I'm 47 and after trial and errors: My best routine is to stop drinking at 4 pm. (going to sleep at 8 pm) The next morning I would start drinking at 4 am (that's 12 hours dry fasting). Thanks to this, I don't wake up to pee at night. I would start eating at 10 am. I just started removing my 4 pm meal (so I eat only once a day). I'm not hungry or thirsty during my Intermittent (dry) fast. Only eating "junk" makes me hungry or more thirsty, so I stopped it all together. I had to make myself sick eating junk to realize my craving was actually an illusion, for all I want is to express and feel is joy from within, and not a temporary pleasure from outside. Good luck everyone on your path to your health. I believe we all need to experience by trial and errors to come to our own conclusion.
So no water or liquid for 12hrs each day. For how long? And what kind of fat loss or weight loss was achieved? Or was it just more mental clarity and less joint pain better sleep etc… PS I tend to try and eat 1x a day sometimes 2. Eat after 12n and never eat after 7/8pm. I’m 6’1 down from 250lbs to about 220lbs. I’m just trying ti be healthier and less body fat. I am pre diabetic and high cholesterol.
@@-live8659 It's been a month for me. Changes include weight loss. I've never been overweight, but I still lost 6kg (13 lbs) for the last 3 months. My goal is to gain more energy in the long run. Eating less and dry fasting keeps my body light and I feel this is the right path for me. (I add cider vinegar, lemon juice and rock salt in my water by the way) Eating the right food is tricky however. I experiment with different meat, fish, vegies, and sweets like chocolate. Excluding sweets totally left me very lethargic, unable to perform. Chocolate gives me the energy for long walks (2 hours), but it's hard to control, and I always end up with a ballooned stomach. I'm still on my way figuring things out. It's a long journey. But it's worth it, both for optimal mental and physical aptitude.
@@-live8659check out his oil diabetes video. I have only been eating once a day for over 10 years and is morbidity obese. Yes I gained over 100lbs eating one small meal a day. Fasting 23.5 hours a day and gained. Not dry fasting. I drink over a gallon of water a day. I don’t eat chips or junk not even soda 10 years+. On this diet I got up to 382lb @ 5’0”. There is a scale that tells you everything. My SMM Skeletal muscle mass, Muscle 167lbs my water was 135lbs together I was 300lbs in muscle and water. I have 80lbs in fat. This was all done by a Dr. I have less then 80lbs of fat. 3%. Recommendations 3,000 cal diet, never in my life have I eaten 3,000 cals a day. I’m pretty sure my issue is my liver. Heath issues also pre diabetic. I changed my diet and loss 30lb without exercise. Health starts in the gut (what you eat).
@@DANT-E (TAUGHT to us in)“7th Grade” says it all. It’s been taught to us via a book and we just take it as the absolute truth. I reside in the ONLY fertile desert on the planet. Our ancestors have gotten along their daily lives on a couple of sips of water in a day in temperatures over 130 Fahrenheit. We dry fast the entire month of Ramadan in these temperatures for upto 20HRS a day AND get along our daily work and life as usual - and no one ever died of heatstroke or thirst whilst doing all that, year after year, in so many centuries! If anything. It’s the floods (excess water) due to climate change that’s killing more people now, here. P.S: My grandmother was a housewife. She had more knowledge about life and love than the entire encyclopaedia Britannica put together. Please let life (and age old wisdom) teach you a few things as well.
Dry fasting has always been magical for me. A few times I’ve done 3 day dry fasts, it was weirdly easier than some of my 3 day water fasts. The feeling of anti-inflammation and lightness is incredible. My first 3 day dry fast cured some ankle pain and neck pain I’d been having for months. Try it! I need to do it again soon
I'm on my second day of dry fasting. 32 hours so far. I'm trying to drain the fluid from Ascites. I hope this dry fast will drain the fluid. I'll know in another 40 hours I reckon.
I just want to thank you i have been watching your videos for over 3 years and doing keto and omad for 3 years and now in day 4 of 7 days fasting plan every problem in my body is fixed , you are my doctor my teacher my rule model i love you im writing this with tears in my eyes and i know you may not read this but its something i wanted to share ❤
Amazing video and your sarcasm is spot on! Did dry fasting for half a day last year, diluted ACV with squeezed fresh lemon juice and added electrolytes, keto meals, good sleep and dropped off weight quickly including stubborn belly fat. Thanks, Dr Berg.
@@DANT-E that's only during sleeping hours which is only 6-8 hrs approx a day. People subscribed to this channel know already he's a chiropractor, we don't need winging parrots trying to discredit Dr Berg. Thanks for concerning though 🙃
Sorry. Just wanted to clarify. Is the sarcasm about the companies or is this whole video “sarcastic” and he’s making fun of the idea of dry fasting? Just wanna make sure lol
@@DANT-Ethis video is more of an intro to dry fasting. The benefits are amazing. Dr Berg knows what he’s talking about here. I’m glad he’s finally making videos on this topic
Hey Dr. Berg! I have a bone to pick with you: not a single one of my old fat clothes fit anymore and it's all your fault! 😅😅😅I've lost 70 lbs following your advice on keto and fasting and I cannot thank you enough for your work! I've also never felt better in my life! Again thank you SO MUCH for all your work and I look forward to utilizing dry fasting as the next step in my journey. God bless you!
I have suffered for so many years from Nocturia, or frequent urination at night. I would wake up three to four times, or sometimes even more. I have tried to find a solution through intermittent fasting, water fasting, and even a 72-hour water fast, but nothing cured my problem. It wasn't until I started dry fasting that I saw changes in my sleep. I am no longer waking up frequently to pee. Now, I feel much better with undisturbed sleep and wake up feeling refreshed.
Don't stress it's ok to wake up at night and normal if you're stuck on being knocked out for 8hrs straight you'll start popping tranquilizers another big pharma "brainwashing" . Sorry educational advise 😂.
Don't stress it's ok to wake up at night sometimes and pee, otherwise you're subscribed to tranquilizers 😂. The 8hrs sleep and being knocked out 8hrs straight it's another big pharma "brain washing". Remember we're all unique individuals Napoleon did pretty well on 4-5hrs of sleep 😅
My record is 4 days of soft dry fast and I just started one today with the hopes of doing 5 days to break the record… Amazing you were able to do 8 days HARD dry fast 🎉
@@alterboy999 no side effects. Just broke it with some water and baking soda and ending up eating solid food the same day even tho that isn’t recommended.
For years I did a 24 hr dry fast every Wednesday. I did spiritual reasons and as a by product my health was impeccable. I didn't connect the dots until recent years when I started fasting for my health and all the research said it was better to do water fasting. I can personally say that dry fasting yielded better results and I was perfectly fine although it a tougher to get through the fast while I was still eating a standard American diet throughout the week. I think I am going to give dry fasting another chance coupled with a ketogenic diet/lifestyle.
Never heard of dry fast until this video. Currently on 1 meal a day water fast. Weight dropping FAST. Please explain your Wed dry fasting protocol. When do u start? Stop? What u do/don’t do during? How you break (eating)
@@SDFlagg ..it's better to dry fast in Monday and Thursday , start eating healthy meals when the sunsets and eat other healthy meal before the sunrises.. short cut stop eating when the sunrises and eat when the sunsets.. plus do the same every month 3 day you chose.. you will feel huge difference. Other advice omad is good choice and easy exercise in the beginning
Soldiers WW2 in Tropics were sometimes denied water from Sunrise to Miday to prevent adverse issues associated with drinking too much water in heat/humidity
I hit a weight loss wall with the 2 day water fast. But I just started dry fasting which helped me push through it. When I dry fast, I stay home and avoid doing physical work.
Sounds great. I think a simple way to do it daily is to eat the last meal at 4 pm and then avoid food and drink until 10 am. I do this naturally every day and never realized I was sort of fasting. I used to drink water after 4 pm until 8 pm, but now I'll try not drinking water after 4 pm. God bless.
As an Orthodox Christian, I concur. My last meal on Saturday is usually around 8pm and I break the fast around Sunday at noon after receiving Holy Communion. Before I started "living Orthodox on purpose", I thought I could never survive without my morning coffee on Sunday, but, Glory to God, that was never an issue! I feel light and energetic on Sunday mornings. 🙏🕊
The sarcasm is fantastic. I am easily able to do a 3-4 day water fast, and have forgotten to drink water during this time. An interesting phenomenon occurs, that is I drink a few cups of water before bed, I pee it out quickly and the scale drops more, in the morning when I weight myself. It’s fascinating.
