Potential downsides to intermittent fasting
- IF can be difficult at first. You may experience grumbling of your stomach, fatigue, irritability, and stress.
- IF isn't recommended for people with a history of eating disorders, like anorexia or orthorexia.
- IF my interfere with sleep patterns and alertness.
- IF can increase stress, anxiety, and irritability.
- Ensure that you get enough calories every day to fuel your body. IF can become dangerous if you don't get your recommended daily calorie intake.
92
558 reads
CURATED FROM
IDEAS CURATED BY
I am a sucker for gadgets, stubborn and curious. Eating right and sleeping well is important to me.
The idea is part of this collection:
Learn more about health with this collection
Understanding the importance of decision-making
Identifying biases that affect decision-making
Analyzing the potential outcomes of a decision
Related collections
Similar ideas to Potential downsides to intermittent fasting
Intermittent fasting...
...is an increasingly popular eating pattern that involves not eating or sharply restricting your food intake for certain periods of time. It may boost your health. However, fasting can be dangerous if not done properly.
Eat a healthy diet
Make sure you get enough nutrients to fuel your body. If you eat well throughout the day, it may be easier to spot when you’re eating out of boredom or sadness or stress.
Try reaching for healthy snacks, like fresh fruit or vegetables, plain popcorn, and other low-fat, l...
What Causes It To Happen
A few suggested explanations for false awakenings include:
- sleep disorders, such as insomnia and sleep apnea
- anticipation, or knowing you need to wake up early for a specific reason
- noise and other disturbances that int...
Read & Learn
20x Faster
without
deepstash
with
deepstash
with
deepstash
Personalized microlearning
—
100+ Learning Journeys
—
Access to 200,000+ ideas
—
Access to the mobile app
—
Unlimited idea saving
—
—
Unlimited history
—
—
Unlimited listening to ideas
—
—
Downloading & offline access
—
—
Supercharge your mind with one idea per day
Enter your email and spend 1 minute every day to learn something new.
I agree to receive email updates