1. Welcome to NoFap! We have disabled new forum accounts from being registered for the time being. In the meantime, you can join our weekly accountability groups.
    Dismiss Notice

Fasting: a reboot hack?

Discussion in 'Nutrition and Supplements' started by Deleted Account, Feb 25, 2017.

  1. Hi,

    I just wanted to share the information I found about fasting and dopamine receptors. It turns out that fasting could be a way to speed up the recovery process.
    I did a 24 hour water fast myself and I must say there is something to it. My mood is better and I feel better. Could fasting be a smart way of detoxifying the body and brain?

    Here's what a lot of experienced people and even doctors and medical researchers have to say about fasting.

    1. Fasting is a smart way of resting the entire digestive system. The energy that is normally consumed by the digestive tract is used for healing and reparing body tissue.
    2. Fasting promotes growth of new neurones in the brain.
    3. Fasting increases production of dopamine and may be helpful to rebooting the reward center in the brain, helping addiction recovery.
    4. Fasting puts your body into ketosis if done properly, leading to fat being used up for energy instead of glucose. It is said that ketones are very, very good for the brain.
    5. Fasting promotes insuline sensitivity, leading to better blood sugar and therefore energy levels

    These are the top 5 facts about fasting I came across. I definitely notice effects from a 24 hour water fast. Feel free to share your experiences! I really think intermittent fasting can be a way of speeding up the reboot.

    Every organ in the body benefits and the effects of fasting are similar to those of exercise, although I think fasting has even more profound effects. It turns out the release of various endorphines and energy brought about by fasting are some sort of evolutionary mechanism to ensure survival. Either way I don't think that our ancestors had access to food all the time. No. They had to hunt food and search for it. Nowadays there's food everywhere, at every corner of the streets. So it totally makes sense that our bodies can do without food for a small period of time and that this is a healthy way of getting rid of toxins and that it could even have a healing effect.

    What do you think? I'm not saying that you should try living without food for days on end. All I'm trying to say is that say a 24 hour fast could lead to improved well-being and that it could even be beneficial during reboot.

    PS. Don't expect to feel better immediately after the fast. No. You'll feel like crap because of the toxins being released out of the organs and into your blood, until the kidneys and intestines deal with them and get rid of them. The newer blood stream however will make you feel pretty darn good.

    Cheers

     
    Last edited by a moderator: Feb 26, 2017
    Ubix, kropo82, Indurian and 4 others like this.
  2. winningover

    winningover Fapstronaut

    255
    819
    93
    Hi, thanks for sharing this. Can you share you personal experience with fasting now? Did it make your recovery faster? I am currently going through PAWS nearing 300 days journey and thinking of fasting to make my recovery faster.
     
  3. Fallensoldier1

    Fallensoldier1 Fapstronaut

    769
    778
    93
    Hmm. Very interesting. This may be worth trying on a weekend or when I am to be home for 24 hours. Thank you. I’ve heard of a lot of benefits from this.
     
  4. Discouraged

    Discouraged Fapstronaut

    167
    120
    43
    i remember reading a christian book about a young black woman addicted to heroin. she found her way out through fasting.

    this isn't widely discussed but women become addicted to heroin/cocaine more seriously than men do. it is harder for them to break the addiction.

    they also get addicted to masturbation, like men only the consequences are a lot worse for them. prostitution, ending up in abusive relationships, getting pregnant. diseases.

    you must free yourself and then free your sisters. be strong for the women.



    this vid tells you a story that is really going on. the words tell you., 'you can't live without the fire, it's the heat that makes you strong, you must fight it everyday'

    but the vid also shows, how Satan controls the lesser demon. if he refuses orders, he turns into a sword and slays him.

    but you see , how Satan brings the woman angel to the ground, and then tortures her with magic.

    that's what porn is doing to the human race. that's what they are doing to your human angels, with porn.
     
    Ubix likes this.
  5. Ghost79

    Ghost79 Fapstronaut

    833
    495
    63
    Fasting made my hair very thin. I would never do it again.
     
  6. winningover

    winningover Fapstronaut

    255
    819
    93
    Doesn't make any sense. Try again
     
  7. Ghost79

    Ghost79 Fapstronaut

    833
    495
    63
    It makes sense. I deprived my body from important nutritious and vitamins.
     