I'd noticed the same, my weight can fluctuate wildly from day to day depending on how much water I drink. I can easily lose 5lbs overnight and routinely lose a couple of pounds every day although that is starting to slow as I get closer to my target weight..
@@ajs96350 not sure where you are, but I live in southern Nevada. I did 16 hour dry fasts when it was over 105 outside on a couple of different occasions. Didn't have any issues. You can read the Phoenix Protocol. The authors did a 11 day dry fast and they were fine.
Thanks Dr. Berg for focusing on dry fasting. I've just started to incorporate it into my I.F. - so 12 - 16 hour dry fasting over night and the weight is finally coming off!
May you live longer and healthier! I was so convinced about the staying hydrated lie! I love dry fasting and practice at least 3 days a month. I will do more days.
Dry fasting 13/14 hr (approx.) is what we basically do for one month when it's Ramadan. But the thing we do wrong is we usually overdo the iftar meal (breaking the fast). I think it somewhat prevents us from getting the benefit. Appreciate the video!
Well overeating in iftar is not islamically based practice. That’s just human beings. The prophet did not eat heavily, because he spent the evening in prayers.
@@lulzhh5177 The "prophet" was a very Human being. The Quoran verses sound exactly like a (Human) nomad war lord would write them so they would help him politically with his state building and conquering people problems. It's also quite Human to want to have multiple wives, some of them much too young to consent. Or to say that he is the last prophet. He knew there could come someone else and just claim he is a prophet and take his followers away.
It gets better, the first time I did a dry fast it was 3 days of hell. I recently did a 5 day dry fast and breezed through it and was nowhere near as thirsty, i even exercised a bit, unlike before, where I was bedridden from fatigue. I like dry fasting, cause its honestly easier than water fasting and the health benefits are insane the longer you go. If anyone wants to know more just look up August Dunning on TH-cam he goes in-depth with it.
I like to drink warm water with lemon ginger and turmeric in the morning, normally a litre on an empty stomach with a little apple cider vinegar, I find this helps to flush the system and burn fat
When we visit our orphanages in Africa, we see the natives only drink once or twice a day because it's so difficult to get water. They've been doing that forever.
@@smokingcrab2290your ignorance is astounding. I am born and bred in Africa and haven't experienced any of this. Are all school kids in America getting shot?
I've been dry fasting for 5 days every 30 days for the past 3 years. It is the most powerful tool to manage most healh issues like, for example, my herniated disk. Not going to lie, not for everyone and very tough to do, also needs to do a lot of reading and educate how to do it properly and safely refeed afterwards that also last 5 days.
@cephus6617 Would not say it heals it, herniated disc is not something can recover fully, but it manages it and allows me to have more or less normal mobility and movement. If I don't when it gets bad, I can not move or do anything, and it takes 2-3 months of physio to reatore aome normal mobility. With fasting only takes 3-4 days depending on how badly inflamated it is to recover. So no does not heal it but for now avoiding surgery and outside of that fasting re-energises and help with other medical issues you might have.
I just finished my first 36 hour dry fast! It was actually much easier than a 3 day water fast. However, re-feeding after a dry fast is super important and can land you in the hospital if you do it wrong. Make sure you take your time! My entire body felt amazing during this time and I could visibly see my skin feeling more taught. I'm definitely going to be doing this on a regular basis.
@@teejay1650This will sound crazy, but after my first 36-hour dry fast I stopped craving coffee. I've barely drunk coffee since and have no interest in it. I don't know why that happened.
Dr Berg notes: Today, Dr Berg shares some of the amazing benefits of dry fasting and water fasting There are over 50 genes that protect us from famine and drought and produce many health benefits. Fasting can help you lose weight, burn fat, and live longer. It helps improve cardiovascular health and can improve your blood sugars. A study involving birds compared birds who ate food and drank water, birds who only drank water, and birds who were essentially dry fasting as they flew across the desert. The group of dry-fasting birds generated 6 times more water than the group of birds that drank water! The dry-fasting birds also burned more fat. When fat is burned with oxygen from the air, it turns into water. The idea that we need massive amounts of water was developed from a campaign that terrified us of dehydration! You don’t need to overdo it with water; you just need to drink when you’re thirsty. Dry fasting is a useful tool for weight loss, but you want to ensure you do it correctly for the most fasting benefits. Follow a low-carb diet for a while before trying dry fasting. Once your body is adapted to fat burning, you’ll find that fasting is much easier. Try water fasting before attempting dry fasting. If you’re water fasting, you can consume water, electrolytes, supplements, and sea salt. If you’re dry fasting, you don’t consume anything. One day of dry fasting is equal to three days of water fasting! Dry fasting turns off digestion and allows the kidneys time to rest, allowing your body to switch into repair mode. After your fast, begin eating gradually, starting with liquids. Kefir and bone broth are good choices to break your fast. Thank you Dr Berg! 😺👍
It's a war, and those companies profiting figured out long ago how to profit on both sides: food and drink. Dry fasting should be done with rest, sleep and some meditation.
It should be done also with long walks in nature.. While the west is finally discovering dry fasting, Russians have been doing that for decades and developed the procotols. Look up Dr Filonov, leading expert in the field.
They certainly do. And then when you find out most of the studies that are promoted in media and health journals are funded by these big powerful companies, it becomes scary pondering who you can ever trust.
Thank you, Dr.Berg, for this much needed video. I have practiced dry fat for many years now. My mother has even more experience in that. I can tell you that for me there is nothing better than dry fasting. My biggest fasting period was 6 days. But I did it because I had a lot of experience before with smaller periods of time and also water fasting. My mom's longest fast is 9 days. I agree with almost 100% of the information on the video. I would add a few things to it. The additional benefit of this type of fasting is that after the second day you feel like you have a temperature, your skin is hot. That's the body burning everything it doesn't need. So, basically, after the second day you become almost immune to the viruses since the immune system is working like crazy. I would disagree only with the food that you can take after you exit from the fast. I wouldn't recommend milk products or meat brews in any shape or form. Your body digestive system will not be ready to consume that type of heavy foods after a prolonged period of not eating anything. It may have bad consequences. So, the rule is: if you fasted, let's say, 2 days, you should have a special drinking and eating regimen at least for 2 other days. You first introduce water and you'll feel an energy boost immediately. After slowly hydrating yourself enough, I start drinking some infusions, like mint or daisy with just a little bit of honey added to it. After that I start eating little portions of fruits. After that you can introduce vegetable salads and soups without any meat. The most important thing to remember when you're in the period of exiting the fast: until the end of the period (which is, again, roughly equals in time the fasting period) DON'T EAT ANY bread, meat, mushrooms or even milk. It can cause severe issues with your digestive system and kidneys since the body is not ready to process that type of food yet. Stick to a strictly vegetarian diet without gluten for this period of time. The rest of the video is an absolute gem. Thanks again!
@@susanh171 thank you! I think it's important for the people to know that. Some try to fast but fail to exit correctly which causes unwanted problems. After that people are getting disappointed and abandon that beautiful gift from God that we call fasting. I hope this information helps someone not to repeat those mistakes.
Another video right on time Doc. I will follow these directions. I’ve been struggling past 3 weeks with sticking 2 my Keto/IF/OMAD plan this comes right on time 4 me 2 kick start back in2 gear on my journey 2 obtain optimal health & overall wellness. A multitude of gratitude 4 all U impart. 💖💕💖
If you take your last meal and water four hours before going to bed, and the next day you take your first drink of water after eight hours in bed, that's twelve hours of dry-fasting, most of which is taking place when your body normally performs repairs - during sleep. I think it's time we all go from permanent IF to permanent IDF (intermittent dry-fasting).
@@guyinpajamapants6892 Not 30 days, every day for 30 days, breaking every night. This particular muslim is illiterate but be on your gaurd for the deceptive ones that lie. If they would have won you would have never even known a thing called medicine.
8pm to 8am is 12 hours so it should be easy to get a head start on this sort of fasting technique. Might give this a try starting tomorrow. Thanks Doc!
In my own experience dry-fasting is amazing. I am not recommending it but I have been able to occasionally do it for up to 4 days (controversial and you must know how to break) but 12 hours is completely doable for most. Incredible healer.
