Diving Deep into Water Fasting

Have you ever considered the life-changing potential of fasting? Join me on a journey where we delve into water fasting and its impressive ability to combat cancer. My recent two-day water fast, which ended just before Thanksgiving Eve, brought an unexpected sense of community within my school. It's a testament to how personal health choices can resonate and inspire those around us.

Curious about the details of fasting? Having experimented with juice fasts, I'm now taking on a four-day water fast. I'll share insights into my preparation, the reasons behind using bone broth and electrolyte-infused water, and why I'm planning a high-protein diet post-fast. Is it all worth it? I'll reveal the experiences of others who have seen positive outcomes from fasting and discuss my own progress after the fourth day.

This episode goes beyond weight loss; we're exploring the connection between dietary sugar, cancer growth, and how fasting can be a potent weapon against cancer cells. As a school leader, I believe in setting a healthy example for our community. Our well-being directly influences those around us, making it imperative to prioritize health not just for ourselves but also for our students and staff.

But how do we strike a balance in our hectic lives? That's a challenge I'm all too familiar with, as I juggle roles as a content creator, educator, and family man. Your support has been a cornerstone of my journey, and I'm eager to keep this dialogue going as I begin my fast this Saturday. Let's discover together how prioritizing health can transform not just our lives, but also the communities we lead. #FastingJourney #WaterFast #HealthyLiving #SchoolLeadership #HealthandWellness

Chapters

• 0:01 Water Fasting and Thanksgiving Reflections
• 10:51 Four-Day Water Fast Concept
• 15:52 Fasting's Impact on Health and Cancer
• 21:20 Appreciation for Support and Balancing Responsibilities

Transcript

Speaker 1: 0:01

So I did two days straight of water fasting, no food. The goal was actually four days and I had to stop. Let's talk about it.

Speaker 2: 0:14

When they see me, they know that every day, when I'm breathing, it's for us to go farther. Every time I speak, I want the truth to come out. Every time I speak, I want to shiver. I don't want them to be like. They know what I'm going to say, because it's polite. They know what I'm going to say and even if I get in trouble, you know what I'm saying. That ain't what we're supposed to do. I'm not saying I'm going to rule the world or I'm going to change the world, but I guarantee that I will spark the brain that will change the world, and that's our job. It's to spark somebody else watching us. We might not be the ones, but let's not be selfish. And because we're not going to change the world, let's not talk about how we should change it. I don't know how to change it, but I know. If I keep talking about how dirty it is out here, somebody's going to clean it up, and now he's been promoted. His job is principle.

Speaker 1: 1:08

What's going on, guys? This is Uche and Joku. Happy Thanksgiving. I hope that you all had an amazing day. I had a good day. I spent time with a family. Unfortunately, what's?

Speaker 2: 1:22

going on here with my screen.

Speaker 1: 1:24

Hold up, hold up, hold up, hold up. You know this podcast, life is very, very difficult. Okay, here we go. It's very difficult because I have multiple things happening here and I'm like why does my screen look like that? But that's besides the point, because those of you who are listening are probably thinking like, what is he talking about? But those of you who are watching you do understand.

Speaker 1: 1:43

So, yes, today was a good day. I spent time with the kids. My daughter was a little sick so we had to take her to the ER and that kind of sucked, but she's well and she will get better. Is that telling the year? You know she's started kindergarten, so she's exposed to a lot of stuff, especially being part of the pandemic generation that spent a lot of time away from others and other children. So I'm pretty sure those of you who have kids within that three to four, five, six, seven year olds they're a little different. You know they need to be exposed more, but we also have to be very careful so that the immune system is strong. But, however, thanksgiving was good. We're going to do an extension to tomorrow so she can have the full experience, her and her brother. But, yeah, hope yours was good as well.

Speaker 1: 2:42

So my two day fast. Let me tell you what happened, you, I. The last post I did was at the beginning of my second day, which I made it through the second day, which was a good thing. However, the third day was Thanksgiving Eve, which I knew was going to be a problem, not because of my personal discipline, but it's because of the fact that we were having a Thanksgiving feast at my school and the purpose was first to break bread and this was our first annual potluck. They have families brought food, kids were excited and I didn't want to be that person saying I can't eat, I can't eat, I can't eat, and people ask me questions. And so I went ahead and broke my fast that day and, strangely enough, I didn't eat. The uter thought I'd been like throwing down. I really didn't. I had a little bit of mac and cheese and I was like stuffed and I had a whole entire plate of food and I hate to be wasteful that I barely touched, but the food was delicious.

