John David Hickey wrote: > Greetings! > > > feeling at that point is anything but exhilarating. And of > > course, after the liver glycogen is gone, muscle must be > > cannibalized to produce the necessary glucose. This could be > > avoided if one consumed just enough glucose to cover the debt, > > and nothing else -- which may be why some people do better with a > > modified fast including some fruit. > > If you wanted to jumpstart a shift to a Paleodiet, could you fast for a > couple of days (with some fruit) and then start following the Paleo regime? > How would the body react to that? Would the results be more dramatic or the > same if you just switched eating lifestyles without fasting? > I fast once a month (water only; fruit would give me a big sugar crash by 11 a.m.). I have found it really useful when I have strayed off the straight and paleo; it resets the cravings, etc., and lets me get back to healthy eating. So probably it would be helpful when starting out too. Lynnet