Brilliant video and yes there is research supporting this. But I would be cautious practicing this form of diet with existing kidney issues or stone issues. Speaking out of experience, if you are living with kidney / gallbladder stones, refrain from any dry fast or de-hydration experiments. You have only one life. Stay balanced and healthy!
My church has been doing 24hr dry fast every first Sunday of the month since 1800's. I've never loved to do it, but to see how beneficial I am glad that I have gotten used to it. just keep busy and it goes by.
DR. BERG your contents are really helpful. I do dry fasting all my years working and I always feel light and agile. Love what you are saying because it works.
I was at a Disney on Ice event and every intermission they reminded everyone to hydrate and drink their water. As if the people in the audience were the ones that needed to hydrate 😂. Meanwhile the bottle water cost $18. 😲
I’ve been naturally dry fasting for 20h multiple days a week. I wake up, go to work, and don’t eat or drink while I’m so busy. Then when I get home, I break my fast.
@@Drberg Hi Dr Berg, can you kindly make a vd on "How to gain weight on the keto diet". I have an elderly family member that is 5'11 133 pounds. he Has always been slim (genetic father & grandfather the same). up til about 65 he was around 145 & younger around 155 with great muscle tone. He would like to be around 145 pounds or more with no fat. he plays golf once a week & lifts weights 3 times a week. In the summer he walks the course with mini type golf cart with his bag VS riding on a electric golf cart. Meaning he walks a few miles playing 9 holes in the summer. he is in excellent shape physically but, has some liver issues hence why he is going keto. ALL his doctors want to know how he is so fit at 90 because they want to learn from him since they are so shocked at the amazing shape & strong functional mind. he has been low carb with a very min sugar for some time & some starches such as rice & potatoes (to keep weight on). But, now will cut out potatoes & some other things except some pineapple & blue Barries to avoid keto flu. ps when he talks to his doctor about gaining weight the nitwit doctor suggest he eat sugar, cookies, ice cream etc literally to gain weight. this doctor is NOT joking. Which infuriates me. This doctor his about 60-100 pounds over weight that he himself needs to lose for good health so makes you wonder how sick he is while seeing patients. Sadly he has not done his research on yt to find you & the keto diet. Thank you for all that you do to heal the WHOLE WORLD (amazing!) and for helping with this issues. Take care
I have constant chronic pains all over the body for years now. Taking meds was making the pains worse so I decided to stop and started doing organic treatments which is helping slowly. When I do 3 days dry fast, I wee day and night more than when I'm driving water, I don't feel thirsty at all. Also I feel the pain eases and I can lose up to 5 kg straight. Thank you Dr Berg for the knowledge and for increasing our confidence in the health and diet department.
Check out Dr Laura Koniver for indoor grounding/earthing. If you sleep wearing a grounding bracelet, for example, you will sleep much deeper... And you will immediately notice a reduction in pain. There's an abbreviated 15 minute documentary on the topic of earthing/grounding here on TH-cam.
Good job, Doc! I’ve used dry fasting for a while and have really seen great results. I appreciate you pointing out the research!!! Love your work! Thanks
I went to a 4 day camping music festival in the desert in california with this girl. She basically didnt drink any fluids the entire time. She would drink like a half bottle of water (8 oz) once a day. At every point, u just kept expecting her to collapse of dehydration but nope! She raged on. She was a little overweight (had a bit of a belly). My only conclusion was that her body had acclimated to turning fat into water, and mine hadn't. I was easily needing 100 ounces a day. Fascinating that some people can get away with not drinking almost any water. I've had coworkers that I was with for 9 hours a day for 12 years and literally never once saw them drink water in the entire time I knew them
@@renegadezen7841 There’s no exact amount of water that we need. It can change daily. There has been no test or scientific study on a humans water needs. It depends on the minerals you have in your system, how much you sweat, etc. People can be dehydrated even when drinking tons of water a day as they are flushing out their electrolytes and the water is not absorbed into their body.
I was 20 hr dry fasting as a kid because of how I grew up in Christianity. I thought nothing of it. I did a 48 hr dry fast in college as a D1 athlete, have no clue how but God helped me. I never knew how much it benefited my body. That’s awesome
I saw a video about Yoga traditions some months ago and they stated that when you drink water, try and swill it around mouth before swallowing. The enzymes in your saliva then make the water more bioavailabe. I struggled with overly consuming water for years in harsh Australian environments until I forced myself to do above.
Basicly it's similar to intermitted fastening. Good as a tool, depending on your activity level, but not good to overdo it. Balanced as everything should be in life
Summary : 1) Dry Fasting (no water-no food) 2) Dry Fasting 12 hrs to 20 hrs for 30 days 3) 1 day Dry fasting = 3 days Water fasting 4) No heavy exercise 5) End fast with light food, probiotic food, bone broth
This is Dr. Bergs solution to the rising price of groceries. First you don’t need to eat, now you don’t even need to drink water! Maybe he’s running for President 😂
I am on a ketogenic diet for 1,5 years now and i usually do OMAD on workdays and 2 meals on weekends. I tried prolonged fasting before but had to stop after 3 days. Recently i tried it again and did a 7 day waterfast with ease... it was a quite interesting experience and it really got some stubborn fat moving. And i will try the waterfast as well... it sounds promising. the most difficult thing of fasting is to break the routines in your head of regularly eating ( and probably drinking as well)
I do a 72hr dry fast 😉 and I feel wonderful everytime I do it. It brings such clarity and it makes me not want to ever eat again!!! Each time I decide to break my dry fast the first orange or watermelon slice I have I think to myself…. mannnnnn I shouldn’t even have ate this!!! 😒
My family and friends think I’m insane doing omad and longer. They’ll send me to the looney bin when I tell them I’m doing this🤣 I’ll keep this on the DL
Who gives a F what they think, they might think ur a weirdo in the moment but we're biologically hardwired to respect people who push the boundaries and try hard things. Remember that
I understand EXACTLY how you mean. I have learned to keep my mouth shut about fasting because everyone suddenly produces their medical degree and begins telling you just how terrible the whole idea is. And yes, telling someone you were dry fasting is tantamount in most people’s eyes to saying you believe in a flat earth. Ha.
Dr. Berg, I want to recommend a book on subject. It's called "The Phoenix Protocol". It goes into great details about studies done on dry fasting and it's healing benefits. It also talks about studies done by 2 Russian doctors and the effects they observed on their patients. Highly recommended.
Some people up north never sweat. Some people down south sweat a lot everyday. It would be interesting to know the differences in health of people in different climates.
I appreciate this. I gave this a try a while back and it does burn fat pretty quickly. I could go for a day (and a little longer) but that’s because I can already fast without food and electrolytes because I’ve been following your healthy keto plan for the last two years and my body had adapted to ketosis. I did lose weight, but now I understand why. So for me a dry fast for a day is a regular fast. I had plateaued and was retaining water weight for a while so this was pretty meaningful to me. Thank you! Always!
I love this guy. For years, his advice has never let me down. I can easily do a 7 day water fast and dry fasting has been on my radar for some time now, but never got to it. I guess it's time to jump in at last. Cheers Dr. Berg!
I’m not quite sure when the whole water bottle thing started. I know when I was a kid and young adult we didn’t carry around water bottles with us. That was craziness.
@@steveharper5368 Yeah. I mean, we were out and about for half the day, and there was never anything to drink. Also 1980yish And we were growing lads with a lot of demand on our bodies. It's no good to be dehydrated, I see those poor people every day, as an EMT. That's almost always in combination with alcohol or other drugs / medications. Rarely is it "just not drinking enough"
We practice fasting regularly, not just for physical health but also for spiritual well-being. Every year during Ramadan, we fast from dawn to sunset for an entire month. Beyond Ramadan, it's also highly recommended in our tradition to fast two days a week-on Mondays and Thursdays. It's fascinating how this study shows the many benefits of intermittent fasting, from improved insulin sensitivity to better metabolic health.
I think it would be important to put a bit more emphasis on the dangers of this. Dehydration is very damaging in many ways, that's why the body tries to protect itself against it so badly! I knew several people who ruined their health due to dehydration. In the comments here I can read some people were dry fasting for several days. If you want to get into severe health conditions, I think this is the way to go.
Absolutely amazing video fully backed by scientific evidence. I am a Muslim and I do dry fasting during Ramadan and the benefit is through the roof. Thank you Dr Berg for another top quality useful podcast
As a muslim, during the holy month of Ramadan, I perform fasting for around 13.5 hours, everyday for 30 days straight, I start fasting from around 4:30 AM, and I can only eat food / drink after around 18:00 ... I do regular work and sometimes also still doing exercise in gym / riding bicycle. The miraculous thing about it is, the longer I do fasting for that day (almost near the 18:00 hour), I felt the most energy and vitality, without thirst.
