Frequent Water Fasts Are Not Healthy Learn why water fasting (a period when you don't eat) once a week, or a couple of times a month, for example, is NOT a healthy approach to water fasting and health. Periodic water fasts that are scheduled ahead, are NOT good for your health. Fasting according to a calendar, and a pre-planned schedule is not respecting the needs of the body at a given moment. Pre-planned water fasts are often stressful, so they lead to overeating the day before and the day after the water fast. On the other hand, some people mask their anorexic behaviour under the term "water fasting". The point is to ALWAYS live and eat in such a way that water fasting is not necessary. Read this blog post now to learn why periodic water fasts are not a smart idea.