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intermittent fasting also benefits your brain by using fat as a primary fuel.
no doubt get the protective brain
Mark Mattson, the senior investigator for the National Institute on Aging, explained the concept of intermittent fasting and how it relates to stress: “During the fasting period, cells are under a mild stress, and they respond to the stress adaptively by enhancing their ability to cope with stress and, maybe, to resist disease… There is considerable similarity between how cells respond to the stress of exercise and how cells respond to intermittent fasting.”
Mattson says in the study out of the journal Ageing Research Reviews, that “intermittent fasting increases lifespan and protects various tissues against disease, in part, by Hormesis mechanisms that increase cellular stress resistance.”
Fat is a cleaner form of energy than carbohydrates and it improves insulin sensitivity. Burning fat also generates far less reactive oxygen species (ROS), also known as free radicals.
Glucose is known as a more “dirty” type of fuel because it produces a lot more free radicals. Free radicals are responsible for cellular and DNA damage and are linked to an increased potential for illness and disease.
Rich sources of antioxidants include blueberries, acai and several other raw fruits and vegetables.
consume a balanced, unprocessed diet full of high-quality raw organic vegetables and fruits, your body will acquire these essential antioxidants naturally.
when you eat immediately before you go to bed. You are building up fuel when it is not needed.
cancer cells do not have this metabolic flexibility to use fat as energy. They require glucose to thrive, which makes a ketogenic diet so effective for treating and preventing cancer.
A ketogenic diet calls for minimizing carbohydrates and replacing them with healthy fats and moderate amounts of high-quality protein.
A ketogenic diet requires that roughly 50 to 70 percent of your food intake come from healthy fats, such as avocado, coconut oil, grass-fed butter, o...
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Dr. Peter Attia, a Stanford University trained physician specializing in metabolic science, applied the ketogenic diet to his lifestyle to see what would happen. He essentially used himself as a lab rat and received incredible results. Although he was an active and fit guy, he always had a tendency toward metabolic syndrome.
The liver will increase its production of ketones even further during fasting or when carbohydrate intake falls below 50 grams per day.
A ketone-like compound called beta-hydroxybutyrate (BHB) is made in abundance in the liver when in ketosis. This compound is able to efficiently fuel your brain. Interestingly, BHB also benefits the immune system.
Yale School of Medicine observed that exposing human immune cells to BHB in amounts you would expect to find in the body following an intermittent fasting regimen for two days resulted in a reduced inflammatory response.
It also promoted recycling of damaged immune cells and the regeneration of ne...
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Getting your body to burn ketones takes practice. The majority of the Western population has a diet very high in sugar and carbs, so they have completely lost their ability to burn ketones efficiently. With carbohydrates always present, your liver doesn’t produce ketones because it has never needed to. The fat-burning engine has been completely shut off, even though many carry an enormous supply of it!
limiting your carbohydrates to 40 to 50 grams per day.
The difference between a ketogenic diet and a low-carb diet is that protein is often restricted in a ketogenic diet.
Many health experts consider Alzheimer’s disease “type 3 diabetes,” because the brain’s cells become insulin resistant and are unable to use glucose properly, leading to inflammation.
There is a study on a group of 152 people with Alzheimer’s disease that shows taking an MCT (Medium-Chain Triglyceride) supplement for 90 days increased ketone levels significantly and experienced a significant improvement in brain function.
The journal Cell Metabolism described three major factors that happen when initiating intermittent fasting. First, this intermittent fasting regimen causes beneficial changes in risk factors of age-related diseases in humans, increasing lifespan.
rejuvenates the immune system and reduces cancer incidence. Finally, it actually promotes neurogenesis of the hippocampus and improves cognitive performance.
The study out of the journal Cell Stem Cell helps explain it, intermittent fasting activates certain pathways in the body that help cells become stronger and more resistant to toxins. It was shown to completely reverse weakened immune systems and age-related disorders.
University of Southern California, have found that intermittent fasting also significantly increases the regeneration of stem cells.
It activates stem cells to promote self-renewal, making our immune systems much more efficient. Intermittent fasting literally enhances the ability of stem cells to divide and make more stem cells, allowing the body to effectively regenerate itself and stay healthy.
(intermittent fasting) removes toxic molecules and damaged mitochondria from our brain cells.
Although autophagy sounds like something you may want to avoid, it is actually the process that promotes health by cleaning house of all the impurities in the body. According to Colin Champ, M.D. and certified radiation oncologist at the University of Pittsburgh Medical Center: “Think of it as our body's innate recycling program. Autophagy makes us more efficient machines to get rid of faulty parts, stop cancerous growths, and stop metabolic dysfunction like obesity and diabetes."
there are three distinct ways to elevate your body’s ability to destroy worn out cells and regenerate new ones (the process of autophagy).: Exercise
Intermittent fasting
High fat diet
Quality fats include avocado, grass-fed meats, grass-fed butter from a local farmer (Kerry Gold if purchased from a grocery store), organic pastured egg yolks, coconut oil, and raw nuts and seeds. The idea here is to limit carbohydrate intake to levels where your body has no other choice but to burn fat as fuel.
10% protein, 10% fiber carbohydrates, 5% non-fiber carbohydrates, and 75% healthy fats.
Monitoring protein intake here is just as important as cutting down non-vegetable carbohydrates.
Depending on the study, intermittent fasting has been shown to increase lifespan in rats by as much as 36-83% longer.
Going without food now and then will not kill you. In fact, it is one of the keys to living a longer and healthier life.
it has also been shown to elicit major changes in your gut bacteria or microflora in ways that promote longevity.
most disease processes originate in your digestive system, and include diseases that impact your brain, your heart, your weight, and your immune system.
The lifespan of rats in the intermittent fasting group represented an 83% increase over the group of rats maintained on an ad libitum diet (eating whenever they wanted).
It has even been shown in the recent journals Nature and Science that optimizing your gut bacteria down regulates the development of lymphoma, a cancer of the white blood cells.
Probiotic Supplement I am personally not a fan of many supplements as I believe most nutrients need to come from food; however, a probiotic supplement is an exception. They should be taken if you do not consume fermented foods on a daily basis.
consuming excess sugar and grains throughout your life is the equivalent of slamming your foot on the accelerator for aging.
chronic prolonged aerobics, like long-distance running, can actually lead to a loss of muscle size and strength.
Researchers in the field of muscle biology and aging have actually found evidence of the connection between prolonged aerobic activity and an increase in oxidative damage in your muscles.
consuming high-quality protein that contains the proper amounts of BCAA’s within 30 minutes or so after a workout will increase the rate of muscle protein synthesis after exercise and simultaneously lower the rate of muscle protein breakdown.
The protein I recommend right after a workout is a high quality grass-fed whey protein concentrate powder.
insulin resistance, inactivates your mTOR and will inhibit your muscle building capability.
will never spike. It is possible that we even evolved to acquire this perfect
Recent studies show that adding simple carbohydrates to your protein supplements actually negate the muscle
