2 articles tagged “fasting-safety”.
The honest answer to whether dry fasting is safe is: it depends. Done properly in appropriate patients, dry fasting is well-tolerated. Done improperly or in inappropriate patients, it is genuinely dangerous. This article covers the contraindications, the preparation that makes it safe, and the warning signs that mean stop.
Refeeding syndrome is the serious electrolyte and metabolic complication that can occur when food is reintroduced after extended fasting. For most extended dry fasters, the refeed window is the most dangerous part of the fast, not the fast itself. This article covers what refeeding syndrome is, who is at risk, and how the Scorch Protocol's refeed protocol prevents it.