The Complete Guide To Short & Long Term Fasting

Dr. Stephanie Estima
Food equals Health
Published in
12 min readAug 7, 2018

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A 12 week protocol to safely work your way up from intermittent fasting to a 72-hour fast.

This is the 12-week protocol I often use in practice to build up someone’s tolerance to fasting.

For the newbies who have never fasted before, let me first offer my congratulations.

You are about to embark on a journey that honors your biology, takes back your power, and to not be bludgeoned by the food industry, and their constant demands that you are eating at all times.

For seasoned fasters who are ready to take the next jump… hang tight, this article is also designed for you.

I will walk you through how to build up a tolerance, disrupt hunger signals, and work your way up to a longer-term fast with the strategies you need to be successful.

As a disclaimer, please keep in mind these are general protocols.

I have designed them to slowly allow for habituation to fasting.

This protocol is not specific to any type of individual.

With longer-term fasting, I always recommend working with a health care provider who can tailor this protocol to your specific needs.

NOTE: This article is 2,835 words. If you want the simple supplementary checklist and

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