Fast Tips for Intermittent Fasting by Bill Allars
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http://articles.elitefts.com/articles/training-articles/fast-tips-for-intermittent-fasting/
Nice little write up in intermittent fasting....
Intro:
""Intermittent fasting has recently emerged as a hot topic, particularly for those seeking an effective tool for reducing or maintaining body fat levels. I first got into intermittent fasting nearly a year ago after reading Eat, Stop, Eat by Brad Pilon. Since reading the book, I’ve fasted one to two days per week. The following are some fast tips and random thoughts for those contemplating intermittent fasting.
Why fast?
While emerging as a new trend in the fitness industry, fasting is a concept as old as human kind itself. If our hunter gatherer ancestors were unable to gather fruits or vegetables or kill an unsuspecting animal for food, they went hungry. They fasted, not by choice but by necessity. This may help to explain why mankind can store and metabolize fat effectively. Without delving deeply into the science of Paleo-based eating, fasting has remained with man throughout evolution, and we seem genetically capable of completing regular fasts. Indeed, if you consider most of the world’s major religions, many of them have regular periods of fasting as part of their practices.
Apart from getting in touch with your inner caveman (or woman) or complying with the beliefs of your faith, why else would you want to fast? Research into intermittent fasting has identified the following as some, but by no means all, of the benefits of fasting:
The creation of a significant calorie deficit forcing the body to metabolize fat for energy
Reductions in insulin release and blood sugar levels because there isn’t any incoming food to digest (particularly handy for those of us with a history of diabetes in the family; but if you’re diabetic, don’t fast without clearance from your physician)
Reduced levels of inflammation within the body because the body gets an opportunity to repair itself without being distracted by needing to digest food
Improved blood profiles.""
Nice little write up in intermittent fasting....
Intro:
""Intermittent fasting has recently emerged as a hot topic, particularly for those seeking an effective tool for reducing or maintaining body fat levels. I first got into intermittent fasting nearly a year ago after reading Eat, Stop, Eat by Brad Pilon. Since reading the book, I’ve fasted one to two days per week. The following are some fast tips and random thoughts for those contemplating intermittent fasting.
Why fast?
While emerging as a new trend in the fitness industry, fasting is a concept as old as human kind itself. If our hunter gatherer ancestors were unable to gather fruits or vegetables or kill an unsuspecting animal for food, they went hungry. They fasted, not by choice but by necessity. This may help to explain why mankind can store and metabolize fat effectively. Without delving deeply into the science of Paleo-based eating, fasting has remained with man throughout evolution, and we seem genetically capable of completing regular fasts. Indeed, if you consider most of the world’s major religions, many of them have regular periods of fasting as part of their practices.
Apart from getting in touch with your inner caveman (or woman) or complying with the beliefs of your faith, why else would you want to fast? Research into intermittent fasting has identified the following as some, but by no means all, of the benefits of fasting:
The creation of a significant calorie deficit forcing the body to metabolize fat for energy
Reductions in insulin release and blood sugar levels because there isn’t any incoming food to digest (particularly handy for those of us with a history of diabetes in the family; but if you’re diabetic, don’t fast without clearance from your physician)
Reduced levels of inflammation within the body because the body gets an opportunity to repair itself without being distracted by needing to digest food
Improved blood profiles.""
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