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Different types of fasting
How fasting can improve your overall health
How to prepare for a fast
Fasting reverses chronic conditions
... like obesity & type 2 diabetes, both of which are risk factors for cancer. Studies have shown that fasting two to three times per week lowers weight and improves insulin tolerance.
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Fasting promotes autophagy
Autophagy is critical for maintaining proper cell function, and it also helps defend cells in the body. Autophagy plays an important role in preventing and treating cancer.
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Fasting improves insulin sensitivity
When more food is available, the cells in the body become less sensitive to insulin. When the food supply is scarce, during fasting, the human body tries to conserve as much energy as possible and cell membranes more sensitive to insulin, metabolising it better.
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Insulin
Insulin is a hormone made by the pancreas that allows cells to extract glucose from the blood to use as energy. It helps keeps your blood sugar level from getting too high
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Fasting improves quality of life during chemotherapy
Early studies are showing fasting may help reduce chemotherapy-related headaches and nausea, because it promotes cellular regeneration.
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A Good Night's Sleep
Lack of sleep is linked to an increase in the risk of obesity.
A lack of sleep has been shown to boost the hunger hormone ghrelin and decrease the fullness hormone leptin. Not enough sleep has also been linked to increased blood sugar levels and insulin resistance, which ar...
Scientific benefits of intermittent fasting
- A 2019 study showed that people who ate between 8 a.m. and 2 p.m. had reduced hunger and increased fat burning after 4 days of starting IF.
- A 2005 study indicated that alternate-day fasting leads to 2.5 percent body weight loss aft...
Fuss About Artificial Sweeteners (AS) & Sodas
With 15-20 calories per spoon, a small amount of regular sugar can be a part of anyone's healthy diet. Replacing it with AS might be causing more harm to your body than good.
In some studies, daily consumption of AS was associated with 36% greater risk for metabolic syndrome (obesity, high ...
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