Some people will respond badly when you tell them you have started intermittent fasting. Usually this is because they do not understand how beneficial fasting can be. Here are some tips on how to deal with them.
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Some people get headaches or feel they have low blood sugar when they start fasting. Or they have trouble coping with hunger pangs. Later on they may hit a plateau after a few weeks’ or months of weight loss. Or they are ill, or go through a stressful time in life. Our community has experienced …
Intermittent fasting can be an effective way of losing weight and managing type 2 diabetes. Many members of our community with type 2 diabetes are now free of diabetes medications, or have seen significant improvement. Learn more Get started for free
Fasting is not for everyone. If you have a medical condition, check with your doctor. Intermittent fasting is not recommended for children, people who are underweight, and women who are pregnant or breast feeding. Learn more Get started for free
The Fast Diet book was written by Dr Michael Mosley and Mimi Spencer, and was based on Dr Mosley’s BBC Horizon documentary called Eat, Fast and Live Longer. It has proved a hugely popular guide to intermittent fasting and has sold over one million copies worldwide in its first year. It is focused on the …
You will lose more fat but less muscle by fasting than you would on a conventional weight-loss diet. You’ll also find fasting much easier to stick to. You fast only for short periods: one or two days a week, and the rest of the time you are free to live normally. You can be a …
If you are overweight, you undoubtedly know that losing weight will be good for your health. But the latest scientific research suggests that there are likely to be health benefits from fasting, over and above the benefit of weight loss. These include reduced risk from conditions such as diabetes, heart disease, cancer and Alzheimer’s disease. …
Intermittent fasting regimes like The Fast Diet are a great way to lose weight. Even better, fasting allows you to keep the weight off forever, and find a Way of Eating that you can stick to permanently. Learn more Get started for free
Humans have been fasting for its spiritual benefits for centuries but it is only recently that science has begun to investigate fasting as a way to improve our health.
Investigations into how best to fast are in their infancy but there are indications that, within limits, a longer period without any calorie intake may be better than spreading your calorie allowance over the day.
As soon as we have finished absorbing the nutrients from our last meal our body enters the fasting state during which repairs are made, we burn our fat stores and become a more efficient organism.
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Unless they are really trying, most people maintain a fairly stable weight, gaining or losing weight very gradually. How does the body regulate our weight?
A complex system of hormones is constantly adjusting how much fat and glucose is being stored or used by the body according to whether we have eaten or are fasting.
Our bodies are able to use our fat stores to supply energy during fasting. This article explains how it works.
Our bodies are able to make the most of the food we eat by storing any excess calories in the form of fat which we can call on during fasting. This article explains how it works.
You have been following your intermittent fasting diet with no problems but now you feel constantly hungry – it could be a sign that you have been over-stressing your body.
If you are experiencing hunger problems, severe stress, or an acute illness it might be a good idea to take a break from intermittent fasting.
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