Refeeding: The Art of Landing

Because your body has switched its machinery entirely to fat oxidation. Your pancreas has stopped making insulin, and your stomach acid is low. If you dump a complex meal (steak and potatoes) or too much salt into this system, you risk Refeeding Syndrome: massive fluid retention, electrolyte antagonism, and renal stress. You must "wake up" the machinery slowly.

Yes, but with conditions. The "Slow Refeed" is a safety buffer. If you have done multiple fasts, or better yet, if you have completed the T3 Therapy Phase and your basal metabolic rate (body temp) is consistently high (>37°C), your digestive enzymes and insulin sensitivity are likely more robust.

In this specific case, you can compress the "Liquid Phase" (Day 1) into 12 hours instead of 24. However, the rule of Zero Fat/Zero Protein for the first few days remains non-negotiable to prevent insulin resistance rebound.

This is the difference between a "Hygienic/Clinical Model" and a "Metabolic/Bio-Energetic Model."

Clinical Model: Focuses on gentle rehydration and electrolytes (Broth, Veg Juice). This is safer for the gut but slower for energy.

Metabolic Model: Focuses on spiking the thyroid and fueling stem cells. We use simple sugars (Fruit/Rice) to signal "abundance" to the hypothalamus immediately. This creates a stronger hormonal rebound but requires strict avoidance of fat to work safely.

Caution. Your kidneys have been hoarding sodium for days (Aldosterone is high). If you add dietary salt now, while Aldosterone is still high, your body will super-saturate with water. This causes the "puffiness" or Edema.

However, if you feel dizzy or have low blood pressure (Hyponatremia symptoms), a tiny pinch under the tongue is a medical necessity. Use your symptoms, not your cravings, as the guide.

You didn't ruin the healing, but you overstressed the kidneys. This usually means you consumed sodium or simply too much volume too fast.

The fix is not easy, but sometimes requires eating a high potassium diet, or performing another dry fast or sauna in the future. Often the swelling will subside by itself if you slow down with the sodium.

No. It is physically impossible to gain 5lbs of fat in 3 days. This is Glycogen Replenishment + Water Weight.

Every gram of carbohydrate stores ~3 grams of water. As you refill your muscles (which were flat), they pull water in. This is healthy "Intracellular Hydration." Do not panic.

Two reasons:
1. Autophagy braking: Protein (Amino Acids) shuts down autophagy instantly. We want a "soft landing" where autophagy tapers off slowly.
2. Enzymes: Your stomach has stopped producing Pepsin (protein-digesting enzyme). If you eat meat now, it will rot/ferment rather than digest.

This is Metabolic Switching Fatigue and electrolyte rebalance. As your body transitions from ketosis to glucose metabolism, it can cause fatigue and achiness.

No. Your gut mucosa is "open" and sensitive. Strong supplements can irritate it.

Exception: If you suffer from HSV and/or EBV outbreaks, you can gradually increase intake of herbs and monolaurin. This advice can also work for Lyme herbal protocols, but must be very gently reintroduced.

The Khoroshilov standard is: Refeed length = Fast length.
If you fasted 5 days, be strict for 5 days. After that, you are biologically "safe," but for maximum tissue remodeling, the Scorch Protocol recommends extending the "High Carb/Low Fat" phase for 2-4 weeks to maximize stem cell differentiation and maximize thyroid restoration.