What should I do for the refeeding process?
here is the mattyb breaking fast list from way back, this would be for very long fasts, 20+ days.
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Mattyb breaking fast protocol:
Days 1-7
Focus on mineral intake, particularly magnesium, sodium and potassium
Calories will still be low at this point, you'll likely regain some water weight but continue to lose fat
Vegetable broths, soups, well cooked vegetables, cooked leafy greens, etc.
Maybe some rice
Minimal herbs/spices
A bit of fats (eggs, butter) mixed in with the soups
Not very much protein, if any
Introduce food/calories slowly
Days 7-21
Anything from days 1-7 would be fine
Calorie intake will be slightly low, trending towards maintenance near the third week
Fresh vegetables and greens marinated in olive oil/vinegar
Some herbs/spices
More rice, maybe some well-cooked oats, small amounts of fruit, possibly small amounts of tubers
Small amounts of well cooked meat/seafood daily (slow roasted would be a good option)
Increase fat and protein gradually to get pancreas and gallbladder up to speed over these two weeks.
Days 21+
Everything from before is fine
Calories should be around maintenance near this point
By this point you should be able to exercise easily
More fruit, more carbohydrates (according to activity levels)
More foods high in manganese (oats, cereals, etc.) if well tolerated
More meat (and/or supplement zinc)
Tubers could be introduced if well tolerated
Should be hitting near the RDA of most vitamins/minerals by this point, with maybe the exception of calcium and vitamins e/d.
If digestion is robust at this point you can likely eat whatever your intuition is pushing you towards
High chloride greens - spinach, chard, beet greens, dandelion greens, and pea shoots are my go to. Sometimes I will mix in more mild greens like butterhead and romaine lettuces. Typically, the more bitter the better. I would sometimes even add salt to the salad for additional chloride.
No, not aspirin. Aspirin is a salicylate, which can stimulate the respiratory center and induce respiratory alkalosis.
Dietary acid loads would come from things like fatty acids, protein (particularly glutamate/aspartate, and maybe cysteine), vinegar (don't overdo it with this, very hard on the teeth and esophagus), HCl supplements, and ammonium chloride supplements - this list is in order from least intense to most intense therapy. Then if you pair this up with lots of water to increase urinary mineral excretion, sweating from exercise/saunas, and maybe even blood donations, you could accelerate the mineral loss. While doing this you'll want to replace essential minerals like chloride, sodium, magnesium, and potassium (lots of greens and salt are good for this) while minimizing calcium and iron intake. Zinc/copper/Mn will depend on which one you're high in, but I think replacing those can wait until you're done with the chelation. Then after all this is done you can increase iron, cysteine and methionine intake and hopefully it takes into hair with some physical stimulation from massage.
