Week 6

July 26 – August 1, 2026 · Days 36–42 · 7 entries

Days 36–42 of the One Year Fast project, written up day by day: three full fasting days in the week, what happened on each of them, and the weight, blood pressure and ketone readings recorded on those dates. Every figure shown here is measured on the day, not reconstructed later.

Day 36 · Sunday, July 26, 2026

Day 36 — Was Christ a Vegetarian?

Welcome to Day 36 of my One Year Fast. In today’s episode, I explore the historical and spiritual arguments around whether Christ practiced a vegetarian lifestyle. I also discuss VEG4Lent, an initiative encouraging a compassionate, plant-based approach to the traditional season of fasting and reflection, and look at how shifting toward a vegetarian society fosters greater overall health, ethics, and well-being.

Historical and spiritual perspectives on diet, faith, and compassion

The message behind VEG4Lent and spiritual stewardship through food choices

Why building a vegetarian society creates a healthier, more sustainable world

Day 37 · Monday, July 27, 2026

Day 37 — Should the UK TV License Be Abolished?

In today’s reverie, I take a look at the UK TV License used to fund the BBC. Is the traditional license fee model still fit for purpose in the modern streaming era, or is it time for the UK to abolish it entirely?

Is it time to dissolve the UK TV License fee

How changing media consumption habits impact public broadcasting funding

Day 38 · Tuesday, July 28, 2026

Day 38 — Could there be potential synergy between Fasting + Peptides?

Welcome to Day 38 of my One Year Fast. In this episode, I consider the world of peptides and wonder if there is potential synergy when combining them with a fasting protocol. Can specific peptides supercharge fasting results for longevity, autophagy, hypertrophy, or performance?

The potential synergistic benefits of fasting and peptides.

Are there risks or considerations when combining these approaches?

Disclaimer: I am documenting my personal journey. Always consult a healthcare professional before starting any new health or fasting protocol, especially when considering supplements or advanced biohacking methods.

Day 39 · Wednesday, July 29, 2026

Day 39 — Fasting Vitamins + Universal Income Thoughts

Join me, Alfie Hammersham, as I document my journey, physical insights, and daily thoughts through this 52-week fasting challenge.

Vitamins & Fasting: Should you take vitamin supplements while extended fasting, or do they break your fast?
Universal Basic Income: Will AI necessitate a universal basic income model and what will that mean for society?

Day 40 · Thursday, July 30, 2026

Day 40 — Milestone of the Fasting, Gaia, and Restoring Our Ancestral Connection

Reaching Day 40 marks a truly momentous milestone in my One Year Fast journey!

In today’s episode, I step back to look at fasting through a broader ecological and ancestral lens. For thousands of years, human biology evolved in harmony with the natural world—a dynamic cycle defined by the constant ebb and flow of scarcity and abundance. Modern society has largely flattened these natural cycles into endless 24/7 access to food, disconnecting us from the rhythms of Gaia.

By practicing intentional fasting, we mirror the natural order, allowing our bodies to align once again with nature's biological blueprint. Join me as I share personal insights on how fasting serves not just as a health tool, but as a practice of environmental and spiritual harmony.

Modern vs. Natural Rhythms: Breaking free from constant overconsumption to restore biological balance.

The 40-Day Milestone: Reflecting on the physical, mental, and spiritual shifts after 40 days.
Alignment with Gaia: How fasting reconnects our internal biology with the natural world.
Scarcity & Abundance: Why our bodies thrive when we honor ancestral cycles of eating and refraining.

Day 41 · Friday, July 31, 2026

Day 41 — Fasting & Earthing — Reclaiming Human Biology through Grounding

Welcome to Day 41 of my One Year Fast. In today’s episode, we explore the natural synergy between two powerful ancestral practices: fasting and earthing (grounding). While fasting removes the constant, artificial stimulus of modern overconsumption, stepping barefoot onto the earth reconnects us to the planet's subtle energetic field. Together, they form a holistic, minimalist philosophy of health—one built not on buying more, but on stripping away the artificial barriers separating us from nature.

Instead of looking for the next product or complex supplement stack, fasting and grounding remind us that many modern health challenges stem from being disconnected from our natural environment. By aligning our eating windows with circadian light cycles and placing our bare feet on the soil, we send fundamental biological signals to our bodies to rest, repair, and recalibrate.

Evolutionary Alignment: How fasting and grounding restore the conditions our bodies evolved to thrive in.
Reducing Oxidative & Nervous System Stress: Down-regulating constant modern stimulation to boost parasympathetic tone, mindfulness, and mental clarity.
Circadian Rhythm Support: The combined power of meal timing, natural light exposure, and direct earth contact on our internal clock.
Minimalist Wellness & Anti-Consumerism: Why true health doesn't require expensive gadgets—and how returning to simplicity builds long-term resilience.
Reclaiming Connection: Shifting away from artificial indoor environments and back into harmony with Gaia.

Day 42 · Saturday, August 1, 2026

Day 42 — Fasting & Blood Donation — Can You Donate While Fasting? (+ Mad Cow)

Welcome to Day 42 of my One Year Fast. In today’s episode, I look into two topics surrounding blood donation: how fasting impacts the quality and safety of giving blood, and why UK expats living in the US who were previously banned from donating blood due to "Mad Cow Disease" (BSE) can now donate!

As fasting continues to gain recognition for its metabolic and cellular benefits, many ask: Can you safely donate blood while fasting, and does fasting blood offer unique health qualities?

Fasting & Blood Quality: What current research says about fasting's impact on blood composition, metabolic markers, and donor safety.
The UK 'Mad Cow' (BSE) Deferral Lifted: Why the US FDA updated its guidance in 2022 to allow people who lived in the UK during the 1980s and 1990s to donate blood again.

Readings shown on each entry come straight from the health dashboard data logged on that date. The exact procedure, device and known limitations behind each measurement are documented on the methodology pages. For definitions of any term used above, see the fasting dictionary.

Written by Alfie Hammersham — founder of One Year Fast, who is fasting three full days a week for 52 consecutive weeks and publishing every biomarker openly. Not a doctor; every physiological claim on this site is referenced to published research, and lived experience is labelled as such.

Physiological claims on this page are cited to peer-reviewed studies; first-hand readings come from one subject and are labelled as personal experience. See the editorial & sourcing policy for how this is written, reviewed and corrected.

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