I wonder if anyone has any experience in healing sport injury with fasting. If so, can you tell what you did?

Personally, about 2 weeks ago, I was training on bars with a friend, and tried out something he showed me I shouldn't have, and injured my right chest in the upper part on the parallel bars. Not very happy camper, I couldn't do much after that.

It has been 8 years now that I eat 100% raw, low fat, and I do sports regularly since young age.

At the beginning I thought it was on the muscle, and thought it would take a few days to go away, but after almost a week, I was still the same, nothing changed, and I wasn't happy. Clearly, it was not muscle but tendon I must have ripped in the upper part of the chest, just below the shoulder.

So I decided to take a break, and try to fast for at least a couple days, just to see what can happen. And just at the end of the first day, I could feel the pain area getting smaller, on the second day it was significantly smaller, and the day after I started eating again later in the day. I was happy to be getting better, but after two days, again, no improvements, nothing changed....

So, I went back to fasting again, for more than 2 days again, and at the end of the first day, I could go back on the bars and do some leg raises with no pain. The day after, I could do push ups, no problems, and in the afternoon I went to the bars to do pull ups, loops etc, just about the same than before. I only avoided the parallel bars, and kept it under max I could do, just not to overdo it straightaway.

But I was amazed how after a few days of fasting, the healing process on the injury went on so fast. No I'm a happy camper. Of course, one can say it is just timing, but honestly, after the first week, I was really desperate for it not to go away, and the first two days fasting were the first and only ones when I felt some improvements. Not even talking on the last days fasting where it all went away.

So, if anyone has similar experience, please share.

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I have found this in the way that, as I quit eating fat, and reduce my diet down to just nutrient rich foods, like greens, juices, smoothies. My body will heal things that didn't heal for years. fat is a big blocker! Pure fasting will definitely do miracles !!!!

hey sgc

that is freaking AWESOME!!

thanks for sharing

hope you are continuing your sports with no obstacles

keep us updated

Wow this is what I'm looking for for myself.

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What type of fasting are you guys referring to? Gerson?

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I can add on another testimonial for fasting as a way of healing. I do self marathons and when I found my knees had a soreness beyond just running too much, besides resting I decided to do a water fast too.
The human body is amazing when we work with it not against it with putting crap in our bodies. Congrats on finding your groove!