Speaker 1: 3:49

I big shout out to my families, to the teachers, to the students, everyone, because outside of the water, fast and all other stuff which is a topic of this conversation, of this podcast, I still have to touch base on leadership and on school community. One of the things that I have probably done at every school I've been at since day one is have some kind of potluck, some kind of gratitude feast, before we go and break for the Thanksgiving weekend, recognizing that a lot of students, a lot of families, don't really have enough. They don't have a lot and don't have enough, and being able to create a space for those children and even families. You know, for the fees, we invite parents to come through as well and support and also partake. So that's something that's always stayed with me. Growing up didn't always have enough, always had what we needed, but never quite enough, if you know that what I mean. So you know, I'm very grateful to my parents for what they were able to do and getting to a place that we are right now All my siblings and the nieces and nephews, the grandchildren and all that. But you know, I know that a lot of my families have it worse. So just being able to do something like that is a good thing for them, for the community, and I'll do it every year that I'm out of school. I don't think, no, I've no, I've only missed one year. Wow, one year was the pandemic, the pandemic year. We missed that year because of we weren't. We were on site, you know, and it bothered me because I was like man, I wonder what kids are doing, what families are doing. But it's one of those things that I think it's very easy to do, you know, you just put out the call to action to families, to teachers, to students, and we say we just break and bread, you know, bring whatever you can. If all you can bring is one honey bun, let's say, bring one honey bun.

Speaker 1: 5:53

I always show our parents that one of my favorite scriptures is when Jesus was, you know, traveling through the villages. If I see a gallery and people following him, and he was, you know, preaching and he had thousands of people with him. I think it was like 5,000 or 50, I don't say about 5,000. I don't think it was 50,000, but I don't remember what the number was. But I know it was a gang of people and they were all hungry and his disciples were like man, all these people have been walking with us for days and they're hungry, what are we going to do? And I believe he asked how much food do we have and there was like five pieces of fish or five loaves of bread or whatever it was. Whatever it was, it wasn't not to feed everyone, but he prayed over it, he blessed it and said pass the basket and people take whatever they need.

Speaker 1: 6:45

And by the time that the five fishers and the five loaves of bread made it through the thousands of people, there were so much food left, like literally baskets of bread, baskets of fish and so much, so plenty, and it was. That was what designated one of his miracles and I remember that story as a child and I thought it was amazing. But then I had a preacher that I heard once, a sermon that I heard once, that blew my mind. And again, not to say that this is what really happened or disproves the miracle, I don't know. But I like the story better than the miracle because it doesn't take away from the miracle, it makes the miracle even more powerful because again, there was only five pieces of fish and five loaves of bread, or whatever the number was.

Speaker 1: 7:39

It was presented as being what they had to feed the multitude but as the basket went around, the preacher says what happened was the fact that people saw that Jesus and his disciples were still willing to share the little that they had with everyone, that people start to take out, start to take out their stashes. Because back then, you know I mean to follow this crowd you weren't just moving blindly, you knew it was coming, the news was coming, like this man and most of the people were moving and you weren't joining them, what would you do? You know, you probably grab your coat, put your shoes on, grab some money. You know, back then you probably just you might grab a loaf of bread with you, right, couple of pieces of fish and throw it in your bag. You know, back then, with dried fish, it was like dried fish, right, and you would have that just in case, right, just make sure you have, you have for yourself. And if everybody did that, that means everybody had food with them.

Speaker 1: 8:35

But of course people are going to act like they don't have, because you know we're always trying to keep for ourselves and not share, and not always. But you know, sometimes you like man, there's a lot of people here and I know I have food, but I know I don't have no food for everybody. But if anybody had the same mentality and all of a sudden, now, this act of kindness, this act of generosity, this act of gratitude. He blessed what they had and said pass it, Let people take what they want. I couldn't imagine the first person who said man, I felt so bad for holding on to what I have. Probably threw a probably threw his loaf in there. She probably threw her fish in there grab what she needed.

