1/15/18 – Day 1 of 7 Day Water Fast
Hello everyone! I’m at the True North Health Center in Santa Rosa, California. I’ve come out here to both experience and learn about therapeutic water only fasting. True North has been fasting people for over 30 years and have fasted more than 16,000 folks. The fasts range from 5-40 days and are medically supervised with a full examination and blood work prior to the fast. Each day patients are checked twice for vitals, weight, and general condition. Fasting has been shown (through published research by True North) to be highly effective in returning health to sick individuals. More information on that and the center itself can be found on their website www.healthpromoting.com.
I have decided to do a seven day fast to experience what it is to go without food for seven days and to see how I feel afterwards. Thankfully, I don’t have a chronic diseases that I’m dealing with, just a few minor issues that I would like to see they respond to the fast. My first day was pretty uneventful. Of course, I was hungry, but not overly so. I drank about 80 oz of distilled water which I think helps to hold back hunger pangs. My energy is still good and I’ve had no other side effects besides a minor headache (which is common). Everyone here has been very friendly and professional. I attended a lecture by Dr. Goldhammer (the founder of True North) and it was very interesting. He shared information about fasting and it’s benefits. He also shared some of the published research that True North has done and it is truly impressive.
The most interesting thing I think I’ll deal with is how to order my day when no meals are involved. Breakfast, lunch, and dinner take a total of about 5 minutes since they only consist of a few gulps of water. I did bring things to read and work on but I also want to focus on allowing my body to rest. Dr.Goldhammer said that resting is critical to a successful fast because being too active will actually slow down the detoxification process and will blunt the effects of the fast. I’m not one to sit around a lot, so we’ll see how that goes. I’m assuming that as the fast progresses I’ll lose some energy and resting won’t be so challenging!
OK, well that’s about it for now. I plan to Blog at least once a day, so check back for more updates and feel free to email me at [email protected] if you have any specific questions about fasting or True North.