Dry Fasting Hormones: Cortisol and ACTH: Why you struggle with longer fasts
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Dry Fasting Hormones: Cortisol and ACTH: Why you struggle with longer fasts

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If you’re curious about dry fasting and have heard terms like cortisol and ACTH tossed around, you’re not alone. These two hormones play an essential role in how your body manages stress and adapts to fasting, especially when you’re going without water. Some would argue that these are the MOST important hormones to keep in mind when dry fasting. But what are they really, and why should anyone dry fasting be interested in these stress hormones? Let’s dig in and see how they help—or hinder—the body when there’s no water intake involved.

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This is going to be the most important article about hormones and dry fasting I have ever done, and answer a lot of questions, especially for people that seem to be weakening their 'fasting muscle'. A common occurence, and one that needs to be addressed ASAP.

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