Hi @Ben
I've seen the post Masterjohn wrote yesterday. The part about inborn error of metabolism was also interesting to me.
I'm not sure the idea he proposes is equivalent to dry/water fasting. It might be a good replacement for those who are not able to fast though.
My idea about micronutrients was rather general (as I discover that more and more nutrients seem to be involved in the fasting/water restriction response the more I read about it, or at least what I understand of it). Not eating and not drinking involves a response from the body and that requires nutrients. I like to think and tell that because I have the impression that some people think that fasting is magical while ones would be in trouble if he happens to be severely difficient in a crucial nutrients while he fasts.
Loading on full spectrum vitamins and minerals might be a good idea but I've not tried it. It was more like trying a supplement and then fasting to see if it eases my fasts. I've found nothing particularly miraculous for the moment.
Thanks for the reply. Well my reason for dryfasting would be to clear a chronic infection which is the causation for the lack of micronutrients and its utilization. If what you propose is correct im in a catch 22 situation. 9 days dry fast "protocol" as suggested by Sergey Filonov is what one lyme success story had to do but that seems just insane to me. Being someone who sometimes gets ravenously hungry isnt helpful either.