  8. winningover

    winningover Fapstronaut

    255
    819
    93
    Read the original post again
     
    Fallensoldier1 likes this.
  9. clapas

    clapas Fapstronaut

    512
    528
    93
  10. Fallensoldier1

    Fallensoldier1 Fapstronaut

    769
    778
    93
    Deprived your body of important nutrients and vitamins? Hair thinning for just a 24-48 hour fast? It doesn’t seem possible. Especially if you faster and continued to take some vitamins.
     
  11. Indurian

    Indurian Fapstronaut

    247
    395
    63
    It's worth trying. It's had a good impact on my mental health in particular.

    Make sure you read up on it though and consult a doctor if there are health concerns. I made the mistake of gorging on food to break the fast. Instead you are supposed to eat small amounts of nutritious foods and build up slowly.

    It would be great to hear from those who have more experience with longer fasts
     
  12. Thisandthat

    Thisandthat New Fapstronaut

    3
    0
    1
    Have you done it yet? Did you see any improvements?
     
  13. Confident hopeful

    Confident hopeful Fapstronaut

    39
    66
    18
    Fasting is a very effective way to leave porn & body recovery! It’s proved by science as well as our religion (islam).
    But it’s success related to our fooding routine or culture or system. Fasting demands requirements of food elements that will help us to recover our body & the immune system.
    So effectiveness of fasting depends on food system or culture!
    afterall this article is awesome.
    Thanks for this article
     
    clapas likes this.
  14. L1ttl

    L1ttl Fapstronaut

    I remember fasting for 21 days, no food and just water (as a Christian). I was free for sure after that, but failed a few months after. It takes perseverance after the fast to continue and walk out your freedom. It's not a quick fix for life unfortunately, but it can give you a good start which you will need to preserve.
     
    Ubix likes this.
  15. winningover

    winningover Fapstronaut

    255
    819
    93
    Yes. I did see benefits but you gotta be patient for that. And I am talking about dry fast and not water fast. In the long run though, the only thing that helps you is leaving porn for life.
     
  16. ADMG

    ADMG Fapstronaut

    I've definitely had benefits from fasting (mostly I have done it for religious reasons, but it has also helped with PMO addiction). But, it's obviously not a magic bullet that will kill the addiction.

    To clarify, the way that I fast is usually one of two ways:
    1. Nothing but coffee and water for 24-36 hours.
    2. Minimal food intake (usually around 400-800 calories... usually I will either eat two pieces of toast with butter at each meal; or a meal-replacement shake of 200 calories at each meal (I use Huel, if you are curious)).
    The coffee fast can be much more effective, though minimal food intake you can do pretty easily for multiple days at a time, if you wanted too. In both cases, I have found it important to control hunger pains (this is where coffee helps, since caffeine kills hunger pains; or a glass of milk, since the protein also helps with that). Otherwise, hunger will lead to stress, which will then trigger desire for PMO.

    In all, I have found that fasting is most beneficial in the following situations:
    1. When I have found myself in a rut (where I have PMO'd for 2-3 days in a row).
    2. When I am sustaining longer streaks (for several possible reasons: it helps work on self-control, it weakens the body while strengthening the spirit, and there are even scientific studies that even show there is a correlation between food and sex drive among animals... don't ask for a link, the study was quoted and included in the appendix of a rather obscure book (After Asceticism), which I have since lost).
     
  17. Is this just black coffee? or do the few extra calories matter?
     
  18. ADMG

    ADMG Fapstronaut

    I'm not an expert on this, but my understanding is that the best physical health benefits come from a 0-calorie fast, when you fast for 16+ hours (this is at least the theory behind intermittent fasting, which is looking to put the body into a state of ketosis). If you don't care so much about maximizing the physical benefits, the extra calories (from milk, sugar, creamer, etc.) should not be a big deal.

    In fact, some times I will supplement my coffee fasts with a glass of milk if I'm feeling particularly hungry (protein from the milk will help you feel full) or if I'm trying to give my stomach a break from the acidity of black coffee... I think that it is important to prioritize health and well-being above the fast in such a way that, if fasting is not making you not feel well, then either relax the fast or cut it short. Sometimes your body may not be up to it that particular day. And if you the fast is making you somewhat miserable, I have found that that will often lead to PMO.
     
    Deleted Account likes this.

Share This Page