Intermittent fasting
Our bodies are more in line with intermittent fasting. Giving our bodies at least 12 hours a day without food allows our digestive system to rest.
- Fasting puts the body in a different state where it's more able to repair, look for damage, and clear misfolded proteins. Misfolded proteins are associated with several diseases.
- Fasting gives the body a break, so it's able to store food and trigger the mechanism to release energy from our body stores.
- Fasting could also improve our glycaemic response - when our blood glucose rises after eating.
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