[Podcast Episode] How to do a 36-hour Fast

What constitutes a 36-hour fast?

• Water or Air, No calories (black coffee and tea okay but water is best)
• Green Juice- for newer fasters you can have green juice (no apple) and black coffee or tea. Or use this as a time to not have coffee, give adrenals a break. No stimulants will help with hunger.

Discussed in this 36-Hour Fast Episode:

The Benefits of Fasting

• What we both experience anecdotally
  • More mental clarity
  • Pure joy and zest for life
  • Energy
• When you fast, some of your fat gets turned into ketone bodies, leading to lowered inflammation and stress resistance in the brain
• NAD+ rises without food, creating new mitochondria (the power-generating factories of your cells (NAD is a coenzyme found in the body and helps your body function better on a molecular level, helps with DNA repair, mitochondrial function (protect brain cells)
• Ketones also produced during fasting, turn on genes related to antioxidant processes and damage repair
• As well, these ketones are also used as fuel for the brain and are one of the reasons that fasting is often claimed to promote mental clarity and a positive mood
• Ketones have also been shown to reduce cellular damage and cell death in neurons and can also reduce inflammation in other cell types.
• Within 24 hours, your cells are getting rid of old cells and breaking down harmful stored proteins linked to Alzheimer’s and other diseases, called autophagy. 
• Autophagy is an important process for cellular and tissue rejuvenation – it removes damaged cellular 

Other Benefits of a 36-Hour Fast

• Balance blood sugar (lowering insulin, further activating autophagy and reducing inflammation)
• Increase IGF1
• Spiritual reset
• Increased intuition
• Heightens all senses
• Hormone and Temperature regulation

How to do a 36-Hour Fast

Example Schedule for a 36-Hour Fast:

Last meal – 6-8 PM – try not to make it too carb-heavy as this will make you feel hungrier the next morning.

Next morning: 

• Lemon water + 3-5 Reconstructive Enzymes 
• Green Juice or green powder in water like this one
• Warm Herbal Tea
• Enema of Coffee enema if you choose 

Throughout the day (unless doing only water)

• Broths (veggie or high-quality bone broth)
• Saltwater
• 2nd Green Juice
• Chamomile tea or other herbal tea

Before bed

• Water with magnesium (we love this one)
• 3-5 Reconstructive Enzymes

Next day

• Lemon water + 3-5 Reconstructive Enzymes 
• Green Juice or green powder in water like this one
• Herbal Tea
• Enema of coffee enema if you choose 

First meal Options:

• Whenever you get hungry (after 6-8 AM): Elixir, blended coffee, golden milk
• Smoothie or light blended soup

Regular meal for lunch/dinner (try to stay vegan for the first day to optimize digestion)

Want more fasting guidance? Check out our How to do a Cleanse Program for a full 3-5 day cleanse outline, including videos and recipes.