Water fasted for week 1 and lost 9.2 lbs. Started dry fasting for week 2. Currently 137 hours dry fasted and I've lost an additional 15.6 lbs. I feel surprisingly great. Got a walking pad for my office desk. Walking 30k-40k steps per day. Overall down 24.8 lbs in 12 days. I prefer dry fasting, strangely enough. Years ago, I water fasted for 200 days straight and lost 165 lbs. Went from 350 to 185. Sadly, I didn't overcome my food addiction and regained the weight. This time, I'm starting at 340 lbs. An interesting difference between water fasting and dry fasting is the readings on my smart scale. I still have the same scale from my previous 200 day faster years ago. While water fasting, I'd lose fat, but "muscle mass" and "fat free body weight" would trend downward over time. While dry fasting, I'm burning tons of fat, but my "muscle mass" and "fat free body weight" measurements have slightly increased. These scales may not be accurate, but they're consistent ... so that's pretty cool. I'm aiming for a one week dry fast, but I might go longer. I feel surprisingly good.
Yes you are right dr dry fasting made feel better and it is easier than what might people think I’m doing carnivore and omad and dry fasting I swear I’ve never feel better in my life ❤
“Twelve hours of dry fasting for 30 days… it shows a lot of health benefits and not many problems, not many side effects, if any.” 1:44 That’s basically Ramadan 😮
This is a bit off topic but please consider answering. I got sick and followed your recommended diet. Got 200% better and lost about 40kg in 3 months. Problem now is….I feel I’m loosing too much weight. I want to gain some weight or at least stay where I’m at now but without loosing the benefits I’m getting from this lifestyle. And thank you Doc for everything, you changed my life I eat once a day on a no carb, no sugar diet.
When you dry fast, you literally turn into a camel. Your body creates its own water by combining the hydrogen released from the fat you're burning and the oxygen you're breathing in. Our bodies are amazing machines.
@@PeterRabbitWhatsup “When fat is metabolised to release energy, the carbon and hydrogen atoms combine with oxygen to form CO2 and water. Fat is a mixture of hydrocarbons” - Just Google “How do camels convert fat into water”
I am not that good in English. But, you've explained everything very simply. I understood every information of this video. Thank you very much Doctor❤ love from Sri Lanka 🇱🇰
I'm 47 and after trial and errors: My best routine is to stop drinking at 4 pm.
(going to sleep at 8 pm)
The next morning I would start drinking at 4 am (that's 12 hours dry fasting).
Thanks to this, I don't wake up to pee at night.
I would start eating at 10 am.
I just started removing my 4 pm meal (so I eat only once a day).
I'm not hungry or thirsty during my Intermittent (dry) fast.
Only eating "junk" makes me hungry or more thirsty, so I stopped it all together.
I had to make myself sick eating junk to realize my craving was actually an illusion,
for all I want is to express and feel is joy from within,
and not a temporary pleasure from outside.
Good luck everyone on your path to your health.
I believe we all need to experience by trial and errors to come to our own conclusion.
47 years is the key here 🤷
So no water or liquid for 12hrs each day. For how long? And what kind of fat loss or weight loss was achieved? Or was it just more mental clarity and less joint pain better sleep etc…
PS I tend to try and eat 1x a day sometimes 2. Eat after 12n and never eat after 7/8pm. I’m 6’1 down from 250lbs to about 220lbs. I’m just trying ti be healthier and less body fat. I am pre diabetic and high cholesterol.
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@@-live8659 It's been a month for me. Changes include weight loss.
I've never been overweight, but I still lost 6kg (13 lbs) for the last 3 months.
My goal is to gain more energy in the long run. Eating less and dry fasting keeps my body light and I feel this is the right path for me.
(I add cider vinegar, lemon juice and rock salt in my water by the way)
Eating the right food is tricky however.
I experiment with different meat, fish, vegies, and sweets like chocolate.
Excluding sweets totally left me very lethargic, unable to perform.
Chocolate gives me the energy for long walks (2 hours), but it's hard to control, and I always end up with a ballooned stomach.
I'm still on my way figuring things out. It's a long journey.
But it's worth it, both for optimal mental and physical aptitude.
@@-live8659check out his oil diabetes video. I have only been eating once a day for over 10 years and is morbidity obese. Yes I gained over 100lbs eating one small meal a day. Fasting 23.5 hours a day and gained. Not dry fasting. I drink over a gallon of water a day. I don’t eat chips or junk not even soda 10 years+. On this diet I got up to 382lb @ 5’0”. There is a scale that tells you everything. My SMM Skeletal muscle mass, Muscle 167lbs my water was 135lbs together I was 300lbs in muscle and water. I have 80lbs in fat. This was all done by a Dr. I have less then 80lbs of fat. 3%. Recommendations 3,000 cal diet, never in my life have I eaten 3,000 cals a day. I’m pretty sure my issue is my liver. Heath issues also pre diabetic. I changed my diet and loss 30lb without exercise. Health starts in the gut (what you eat).
I have immense respect for you. You’re so honest and not scared of anyone while being forthright .
The world needs more people like you.
hes speaking about ramadan fasting btw
He's a chiropractor. The more water you drink, the less water you retain, 7th grade 😂
@@DANT-E (TAUGHT to us in)“7th Grade” says it all.
It’s been taught to us via a book and we just take it as the absolute truth.
I reside in the ONLY fertile desert on the planet. Our ancestors have gotten along their daily lives on a couple of sips of water in a day in temperatures over 130 Fahrenheit.
We dry fast the entire month of Ramadan in these temperatures for upto 20HRS a day AND get along our daily work and life as usual - and no one ever died of heatstroke or thirst whilst doing all that, year after year, in so many centuries!
If anything. It’s the floods (excess water) due to climate change that’s killing more people now, here.
P.S: My grandmother was a housewife. She had more knowledge about life and love than the entire encyclopaedia Britannica put together. Please let life (and age old wisdom) teach you a few things as well.
No he isn't @@omarsameh5007
@@omarsameh5007you guys barely fast you basically do intermittent fasting for a month 😂 quiet down.
Dry fasting has always been magical for me. A few times I’ve done 3 day dry fasts, it was weirdly easier than some of my 3 day water fasts. The feeling of anti-inflammation and lightness is incredible. My first 3 day dry fast cured some ankle pain and neck pain I’d been having for months. Try it! I need to do it again soon
do Ramadan i do not recommend 3 days dry fast. consecutive 30 days fast from first light in the morning to sunset
Yup, I've done 3 day dry fasts and they weren't difficult at all for me.
@@77dris how much weight you lost. are you muslim?
I'm on my second day of dry fasting. 32 hours so far. I'm trying to drain the fluid from Ascites. I hope this dry fast will drain the fluid. I'll know in another 40 hours I reckon.
@@taterbug70 crazy
I just want to thank you i have been watching your videos for over 3 years and doing keto and omad for 3 years and now in day 4 of 7 days fasting plan every problem in my body is fixed , you are my doctor my teacher my rule model i love you im writing this with tears in my eyes and i know you may not read this but its something i wanted to share ❤
Thx 4 sharing this. I truly identify w/the sentiment. 💖💕💖
I Love you, You so lovely
Thank you for your message. Glad that my videos helped you. Wishing you good health!
Amazing man who truly cares for the human race. A pedestal isn't high enough for him.
Wow, fake comments much?
Eat healthy, exercise, take vitamin tabs, drink green tea and sleep well.. That's what I've done and just celebrated my 70th birthday lately. 😊
If that’s you in the pic you look amazing
Just curious what benefits you found from drinking green tea regularly?
Many more happy returns of the day
Nice! Omg you are beautiful !
@@Babylon6969it’s full of antioxidants
They always suppress your videos but I make sure to check your channel because it’s so helpful
Appreciate your support! Thanks for watching!
YES YES YES they do. I made sure I subscribed to him and screenshot his name, so I don’t forget it! 😂❤
Amazing video and your sarcasm is spot on! Did dry fasting for half a day last year, diluted ACV with squeezed fresh lemon juice and added electrolytes, keto meals, good sleep and dropped off weight quickly including stubborn belly fat. Thanks, Dr Berg.
