Intermittent Fasting: Scientifically Proven

 Intermittent Fasting

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 Intermittent Fasting 

Three of the most influential human beings in the history of the world all agreed on one thing... This is the most powerful, natural healing solution ever. One that's been used by all cultures all over the world and one that's virtually forgotten today. 

What am I talking about? Fasting. 

What is fasting? 

 I can feel your eyes rolling in your head right now. I get this reaction all the time. 

You're going to starve people? That's your solution?

 No, that's not my solution. Fasting is not the same as starvation. Fasting is the controlled voluntary abstinence of food for different reasons. You can do it for any reason. It is still called fasting. It's not the same as starvation.

 In fact, if you look back through all of the recorded human history people have always fasted. We can start with Hippocrates who is considered the father of modern medicine. He famously said, "Our food should be our medicine, our medicine should be our food." 

But to eat when you are sick is to feed your sickness. What is he talking about is this idea that we have a fasting instinct, that this is something that we instinctually do. Think about when you get sick. When you have a cold when you have flu, whatever. The last thing you're thinking about is eating at a big buffet. It's something that naturally comes to us, our bodies are designed to fast. They're designed to store food in times of availability and during times of scarcity to release it. And that's just what comes naturally to us and it's not just us, but all animals have the same ability.

 So is not something unnatural, it is not something that we're just trying to force on our bodies. This is something natural and good. Other people that liked fasting include Benjamin Franklin, who was world-renowned as one of the smartest men who had ever lived. What he said was very wise indeed. He said the best of all medicines is resting and fasting. Now that's very profound! 

Think about that for a second. Resting, which is freedom from stress, relaxation, and fasting which is designed to cleanse the system, which is what used to be called the cleanser or purification.

 Well, those are the two best medicines. Not drugs, not surgery. Resting and fasting. Amazing! Mahatma Gandhi also said a genuine fast cleanses the body, mind, and soul. Jesus Christ said Satan and his plagues may be cast out only by fasting and prayers. So if you look at these points you can see that there are many prescribed periods of fasting all throughout the year.

 Yes, there are going to be times when you are going to be feasting or when you're going to be celebrating, and that's balance. But these periods when you're fasting to cleanse the body, to cleanse the soul. Buddhist monks also do the same sort of thing, but they do that on a daily basis. Very typically they'll fast from noon until sunrise the next day. So every day there's a very prolonged period of fasting. 

In addition to that, they also have periods through the year when they'll only have water-only fast and that will help them cleanse themselves for the year. The Muslim faith has also very profound believers in fasting. The prophet Mohammed said fasting brings us to the door of his palace. Many people have heard of the holy month of Ramadan. During that period Muslims would fast from sunup until sundown every day for an entire month. All of these religions did not prescribe fasting to their believers because they wanted to harm them. In fact, that's something that's deeply intrinsically beneficial and we know this from the science that there are so many benefits.

Even in the Hindu tradition any of the worship is accompanied by a fast. All religions, be it Hinduism, Muslim, Christianity, Buddhism all recommend fast for our body at a regular time interval.

 Benefits 

1. Weight loss                                     

2 Good for positivity

3 type II diabetes,

4 for heart disease 

 5 for cancer,

6 for liver disease,

 7 just to feel better,

8  for mental clarity.

 There are so many amazing benefits. Everybody's always worried about fasting.

 They're always worried, "Well can I really do it?" Well, think about this for a second. Consider all these religions, Christians, Muslims, Buddhists, Mormons, all of these people... All of these people are fasting on a regular basis every year for their entire adult lives.

 So can you do it? Well, millions of people do it. There's no reason why you can't do it. So there are lots of people who will tell you not to fast!

Intermittent fasting when done correctly, can help lose weight, lower blood pressure and cholesterol, prevent or control diabetes, and improve the brain’s health. 

During a meal, carbohydrates in food are broken down into glucose. Glucose absorbs through the intestinal wall into the bloodstream and is transported to various organs, where it serves as the major energy source. Excess glucose is stored for later use in the liver and adipose tissue, in the form of glycogen and fats. 

In between meals, when the body is in the fasted state, the liver converts glycogen back to glucose to keep supplying the body with energy. Typically, an inactive person takes about10 to 12 hours to use up the glycogen stores, although someone who exercises may do so in much less time. 

Once the reserve of glycogen in the liver is depleted, the body taps into energy stores in adipose tissues. This is when fats are broken down into free fatty acids which are then converted into additional metabolic fuel in the liver. Thus, if the fasted state lasts long enough, the body burns fat for energy and loses that extra fat. 

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Losing the extra fat is translated into a range of associated health benefits. Insulin is the hormone required for driving glucose into cells. Insulin level is regulated to match the amount of glucose in the blood, that is, high after a meal and low between meals. Because insulin is secreted after each meal, eating throughout the day keeps insulin levels high most of the time.

 Constant high insulin levels may de-sensitize body tissues, causing insulin insensitivity - the hallmark of prediabetes and diabetes type 2.

 Fasting helps keep insulin levels low, reducing diabetes risks. Fasting also has a beneficial effect on the brain. It challenges the brain the same way physical or cognitive exercise does. It promotes the production of neurotrophic factors, which support the growth and survival of neurons.

 Fasting, however, is not for everyone. Among those who should not attempt fasting are: - children and teens- pregnant or breastfeeding women - people with eating disorders, diabetes type1, advanced diabetes, or some other medical problems- people who are underweight or frail.

 Fasting can also be unsafe if overdone, or if not done correctly. There are several approaches to intermittent fasting, but the easiest to achieve is perhaps the one that simply extends the usual nighttime fast. A daily cycle of 16-hour fast followed by an 8-hour eating window is usually sustainable. 

For intermittent fasting to be safe and effective, it must be combined with balanced meals that provide good nutrition. It is important to stay hydrated and know your physical limits while fasting. The fast must be broken slowly. Overeating after fast, especially of unhealthy foods, must be avoided. 

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One more thing;

This topic of intermittent Fasting is not over yet, there is a lot more to tell you about this. Explaining all about it in a single article would make it super lengthy.

We are coming up very soon with another article on this title.

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