So I just finished my third extended fast, made it to 96 hours this time.
The “old, junkiest proteins first” idea seems to hold true, as last time my knee injury cleared up and this time my elbow injury healed, and that is the order from oldest to newest.
I stopped the fast this time because I started feeling funky and, more importantly, I had some VERY old memories come back in frightening fashion. They were almost visions, and VERY unpleasant…
However now I feel better. Is neuronal autophagy a thing? Does fasting purge the brain of old, painful memories?
I feel like 96 hrs is very short time to reach autophagy though? Could it possibly be keto flu maybe (as it takes 3-5 days to enter ketosis, and even longer for autophagy). May be wrong. However it sounds scary. Are you taking electrolytes? Not taking emough during fasting can affect the brain so it’s important to be careful.