Tag: Intermittent Fasting
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Intermittent fasting and your health
More and more evidence is coming out on the benefits of not eating so many times per day. Prior to modern agriculture and government intervention into our diet what is now called intermittent fasting used to be called existing. Before modern society people didn’t wake up and make themselves a breakfast. They woke up. They…
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A guy shares his thoughts on 7 years of intermittent fasting
I’m not a body builder or a fitness guru. I’m just a regular guy. I’ve been intermittent fasting for decades. I fell into it just by chance. You can learn more about that on my about page. My experience is not like his. I never experienced intense hunger because when I changed my eating habits…
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What is Dry Fasting and should you do it?
Dry fasting is when you don’t consume anything during your fast including liquids. Should you dry fast? In my opinion the answer is no. Absolutely not. You can survive for long periods of time without eating but you will not survive for days on end without drinking. I’ve never subscribed to the idea that it…
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Ramadan and dawn to dusk fasting
It’s intermittent fasting but done during a different time scale. During Ramadan Muslims eat a meal before dawn, called suhoor, and eat a meal again after sunset, called iftar. In essence they have two fasting cycles. One while they sleep and the other during the middle of the day. This is similar to a 20:4…
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Warrior Diet; Intermittent Fasting in disguise?
It really is the same thing under a different name. Your fasting period is slightly longer than more common methods of intermittent fasting. The diet has actually evolved from its original format since it was first created and the name was coined. More recently, the Warrior Diet has been interpreted as a strict 20-hour food…
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How to prevent or reverse metabolic syndrome
In a previous post I discussed what metabolic syndrome is and its possible causes. Here I’ll discuss what you may be able to do to reverse or prevent it. To start you can immediately reduce your consumption of carbohydrates. It’s not to say you need to eliminate them from your diet but if you have…