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WATER FAST - DAY 3

One of the interests subjects about prolonged water fasting is the question of electrolytes and whether or not to supplement with them.

When you start burning through the stored glycogen supplies you will lose a lot of water weight. This is because when the..
body stores glucose in the form of glycogen (which acts as a temporary reserve battery for when you run out of food fuel), you hold a lot of water molecules with it. Three parts water to one part glucose. So when you tap into the glycogen, you dump a lot of water weight, and with
it, a lot of electrolytes. This can result in fatigue, muscle stiffness, insomnia and a range of other side effects.

Common wisdom is that you should supplement, and I believe that for a three day fast, that's a good idea.

However....

What happens after a while is that the
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