I probably wouldn't fast longer than 24 hours...I don't really see the point or benefit for me, personally. But, who knows....maybe I'll give a three day fast a try when my meditation practice is better. Physiologically, we should be able to go 2-3 days without eating with no problems. That's why we store fat. Surviving short intervals w/o food and without decreased mental and physical function was an important evolutionary adaptation for humans, as well as being able to slow the metabolism for long term starvation/famine/fasts...some studies show that metabolic rate actually increases during short-term fasts (36-60hrs) and the increase of epinephrine and epinephrine sharpens mental function (link and link).
For me, obsessing about food and even over-eating certain foods can be a problem (there is definitely a monthly hormonal element to my food cravings). My husband recently offered to bring me home a couple donuts and I actually told him: "No, if I can't eat as many as I want then I don't want any." Um...yeah...that's a problem, IMO. I typically eat a very healthy, nutrient-dense diet, but occasionally go off the rails and find some reason to justify stuffing myself with pizza or donuts. Meh. So, moderation int both eating and in thinking about foods is something I'm working on currently....
I have to disagree with this. There should be no reason to take an enema. Your body has plenty of mechanisms in place to constantly be removing toxins from your body...not just during a fast. Headaches don't come from too many toxins released to quickly (please explain the physiological mechanism for this if possible). Headaches from caffeine withdrawal, sure. Headaches from unstable blood sugar, possibly. Toxins, no. Not if your liver, kidneys and digestive tract are all intact and functioning. An enema will actually disrupt the normal bacterial flora of your GI tract.Goofaholix wrote: It's a good idea to take enemas as this flushes the toxins out faster and reduces the headaches etc that come from too many toxins released too quickly