Speaker 1: 9:13

And before you knew it, you had baskets, and baskets that were smaller than enough for everyone, probably for days. You know, and that's what I picture my potlucks that I have of my schools to be like People who don't have much, but they bring what little they do have, and it feeds the masses, it puts smiles in the face of children, it warms your heart and at the end there's so much left and I'll tell you this every year there is so much food left, which is always crazy to me. And it's so funny because on Wednesday, when we were done, there was so much food left that we would try to figure out what to do with it, try to give it away. Fortunately, our community-based organization in the building was having a dinner that evening, so we gave them probably enough food to feed another 20, 30, maybe 40 people. That's how much extra food we had. So we fed out 200 children, fed our staff of about 30, and then, including the custodians and anybody else who was in the building, we fed people and then we had more left over. And this is a poor community, this is a community that doesn't have a lot, but it was enough that people pulled out of their coats, their breads and their pieces of fish through their basket and we had our own miracle. And every year we have a miracle the day before Thanksgiving, making sure we put smiles on the faces of our children and we warm the hearts of those who are all connected to the community.

Speaker 1: 10:51

Yeah, that was a long, long, long blabbing of my gums, but yeah, so that's why I had to break the fast and I had all intention for today to start over again. But again, it's kind of a dumb intention because it's Thanksgiving and the kids and their babies, so they don't understand why daddy's not eating. But then I didn't even get to eat because we didn't even get to cook because of the fact that my daughter was sick and had to go to the ER. But tomorrow we're going to try again, again for the children, right? So my goal is definitely on Saturday yeah, saturday is to start the fast again on Saturday and push that fast all the way through for four days, and this is what I plan to do.

Speaker 1: 11:54

So the first two days is going to be straight, just water, fast, fast. I am drinking coffee in the morning. I know people say that's cheating, but for me it's a necessity. That's how I get up in the morning and that's how I get my brain focused, and so I will have my coffee in the morning, just one large coffee. Then the rest of the day is going to be just water and I have electrolytes. I think it's quite unlimited that I put a scoop in there. And the great thing about this particular brand I just put any kind of electrolytes and the goal is for it to be zeroed out no sugar, no sodium, just you know. I mean I think it has to have sodium for electrolytes, but none of the bad stuff Put it in there. I find myself maybe because I'm not eating the need to have the oral satisfaction of having something happen in your mouth, whether you're chewing or drinking that I find myself drinking way more water, especially with electrolytes in there. So that's something that I saw in those two days that really helped. So I wasn't hungry but I was sipping the whole entire day. I got two large canisters, two and a half large canisters of water, so I know I definitely got my gallon in. So that's for two days.

Speaker 1: 13:28

Then your third day you can have something water but bone broth. So there's a very clean chicken bone broth that is very low sodium and all that stuff, and in the morning I would literally just pour the bone broth into a bowl and warm it up in the soup and do my water and then probably some time. The reason I would do it in the morning because during the day I don't have the capacity to wait and warm stuff up and eat. I just don't do that at work, so I just drink my water throughout the day. Then the evening when I get home I'll do the same thing another bowl of the bone broth, and I do that for two additional days and that's the four day fast. And when I get to my fourth day I'm going to then assess and figure out what I want to do next. I've been wanting to go on a high protein, very clean chicken breast and then just broccoli and high and that's supposed to have high micronutrients to really push my body to burn in all the necessary stuff and something like this I probably do for like maybe two, three, maybe four days.

Speaker 1: 14:50

Then do another four day fast. I go through a cycle. But it's one thing I know right now is I know for a fact it is doable, it is so doable. Most people complain that at some point you hit that wall, like your third day, where you're, you're, you're and it's only for a couple of hours where your body is like going through, withdrawing all that stuff. But I love people I've spoken to who have done this are saying like it's not that bad. Some people say it's bad, but once you get past that, you're like clarity and things are, like, you know, quite amazing. So again, I've done these fast before, not like this one. I've done like juice fast. I feel like juice with juice fast because of the vegetables and the fruits and the sugar in there. It kind of keeps you going. But in this case this is just water and then, just like that, let your light powder and water and the bone broth on the last two days and with the bone. But they're going to do it twice a day. So that's the plan there, one of the things, that there's a lot of benefits, so many, so many benefits for doing this.