So, the Muslims are onto something dry fasting 12hrs a day for 30 days
Everyone dry fasts at night until morning. He's a chiropractor 😅
@@DANT-E that's only during sleeping hours which is only 6-8 hrs approx a day. People subscribed to this channel know already he's a chiropractor, we don't need winging parrots trying to discredit Dr Berg. Thanks for concerning though 🙃
Sorry. Just wanted to clarify. Is the sarcasm about the companies or is this whole video “sarcastic” and he’s making fun of the idea of dry fasting? Just wanna make sure lol
@@DANT-Ethis video is more of an intro to dry fasting. The benefits are amazing. Dr Berg knows what he’s talking about here. I’m glad he’s finally making videos on this topic
6pm to 6am… no food no water… extremely easy to do !!!
We can ALL DO IT!!!! 💪
Wow, that's it!
Sorry nothing beats a box of ding dogs at 11pm🎉
It's 6am to 6pm
@@seatime674 diabetes 2 is a choice. Choose not to have it.
yes because we are simply sleeping most of that time so we arnt mentally registering sacrifice.
Hey Dr. Berg! I have a bone to pick with you: not a single one of my old fat clothes fit anymore and it's all your fault! 😅😅😅I've lost 70 lbs following your advice on keto and fasting and I cannot thank you enough for your work! I've also never felt better in my life! Again thank you SO MUCH for all your work and I look forward to utilizing dry fasting as the next step in my journey. God bless you!
Really loving these videos exposing these corrupt companies! Thank you Dr. Berg!
No problem. Glad to share this info.
I have suffered for so many years from Nocturia, or frequent urination at night. I would wake up three to four times, or sometimes even more. I have tried to find a solution through intermittent fasting, water fasting, and even a 72-hour water fast, but nothing cured my problem. It wasn't until I started dry fasting that I saw changes in my sleep. I am no longer waking up frequently to pee. Now, I feel much better with undisturbed sleep and wake up feeling refreshed.
How long do you dry fasting? thanks you
Don't stress it's ok to wake up at night and normal if you're stuck on being knocked out for 8hrs straight you'll start popping tranquilizers another big pharma "brainwashing" . Sorry educational advise 😂.
Don't stress it's ok to wake up at night sometimes and pee, otherwise you're subscribed to tranquilizers 😂. The 8hrs sleep and being knocked out 8hrs straight it's another big pharma "brain washing". Remember we're all unique individuals Napoleon did pretty well on 4-5hrs of sleep 😅
Sounds like you were drinking too much. And you fixed it by drinking less...magic.
How much dry fasting did it take to fix?
I did an 8 day hard dry fast. I mostly stayed in bed. I urinated regularly; that’s when I learned that our bodies make water.
wooow, no side effect ? my maximum hard dry fast was 3 day and a half and started to be tough
My record is 4 days of soft dry fast and I just started one today with the hopes of doing 5 days to break the record… Amazing you were able to do 8 days HARD dry fast 🎉
@@alterboy999 no side effects. Just broke it with some water and baking soda and ending up eating solid food the same day even tho that isn’t recommended.
@@shen775 my first hard dry fast was 4.5 days after nearly two weeks of water. I think the key is already being in ketosis.
I have done 9 days of hard dry fasting
For years I did a 24 hr dry fast every Wednesday. I did spiritual reasons and as a by product my health was impeccable. I didn't connect the dots until recent years when I started fasting for my health and all the research said it was better to do water fasting.
I can personally say that dry fasting yielded better results and I was perfectly fine although it a tougher to get through the fast while I was still eating a standard American diet throughout the week.
I think I am going to give dry fasting another chance coupled with a ketogenic diet/lifestyle.
Never heard of dry fast until this video. Currently on 1 meal a day water fast. Weight dropping FAST.
Please explain your Wed dry fasting protocol. When do u start? Stop? What u do/don’t do during? How you break (eating)
@@SDFlagg ..it's better to dry fast in Monday and Thursday , start eating healthy meals when the sunsets and eat other healthy meal before the sunrises.. short cut stop eating when the sunrises and eat when the sunsets.. plus do the same every month 3 day you chose.. you will feel huge difference.
Other advice omad is good choice and easy exercise in the beginning
Cool. What is omad?
@@FatherofMan25 one meal a day
@@FatherofMan25 One Meal A Day
Soldiers WW2 in Tropics were sometimes denied water from Sunrise to Miday to prevent adverse issues associated with drinking too much water in heat/humidity
back then soldiers used Pervitin and other sh*t. I wouldn't take those times as an example for anything to be honest
@@ONDANOTA these were australian soldiers in PNG
Did the British come up with that?
I hit a weight loss wall with the 2 day water fast. But I just started dry fasting which helped me push through it. When I dry fast, I stay home and avoid doing physical work.
As Oriental Orthodox Christian we dry fast more than 12 hours, 18 hours before taking a Holly communion. Yes, it works foe both body and mind.
That's amazing. Stay safe and healthy!
Truth
Sounds great. I think a simple way to do it daily is to eat the last meal at 4 pm and then avoid food and drink until 10 am. I do this naturally every day and never realized I was sort of fasting. I used to drink water after 4 pm until 8 pm, but now I'll try not drinking water after 4 pm. God bless.
As an Orthodox Christian, I concur. My last meal on Saturday is usually around 8pm and I break the fast around Sunday at noon after receiving Holy Communion. Before I started "living Orthodox on purpose", I thought I could never survive without my morning coffee on Sunday, but, Glory to God, that was never an issue! I feel light and energetic on Sunday mornings. 🙏🕊
@@DrbergHi Sir thnx for your help
Just want to know about Jesus Christ fasting if it was dry fasting for 40days thnx
The sarcasm is fantastic. I am easily able to do a 3-4 day water fast, and have forgotten to drink water during this time. An interesting phenomenon occurs, that is I drink a few cups of water before bed, I pee it out quickly and the scale drops more, in the morning when I weight myself. It’s fascinating.
...Until you get kidney stones!
I'd noticed the same, my weight can fluctuate wildly from day to day depending on how much water I drink. I can easily lose 5lbs overnight and routinely lose a couple of pounds every day although that is starting to slow as I get closer to my target weight..
@@bugginout-netthat’s happened to me, and that changed after a 7 day fast lol
Yeah, you'd freaking die if you went 12 hours without water where I am.
I like Dr. Berg, but there's a snowball's chance in hell I'm trying this.
@@ajs96350 not sure where you are, but I live in southern Nevada. I did 16 hour dry fasts when it was over 105 outside on a couple of different occasions. Didn't have any issues.
You can read the Phoenix Protocol. The authors did a 11 day dry fast and they were fine.
Thanks Dr. Berg for focusing on dry fasting. I've just started to incorporate it into my I.F. - so 12 - 16 hour dry fasting over night and the weight is finally coming off!
Wonderful. Thanks for following my advice. Take care.
Protect this man at all cost!!!
May you live longer and healthier!
I was so convinced about the staying hydrated lie! I love dry fasting and practice at least 3 days a month. I will do more days.
Thank you for your message. Wishing you the same.
Benefits?
Dry fasting 13/14 hr (approx.) is what we basically do for one month when it's Ramadan. But the thing we do wrong is we usually overdo the iftar meal (breaking the fast). I think it somewhat prevents us from getting the benefit. Appreciate the video!
Well overeating in iftar is not islamically based practice. That’s just human beings. The prophet did not eat heavily, because he spent the evening in prayers.
I've read somewhere that most muslims gain a few pounds during Ramadan!
@@lulzhh5177 The "prophet" was a very Human being. The Quoran verses sound exactly like a (Human) nomad war lord would write them so they would help him politically with his state building and conquering people problems. It's also quite Human to want to have multiple wives, some of them much too young to consent. Or to say that he is the last prophet. He knew there could come someone else and just claim he is a prophet and take his followers away.
Bingo!
@@lulzhh5177"the prophet" was a sick psychopath.
It gets better, the first time I did a dry fast it was 3 days of hell. I recently did a 5 day dry fast and breezed through it and was nowhere near as thirsty, i even exercised a bit, unlike before, where I was bedridden from fatigue. I like dry fasting, cause its honestly easier than water fasting and the health benefits are insane the longer you go. If anyone wants to know more just look up August Dunning on TH-cam he goes in-depth with it.
Your right. When i dry fast I'm not hungry. When I water fast I get hungry
I avoid ALL products from Nestle, Coke & Pepsi👿
Free Palestine 🔻
Topo Chico?
