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How I Break A Fast
Pretty simple and effective ways to do it
I have been dealing with metastatic breast cancer. While doing research on how to increase the effectiveness of chemotherapy and radiation as well as reducing the side effects of these treatments, I came across some intriguing studies about fasting and cancer.
In a nutshell, those who fasted for 24–48 hours prior to chemo experienced much lower side effects and responded better to the drugs. Same with radiation.
I also read that having miso soup during radiation treatments would help alleviate some of the side effects. I’ve written about this in other articles on Medium:
As I documented in my articles — I started off by doing intermittent fasting and listened to my body. When I felt very weak, I ate food. Because the intervals were shorter…
