❓Is Intermittent fasting for YOU?
🕰IF is the name some nutrition experts give to the practice of occasionally going for extended periods without eating…
😴We all intermittent fast while sleeping – but that doesn’t count🤪…
☕️’Real’ fasting means drinking ONLY water because even drinking black coffee requires the liver & digestive system to work…
⏳The most common IF option is a 16-18 hour fast – eat between noon -6/8 pm 2-5 days a week…
⭐️Here are some health benefits…
* Reduced blood lipids…
* Reduced blood pressure…
* Reduced inflammation…
* Reduced oxidative stress to promote healthy brain function…
* Reduced risk of cancer…
* Promotes cellular repair…
* Improved insulin sensitivity…
* Improved cholesterol results…
* Increased fat burning…
* Increased growth hormone (released later in the fast)…
* Increased metabolic rate (later in the fast)…
* Increased appetite control…
* Increased blood sugar control…
* Increased cardiovascular function…
* Increased effectiveness of chemotherapy…
🌟More benefits:
* No pricey supplements needed…
* No special foods to buy…
* No complicated formulas…
* It’s customizable so you can change your fasting times to suit your schedule (some fast on weekends, some on week days, it can be done one day a week, the day doesn’t matter)…
* Save time with meal prep/eating when fasting…
* Save time not counting calories/macros when fasting…
✨IF sounds like the Holy Grail of nutrition doesn’t it?…
🐁Keep in mind that the majority of studies are done on animals (people aren’t lining up to NOT eat for longer periods of time)…
🤷♀️Is IF the magic bullet or is something else at work?…
Many people trying IF are motivated to make it work so may be making better food choices overall🥬🥕🥩🥚🍑…
🛏The eating window is reduced so, for example, if late night eating is an issue for you, you may be getting results just because you’ve eliminated this habit…
📉Overall, the majority of people doing IF are in a caloric deficit as opposed to the average person whom over time is in a calorie surplus…
🤷♀️So, it’s inconclusive if IF is the magic bullet or other factors are playing into results…
💫Either way, YOU are the highest authority of YOU, so if you’d like to give it a try, see how it goes….
❌But, if you’re pregnant, are a growing teenager, have adrenal fatigue or hypothyroidism, then IF is probably not for you…
🙅♀️Also, MORE is NOT BETTER where IF is concerned….
🤦♀️The benefits of fasting will have diminishing returns if overused…
🙄Confused? I gotchu!🤳🏻…
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