Same
Hell yeah! I hope these companies finally go down under.
Like water soon?
I like to drink warm water with lemon ginger and turmeric in the morning, normally a litre on an empty stomach with a little apple cider vinegar, I find this helps to flush the system and burn fat
When we visit our orphanages in Africa, we see the natives only drink once or twice a day because it's so difficult to get water. They've been doing that forever.
And diying young...
Nah they live longer than fat people in America
@@JP-xd6fm Do-it-yourself projects can be fun at any age.
@JP-xd6fm, yeah because they're hacking each other with machetes
@@smokingcrab2290your ignorance is astounding. I am born and bred in Africa and haven't experienced any of this. Are all school kids in America getting shot?
I've been dry fasting for 5 days every 30 days for the past 3 years.
It is the most powerful tool to manage most healh issues like, for example, my herniated disk.
Not going to lie, not for everyone and very tough to do, also needs to do a lot of reading and educate how to do it properly and safely refeed afterwards that also last 5 days.
You dont drink any liquids for 5 days straight?
@@Nate-zm6bd That is correct
@@Lubsana86amazing? What is your back results? Is it healing it?
@cephus6617 Would not say it heals it, herniated disc is not something can recover fully, but it manages it and allows me to have more or less normal mobility and movement.
If I don't when it gets bad, I can not move or do anything, and it takes 2-3 months of physio to reatore aome normal mobility. With fasting only takes 3-4 days depending on how badly inflamated it is to recover.
So no does not heal it but for now avoiding surgery and outside of that fasting re-energises and help with other medical issues you might have.
I always look forward to my fasting day--i do it on my Sunday and it sets the mood for the week 😊
Same here, but on Monday :)
I just finished my first 36 hour dry fast! It was actually much easier than a 3 day water fast. However, re-feeding after a dry fast is super important and can land you in the hospital if you do it wrong. Make sure you take your time! My entire body felt amazing during this time and I could visibly see my skin feeling more taught. I'm definitely going to be doing this on a regular basis.
Thanks for sharing 👍
@@DavidRanalli I want to do a dry fast but…
My coffee!!! 🫣😬🤪
@teejay1650 That was my first thought too!!
@@teejay1650 I love it but it was a breeze! Make it a reward for a good job
@@teejay1650This will sound crazy, but after my first 36-hour dry fast I stopped craving coffee. I've barely drunk coffee since and have no interest in it. I don't know why that happened.
Dr Berg notes:
Today, Dr Berg shares some of the amazing benefits of dry fasting and water fasting There are over 50 genes that protect us from famine and drought and produce many health benefits. Fasting can help you lose weight, burn fat, and live longer. It helps improve cardiovascular health and can improve your blood sugars.
A study involving birds compared birds who ate food and drank water, birds who only drank water, and birds who were essentially dry fasting as they flew across the desert. The group of dry-fasting birds generated 6 times more water than the group of birds that drank water! The dry-fasting birds also burned more fat.
When fat is burned with oxygen from the air, it turns into water. The idea that we need massive amounts of water was developed from a campaign that terrified us of dehydration! You don’t need to overdo it with water; you just need to drink when you’re thirsty.
Dry fasting is a useful tool for weight loss, but you want to ensure you do it correctly for the most fasting benefits. Follow a low-carb diet for a while before trying dry fasting. Once your body is adapted to fat burning, you’ll find that fasting is much easier.
Try water fasting before attempting dry fasting. If you’re water fasting, you can consume water, electrolytes, supplements, and sea salt. If you’re dry fasting, you don’t consume anything.
One day of dry fasting is equal to three days of water fasting! Dry fasting turns off digestion and allows the kidneys time to rest, allowing your body to switch into repair mode.
After your fast, begin eating gradually, starting with liquids. Kefir and bone broth are good choices to break your fast.
Thank you Dr Berg!
😺👍
Why did you just repeat the information?
You mentioned staying inside during the day not moving and sweating too much, but if it's 12h the big part of it can I guess be done overnight?
@@azdbuk because im a parakreet cat! Hope that helps answer the query😺👍
"The Phoenix Protocol" by Dr. August Dunning
Thanks for the Cliff Notes!
Dig where the content is going lately! 💯 Water fasting advocate for years here, will now try dry fast 🤔
It's a war, and those companies profiting figured out long ago how to profit on both sides: food and drink.
Dry fasting should be done with rest, sleep and some meditation.
It should be done also with long walks in nature.. While the west is finally discovering dry fasting, Russians have been doing that for decades and developed the procotols. Look up Dr Filonov, leading expert in the field.
Kileshnikov @@Tom-je4iq
They certainly do. And then when you find out most of the studies that are promoted in media and health journals are funded by these big powerful companies, it becomes scary pondering who you can ever trust.
Thank you, Dr.Berg, for this much needed video. I have practiced dry fat for many years now. My mother has even more experience in that. I can tell you that for me there is nothing better than dry fasting. My biggest fasting period was 6 days. But I did it because I had a lot of experience before with smaller periods of time and also water fasting. My mom's longest fast is 9 days.
I agree with almost 100% of the information on the video. I would add a few things to it. The additional benefit of this type of fasting is that after the second day you feel like you have a temperature, your skin is hot. That's the body burning everything it doesn't need. So, basically, after the second day you become almost immune to the viruses since the immune system is working like crazy.
I would disagree only with the food that you can take after you exit from the fast. I wouldn't recommend milk products or meat brews in any shape or form. Your body digestive system will not be ready to consume that type of heavy foods after a prolonged period of not eating anything. It may have bad consequences. So, the rule is: if you fasted, let's say, 2 days, you should have a special drinking and eating regimen at least for 2 other days. You first introduce water and you'll feel an energy boost immediately. After slowly hydrating yourself enough, I start drinking some infusions, like mint or daisy with just a little bit of honey added to it. After that I start eating little portions of fruits. After that you can introduce vegetable salads and soups without any meat.
The most important thing to remember when you're in the period of exiting the fast: until the end of the period (which is, again, roughly equals in time the fasting period) DON'T EAT ANY bread, meat, mushrooms or even milk. It can cause severe issues with your digestive system and kidneys since the body is not ready to process that type of food yet. Stick to a strictly vegetarian diet without gluten for this period of time.
The rest of the video is an absolute gem. Thanks again!
Brilliant experienced advice.
@@susanh171 thank you! I think it's important for the people to know that. Some try to fast but fail to exit correctly which causes unwanted problems. After that people are getting disappointed and abandon that beautiful gift from God that we call fasting. I hope this information helps someone not to repeat those mistakes.
Another video right on time Doc. I will follow these directions. I’ve been struggling past 3 weeks with sticking 2 my Keto/IF/OMAD plan this comes right on time 4 me 2 kick start back in2 gear on my journey 2 obtain optimal health & overall wellness. A multitude of gratitude 4 all U impart. 💖💕💖
Amazing. Thanks for following my advice. Keto on!
If you take your last meal and water four hours before going to bed, and the next day you take your first drink of water after eight hours in bed, that's twelve hours of dry-fasting, most of which is taking place when your body normally performs repairs - during sleep. I think it's time we all go from permanent IF to permanent IDF (intermittent dry-fasting).
It needs more research
@@tesladrew2608No it don't.
@@pennyproud1621 yes it does lol
So, it’s 12 hr dry fasting during night when we sleep ok ? Does that 12 hr there count as a dry fasting then ??🤔🤔
@@annasmith9530yes
Any time I fast, I dry fast, usually for 2 days. Whilst I never feel thirsty during this time, if I were to, I would of course have a drink.
Wow, if I don't drink water for a few hours, I am dying of thirst.
Go do sprints
just wait till you get a kidney stone. Then we talk again how smart you are.
@@StrongBodyandMind33 I do like sprinting.
@@SuzyQ1129 You probably need electrolytes. Your body isn’t getting the proper hydration.
This is soo timely my good sir. I've never felt better until after I minimized my water intake! I feel so energized and clear headed when I dry fast.
Wonderful to know! Keep it up!
@@Drberg Thank you DrBerg
Thank you for the information Dr. Berg! 💪🏾
In Islam, we’re advised to dry fast every Mondays and Thursdays.
During Ramadan we fast for 30 days.
That’s crazy…
Unfortunately any benefit from this is always ruined because of the food eaten when breaking these mini fasts.
