scared to fast because of getting sick

[paulwall]

I am interested in trying fasting, there is a lot of good info out there on it and a few doctors friends of mine do it regularly. is there anything i should know about fasting and getting sick? my issue is that I suffer from chronic sinus infections and colds and I am scared that fasting will make me sick.

 

[BigArms42]

I am interested in trying fasting, there is a lot of good info out there on it and a few doctors friends of mine do it regularly. is there anything i should know about fasting and getting sick? my issue is that I suffer from chronic sinus infections and colds and I am scared that fasting will make me sick.

You will actually be less sick when fasting. Not a problem try the fasting go with 16/8 to start 16 hour fast and 8 hour refeed.

 

[dylangemelli]

i would highly doubt that happening...

Intermittent Fasting Exacerbates the Acute Immune and Behavioral Sickness Response to the Viral Mimic Poly(I:C) in Mice - PMC

Intermitted fasting and other forms of calorie restriction are increasingly demonstrated to exert potential health benefits. Interestingly, restricted feeding is also able to mitigate sickness in response to bacterial factors stimulating Toll-like ...

www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov

Fasting triggers stem cell regeneration of damaged, old immune system

University of Southern California News

news.usc.edu

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Can Intermittent Fasting Reset Your Immune System?

Recent science shows that fasting every day provides many cardiovascular and immune system benefits. And one strategy, time-restricted fasting, isn't even that hard to do.

www.forbes.com

 

[Mobster]

Check out Stevesmi's e-book.

 

[SteveSmi]

fasting longer than 3 days will recycle WBC and cause autophagy. if you don't believe me do it and then get bloodwork taken during the fast and then after. you will see it happen right in front of your eyes. it will BOOST immune system like never before. do a long fast 2-3X per year (atleast3-5 days) and do smaller fasts in between for general health.

it would be like having an army of 80 year olds then replacing them with 20 years olds. same concept.

 

[Masonic Bodybuilder]

Fasting will actually help you fight a cold vs making you more likely to get sick.

 

[RickRock]

If you want to fast then go for it. If you're worried then don't even though its not going to make you sick

 

[Tazz]

look at links dylan sent, very interesting

 

[Topps_Baseball88]

Very interesting studies