Ok, that was hard and weird. I did not make it the full three days. I did two days, and ate a couple of Avocados and Bananas during the fast as well, so not sure how much of a "fast" it actually was. I'm a big guy (about 210 lbs) so, I get hungry. Also, as my wife noted, I'm a snacker, so it took a lot to just get through those two days.
Nevertheless, I'm happy I did it because of what I noticed. During the fast, especially the second day and the third day during which I actually did eat a bit, I noticed my meds were working really well and I seemed to be staying on longer. In fact, yesterday (day 3), I extended my meds (Sinemet) so long, that I actually took only 8 pills instead of 9 during the day, and the last two were taken at least two hours after I would normally take my last dosage of the day.
So, the question is, what was this doing to my system that I could extend my meds for much longer periods of time. A couple things come to mind.
- Sinemet does not work well with protein, and the juice fast pretty much eliminates most proteins from your diet, at least proteins from animal sources. The fact I was eating a lot less protein may have contributed to the effectiveness of my meds. One caveat is that my wife is vegetarian, and we rarely eat meat in the house,. so unless it's dairy or soy, I don't get a lot of protein on a daily basis anyways.
- Ridding my body of toxic food helped me reset some of my synapses and effectively improved my reactions to my medications. This one is a who knows?
- Similar to number 2, but coming from the opposite end, eating a lot of fruits and vegetables in the form of juice helps your body absorb and use the medications more effectively. I mean the amount of fruits and vegetables I ate in those two days was huge, compared any other day, hell week, over the past couple of years.
While, I have no evidence other then basically how I felt and what my reactions were, it gives me somewhere /something to look into further. I plan no trying to just skip a few meals a week next week during working hours and drink juices instead. I want to see if that will have a similar effect on my med schedule and general overall well being. Other than being hungry and missing the act of eating, I'd say it was pretty successful and I look forward to some more self-experimentation.
One note: I am not a doctor, I am not recommending this to anyone. If you do begin a fast, note that you probably should see your doctor before hand. Nevertheless, if you do try it, please let me know how it went and what if any observations you make.