@@guyinpajamapants6892 Not 30 days, every day for 30 days, breaking every night. This particular muslim is illiterate but be on your gaurd for the deceptive ones that lie. If they would have won you would have never even known a thing called medicine.
Ok
Alhamdulillah!!
8pm to 8am is 12 hours so it should be easy to get a head start on this sort of fasting technique. Might give this a try starting tomorrow. Thanks Doc!
Just don’t drink after dinner at 6
Then at 8am have a drink if want
Or wait later till thirsty (no eating till drink)
In my own experience dry-fasting is amazing. I am not recommending it but I have been able to occasionally do it for up to 4 days (controversial and you must know how to break) but 12 hours is completely doable for most. Incredible healer.
How do you break your dry fast?
Brilliant video and yes there is research supporting this.
But I would be cautious practicing this form of diet with existing kidney issues or stone issues. Speaking out of experience, if you are living with kidney / gallbladder stones, refrain from any dry fast or de-hydration experiments. You have only one life.
Stay balanced and healthy!
My church has been doing 24hr dry fast every first Sunday of the month since 1800's. I've never loved to do it, but to see how beneficial I am glad that I have gotten used to it. just keep busy and it goes by.
DR. BERG your contents are really helpful. I do dry fasting all my years working and I always feel light and agile. Love what you are saying because it works.
Short periods without water is normal. Interesting about water marketing, but so true.
1 day of dry fasting is equal to 3 days of regular fasting?! 😮🤯 I'm sold! Tysm! 💖
7 days of dry fasting is equal to 30 days of water fasting. TRY IT
@@Almneur I wish I could. I'm not that strong! 🥲
I’ll wait for your review before I do mine
My cousin and I did 7 days dry fasting
@@Almneur7 days without water? Come on now.
I’m all for fasting but that is dangerous advise
Time to wait for next Ramadan for prolonged dry fasting.
I was at a Disney on Ice event and every intermission they reminded everyone to hydrate and drink their water. As if the people in the audience were the ones that needed to hydrate 😂. Meanwhile the bottle water cost $18. 😲
I’ve been naturally dry fasting for 20h multiple days a week. I wake up, go to work, and don’t eat or drink while I’m so busy. Then when I get home, I break my fast.
Perfect and useful knowledge as always. I appreciate your help.
I'm glad I could assist you.
@@Drberg Hi Dr Berg, can you kindly make a vd on "How to gain weight on the keto diet".
I have an elderly family member that is 5'11 133 pounds. he Has always been slim (genetic father & grandfather the same). up til about 65 he was around 145 & younger around 155 with great muscle tone.
He would like to be around 145 pounds or more with no fat.
he plays golf once a week & lifts weights 3 times a week. In the summer he walks the course with mini type golf cart with his bag VS riding on a electric golf cart. Meaning he walks a few miles playing 9 holes in the summer.
he is in excellent shape physically but, has some liver issues hence why he is going keto. ALL his doctors want to know how he is so fit at 90 because they want to learn from him since they are so shocked at the amazing shape & strong functional mind.
he has been low carb with a very min sugar for some time & some starches such as rice & potatoes (to keep weight on). But, now will cut out potatoes & some other things except some pineapple & blue Barries to avoid keto flu.
ps when he talks to his doctor about gaining weight the nitwit doctor suggest he eat sugar, cookies, ice cream etc literally to gain weight. this doctor is NOT joking. Which infuriates me. This doctor his about 60-100 pounds over weight that he himself needs to lose for good health so makes you wonder how sick he is while seeing patients. Sadly he has not done his research on yt to find you & the keto diet.
Thank you for all that you do to heal the WHOLE WORLD (amazing!) and for helping with this issues. Take care
Fun thing is I did that for two weeks before this video come out. My weight went down quite significantly.
I have constant chronic pains all over the body for years now. Taking meds was making the pains worse so I decided to stop and started doing organic treatments which is helping slowly. When I do 3 days dry fast, I wee day and night more than when I'm driving water, I don't feel thirsty at all. Also I feel the pain eases and I can lose up to 5 kg straight. Thank you Dr Berg for the knowledge and for increasing our confidence in the health and diet department.
Check out Dr Laura Koniver for indoor grounding/earthing. If you sleep wearing a grounding bracelet, for example, you will sleep much deeper... And you will immediately notice a reduction in pain.
There's an abbreviated 15 minute documentary on the topic of earthing/grounding here on TH-cam.
Do you have fybromaliga ?
Im just started on my prolonged fast. Might try not to drink at all for 12 hours now i have watched this, thanks dr berg
Good job, Doc! I’ve used dry fasting for a while and have really seen great results. I appreciate you pointing out the research!!! Love your work! Thanks
I went to a 4 day camping music festival in the desert in california with this girl. She basically didnt drink any fluids the entire time. She would drink like a half bottle of water (8 oz) once a day. At every point, u just kept expecting her to collapse of dehydration but nope! She raged on. She was a little overweight (had a bit of a belly). My only conclusion was that her body had acclimated to turning fat into water, and mine hadn't. I was easily needing 100 ounces a day. Fascinating that some people can get away with not drinking almost any water. I've had coworkers that I was with for 9 hours a day for 12 years and literally never once saw them drink water in the entire time I knew them
Many many ppl are dehydrated
@@YeshuaKingMessiah agree. One of my no-water-drinking coworkers got kidney stones at age 33
@@renegadezen7841 There’s no exact amount of water that we need. It can change daily. There has been no test or scientific study on a humans water needs. It depends on the minerals you have in your system, how much you sweat, etc.
People can be dehydrated even when drinking tons of water a day as they are flushing out their electrolytes and the water is not absorbed into their body.
@@teejay1650 yep. Agree. The human body continues to show how magnificent & simultaneously mysterious it is.
Camel humps
My local bodybuilder in CT. Rob Sangiovanni taught me this stuff over 30 years ago. Anybody remember Quest?
Great, you are slowly getting to the important part. Mentally fixing the problems.
Here we have it.
We missed you ! 🤩
It also causes way more headaches, there’s no rush, just take your time with fasting and make sure you hydrate
I was 20 hr dry fasting as a kid because of how I grew up in Christianity. I thought nothing of it. I did a 48 hr dry fast in college as a D1 athlete, have no clue how but God helped me. I never knew how much it benefited my body. That’s awesome
did you have to dry fast as a kid?
@@annepatteet7689 well when my parents taught us to fast I assumed if I wasn’t eating I wasn’t drinking. ¯\_(._.)_/¯
I saw a video about Yoga traditions some months ago and they stated that when you drink water, try and swill it around mouth before swallowing. The enzymes in your saliva then make the water more bioavailabe.
I struggled with overly consuming water for years in harsh Australian environments until I forced myself to do above.
I REALLY would like to see the source that 1 day of dry fasting is the same as 3 days of water fasting. Can someone please provide
Basicly it's similar to intermitted fastening. Good as a tool, depending on your activity level, but not good to overdo it. Balanced as everything should be in life
I have done 72 hours water fast but never a dry fast. Challenge accepted :)
Update?
@@michaelstephens9852 User dead
@@mukul_brownie😂 chill
@@JayDaGeniius_ 💀😂
I hope he's ok
Summary :
1) Dry Fasting (no water-no food)
2) Dry Fasting 12 hrs to 20 hrs for 30 days
3) 1 day Dry fasting = 3 days Water fasting
4) No heavy exercise
5) End fast with light food, probiotic food, bone broth
This is Dr. Bergs solution to the rising price of groceries. First you don’t need to eat, now you don’t even need to drink water! Maybe he’s running for President 😂
Anyone would be better than the one we have now!
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@@wiz4020 True
Next: Don’t breathe for a minute after every 5 minutes.
Great video, Dr Berg. Amazing information. Thank you ❤
Glad you liked the information shared here. Thanks for watching!
Wonderful content, Dr Berg. Love your sarcastic humour. Thank you 💜🎉
I'm glad you enjoy watching my videos.
I am on a ketogenic diet for 1,5 years now and i usually do OMAD on workdays and 2 meals on weekends. I tried prolonged fasting before but had to stop after 3 days. Recently i tried it again and did a 7 day waterfast with ease... it was a quite interesting experience and it really got some stubborn fat moving. And i will try the waterfast as well... it sounds promising. the most difficult thing of fasting is to break the routines in your head of regularly eating ( and probably drinking as well)
It sounds great. Thank you for being so helpful!!❤
Islamic fasting, no water or food from sunrise till sunset
Good morning Dr Berg, I started yesterday dry fasting from 7am-7pm will do for three days after listening to you on your other videos. Thank you Sir.
