§ 01Thesis

Stages, not
streaks.

Abstract

A field-grade tracker for extended water fasts — 24, 36, 48, 72+ hours. Phase-aware timing, ketone logging, and private session records. Built for self-experimenters running protocols, not counting calories.

Session · LiveAutophagy
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0h12h24h48h72h
Next phase in11:45:38
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§ 03
The biology

Four stages, mapped.

0h12h24h48h72h+
01 · glycogen
02 · ketosis
03 · autophagy
04 · deep
0–12h
12–24h
24–48h
48–72h+
Stage 03 / 04
24–48h

Autophagy

Cells recycle damaged proteins and organelles. The cleanup process Ohsumi won the 2016 Nobel for.

Marker
LC3-II / mTOR ↓
§ 04
Protocols

Pick your duration.

Reset
Pro
24h

Single-night fast. Lands in early ketosis. Daily cadence possible.

Stages reached2 / 04
Namesake
Free
36h

The free, signature protocol. Spans a full night plus a day. Reaches autophagy.

Stages reached3 / 04
Cleanup
Pro
48h

Two full nights. Sustained autophagy. Common biohacker baseline.

Stages reached3 / 04
Deep
Pro
72h

Stem-cell regeneration ramps. Growth hormone peaks. The peak of the protocol.

Stages reached4 / 04
§ 05
Instrumentation

The full set of readouts.

β-OHB
2.4mmol/L
Glucose
78mg/dL
GKI
0.7·
Elapsed
36:14hh:mm
01

Phase-aware tick

The timer knows where you are. Stage transitions cross into colored chrome — not a number changing on a flat dial.

02

Live Activity

Lock Screen and Dynamic Island become the instrument. A glance: stage, ring, time to next phase.

03

Apple Watch

Wrist readout, no phone required. Complications + raise-to-wake stage indicator.

04

Local-only history

Every fast saved on-device. No cloud, no leaderboards, no body data leaving your phone.

05

Health sync

Optional one-way export to Apple Health: fasting hours, ketone notes, session range.

06

The Science reference

In-app library citing published autophagy, GH, and metabolic-switch literature. No bro-science.

§ 07
Frequently asked

Six common questions.

No. Fast36 is educational instrumentation. Extended fasts have real risks (electrolyte disturbance, refeeding syndrome, contraindications for medication). Consult a clinician before attempting fasts beyond 24 hours.

Other apps optimize for 16:8 daily compliance. Fast36 is built for the 24-to-72+ hour arc — different physiology, different stages, different UI requirements. The product opinion is that streaks gamify the wrong thing.

On your device only. SwiftData local store. No account, no cloud, no analytics on session data. Optional one-way export to Apple Health.

The free 36h protocol works fully on iPhone. Watch, Live Activity, and Health sync are the long-tail conveniences that justify Pro for the people who actually run the longer protocols.

Yes — manual entry per session in Pro. Future: Bluetooth meter integration (Keto-Mojo, Lumen, etc) on the roadmap, no ETA.

Not planned. iOS-only by design — Live Activity, Dynamic Island, Watch are core to the instrument feel.