Healing Aids... - Fasting - During the Fast

As mentioned previously, you may not feel 100% during your fast as your liver, kidneys, bowels, and skin help rid the blood and tissues of toxins and other accumulated matter. You may experience body aches, body odour, coated tongue, dark urine, diarrhea, dizziness, dry skin, foul-smelling stools, headaches, insomnia, irritability, bronchial/sinus mucus buildup and discharge, nausea, skin eruptions, and weakness during the detoxification process. Some people experience depression and a head cold may also occur. The greater the concentration of toxins the body, the worse you are likely to feel. Keep in mind that these symptoms are part of the fasting process and should quickly pass. If symptoms are severe, you may use a daily lemon enema to cleanse the colon and a daily coffee enema to support liver detoxification. For more information, see the dedicated section on Enema.

For the first twenty-four hours of a fast, your body will burn carbohydrates, in the form of glycogen, for energy. Once glycogen reserves are depleted, your body will burn fat for energy. Some muscle tissue will also be lost during a fast as protein is broken down. This process releases ammonia and nitrogen into the bloodstream, contributing to the feelings of weakness and nausea mentioned above. Hunger pains are usually the worst on the first day of a fast. After a few days, your body learns to conserve energy and your metabolism will slow down.