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What is Autophagy?
Autophagy is basically spring cleaning of your cells.
Old cells, damaged cells, mutated cells, or ones that are not working are identified, and eliminated.
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Benefit #1 Weight Loss
“Fasting is the first principle of medicine; fast and see the strength of the spirit reveal itself” — Rumi
People who struggle with their weight, whether it is the last 10 or the last 100 pounds, can all benefit from fasting.
Temporarily restricting the food you consume has wonderful ...
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Benefit #2 Improves Insulin Sensitivity
“A diet changes the way you look. A fast changes the way you see.” — Lisa Bevere
Who doesn’t know someone with type 2 Diabetes these days? It is an absolute pandemic.
Type 2 Diabetes, when you boil it down, is a lifestyle disease of consuming too much sugar and the body’s adaptation t...
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Benefit: #4 : Cancer Prevention
In addition to looking at cancer as a mutation of genes, it is also valuable to consider that cancer may also be an endocrine disease.
In other words, that there is a hormonal component, dictated by how we move, eat, and think.
While the exact protective effects of fasting and cancer ...
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Benefit #5: Brains that are…well…brainier
Fasting does some pretty cool stuff to the brain.
Ever feel like you can’t concentrate, and are just foggy all day long? Your ability to think, focus, and be productive are severely impaired?
Fasting has been shown to help by increasing something called BDNF — Brain Derived Neurotroph...
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Benefit #3: Improves Heart health
“I fast for greater physical and mental efficiency” — Plato
Know anyone with heart disease, high cholesterol, or high blood pressure?
Yeah. Unfortunately, me too.
High cholesterol, high blood pressure are 2 of the strongest predictors for heart disease… and…you guessed it…both c...
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Benefits of Intermittent Fasting
- Mental Clarity. Once your body is keto-adapted, your brain can effectively run on ketones, which are derived from the fat breakdown in the liver.
- Fitness while fasting. The benefits include higher metabolic adaptations, improved muscle synthesis and improved response to...
Myth: Brain cells die permanently
We've been long told that adults have only so many brain cells and that we never form new ones and that once these cells are lost, they're gone for good.
However, in recent years, experts have discovered evidence that the statement above isn't true. The human adult brain does indeed still ...
What Serotonin Is
Serotonin (also known as 5-hydroxytryptamine or 5-HT) is a naturally occurring substance that functions as a neurotransmitte to carry signals between nerve cells (called neurons) throughout your body.
Most commonly, people are aware of serotonin's role in the central nervous system (CNS).
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