Did you eat after 7pm?
That's great!
@@dulisse322 Yes I did but not much. I wasn't hungry I had veggies and Kiefer
I do a 72hr dry fast 😉 and I feel wonderful everytime I do it. It brings such clarity and it makes me not want to ever eat again!!!
Each time I decide to break my dry fast the first orange or watermelon slice I have I think to myself…. mannnnnn I shouldn’t even have ate this!!! 😒
My family and friends think I’m insane doing omad and longer. They’ll send me to the looney bin when I tell them I’m doing this🤣
I’ll keep this on the DL
Who gives a F what they think, they might think ur a weirdo in the moment but we're biologically hardwired to respect people who push the boundaries and try hard things. Remember that
I understand EXACTLY how you mean. I have learned to keep my mouth shut about fasting because everyone suddenly produces their medical degree and begins telling you just how terrible the whole idea is. And yes, telling someone you were dry fasting is tantamount in most people’s eyes to saying you believe in a flat earth. Ha.
Dr. Berg, I want to recommend a book on subject. It's called "The Phoenix Protocol". It goes into great details about studies done on dry fasting and it's healing benefits. It also talks about studies done by 2 Russian doctors and the effects they observed on their patients. Highly recommended.
Make sense, because humans didn't always have access to drinking water before the agriculture era
In those days much of our liquid came from raw vegetables and meats.
They got water from streams
@@grimvallius8679exactly, supplements were next to a water source always. You'd never see a settlement in barren land
Some people up north never sweat. Some people down south sweat a lot everyday. It would be interesting to know the differences in health of people in different climates.
I occasionally practice dry fasting on Mondays and Thursdays when I work from home.
That's great. Keep up the good work.
The best way to end the fast is to go to Carrabas and get the Lobster Ravioli and scarf it down with a nice chardonnay.
So Muslims got it right...Ramadan 30 days of dry fast. Each day fast from sun up to sun down.
Try fasting on the Earth's poles with 6 months of daylight.
@@zulqarneynin islam its an exception when it threaten your life. could be adapted
@@Longlifelearner258 yup
Don’t they glut at night??
@@stephennelson1687 some do and they don''t benefit. some don't and they do benefit. Not everyone is the same.
I appreciate this. I gave this a try a while back and it does burn fat pretty quickly. I could go for a day (and a little longer) but that’s because I can already fast without food and electrolytes because I’ve been following your healthy keto plan for the last two years and my body had adapted to ketosis. I did lose weight, but now I understand why. So for me a dry fast for a day is a regular fast. I had plateaued and was retaining water weight for a while so this was pretty meaningful to me.
Thank you! Always!
I love this guy. For years, his advice has never let me down. I can easily do a 7 day water fast and dry fasting has been on my radar for some time now, but never got to it. I guess it's time to jump in at last. Cheers Dr. Berg!
Wishing you good health. Cheers!
@@Drberg Thank you, good health and all the best to you.
I’m not quite sure when the whole water bottle thing started. I know when I was a kid and young adult we didn’t carry around water bottles with us. That was craziness.
i was thinking a while back, when i was a kid in the 1980's we played outside in the woods all day and never drank anything.
@@21972012145525 we had to use the fountain, there was no such thing as bottled water
@@steveharper5368 Yeah. I mean, we were out and about for half the day, and there was never anything to drink. Also 1980yish And we were growing lads with a lot of demand on our bodies.
It's no good to be dehydrated, I see those poor people every day, as an EMT. That's almost always in combination with alcohol or other drugs / medications. Rarely is it "just not drinking enough"
@@notjustforme yes and they have weakened our bodies
we had the garden hose!! ":d
We practice fasting regularly, not just for physical health but also for spiritual well-being. Every year during Ramadan, we fast from dawn to sunset for an entire month. Beyond Ramadan, it's also highly recommended in our tradition to fast two days a week-on Mondays and Thursdays. It's fascinating how this study shows the many benefits of intermittent fasting, from improved insulin sensitivity to better metabolic health.
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careful everybody let's not get carried away now. let's do this slow and steady!
Yes. Do it gradually.
He joked so dry so fast I busted out laughing 😂 my heart
I noticed that the first food you eat after doing the fasting is fundamental
Thank you very much Dr Berg for this useful information, Love and respect from Iraq.
No problem. Glad to share this. Thanks for watching!
I think it would be important to put a bit more emphasis on the dangers of this. Dehydration is very damaging in many ways, that's why the body tries to protect itself against it so badly! I knew several people who ruined their health due to dehydration. In the comments here I can read some people were dry fasting for several days. If you want to get into severe health conditions, I think this is the way to go.
Absolutely amazing video fully backed by scientific evidence. I am a Muslim and I do dry fasting during Ramadan and the benefit is through the roof. Thank you Dr Berg for another top quality useful podcast
Me too. When he said 30 days dry fast, I was like you are describing Ramadan. Alhamduillah for the blessing of Ramadan.
Not to mention the sunnah fast ( dry fast Mondays, Thursdays, 13, 14, 15 of each month).
As a muslim, during the holy month of Ramadan, I perform fasting for around 13.5 hours, everyday for 30 days straight, I start fasting from around 4:30 AM, and I can only eat food / drink after around 18:00 ... I do regular work and sometimes also still doing exercise in gym / riding bicycle. The miraculous thing about it is, the longer I do fasting for that day (almost near the 18:00 hour), I felt the most energy and vitality, without thirst.
Exactly like Ramadhan fasting, 30 days of dry fast from dawn to dusk
Water fasted for week 1 and lost 9.2 lbs. Started dry fasting for week 2. Currently 137 hours dry fasted and I've lost an additional 15.6 lbs. I feel surprisingly great. Got a walking pad for my office desk. Walking 30k-40k steps per day. Overall down 24.8 lbs in 12 days.
I prefer dry fasting, strangely enough. Years ago, I water fasted for 200 days straight and lost 165 lbs. Went from 350 to 185. Sadly, I didn't overcome my food addiction and regained the weight. This time, I'm starting at 340 lbs.
An interesting difference between water fasting and dry fasting is the readings on my smart scale. I still have the same scale from my previous 200 day faster years ago. While water fasting, I'd lose fat, but "muscle mass" and "fat free body weight" would trend downward over time. While dry fasting, I'm burning tons of fat, but my "muscle mass" and "fat free body weight" measurements have slightly increased. These scales may not be accurate, but they're consistent ... so that's pretty cool.
I'm aiming for a one week dry fast, but I might go longer. I feel surprisingly good.
Yes you are right dr dry fasting made feel better and it is easier than what might people think I’m doing carnivore and omad and dry fasting I swear I’ve never feel better in my life ❤
Are you still doing any serious workouts or exercise?
@@nevastrong2850yessss both cardio and resistant
This is amazing! I have been looking for dry fasting info!
Awesome!
“Twelve hours of dry fasting for 30 days… it shows a lot of health benefits and not many problems, not many side effects, if any.” 1:44
That’s basically Ramadan 😮
This is a bit off topic but please consider answering. I got sick and followed your recommended diet. Got 200% better and lost about 40kg in 3 months. Problem now is….I feel I’m loosing too much weight. I want to gain some weight or at least stay where I’m at now but without loosing the benefits I’m getting from this lifestyle.
And thank you Doc for everything, you changed my life
I eat once a day on a no carb, no sugar diet.
Just add more fat than regular to stay in the same weight
You are a genius mate I love your attention to detail😅
Awesome video. Well explained. Doing a dry fast now. We will be a healed people because of people like you. Thank God for you Dr. Berg❤
Glad to know that you liked this post!
When you dry fast, you literally turn into a camel. Your body creates its own water by combining the hydrogen released from the fat you're burning and the oxygen you're breathing in. Our bodies are amazing machines.
😂😂😂😂😂 Yea ,OK.
@@PeterRabbitWhatsup “When fat is metabolised to release energy, the carbon and hydrogen atoms combine with oxygen to form CO2 and water. Fat is a mixture of hydrocarbons” - Just Google “How do camels convert fat into water”
I am not that good in English. But, you've explained everything very simply. I understood every information of this video. Thank you very much Doctor❤ love from Sri Lanka 🇱🇰
You're so welcome!
@@Drberg Can you please do a video on what causes elevated red blood cell count. Thanks.