Hello everybody,
Personal longest fasting is 23 days (first 6 days - dry!). One 14 days, every year 3-4-5 times, a week long water fasts (it is the most suitable length for me: 5 to 9 days).
I am active member of Russian fasting forum (there are might be more then thousand members). Thus I have my personal view:
It is absolutely natural and safe to do the water fast. But if somebody decides to do it one must fish around and learn how to do it wise.
To call the WF "the reason for death" is the same as the sun or water or air is "the reason for death". Or anything you can imagine

IMHO, it is simply strange that somebody can jump to such type of conclusions when there are so much open information on the net. Read, learn, analyze, make your own conclusion, try, observe and be responsible for yr action instead of blaming RPD, WF or the moon light for the troubles

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Peace.