Fasting...what'chu talkin' 'bout, Willis?
Simple: a period of time where you avoid anything but water.
Let's clarify an important difference, since intermittent Fasting is often confused with time-restricted eating. Doctors Rhonda Patrick, Valter Longo, and Satchin Panda shed some light:
It's usually done with an 8-hour eating window and then 16 without food. When it's chow time, those 8 hours should include all of your normal energy intake.
A true Fast is 24+ hours. This allows your body to shift its metabolism toward burning mostly fat as Fuel. Long story short, it can be an effective way to drop those jiggly pounds/kilos, and yield other impressive victories. Stay tuned for more deets on prolonged Fasting.
Either way, restricting your 'eating window' can translate into a smorgasbord of benefits. Granted, it’s become a bit of a fad, but both methods are legitimate and powerful. Here are a few things to get excited about, because nothing says exciting like Fasting benefits:
01Unlike misinformed belief, this restriction doesn’t cause muscle mass breakdown. Instead, it actually does the opposite, helping preserve lean tissue. As long as, again, you get your normal Fuel intake when it's time to eat.
02A Fast also gives your body some time away from digestion and absorption. This allows it to focus more on repairing your organs and getting rid of cellular junk. Think of it as a natural cleanse!
03Time-restricted eating syncs up better with our circadian rhythms (internal body clocks). Turns out that nutrients in our diets can influence the calibration of these, as they work in concert with the master regulator in the brain.
For the average person, it's recommended we consume all our food within about a 12-hour window.
It's usually done with an 8-hour eating window and then 16 without food. When it's chow time, those 8 hours should include all of your normal energy intake.
A true Fast is 24+ hours. This allows your body to shift its metabolism toward burning mostly fat as Fuel. Long story short, it can be an effective way to drop those jiggly pounds/kilos, and yield other impressive victories. Stay tuned for more deets on prolonged Fasting.
Either way, restricting your 'eating window' can translate into a smorgasbord of benefits. Granted, it’s become a bit of a fad, but both methods are legitimate and powerful. Here are a few things to get excited about, because nothing says exciting like Fasting benefits:
01Unlike misinformed belief, this restriction doesn’t cause muscle mass breakdown. Instead, it actually does the opposite, helping preserve lean tissue. As long as, again, you get your normal Fuel intake when it's time to eat.
02A Fast also gives your body some time away from digestion and absorption. This allows it to focus more on repairing your organs and getting rid of cellular junk. Think of it as a natural cleanse!
03Time-restricted eating syncs up better with our circadian rhythms (internal body clocks). Turns out that nutrients in our diets can influence the calibration of these, as they work in concert with the master regulator in the brain.
For the average person, it's recommended we consume all our food within about a 12-hour window.
You certainly can, but don’t have to restrict for 16 or 18 hours. In fact for some, this may not be a smart move at all.Tinker with the time to see what jives with your schedule and makes you feel best. Note that it takes about 2 weeks or longer for your body to adapt to any of these changes, even those 73 crash diets you've tried. Regardless, some perseverance is necessary when figuring out your best strategy.
The main idea is to spend roughly half your day without anything but water. The recommendation for those true Fasts is at least once per year (depending on health status). Studies are showing that this can level up some serious biological gains.
Excited yet?
We'll have plenty of material digging into the specifics in the "How?" section soon!
The main idea is to spend roughly half your day without anything but water. The recommendation for those true Fasts is at least once per year (depending on health status). Studies are showing that this can level up some serious biological gains.
Excited yet?
We'll have plenty of material digging into the specifics in the "How?" section soon!
Coming Soon!