Fasting

SBT

I've tried intermittent fasting before, but couldn't get on with it. As I said before if it works for you then good luck

Zincubus

Again some great points !!

Nothing wrong with fats /lard / eggs even bacon to a lesser extent ( preservatives etcetera ) but WHEAT seems to be a big no no . It is top of the list of food intolerances . There are many scientists who argue that we were never meant to eat wheat in any form
. One famous guy who's name escapes me recently referred to bread as a POISON in society as he argues that it causes so many problems for so many  people .

Zincubus

No worries . Many who try fasting try the 5:2 method - where you eat ' normally ' for 5 days a week but choose two days of fasting ( although it just means eating no more than 600 calories each day for the two appointed days )

I tried that but being creature of habit/habits  ( Aspergers ) it just didn't work for me .

Zincubus

Hallelujah !

Zincubus

Again Hallelujah !!

Doug the D

I tried fasting a couple of years ago and found that it cured me of Tennis elbow. This documentary is worth a watch too (BBC Horizons):

The sound is a bit ropey, but if you can find a BBC iPlayer version, it'll be fine.

Zincubus

I haven't even touched on those kind of benefits ( combating inflammation issues and troubles and so many others including diabetes and cancer to name just two conditions that have been shown to show amazing results ) .

I'm having trouble just promoting the general wellbeing benefits so if I touched on the major health benefits I'd probably get lynched

leamspaceman

'Designed' isn't an unfortunate choice of words. It all depends on your beliefs. I'm sure it wouldn't have taken too much of an intellectual leap to replace 'designed' with 'evolved' or whatever word fits your philosophy and not make an issue of it.

But that's for another much more existential discussion.

Our bodies tell us we're hungry, yes. Our bodies also tell us a lot of other things. Our bladder tells us when we need to pee but at what point does it become essential? Does it become essential at the first onset of feeling you need a pee or when you're so desperate the pee is starting to leak from you?

At the end of the day, all these needs are just signals sent to the brain and we interpret them and act on them when we feel it's necessary.

Hunger is subjective. I could feel hungry sitting on the sofa being bombarded with food ads on TV but if I was occupied with doing something that feeling of hunger would have a delayed onset.

I think it's pretty clear that the research concluded there are benefits to intermittent fasting that go beyond weight loss.

You could actually have a calorific intake higher on a fasting regime but experience significant health benefits that have been (wrongly) historically associated with dieting.

Yes, of course you will find that different things work with different people but there are some things that affect us all equally. If you spill boiling water onto yourself, we'll all get burnt.

Likewise, there are some eating habits that will have similar effects on us all regardless of the weight issue.

I've already mentioned the IGF-1 that fasting depletes and instead promotes cell repair. It really isn't just about weight. In fact, the weight aspect of fasting is probably the least important.

authoritynutrition.com/10-health-benefits-of-intermittent-fasting/

Doug the D

IGF-1 is mentioned quite heavily in the documentary that I linked above, quite fascinating stuff Imo.

Zincubus

And it works !

Me , my family , friends and work colleagues are living , breathing proof !!!

Plus I've nothing at all to gain from sharing this revelation !!