5 Day Fasts Series
“The Benefits of Extended Fasting: A 5-Day Journey”
Day 1: A Personal Health Revolution
Discover how extended fasting helped the author manage Type 2 diabetes, significantly reduce body fat, and improve overall health. This article delves into the author’s journey of fasting for 5 days monthly, highlighting the fat loss and the broader goal of comprehensive health enhancement.
Day 2: Unlocking Cellular Benefits with Autophagy
Explore the profound cellular process of autophagy activated by extended fasting. Learn how this process goes beyond the benefits of shorter fasts, offering cellular rejuvenation, disease prevention, and overall health improvement.
Day 3: The Surge of Human Growth Hormone
Understand the dramatic increase in Human Growth Hormone (HGH) on the third day of fasting and its myriad benefits including muscle maintenance, fat burning, improved mood, and anti-aging effects.
Day 4: Stem Cells, DNA Reset, and Microbiome Health
Day four focuses on the rise of stem cells for tissue repair, DNA reset for gene regulation, and microbiome reset, aiding in weight loss and overall health.
Day 5: The Final Stretch and Reflections
The last day offers insights into the author’s personal experience and health improvements throughout the fasting period. This article discusses managing hunger, maintaining strength and mental clarity, and achieving significant weight loss.
14 Day Fast
- 14 Days With No Food
- That Time Exercise Was Bad (Day 2 of my 14 Day Fast)
- You Can Do Hard Things (Day 3 of 14 Day Fast)
- Saturday Push Day on Day 4 (of a planned 14 day fast)
- Developing Willpower (Day 5 of a 14 Day Fast)
- Started at the Bottom, Now I’m Here (Day 6 of my 14 day fast)
- My Doctor Says… (Day 7 of my 14 day fast)
- I Choose to Fast (Day 8 of a Planned 14 Day Fast)
- Troubleshooting the Fast (Day 9 of a planned 14)
- Day 10 of a Planned 14 Day Fast is Done
- Fasting Aids on Day 11 of My 14 Day Fast
- Planning to Break the Fast (Day 12 of my 14 Day Fast)
- After the Fast – Day 13, One More Day to Go!
- I Did It! Completed a Fourteen Day Fast
- Losing Fat While Gaining Weight – Post Fast Day 1
- Fasting and Arthritis – Post Fast Day 2
- 16 lbs Less of Lee – Why Fat is So Bad
- Is Fasting Pain Relief Temporary?
Less of Lee 