Speaker 1: 15:52

But the one thing that really got my attention I kept on coming across this is that when you fast and you let your body get to a point of where it starts to, kind of like, create its own energy, it has to burn cells, it has to take matter with its already within your body, fast things like that and burn those things off for fuel and you know, when it's burning it off, it's killing and if that thing is a living entity, it's killing it off as well. So, like cancer is one of the things that I came across over and over again, saying that water fast has the ability to kill cancer cells up to 70% of cancer cells and I thought that was interesting. Because I found this, because you know this, one of the things we know that's a constant threat with all of us, and I did a Google and says here slow in cancer growth it's a fasting and reduce glucose levels in the blood, making it harder for cancer cells to grow. Cancer cells feed on glucose, consuming it at a much higher level than normal cells do, which is interesting because if you have what is glucose, it is sugar, a lot of our foods, not just like sweet stuff. Like I won't lie, I'll be putting my sugar, putting that sugar in that coffee and, like I said, I will be doing coffee, but there'll be no sugar in there, it'll just be black coffee, the sugar, the sweeteners, then only that there's a lot of foods that we consumed at highs sugars, you know, in there, or this Crunchdarch high fructose corn starch syrup or whatever the thing may be, but all of our processed foods has sugar in it and if you look at it, if you sometimes out tomatoes in the can looking at sugar in there, these are things that, like you know, we're addicted sweets. But my question is are we addicted to sweets or is the, the cancer in our bodies, the the potential cancer? That's what's pushing us to consume some sugar. And what is it that we, what is it that we're feeding in our bodies? That will eventually come back to bite us in the butt. So to this, one of the reasons that I'm that I'm really Trying to make this into a habit, a lifestyle. At 47 years old, with a three and a half year old and a five year old, I'm trying to be here as long as I can and and it's funny because if you know these things are Restless and dangerous and this danger all around us all the time, why don't we do what we need to do to make sure that we minimize the risk? Yeah, I Guess I just got it. One more thing if I leave five shut clothes, clothes out.

Speaker 1: 18:36

I saw a video with the amazing honorable like just man, dig, dig, dig Gregory. It was a comedian, actor, writer, activist, I think, and he talks about fasting. He talks about how, when you tell people you're fasting, people start going crazy and say is that healthy? You know, talk to your doctor. You know, make sure you get your doctors where we know all these different things. They miss a point that I thought was hilarious. He says, yeah, people tell you do all that, but are they? Are they? Are they chicken with a doctor when they're drinking? Are they checking with a doctor when you're smoking? Are they? Are they checking the doctor when you're having? You know that what they know to be that you know triple, quadruple cheeseburger that they know is not healthy? No, and nobody said check on the doctor for those things. But you say you're fasting. All some people are. Who goes here, we should see a doctor before you do that, which is funny because, again, it's peace to the fact that we often Hide behind medicine. You know, when you were faced with things that can actually help us, that is outside of the judicial thought process around health. So, um, yeah, so I won't try this again.

Speaker 1: 19:54

I'm sure this and I'm sharing this with all of you, especially my school leader of my school leadership, friends out there who listen to me, those of you who are friends in real life and those of you who are friends where we're friends and I eat each other's heads. We gotta be healthier. You cannot run the school and you cannot run a classroom. You cannot, you know, make impact in the community if you're not healthy, because, at the end of the day, the goal is to make sure that our community, our classrooms and our schools are healthy. You know whether it's, you know organizationally, you know performance wise, or even you know social, emotional and, of course, physically, like all the children and their parents and their teachers are physically healthy, and but that can't be. If the leader is not healthy, the leader is not exemplifying good health. Because I ended, because, at the end of the day, guess what your role model? You know, so the best and most successful schools and school communities.

Speaker 1: 20:51

I always speak to their their, their principles and their system principles and the leadership, but it's a leadership is not healthy. And what are you really doing this for? Because, again, you can have all great scores in the world, in the world, but if the children who are mimicking, who are following you, positioned to not live very long because they don't, they have not seen healthy habits, that's a that's a problem. You know that's a big problem. But all right, guys is, it is Thursday night and I don't know what time it is. What time is it? I was about 10, 30, so I probably should be getting myself into the space of getting some good rest so I can have a good day tomorrow and then start my fasts on Saturday.

Speaker 1: 21:41

But again, I appreciate you all. I appreciate all the likes and all the DMs and all the questions. I really do appreciate it and you guys are Motivating me to keep creating content. I know I have spans or weeks where I write. That's nothing. It's hard writing a school. I'm telling you, even though this is my third school, is this junk? This junk is hard and I put a lot of my attention and energy in that space and try, try to find balance as well with my family. So Would that be inside? Thank you so much. I appreciate y'all and I'll talk to you soon. Be well.