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Intermittent Fasting (IF)
Strategy that combines periods of eating with periods of fasting into a regular schedule.
Fasting With Water
The purposeful abstention of all food – solid or liquids – except for water.
Dry Fasting
DF is the abstinence of food and water. Total. Abstinence. Dry!
Medical & Healing Fast
Medical/therapeutic fasting is – eating nothing for medical advancements and natural healing.
Time Restricted Eating
The philosophy that aligns mealtimes with your natural circadian rhythm.
Fasting With Juice
Combine all your fruits & veggies into delicious juice for a select period of time.
Ketogenic Fasting
Combines keto dieting principles with routine periods of fasting for enhanced fat loss.
Spiritual & Religious
Spiritual and religious fasts have been part of almost every culture and religion throughout recorded history.
Prolonged Fasting
Fasting for 48 hours and over to achieve health benefits and clarity.
Fasting With Food
Also known as Fasting Mimicking Diet (FMD), eating specific macronutrients to keep your body in a fasting state.
Alternate Day Fasting
The idea behind ADF is simple – eat one day, don’t eat the next.
Detox & Cleanse Programs
Focus on improving liver health, the main detox organ, and nearly all of them enhance elimination and digestion.
‘Clean’ And ‘Dirty’ Fasts: What You Need To Know
Understand what makes a fast, either clean or dirty, and each’s benefits/disadvantages.
What Does It Mean to Have a Healthy Gut?
he interaction between the microbes and your digestive system control everything from your mood to your risk of illness to how well you process your food
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- EATING/FASTING
- DOING/BEING
- MOVING/RESTING
Metabolism May Not Slow After 20 – So Why Do We Still Gain Weight?
A recent study has shown our metabolism – also known as energy expenditure – stays relatively stable between the ages of 20 and 60, before decreasing at older ages.
6 Ways To Help You Get Through Hunger Pains When Intermittent Fasting
Despite the benefits of intermittent fasting, there are also many challenges to overcome in the fasting journey, here are some tips from people who have successfully fasted and continue to do so.
Try This One-Day Water Fast for the Fall Equinox Full Moon
Full-moon fasting is seen as a way to purify the mind and body. Just as the full moon creates tides on oceans and lakes, it’s also thought to have a drawing effect on the toxins and emotions that interfere with our health. Full moons, then, are the perfect fasting amplifiers.
Foods That You Can Include When Intermittent Fasting
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Activities To Help Your Body Relieve Stress
Everyone has to deal with stress, but not everyone knows how to handle it well. Fasting and other activities can help your body relieve stress.
How To Overcome a Lack of Motivation To Workout
Fitness activity and exercise shouldn’t hinder a person’s daily routine; it should excite them and get them moving. Here’s how to overcome a lack of motivation to workout.
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What is fasting?
According to the dictionary, fasting is abstaining from all or some kinds of food or drink. But more accurately, fasting is a tool that can help you tap into your body’s innate healing and fat-burning potential by selectively refraining from caloric-food or drinks either part or all of the day.
Is fasting safe?
Fasting has been part of every human culture and religion since time immemorial and is generally recognized by the medical establishment as being safe. There have even been yearlong fasts (doctor-supervised, of course) that were not damaging in any way!
But there are certain conditions that people should always check in with their doctors before attempting fasts of any kind:
- Heart problems
- Liver or kidney insufficiency
- Epilepsy
- Pregnancy or breast-feeding
- Eating disorders
- Hypothyroidism
Is fasting a diet or a lifestyle?
Doctors regard most fasting methods as lifestyle changes – not a diet.
When you practice intermittent fasting, there are no limits as to what type of foods you can eat, and you can eat as much or as little as you need to during your eating window. (Active people usually have to eat more, and sedentary people are advised not to overeat on any fasting protocol.)
That said, most people tend to eat fewer calories while fasting as a lifestyle.
What are the most popular types of fasting?
Researchers have focused mainly on alternate day fasts (also called Eat-Stop-Eat) and Time Restricted Eating. But the 16/8 method, the 5:2 method, and the fasting-mimicking diet are popularly used for weight loss and health gains.
What’s the best fasting method? That depends on your current state of health, your activity levels, and your calorie needs. Make sure to consult your doctor to see which one is right for you.
Does fasting help me to lose weight?
There isn’t just one way that fasting helps you lose weight, but we’ll start with the most obvious: you’re not eating.
Studies show that calorie restriction is one of the most reliable ways to lose weight and keep it off, and that’s true whether you cut portions daily or fast weekly.
Fasting also primes your metabolism to burn fat for fuel, which gives you energy and focus without the daily carb cravings.
Last but not least, fasting improves insulin sensitivity – this helps you lose weight in several ways
5 Myths About Fasting and Meal Frequency
- Skipping breakfast makes you fat
- Eating frequently boosts your metabolism
- Fasting puts your body in starvation mode
- Intermittent fasting makes you lose muscle
- Intermittent fasting makes you overeat
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