During this summer, many people are on vacation ... Why not take the opportunity to do a dry fast for 1 day? You know that I love fasting, that moment of rest that one gives to one's body. After many watery fasts to drink water (3 days, 5 days, 7 days ...), I wanted to experiment dry fast, ie without water or food. A few years ago, I would never have thought that it would be possible for me to make one ... and yet ... The experience was very positive.
What is dry fasting?
The young dry is not to drink or eat for a certain period (short). To be reasonable, at the beginning and when one wishes to experiment dry fasting, I find that the 24h is sufficient and already gives good results. Some will test on 6 hours, others on 12h, others on 24 hours, 48 hours, other benefits, you see but go step by step. It is very important to always be attentive to your body, always! It's not about doing a performance but about taking time for yourself.
The main interest of the young dry is that we will rest his kidneys. And that's the only way! In a young water (or drink water, herbal teas, broths), the kidneys are not at rest at all because they continue to receive liquids and thus to fulfill their filter function.
Imagine for a moment our kidneys like 2 big sponges. These sponges can be more or less dirty, so we must spin them from time to time in order to remove the residues in depth, it is a bit the image of this action that the young dry on our kidneys. When playing dry, our kidneys will try themselves, and when we break the young dry, we will give our kidneys something to work. The goal is to drain the kidneys. According to a German study, 5 days of dry youth improve kidney function considerably, so not drinking water for a few hours will only be beneficial for your health.
It is one of the easiest young to implement, much easier than a young water of 3 days for example except perhaps in case of strong heat, strong perspiration or it will be difficult to hold.
The young dry proposed here is a young hygienic for the healthy people. If you have a more or less serious illness, the young dry may be a solution but talk to your doctor before.
- 1 day of young dry = 3 days of young to water
- 5 days of young dry = 15 days of young to water
Why is it adapted to athletes?
I have long sought a young person who is adapted when we play sports. The young dry is a young short which will not make you lose muscles, you will dry it is obvious and it is often the effect sought besides by many sportsmen.
When one makes a dry young short, here 24h for example, the young one is said to be energizing because during this phase, the body will secrete a lot of growth hormones (participant in the metabolism of the proteins), of adrenaline and norepinephrine, it that is why an athlete has every interest in making this type of youngster.
Avoid the day of your young dry too much cardio, because if you sweat a lot, you will lose a lot of water and you will probably need to drink a little. Exercise yes but moderately. That said, nothing is fixed and if you have to drink a small glass of water because the effort has been intense, do well on.
The body will be deprived of water and food for a short time, so he will go get the water and glucose he needs in the reserves: fats. This is why dry fasting is interesting.
- When the body draws 100g of fat, it will produce 110g of water,
- 100g of sugar will produce 60g of water,
- 100g of protein will produce 40g of water
- So we see that the body will first draw the fats before the muscles
The body will first get the water in the fat, this action is lipolysis and it is accelerated in young dry because the body will look for both water and glucose. For example, in fasting water, we drink water, the body must just provide glucose, so lipolysis is less rapid. This makes it dry and is the effect sought by athletes.
Does dry fasting make him lose muscle?
No, we do not lose muscle. When you begin to fast, glucose (sugar) decreases rapidly, the body will burn fat quickly to turn it into glucose and will avoid burning proteins as seen above. The body is not going to tap into proteins, not with a dry young 24h, no risk !! If the body is drawn to protein, it is only with a really long and inappropriate duration. But 24 or 48h, go there with your eyes closed.
Know also that in our body, there is a protein renewal, that is to say that in everyday life, in normal times, we lose 75g of proteins, while while playing, we go to 15g per day of burnt proteins. The body does everything to save, interesting not?
You still find that you have lost muscle? If you find that you have lost "muscle" while playing, it's just that you will have less fat and water around the muscle and that your real muscle will have appeared, so if you find it too small, train yourself and double your effort to make it fat !! One does not lose lean mass (muscle) with a short fast because the growth hormone is boosted during the period of dry fasting.
Break the young dry
After 24 hours, when you go back to drink and eat. Do not jump on water in large quantities because the body will want to retain this water in large quantities and you will feel swollen (oedema). You have to go gradually with the water.
The first thing to do is to drink a glass of coconut water, we will have a lot of minerals, a little sodium but not too much so it's perfect, it's the ideal drink. Cucumber water is also very interesting. Drink a few sips slowly, go little by little. Ditto for food, start slowly with some fruits and vegetables. Then slowly return to a normal diet.
My experience of 24 hours of young sec
The young dry is the most interesting to have tried. So I made my first young dry for 24h, I loved it !! I will not hesitate to make others. It's very easy to implement. And amazing thing, I was not thirsty! My body made saliva alone, it's amazing. The hunger was slightly felt but it was largely bearable (I still say that I have been young frequently for years, so my body is used to it). If he's the first kid in your life, your impressions should be different.
I felt a lot of energy that day. I felt a slight discomfort in the kidneys for a few days and left alone. But especially what is nice is this feeling of well-being after a young and the fact that it is very fast (24h) makes a young accessible to all. It's without hesitation my favorite fast!