7 DAY WATER FAST - NO FOOD FOR A WEEK (Before & After)

It might sound really crazy to you, but Lou did a 7 DAY WATER FAST! If you've never heard of a water fast, it is very simple: don't eat any food or drink anything other than pure filtered water for a specified amount of time, so for Lou that was one entire week without any food, no coffee, no tea, no lemon water, no juice, or vitamins - just plain filtered water and rest.

You might be familiar with the trendy diet called Intermittent Fasting. Here people only eat in a certain window of time (16 hr fast/9 hr feed or 14 hr fast/10 hr feed) and while this has lots of touted health benefits, Lou was in need of relief fast from a horrible back injury and decided he'd do whatever he could to get results quickly as possible. One of the main benefits of fasting is the body's ability to reduce inflammation. Instead of spending lots of energy digesting food, the body can now work to rebuild the immune system and while there still aren't many long term trials of fasting's effects on humans, science is showing that fasting can be used to help treat a whole host of problems like heart disease, diabetes, some cancers, high blood pressure, and autoimmune diseases. Over 6 years ago Lou was diagnosed with Rheumatoid Arthritis, which is an autoimmune disease where the body attacks the joints, and over the course of the last few years has been able to get off medication and manage his symptoms with the help of a low-fat oil free plant based vegan diet. However, when he does stray from a health-promoting diet his RA symptoms do begin to resurface. So while we're not sure if his back injury had to do with his RA, either way, the autoimmune disease makes his healing process extremely slow. We live in a van, so being immobile was actually a very scary experience, and left Lou to embark on this water fasting journey. The before and after is astounding as his pain levels went from an 8 out of 10 to... well you have to watch for that!

Before we get to the video, I just wanted to say that a lot of people come to water fasting searching for a quick fix for weight loss and I really recommend that you reconsider. Water fasting is a wonderful tool to manage health conditions with the help of doctor supervision, but when it comes to weight loss it might not be your most effective tool because if post fast you continue all the same habits you will be left in the same position. If you are searching for weight loss please research a low-fat plant-based diet, but mainly I want you to really think about where the desire to lose weight is coming from. Our society tells us constantly that we are not good enough and instead of buying into this lie, this might be the time you instead embrace yourself as you are. Focus on self-love, body-acceptance, and finding self-worth outside of ascetics. Diet culture is toxic, and while I know it's complicated for me to write about it as we are huge advocates for a low-fat vegan diet as its been an incredible tool to manage Lou's autoimmune disease, in the end, I want people to know that they are worthy as is. No crazy lifestyle changes will change your relationship to yourself unless you do the mental work.

Thanks for being here with us and while I know water fasting might make a lot of people uncomfortable it was an incredible experience for Lou and I hope you can see how much it helped him.

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[deana]

The biggest thing I took from this is having the support of a wife that truly cares for your physical, mental and spiritual well-being can make anything possible.

[tabitharosefreeman]

I think it was a combination of fasting, a different mattress, total bed rest, less stress and a loving relationship.
You were healed mind, body and soul.

[dietetistepedipwa]

Hey random person scrolling down the comments, hope you have a great day, stay blessed

[Julie.Canada]

I've done this! It was LIFE CHANGING. You will never be so in touch with your body than when you water fast...and you feel like a million bucks. I only needed to sleep 4 hours a night, had so much energy and my focus in University was suddenly razer sharp! ☺

[ancientexercise]

I did a ten day water fast years ago. Day three and four were like hell. After that, until day ten, I felt like I was in heaven.

[ralphlivingston]

He has rheumatoid arthritis… He didn’t just hurt his back. He clearly explained what was wrong ...I don’t know why people have to leave such sarcastic comments? I’m a 60-year-old man with Parkinson’s and this is a very interesting video… Even for me. By the way, Your wife is an angel!

[boy_topics]

I wish Lou talked more about what was happening with his body and how he was feeling aside from the pain. Hunger, digestion, etc. Would love a follow up video or post!

[Murph_.]

Last year, I started doing 7 day water fasts every other month. For the full year, I did this. I worked out every day, and I had no issues. I was 220 pounds at the beginning of the year (I'm 5'9") and was a very healthy 170 by April... and I've had no problems since then. I now do a 3 day water fast at the end of every month, to continue to keep my body healthy and 'reset' when I've eaten too much sugar or meat or whatever. I feel great all the time, and it's my opinion that working out is necessary so your body doesn't lose so much muscle tissue.

[NikkiNeon]

5:30 is where he starts his first day of the "water fasting".

In case you want to skip the beginning commentary.

[monkeybrainsdanny]

I'm starting to think this is a very clever ikea commercial.

[kacevang]

I had a sprained ankle that would not heal even after a year but after doing intermittent fasting for 2 week, no more pain. Coincidence? I don’t know. But I’m so thankful

[ThePatricklewis]

*slowly eats chocolate cake while watching this*

[catherinebull]

You are so blessed to have a mate that cares for you like this ...she is incredible. Treasure her every second

[MYDODGEYUTUBENAME]

You know what the most amazing thing about this whole experiment is? The smile on the both of your faces and the stronger bond it formed between you. You have a wife in a million and she's a keeper. All the best to you both.

[samrobrob]

If I don't work for 7 days my wife will break not only my back, but also my teeth

[KenDBerryMD]

Fasting is an incredibly powerful health hack that can literally save your life!

[JAWNY]

Steps
1. dont eat
2. Drinks lots of water
3. Have a wife

[briterry]

How'd he do that so easy... is this what a person with a healthy relationship to food can just do? I would've been curled up in a ball crying by day 3

[evaweir]

I usually don’t comment, but I feel like I need to. My mom did a water fast under medical supervision. It flushed her electrolytes and she had to be hospitalized. She wasn’t that far away from her body shutting down because of the low electrolyte count. Afterwards for months she was having sever stomach pain which we now know was because her gut biome was thrown off and the bacteria meant to be in the lower parts of her intestines had migrated upwards, due to the fast. Please be careful.

[LaughtersHouse]

With a genuinely good woman at your side, all things are possible.