I'm trying to find a list of supplements that naturally boost processes associated with a fast, without disrupting it. There's no way I can pull off a long fast (30 days), a week at most if I'm lucky, but maybe it's possible to make it more effective.
I'm not talking about essential vitamins and minerals, but things like this: http://suppversity.blogspot.ca/2011/10/intermittent-thoughts-on-intermittent_09.html
It focuses on R-ALA promoting fat usage through its AMPK/mTor patterns which are in the same direction as fasting state. But it's also known for detoxification, affecting the brain, etc., and AMPK promotes autophagy. ALA seems to be a stressor natural to fasting. So it's one I'm planning to use and I already get mental effects from it, which I've noticed work best away from food. There's the whole mercury redistribution risks but I don't believe it's an issue for me.
Are there any others? Any experiences? Obviously amino acids might be disruptive so they exit the picture.
I'm not talking about essential vitamins and minerals, but things like this: http://suppversity.blogspot.ca/2011/10/intermittent-thoughts-on-intermittent_09.html
It focuses on R-ALA promoting fat usage through its AMPK/mTor patterns which are in the same direction as fasting state. But it's also known for detoxification, affecting the brain, etc., and AMPK promotes autophagy. ALA seems to be a stressor natural to fasting. So it's one I'm planning to use and I already get mental effects from it, which I've noticed work best away from food. There's the whole mercury redistribution risks but I don't believe it's an issue for me.
Are there any others? Any experiences? Obviously amino acids might be disruptive so they exit the picture.