run a half marathon in <a href="#" class="seekto" data-time="150">2:30</a> hrs but carrying a 20 pound sack around their waist line....this fast has changed me physically and mentally. I went through my house and for three days I decluttered only keeping things that brought me joy...clothes, knickknacks, pictures on the walls, my walls are bare...I think I'm become ingrained a minimalist....and a great weight has been lifted and so has that fat waistband. I run more efficiently now and I still fast every morning until <a href="#" class="seekto" data-time="660">11:00</a>. I still take my Sole (so-lay)...and my prayers have been answered.
Inspiration
Interesting. When I was a teenager, food was rather tough to get until I found work. So I got used to going several days without eating comfortably. Later in life I wanted to put on more weight. So I started trying to live the breakfast, lunch, and dinner life style but not in huge amounts. In the last couple of years, I started water fasting again. Surprisingly it was hard for me to get through three days again but I managed to. It does seem to help your mind and body with whatever you may be going through.
any people here trying to fast for straight 24 hours ? from 6to 6? and then having an small meal? like soup? or fresh fruits? I have tried 1 day of water fast and feels great, but due to work and other things I can not do it for 7 days long. it says u also need to take rest while fasting: imagine how boring it can get then ? why not fasting 1/2 days a week, and building it up to 7 days or more ? I have already fasted 2 days this week, only not in 1 row. tomorrow at <a href="#" class="seekto" data-time="900">15:00</a> will be another 24hours straight of no food...
To get autolysis going, one must fast and rest for at least 3 days...and longer.
This guy never fasted in his life and is giving advices on fasting.
Really?
@@brothaman1571 yes really, he consumes calories every day, that's not fasting you don't activate a process called autophagy.
Thank you. I am inspired to fast beyond the intermittent fasting I am doing now. Maybe for the New Year I can start a 3-7 day fast. Probably just water though.
Train yourself to fast! Loads of health benefits. We are also headed into a depression and food will become short. Be prepared
Marple sirup ! it's not a real fast. It's starving, that's why it's so hard and useless...
The Talk Presenter needs to do some research (not hard). Try listening to another TedTalk by Dr Mark Madsen or presentations by Dr Jason Fung, Ted Naiman, etc
This was truly Inspirational...! If THIS can be a TED talk, then I'll be giving mine in no time! (Ah jeez.. Lol he just Had to pick three staples of Bad health: high cholesterol, carcinogenic processed meat, and processed wheat... Ouch....)
He explains the stages that i went through on the 7 day fast. Interesting.
uh that isnt technically fasting. a real fast will not burn muscle since fuel is coming from keytones and not glucose. he is riding minimal sugar highs for 7 days. its hard because he keeps restoring glycogen. after day 3 of a true fast you dont even think about food.
Wish I could do this but I get light headed, brain fog, weak, and confusion if I go too many hours without food!
I'm not doing the master cleanse thing, but I am fasting. I'm just doing coffee with no sugar and water. I'm 2 days in and I made the mistake of drinking a pre workout mixed drink before I went to the gym today and that threw me out of balance and still has my stomach feeling a little bad, but I ain't givin up. I'm not sure how long I'll go, but my body has plenty of extra 'energy' at it's disposal atm. I want to get rid of it and get in shape for the 1st time in my life really. I've never been obese, but I've always had a little more extra than i am happy with. About 30lbs probably. I have a chronic gut issue that really impacts my life in an extremely negative way and I'm trying to help that too. I think I'll break my fast with a wild caught salmon fillet cooked in my ninja grill. That's a long way off though.
How did it go?
When you fast your body thinks it's starving and all it's healing and survival powers wake up.
i wonder if he reaches a state of Ketosis while doing the lemon water - maple syrup - and pepper.. i would think it would prolong the hunger pains.
Psalms 1<a href="#" class="seekto" data-time="564">09:24</a> My knees are weak through fasting; and my flesh faileth of fatness.
It must be easy to do when you’re behind the desk. I work construction. I would collapse on the job site by day 2
I'm gonna try this cleanse . Thanks for sharing.
"Once a year I just pound gallons of maple syrup for 7 days straight. By day 5 I'm in agony..." um... yeah, that might not be the fasting that's hurting.
The candida sure loves it though
I downvoted this one, because I see no need to add syrup to your water fast, it goes against the whole point of the fast.... Try doing a proper water fast instead of this weird "sugar & lemon fast"....
Been doing 1-day fasts now since February of this year. Super beneficial. Plus its a great way to lose weight.
Love that my senses are keener, yes deeper appreciation of food