Water-only fasts: effects and downsides

Thanks to its recent mainstream popularity, more people are turning to fasting as a means to promote better health and weight loss than ever before, but is it a good one? 

Fasting can be beneficial for some people but not everyone, and only if they really pay attention to what their bodies are telling them and are working with professionals like Sean McCormick, an expert in the realm of dry fasting.

Paul and Sean discuss the real world pros and cons of fasting and how a session of fasting, under the best and safest conditions, can be a life-changing Shamanic journey this week on Spirit Gym.

Learn more about Sean and dry fasting on his website and Dry Fast With Friends where you can access a FREE Dry Fast Guide and masterclass video. Find Sean on social media via Instagram here and here. Listen to Sean’s Optimal Performance podcast on Apple Podcasts or wherever you listen to them. 

For Spirit Gym listeners: Interested in taking the next step into dry fasting? Join Sean’s next Dry Fast With Friends 4.0 live event starting June 25 at Dry Fast With Friends. Save 50 PERCENT on the event or any other levels of dry fasting by using the promo code CHEK. (Special offers from Spirit Gym guests are time-sensitive and at their discretion to redeem after 30 days.)

Timestamps

4:28 Sean’s journey to performance optimization began when his parents taught him transcendental meditation at age 12.

11:17 Sean’s first dry fast was to impress a young woman who is now his wife during Ramadan.

29:32 Sean’s experiments with various fasting methods that are measurable.

35:13 Why dry fasting works best for Sean.

41:44 Pay attention to how your body reacts badly and well to fasting, then food and water afterward.

53:23 How a fast can be an introspective process.

1:02:07 Down and dirty with enemas.

1:12:11 Can you recognize you don’t know everything and be willing to refer a client to a health professional with more skills?

1:20:32 Dry fasting isn’t good for everyone, with the metabolic disruptions that occur in your body.

1:36:19 Treat fasting like a Shamanic journey, not a quick fix to lose weight.

Resources

The Phoenix Protocol: Dry Fasting For Rapid Healing and Radical Life Extension by Dr. August Dunning

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Music Credit: Meet Your Heroes (444Hz), Composed, mixed, mastered and produced by Michael RB Schwartz of Brave Bear Music

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