Fasting has been around for many years and we often see it being used in Religious practice.

--------------------------Intermittent Fasting--------------------------

Lets get one thing straight Intermittent Fasting (from now one mentioned as IF) is not a diet and it certainly does not prescribe to you what you should and shouldn't eat.

IF is more of a pattern of when to eat and when not to eat IF has many methods to choose from but I found that the 16/8 method works best for people who maintain an active and busy lifestyle.

This method basically states that for 16 hours a day you fast, meaning you intake no calories, except for water, black coffee and tea. After those 16 hours ,you can eat anything you want as long as it stays in the 8 hour window.

No starvation, no diet plan telling you what to eat. Just two time frames. In one you eat and the other you don't.

Simple right

But why should one fast ?

During the fasting period your body undergoes numerous changes. All of which are beneficial for your health.

When you start fasting your body's hormone levels start changing to help aid in burning the body's natural fat because there is no intake of food from which it can get its energy from.. Insulin levels start to drop to make fat more accessible and because insulin levels drop your cholesterol and other hormones all change value for the better.

Another great thing about fasting is your body uses the time it has to repair broken or old cells and it expels the toxins from your body.

This is an extract from an article in Authority Nutrition clearly stating the health benefits.

Here are the main health benefits of intermittent fasting:Weight Loss: As mentioned above, intermittent fasting can help you lose weight and belly fat, without having to consciously restrict calories (1, 13).Insulin resistance: Intermittent fasting can reduce insulin resistance, lowering blood sugar by 3-6% and fasting insulin levels by 20-31% (1). This should protect against type 2 diabetes.Inflammation: Some studies show reductions in markers of inflammation, a key driver of many chronic diseases (17, 18, 19).Heart Health: Intermittent fasting may reduce LDL cholesterol, blood triglycerides, inflammatory markers, blood sugar and insulin resistance. These are all risk factors for heart disease (1, 20, 21).Cancer: Animal studies suggest that intermittent fasting may help prevent cancer (22, 23, 24, 25).Brain Health: Intermittent fasting increases a brain hormone called BDNF, and may aid the growth of new nerve cells (26, 27, 28). It may also protect against Alzheimer’s disease (29).
Anti-aging: Intermittent fasting can extend lifespan in rats. Studies showed that fasted rats live as much as 36-83% longer (30, 31).

----------------------------------MY Personal Experience With IF----------------------------

Fat lose was visible from the beginning and my Body fat was substantially less. I felt more alert and more willing to do stuff than ever before ( maybe it is because of my hormones). I worried that because of the 8 hour eating period that I wouldn't get to my daily calorie goal to help aid muscle growth. But i discovered it wasn't all that hard since I started eating less meals but the meals were much denser and fuller in nutritionalvalue than before

Another thing I should mention is you start appreciating the taste of food a lot more and you certainly feel less overwhelmed because now you only have to plan meals for one specific period of time a day. My metabolism is so fast now.

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