Before anything else, let’s get to know about Intermittent Fasting.
Intermittent fasting is more on planning what you eat. It is actually switching between fasting and eating on a regular schedule. Research shows that it is a way to manage your weight and to prevent or even reverse some forms of disease. Therefore, it designates periods of time intended for eating and for fasting absolutely.
How does it work?
Well,
according to studies, there are several different ways to do it implying the
regular time periods to eat and fast. For example, if you might try to eat for
only a span of eight-hour period each day and fast for the rest of your time,
that’s applicable then. Another way would be to choose to eat only one meal a
day or two days in week and you fast after. Thus, it depends on your
preferences as to what schedules to follow. During the fasting stage the body starts
to exhaust its sugar stores and starts burning fat. This is what is called as metabolic switching.
What are the possible Health
Benefits of which?
Some health
researchers found out that Intermittent fasting gives the following benefits:
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Increased Longevity - Reduced Blood Pressure
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Increased Cell Turnover -
Reduced Inflammation
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Lower Cholesterol -
A Better Night’s Sleep
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Weight Loss
How safe is it?
An
article from The New York Times provides a glimpse of how safe it is, “When
fats are used for energy, they produce substances called ketone bodies that
“regulate the expression and activity of many proteins and molecules that are
known to influence health and aging,” the researchers reported.”
With
that being said, intermittent fasting isn’t for everyone because it may have
different effects on different people. And health experts encourage everyone
who would like to try this way, do check in with your primary care practitioner
first to have a smooth and safe lifestyle transition.
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